Patent ID: 6733449
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A61B,G01S,G16H

Abstract:
An ultrasound stream manager for a diagnostic medical ultrasound system, said ultrasound system comprising at least one processor, at least one data source and at least one data sink, said stream manager operative to facilitate communication between a first application program executing in said processor and at least one of said at least one data source and said at least one data sink, said stream manager comprising:at least one data interface coupled with one of said at least one data source and said at least one data sink; at least one first application interface operative to couple an associated one of said at least one data interface with said first application program such that data may be transmitted between said first application program and said at least one data interface; and a stream controller coupled with said at least one data interface and said at least one first application interface, and operative to facilitate a first stream of data between one of said at least one data interface and one of said at least one first application interface.