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Medical imaging system with integrated service interface
Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co LLC
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Filing: 1998-11-25
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Granted: 2002-03-05
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Expires: 2018-11-25
Abstract
Abstract A user interface is disclosed for interactively exchanging service data between medical diagnostic systems and remote field service facilities. The interface provides a series of user-viewable pages for the display and input of service requests, service reports, messages, protocols, and so forth. The user interface may further include on-screen input devices, such as graphical buttons, for executing service requests, accessing service messages and reports, and so forth. The user interface is uniform over a variety of system modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging systems, computed tomography systems, x-ray systems, and so forth, facilitating the exchange of service data despite differences in the modality system configurations.
Inventors
- 👤 Deborah Ann Babula
- 👤 Gregory John Derzay
- 👤 Cyrillus Tamsil Steven Kunta Hutabarat
- 👤 Ianne Mae Howards Koritzinsky
- 👤 Linda Marie Kohli
- 👤 Leo Michael Kucek
- 👤 Michael Thomas Sucheki
- 👤 David Alan Swierczek
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-09 14:18
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/0002; G; G16; G16H; G16H40/00; G16H40/20; G16H40/40; G16H40/60; G16H40/63; G16H40/67; G16Z; G16Z99/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
An improved medical diagnostic system comprising: a medical diagnostic station for acquiring data for reconstruction into an image; a system controller operatively coupled to the station, the system controller regulating operation of the station; an operator station coupled to the system controller and disposed at the diagnostic station, the operator station including an operator interface device displaying a plurality of graphical user interface pages at the diagnostic station for composing a service request and transmitting the service request to a remote service facility via a network connection.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
An improved medical diagnostic system comprising: a medical diagnostic station for acquiring data for reconstruction into an image; a system controller operatively coupled to the station, the system controller regulating operation of the station; an operator station coupled to the system controller and disposed at the diagnostic station, the operator station including an operator interface device displaying a plurality of graphical user interface pages at the diagnostic station for composing a service request and transmitting the service request to a remote service facility via a network connection.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the operator interface device includes a computer monitor and the graphical user interface includes a plurality of markup language pages displayed on the monitor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the operator interface device includes a computer monitor and the graphical user interface includes a plurality of user viewable pages defined by a programming language.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the operator station displays graphical interface pages for summarizing imaging protocols executable by the system controller.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 4 , wherein at least one interface page of the operator station is adapted for composing a service request for an imaging protocol for the scanner.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the operator station includes circuitry for identifying data files needed for responding to the service request.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the operator station interface device includes circuitry for receiving a service message in response to the service request, and for displaying operator perceptible indicia of the service message.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the medical diagnostic station includes a magnetic resonance imaging system scanner.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the medical diagnostic station includes a computed tomography scanner.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the operator station includes a communications module for transmitting and receiving service data, and wherein the operator interface device displays indicia representative of receipt by the diagnostic system of electronic service messages from the remote service facility.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
157 words
A graphical user interface for exchanging service data between a medical diagnostic system and a remote service facility, the medical diagnostic system including a medical diagnostic station for acquiring data for reconstruction into an image, the interface comprising: an operator station coupled to the diagnostic station and disposed at the diagnostic station and including an operator interface device displaying a plurality of graphical user interface pages for composing a service request at the diagnostic station and transmitting the service request to a remote service facility via a network connection based upon data from the diagnostic station; at least one service request page accessible on the user interface device, the service request page including fields for input of service request data including data descriptive of operation of the diagnostic station; and a service request transmission command device on the user interface device for selectively transmitting the service request data to a remote service facility via a network connection.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
157 words
A graphical user interface for exchanging service data between a medical diagnostic system and a remote service facility, the medical diagnostic system including a medical diagnostic station for acquiring data for reconstruction into an image, the interface comprising: an operator station coupled to the diagnostic station and disposed at the diagnostic station and including an operator interface device displaying a plurality of graphical user interface pages for composing a service request at the diagnostic station and transmitting the service request to a remote service facility via a network connection based upon data from the diagnostic station; at least one service request page accessible on the user interface device, the service request page including fields for input of service request data including data descriptive of operation of the diagnostic station; and a service request transmission command device on the user interface device for selectively transmitting the service request data to a remote service facility via a network connection.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The graphical user interface of claim 11 , wherein the service request transmission command device includes a user selectable graphical button displayed on the user interface device.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The graphical user interface of claim 11 , wherein the fields of the service request page include at least one field for uniquely identifying the medical diagnostic system requesting service.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The graphical user interface of claim 11 , wherein the field of the service request page include at least one field for identifying a serviceable problem occurring on the medical diagnostic system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The graphical user interface of claim 11 , further comprising a user viewable message page configured to display a response to the service request data received by the medical diagnostic system from the remote service facility.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
59 words
A medical diagnostic system comprising: a first diagnostic station of a first modality serviceable from a remote location; a second diagnostic station of a second modality serviceable from the remote location, the second modality being different from the first modality; a uniform user interface installed on the first and the second diagnostic stations for transmitting and receiving service data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
59 words
A medical diagnostic system comprising: a first diagnostic station of a first modality serviceable from a remote location; a second diagnostic station of a second modality serviceable from the remote location, the second modality being different from the first modality; a uniform user interface installed on the first and the second diagnostic stations for transmitting and receiving service data.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
The medical diagnostic system of claim 16 , wherein the uniform user interface is a graphical user interface including a plurality of interface pages viewable at the first or the second diagnostic station for formulating service requests and receiving service messages from the remote location.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
56 words
The medical diagnostic system of claim 16 , wherein the uniform user interface is a graphical user interface including a plurality of interface pages viewable at the first of the second diagnostic station for remotely accessing information relating to operation of the respective diagnostic station or of a medical institution in which the station is disposed.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
The medical diagnostic system of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the interface pages is adapted to the respective modality of the first or the second diagnostic station.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
The medical diagnostic system of claim 16 , wherein the first and the second diagnostic stations include modality interface circuitry for accessing modality-specific data at the respective station in response to user-defined service requests.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
The medical diagnostic system of claim 16 , wherein the first modality is a magnetic resonance imaging modality.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
18 words
The medical diagnostic system of claim 16 , wherein the first modality is a computed tomography imaging modality.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
17 words
The medical diagnostic system of claim 16 , wherein the first modality is an x-ray imaging modality.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
80 words
A graphical user interface for a medical diagnostic system, the interface comprising: a plurality of user viewable interface pages including a service request page having plurality of fields for composing a service request, the interface pages including a plurality of graphical command devices for navigating through the interface pages and for transmitting and receiving service data, the interface pages being configurable for at least two different medical diagnostic system modalities in a uniform navigation sequence via the graphical command devices.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
80 words
A graphical user interface for a medical diagnostic system, the interface comprising: a plurality of user viewable interface pages including a service request page having plurality of fields for composing a service request, the interface pages including a plurality of graphical command devices for navigating through the interface pages and for transmitting and receiving service data, the interface pages being configurable for at least two different medical diagnostic system modalities in a uniform navigation sequence via the graphical command devices.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
22 words
The user interface of claim 24 , wherein the graphical command devices include a plurality of virtual buttons on markup language pages.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
33 words
The user interface of claim 24 , wherein the modalities are selected from a group consisting of a magnetic resonance imaging modality, a computed tomography modality, an x-ray modality and an ultrasound modality.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
29 words
The user interface of claim 24 , wherein at least one of the graphical command devices is user selectable for transmitting a service request to a remote service facility.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
34 words
The user interface of claim 24 , wherein at least a portion of the user viewable pages is displayed in a language corresponding to a country in which the medical diagnostic system is disposed.
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