System and method for computed radiography using near field communication technology

• US 9,626,613 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2015
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carestream Dental Technology Topco Limited
• Original Assignee: CareStream Health Incorporated
• Inventors: Berger, Amir, Teif, Dmitry, Ben-Ze'ev, Yuval
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL
• Application Number:
  US14/703,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20150324680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 714 Days
• Field of Search: 235375, 340 101, 340 1042, 340 4052, 382128
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4216 using storage phosphor screens
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4494 Means for identifying the diagnostic device
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/512 Intraoral means
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/70 specially adapted for specific purposes

Abstract

A system and method for obtaining an intra-oral X-ray image of a patient. The system includes an information carrier plate having an affixed NFC/RFID tag. The NFC/RFID tag includes a memory. A primary tagging device reads and writes temporary information into the tag'"'"'s memory over a first communication channel. A scanner is in communication with a secondary tagging device to read and write the temporary information saved in the tag'"'"'s memory over a second communication channel.

Claims

1. A system for obtaining an intra-oral X-ray image of a patient, comprising:

one or more information carrier plates, each information carrier plate having a NFC/RFID tag affixed to the information carrier plate, the NFC/RFID tag having a memory;

at least one primary tagging device operable to read and write temporary information into the memory of the NFC/RFID tag over a first communication channel; and

at least one scanner in communication with a secondary tagging device that is operable to read and write temporary information saved in the memory of the NFC/RFID tag over a second communication channel, wherein the at least one primary tagging device is a mobile communication device.

2. The system of claim 1, in which the second tagging device is located within the scanner.

3. The system of claim 1, in which the primary tagging device is in communication with a computer.

4. The system of claim 1, in which at least the first communication channel is wireless channel.

5. The system of claim 1, in which the mobile communication device is selected from the group consisting of a smartphone and a tablet.