Method and system for data transfer, auxiliary server and examination device

• US 8,078,667 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2008
• Issued: 12/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Optomed Oy
• Original Assignee: Optomed Oy
• Inventors: Pohjanen, Petri
• Primary Examiner(s): Walsh, John B.
• Application Number:
  US12/523,218
• Publication Number:
  US 20100293219A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,428 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/12 for looking at the eye fundus, e.g. ophthalmoscopes A61B3/13 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/14 Arrangements specially adapted for eye photography apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs per se G03B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system for data transfer comprises a server of a patient data system and an auxiliary server, which has installation data associated with at least one accepted device identifier available. The auxiliary server receives the identifier determining an examination device and transmits the installation data associated with the examination device identifier to the server of the patient data system. The server of the patient data system installs the identifier determining the examination device automatically on the basis of the installation data on the server of the patient data system for data transfer. Data is transferred between the examination device and the server of the patient data system after the identifier has been installed.

Claims

1. A method of data transfer, the method comprising using an examination device for producing electrical data from an organ, the method comprising:

transmitting an identifier of the examination device wirelessly from the examination device to a base station of the data transmission network of the patient data system;

transmitting the identifier of the examination device from the base station to the auxiliary server;

receiving the identifier determining the examination device by an auxiliary server, which has installation data associated with at least one accepted device identifier available;

transmitting the installation data associated with the examination device identifier from the auxiliary server to a server of a patient data system;

automatically installing the identifier determining the examination device on the basis of the installation data on the server of the patient data system for data transfer; and

transferring data between the examination device and the server of the patient data system after installing the identifier.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling the operation of the detection unit by means of the docking station.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling the data transfer between the detection unit and the server of the patient data system by means of the docking station.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising connecting the examination device comprising the detection unit and the docking station to the data transmission network of the patient data system;

and transmitting the docking station identifier, which also determines the detection unit, from the docking station to the auxiliary server.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing the data transfer between the examination device and the server of the patient data system according to a DICOM protocol.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing the data transfer between the examination device and the server of the patient data system according to an HL7 protocol.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising searching among a plurality of connections for a working connection to the base station by means of the examination device, and using at least one operating working when communicating with the base station.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing a MESH connection between the examination device and the base station.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing a GRID connection between the examination device and the base station.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing a peer-to-peer connection between the examination device and the base station.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising transferring the identifier and the installation data in secured form.

12. A method of data transfer, the method comprising using an examination device for producing electrical data from an organ, the method comprising:

searching for examination devices to be connected to the data transmission network of a patient data system by means of a base station, reading an identifier of a detected examination device at the base station;

transmitting the identifier of the examination device from the base station to the auxiliary server via the data transmission network of the patient data system;

receiving the identifier determining the examination device by an auxiliary server, which has installation data associated with at least one accepted device identifier available;

transmitting the installation data associated with the examination device identifier from the auxiliary server to a server of a patient data system;

automatically installing the identifier determining the examination device on the basis of the installation data on the server of the patient data system for data transfer; and

transferring data between the examination device and the server of the patient data system after installing the identifier.

13. A method of data transfer, the method comprising using an examination device for producing electrical data from an organ, the method comprising:

transmitting an identifier of a camera unit representing the examination device to a docking station;

transmitting from the docking station of the camera unit to an auxiliary server at least one of the following;

a camera unit identifier, a docking station identifier;

receiving the identifier determining the examination device by an auxiliary server, which has installation data associated with at least one accepted device identifier available;

transmitting the installation data associated with the examination device identifier from the auxiliary server to a server of a patient data system;

automatically installing the identifier determining the examination device on the basis of the installation data on the server of the patient data system for data transfer; and

transferring data between the examination device and the server of the patient data system after installing the identifier.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting the detection unit identifier and/or the docking station identifier from the docking station to the auxiliary server via the data transmission network of the patient data system.

15. A system for data transfer, the system comprising an examination device for producing electrical data from an organ, a base station of a data transmission network of a patient data system and an auxiliary server, which has installation data associated with at least one accepted device identifier available;

the examination device is configured to transmit the identifier of the examination device wirelessly to the base station of the data transmission network of the patient data system;

the base station is configured to transmit the identifier of the examination device to the auxiliary server;

the auxiliary server being configured to receive an identifier determining the examination device and transmit the installation data associated with the examination device identifier from the auxiliary server to a server of a patient data system for an automatic installation; and

the examination device being configured to transfer data with the server of the patient data system after the identifier has been installed.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the examination device is configured to transmit the identifier of the examination device to the auxiliary server when the examination device is connected to a data transmission network of the patient data system.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the examination device comprises a detection unit and a docking station;

the examination device is configured to transmit the identifier of the detection unit representing the examination device to the docking station; and

the docking station is configured to transmit from the docking station to the auxiliary server at least one of the following;

a detection unit identifier, a docking station identifier.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the docking station is configured to transmit the detection unit identifier and/or the docking station identifier from the docking station to the auxiliary server via the data transmission network of the patient data system.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the docking station is configured to control the operation of the detection unit.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the docking station is configured to control the data transfer between the detection unit and the server of the patient data system.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the docking station is configured to transmit the docking station identifier, which also determines the detection unit, to the auxiliary server.

22. The system of claim 15, wherein the system is configured to perform the data transfer between the examination device and the server of the patient data system according to a DICOM protocol.

23. The system of claim 15, wherein the system is configured to perform the data transfer between the examination device and the server of the patient data system according to an HL7 protocol.

24. The system of claim 15, wherein the system is configured to transfer the identifier and the installation data in secured form.

25. A system for data transfer, the system comprising an examination device for producing electrical data from an organ, a base station of a data transmission network of a patient data system and an auxiliary server, which has installation data associated with at least one accepted device identifier available;

the base station is configured to search for examination devices connected to the data transmission network of the patient data system, read the identifier of the detected examination device and transmit the identifier of the examination device to the auxiliary server via the data transmission network of the patient data system;

the auxiliary server being configured to receive an identifier determining the examination device and transmit the installation data associated with the examination device identifier from the auxiliary server to a server of a patient data system for an automatic installation; and

the examination device being configured to transfer data with the server of the patient data system after the identifier has been installed.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the examination device is configured to search among a plurality of connections for a working connection to the base station and use at least one working connection when communicating with the base station.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein the system is configured to establish a MESH connection between the examination device and the base station.

28. The system of claim 25, wherein the system is configured to establish a GRID connection between the examination device and the base station.

29. The system of claim 25, wherein the system is configured to establish a peer-to-peer connection between the examination device and the base station.