Patent ID: 8527617

Claim:
A medical diagnostic apparatus comprising: a connecting device that is connected to a plurality of medical terminals each having functions to support medical services defined by medical communication protocols through a communication network; a communication processing unit that selectively sets parameter information required to control a medical service of an arbitrary medical terminal among the medical terminals and can control the selected medical service on the basis of the parameter information; a control information communication device that sends control information of the medical communication protocol to the plurality of medical terminals through the communication network in response to the plurality of medical terminals being connected and a user of the medical diagnostic apparatus performing an operation for requesting setting of information in order to use the medical service, the control information of the medical communication protocol being required to request the medical service, wherein the plurality of medical terminals provide information in response to a receipt of the control information; a parameter specifying device that specifies parameter information corresponding to the medical services of the plurality of medical terminals on the basis of the control information sent by the control information communication device; and a control device that sets the parameter information in the communication processing unit if necessary, when the parameter information is specified by the parameter specifying device; and a memory device that stores identification information that identifies the plurality of medical terminals on the communication network, wherein when the medical communication protocol is a DICOM (Digital Image and Communications in Medicine) communication protocol, the control information communication device confirms a state of communication with each of the medical terminals on the basis of the identification information of the plurality of medical terminals stored in the memory device, and sends communication line opening requests for either a DICOM Verification service, a DICOM Storage service, a DICOM Storage Commitment service, a DICOM Query and Retrieve service, a DICOM Print service, a DICOM MWM (Modality Worklist Management) service, or a DICOM MPPS (Modality Performed Procedure Step) service, and the parameter specifying device specifies parameter information corresponding to at least one of the DICOM Verification service, the DICOM Storage service, the DICOM Storage Commitment service, the DICOM Query and Retrieve service, the DICOM Print service, the DICOM MWM service, and the DICOM MPPS service on the basis of the responses to the communication line opening requests.