Patent ID: 7546493
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for responding to errors that occur during operation of a medical system comprising a plurality of computerized workstations in communication with a network, said method comprising the steps of: at one of said computerized workstations, executing a system program, as a currently running system program that is dependent on proper functioning of a plurality of components, comprising both software components and hardware components, in said system; upon a malfunction of one of said components, automatically displaying, at said one of said workstations, an overview only of said currently running system program that identifies which portions of said currently running system program are still usable, despite said malfunctioning component, and which portions of said currently running system program are no longer usable due to said malfunctioning component; and automatically notifying, via said network, another of said workstations that is designated as being associated with a technician to correct said malfunctioning component.