Patent ID: 7640172

Claim:
A method for making expert knowledge available to an inquiring user of a medical examination device to provide at least one parameter set procedure of an outside expert comprising a parameter set for said medical examination device coordinated with an inquiry based on patient data for a patient by said inquiring user, comprising the steps of: providing said user with a computer and user interface display which is connected by a transmission system to access an external decentralized data bank, said data bank having stored therein a plurality of suggestions for parameter sets for said medical examination device; said user using said computer to request from said external decentralized data bank at least one suggestion for a parameter set for the user's medical examination device for said inquiry based on patient data sent by the user to said data bank; said computer receiving from said external decentralized data bank fee information indicating whether a fee is required and an amount of said fee for use of at least one suggested parameter set in response to said user inquiry, and in response to accepting the fee, said computer receiving said at least one suggested parameter set and displaying said at least one parameter set on said display, and the accepted fee being debited from an account of said user; and said user using said at least one parameter set to set said medical examination device for operation of said medical examination device on the patient for whom said inquiry was made.