Patent ID: 6128002
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: G06F,G09G,G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
A system for manipulation and display of image files, comprising:an interpretation unit comprising a computer system, said computer system being provided with at least one image display unit, random access memory, means for digital data storage;said image display unit being provided with a main viewer and at least one auxiliary clipboard viewer;a handheld controller, said controller havinga finger operated image display control for generating commands for controlling display of medical radiographic image files in said image display unit,a finger operated dictation control for generating commands for controlling recording and playback of audio dictation, andmeans for communicating said commands for controlling display of differentmedical radiographic image files, said commands for controlling recording and playback of audio dictation to said computer system;means for displaying a series of image files in said main viewer;means for selecting an image file displayed in said main viewer and displaying said image file in said clipboard viewer; andmeans for comparison display, in a side by side relationship in one said clipboard viewer for visual comparison, a first series of image files beginning with an initial first image file selected by the user with subsequent image files automatically selected by said means for comparison display, and a second series of image files beginning with an initial second image file selected by the user with subsequent image files in said second series of image files automatically selected by said means for comparison display.