Patent ID: 8036917

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for creating a hanging protocol based on at least one of eye tracking and voice command and control input in a clinical environment, said method comprising: specifying creation of a hanging protocol specification to format, organize, and present clinical images on a display using user input including a combination of eye tracking and voice command and control to configure and control behavior of the hanging protocol, said specifying comprising: specifying one or more of a modality, a body part, and a procedure for said hanging protocol using said user input; specifying at least one monitor characteristic for use in said hanging protocol using said user input, said at least one monitor characteristic comprising at least one of a number of monitors, a monitor color and a monitor resolution; and specifying at least one image box characteristic for one or more regions in a monitor using said hanging protocol using said user input, said at least one image box characteristic comprising a number of image boxes for a monitor region, a type of image box, a number of tiled images in an image box, and at least one image box parameter; translating, using a processor, said input into a hanging protocol; and facilitating, using a processor, display of clinical information based on said hanging protocol.