Patent ID: 6565510
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A61B,G01S,G16H

Abstract:
A method for servicing a beamformer located at a remote site from a service facility located at a central site, said beamformer comprising beamformer channels and beamformer control software, said method comprising the steps of:diagnosing said beamformer at said remote site to obtain diagnostic results representing the state of beamformer channels in said beamformer; transmitting said diagnostic results to said service facility at said central site; if said diagnostic results indicate presence of one or more defective beamformer channels, generating optimized beamformer control software at said service facility which compensates for said defective beamformer channels to reduce sidelobes; and installing said optimized beamformer control software in said beamformer.