Patent ID: 7770164
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for upgrading medical imaging software at a remote service center, the method comprising: receiving customer specific data related to a previous version of a medical imaging software application from a customer location at a remote service center, wherein the customer location is a medical facility and the customer specific data comprising individual customer data and customer specific user-interface customizations associated with the previous version of the medical imaging software application; receiving customer protocols related to the previous version of the medical imaging software application from the customer location at the remote service center, the customer protocols dependent upon a type of machine at the customer location on which the medical imaging software application operates, a type of imaging process that the medical imaging software application supports, and include settings for medical imaging modules required to generate medical image data; modifying a revised version of the medical imaging software application at the remote service center using (1) the customer specific data and (2) the customer protocols received from the customer location at the remote service center; transferring the modified revised version of the medical imaging software application to the customer location; and executing the modified revised version of the medical imaging software application at the customer location such that the modified revised version of the medical imaging software application is operable at the customer location without further modifications being performed at the customer location that account for customer specific data or customer protocols, and the user-interface employed by the modified revised version of the medical imaging software application at the customer location is substantially identical to the customized user-interface of the previous version of the medical imaging software application.