Patent ID: 7606861
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: G06F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A computer readable storage medium having a plurality of sequences of instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the computer, cause the computer to: retrieve a browser enhancement module from a server, the browser enhancement module including code modules and hypertext data, the hypertext data representing a partial portion of a web page for a user interface to display medical data, the user interface including one or more linked hypertext pages including manipulation elements; subsequent to the retrieving, detect a type of a browser application used by the computer; send a request for the medical data via the code modules of the browser enhancement module integrated with the browser application; in response to an email received for the request, extract the medical data and a remaining portion of the web page from the e-mail, the medical data having a 3-D volumetric rendering element, and a 3-D surface rendering element, the partial portion and the remaining portion being separate portions of the web page; merge the partial portion of the web page from the hypertext data of the browser enhancement module with the remaining portion of the web page from the email received to form the web page for the user interface; decompress the medical data received from the email according to the code modules of the browser enhancement module; decode the medical data according to the code modules of the browser enhancement module; rendering the web page for the user interface including the one or more hypertext pages via the browser application on a display; transfer the medical data to the display according to the remaining portion of the web page in the rendering; and control a view of a 3-D medical image rendered by the server via the manipulation elements of the partial portion of the web page.