System and method for transmission, online editing, storage and retrieval, collaboration and sharing of digital medical video and image data

• US 9,386,261 B2
• Filed: 06/12/2008
• Issued: 07/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Photobaby, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Photobaby, Inc.
• Inventors: Allen, Robert C., Corey, Steven W., McCoy, Mark S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Laballe, Clayton E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rhodes, Jr., Leon W
• Application Number:
  US12/138,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20080310816A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,945 Days
• Field of Search: 382/128
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/468 allowing annotation or message recording
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

Medical video clips are accepted, customized, and a video or image is created from the video clip. In one embodiment, the video clip is a prenatal ultrasound and the customization includes specifying biographical information for the baby and selecting border and audio. In another embodiment, video clips or images are from medical devices including CAT scans, MRIs, X-Ray systems, ultrasounds or standard digital video or still image capture devices used for procedural documentation purposes. The customization includes annotating the video clips in order to share and collaborate. Video editing and sharing is typically done via an Internet appliance.

Claims

1. A method of customizing a source set of fetal ultrasound image or video files, comprising:

providing an interface to a user for accessing a DICOM server from a user'"'"'s device over a data network;

receiving at the DICOM server a source set of fetal ultrasound image or fetal ultrasound video files in a DICOM format from an ultrasound equipment coupled to the data network, the DICOM server comprising a processor and a memory that stores a user'"'"'s credentials and associated images or video files, wherein the processor is configured to;

provide the user access to the source set of image or video files on the DICOM server in response to receiving and validating a username and password from the user over the data network;

select one or more image or video files from the source set of image or video files based on at least one of a user input or a medical office input;

prompt the user to select a plurality of different categories of customization information to accompany the one or more selected image or video files;

prompt the user to enter identifying information into the server;

receive a selection of customization information, including one or more of music, a border, and identifying information, from the user;

create a customized video based on the selected one or more image or video files; and

format the customized video based on the user entered customization and identifying information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the user access across the data network to the source set of image or video files includes providing access to at least one ultrasound video clip and an ultrasound image.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to:

accept meta-data from the user across the data network; and

append the meta-data to the customized video.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide the customized video for download to the user'"'"'s device across the data network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor configured to receive the selection of customization information of one or more of a border and music to accompany the image or video files comprises the processor being configured to:

prompt the user to select between a) uploading to the DICOM server a choice of one or more of a border and music to accompany the image or video files and b) selecting from choices presented by the server of one or more of a border and music to accompany the image or video files, wherein

if the user selected to upload a choice of one or more of a border and music, accepting such an upload; and

if the user selected from choices presented by the server of one or more of a border and music, accepting the selection made by the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

prompt the user to upload text to append to the image or video files;

accept text information uploaded by the user in response to the prompt; and

create the customized video including the text information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying information includes biographical information about a baby and at least one of its parents.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

accept at least one annotations, an audio overlay, and a diagram from the user across the data network; and

append the at least one annotation, audio overlay, and diagram to the customized video.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide the customized video for download or viewing by other users across the data network based on verification of the other users.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein processor is further configured to select one or more advertisements to be displayed during creation of the customized video.

11. An apparatus for customizing a source set of fetal ultrasound image or fetal ultrasound video files, comprising:

a DICOM server comprising a memory for storing user credentials and associated images or video files and a processor, the processor configured to;

provide an interface for user access from a user'"'"'s device over a data network;

receive a source set of fetal ultrasound image or fetal ultrasound video files in a DICOM format from a network connected ultrasound equipment via the data network;

provide the user access to the source set of image or video files in the memory in response to receiving and validating a user'"'"'s credentials over the data network;

select one or more image or video files from the source set of image or video files based on at least one of a user input or a medical office input;

prompt the user to select and provide a plurality of different categories of customization information to accompany the one or more selected image or video files;

prompt the user to enter identifying information pertaining to the one or more selected image or video files;

receive a selection of customization information, including one or more of music, a border, and identifying information, from the user;

create a customized video based on the selected one or more image or video files; and

format the customized video based on the user entered customization and identifying information.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the DICOM server providing the user access across the data network to the source set of image or video files includes providing access to at least one video clip and an image.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to provide the customized video for download to the user'"'"'s device across the data network.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is being configured to receive the selection of customization information of one or more of a border and music to accompany the selected image or video files comprises the processor being configured to:

prompt the user to select between a) uploading to the DICOM server a choice of one or more of a border and music to accompany the image or video files and b) selecting from choices presented by the server of one or more of a border and music to accompany the selected image or video files, wherein

if the user selected to upload a choice of one or more of a border and music, accepting such an upload; and

if the user selected from choices presented by the server of one or more of a border and music, accepting the selection made by the user.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

prompt the user to upload text to append to the image or video files;

accept text information uploaded by the user in response to the prompt; and

create the customized video including the text information.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the identifying information includes biographical information about a baby and at least one of its parents.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

accept meta-data from the user across the data network; and

append the meta-data to the customized video.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

accept at least one annotation, an audio overlay, and a diagram from the user across the data network; and

append the at least one annotation, audio overlay, and diagram to the customized video.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein processor is further configured to select one or more advertisements to be displayed during creation of the customized video.

20. A computer readable medium encoded thereon with instructions that when executed cause a first apparatus to perform a method of wireless communication, the method comprising:

providing an interface to a user for accessing a DICOM server from a user'"'"'s device over a data network;

receiving a source set of fetal ultrasound image or fetal ultrasound video files in a DICOM format from a network connected ultrasound equipment at the DICOM server coupled to the data network, the DICOM server comprising a processor and a memory that stores the user'"'"'s credentials and associated images or video files;

provide the user access to the source set of image or video files on the DICOM server in response to receiving and validating user credentials;

select one or more image or video files from the source set of image or video files based on at least one of a user input or a medical office input;

prompt the user to select a plurality of different categories of customization information to accompany the one or more selected image or video files;

prompt the user to enter identifying information into the server;

receive a selection of customization information, including one or more of music and a border, and identifying information, from the user;

create a customized video based on the selected one or more image or video files; and

format the customized video based on the user entered customization and identifying information.