Patent ID: 7419469
Filing Date: 2008-09-02
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
1. A system for communicating a workflow between at least two entities, the workflow comprising one or more of a plurality of workflow elements, the system comprising: a plurality of ideograms, each of the plurality of ideograms comprising a visual indication of at least one workflow element of the plurality of workflow elements and capable of conveying a connotation of the at least one workflow element to the at least two entities not dependent upon any specific natural language representation of the at least one workflow element; a syntax defining interpretation of each of the plurality of ideograms alone and in combination with at least another of the plurality of ideograms, the syntax operative to allow selection and relation of a subset of the plurality of ideograms by one of the at least two entities to represent at least a portion of the workflow to another of the at least two entities and; a diagnostic medical imaging system associated with at least one of the at least two entities and responsive to execution of those workflow elements indicated by the subset of the plurality of ideograms to implement the portion of the workflow represented thereby relevant to the operation of the diagnostic medical imaging system.