Patent ID: 8621213
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G16H,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of transferring medical images from a remote medical image database to a destination device using an instant messaging (IM) infrastructure comprising: receiving, by a user of a local device, an out-of-band communication from a remote medical workstation including a unique communication ID; establishing a session between the local device and an IM server; sending a roster update request, by the local device, to update a roster of the local device on the IM server to include the remote medical workstation, wherein the roster update request is performed if the roster update request includes the unique communication ID and is not performed if the roster update request does not include the unique communication ID; sending a presence message to the remote medical workstation via the IM server, wherein the remote medical workstation communicates with a medical image database and includes a user interface with a display enabling a user of the remote medical workstation to select one or more images from the medical image database to be viewed on the display; receiving, by the local device, presence information for the remote medical workstation from the IM server; sending, by the local device, an image availability query message to the remote medical workstation via the IM server; obtaining, by the local device, image availability data from the remote medical workstation via the IM server, wherein the image availability data indicates an image that is available on the remote medical image database; displaying, on the local device, a representation of the image available on the remote medical image database; receiving, at the local device, a user selection of the image; and sending an image command message, based on the user selection, to the remote medical workstation via the IM server, wherein the image command message instructs the remote medical workstation to transmit a copy of the image to the destination device.