Image Archiving And Communications System
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating the communication of image data, said system comprising:
- a central computer;
at least one remote computer having a processor, said at least one remote computer being in communication with said central computer via a communication link; and
a program running on said processor;
wherein said program causes said at least one remote computer to automatically and without user input determine whether image data is available for download from said central computer, and when image data is available for download from said central computer, to automatically and without user input download the image data in the background;
wherein said program, after the download of the image data is completed, causes said at least one remote computer to generate and cause to be displayed a notification that the image data is ready for display; and
wherein said program, in response to a request to display the downloaded image data, causes said at least one remote computer to display the image data.
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Abstract
A system for facilitating the communication of images includes a central computer and at least one remote computer in communication with the central computer via a communication link. Computer executable instructions executing on the at least one remote computer automatically and without user input determine whether an image is available for download from the central computer, and if an image is available for download from the central computer, automatically and without user input download the image in the background. Additional computer executable instructions executing on the at least one remote computer, after the download of the image is completed, generate and cause to be displayed a notification that the image is ready for display. Further computer executable instructions executing on the at least one remote computer, in response to a request to display the downloaded image, cause the image to be displayed.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating the communication of image data, said system comprising:
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a central computer; at least one remote computer having a processor, said at least one remote computer being in communication with said central computer via a communication link; and a program running on said processor; wherein said program causes said at least one remote computer to automatically and without user input determine whether image data is available for download from said central computer, and when image data is available for download from said central computer, to automatically and without user input download the image data in the background; wherein said program, after the download of the image data is completed, causes said at least one remote computer to generate and cause to be displayed a notification that the image data is ready for display; and wherein said program, in response to a request to display the downloaded image data, causes said at least one remote computer to display the image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for facilitating the communication of digital video data, said system comprising:
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a central computer; at least one remote computer having a processor, said at least one remote computer being in communication with said central computer via a communication link; and a program running on said processor; wherein said program causes said at least one remote computer to automatically and without user input determine whether digital video data is available for download from said central computer, and when digital video data is available for download from said central computer, to automatically and without user input download the digital video data in the background; wherein said program, after the download of the digital video data is completed, causes said at least one remote computer to generate and cause to be displayed a notification that the digital video data is ready for display; and wherein said program, in response to a request to display the downloaded digital video data, causes said at least one remote computer to display the digital video data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for facilitating the communication of image data, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining, automatically and without user input, whether image data is available for download from a central computer; downloading, when it is determined that image data is available for download, the image data in the background automatically and without user input; notifying, after the download is completed, a user that the image data is available for viewing on the remote computer; receiving a request for display of the image data from the user; and displaying the image data to the user on the remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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