Patent ID: 6388687
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
An imaging system comprising:an image acquisition subsystem comprising a transducer for scanning a medical patient; memory for storing acquired frames of image data and a queue comprising data structure elements identifying each stored image to be included in each queued image transfer job; an operator interface comprising a plurality of manipulatable devices; a networking port for communicating with first and second remotely located devices on a network; a display screen; means for directing a stored frame of image data toward said first remotely located device in response to a first instruction inputted via said operator interface; means for constructing a first data structure element in said queue in response to said first instruction, wherein said first data structure element points to the location of said stored frame of image data in said memory and is associated with said first remotely located device; means for redirecting said stored frame of image data toward said second remotely located device in response to a second instruction inputted via said operator interface, said redirecting means comprising means for constructing a second data structure element in said queue in response to said second instruction, wherein said second data structure element points to the location of said stored frame of image data in said memory and is associated with said second remotely located device; and means for transferring said stored frame of image data to said port in a format acceptable to said second remotely located device.