Patent ID: 8111883

Claim:
A method for implementing per-use licensing for image processing software, comprising: processing image data using image processing module running image processing software; displaying the processed image data at a reviewing terminal; receiving instructions indicating whether the processed image data is to be kept or reacquired; when the received instructions indicate that the processed image data is to be retaken, the steps of processing the image data, displaying the image data and receiving the instructions are repeated; when the received instructions indicate that the processed image data is to be kept, the following steps are performed: exporting the processed image data; logging the per-patient use of the image processing software in an accounting database when the processed data are exported; referencing definition files stored within an accounting module to determine whether a type of the processing performed on the image data by the image processing module matches one or more events that are defined within the definition files as events to be accounted for; assessing a software licensing fee for the use of the image processing software using the accounting module when the type of processing performed on the image data matches one or more of the events to be accounted for; and charging a hospital or healthcare practice facility when the software licensing fee has been assessed.