Patent ID: 7684654
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: A61B,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a medical imaging system, said method comprising: requesting at predetermined time intervals a response from at least one component within a plurality of subsystems of the medical imaging system; determining that an error has occurred in the at least one component based upon a failure of the at least one component to respond to the request, wherein said requesting occurs prior to said determining; identifying at least one subsystem of the plurality of subsystems that includes the at least one component having the determined error; classifying the determined error as having a severity level selected from a plurality of predetermined severity levels, wherein a response is associated with each severity level of the plurality of predetermined severity levels such that the response for a first severity level of the plurality of predetermined severity levels is different than the response for a second severity level of the plurality of predetermined severity levels; storing information relating to the determined error, wherein the information includes information usable for the at least one component having the determined error to be restored to a stable state; and restoring automatically, using the response associated with the severity level of the classified determined error, the at least one component having the determined error to the stable state, wherein the stable state includes at least one of a system idle, an application setup, and an exam-started state, and wherein said requesting and said determining are performed by a subsystem controller.