Patent ID: 8125311

Claim:
A medical diagnostic imaging system comprising: a plurality of ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatuses; and an operation device connected to the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatuses so as to be able to perform a data communication, wherein: each ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus comprises: a recording unit configured to record user information registered by a user operating the operation device, the user information including work flow data customized for the user for guiding at least an operation procedure of the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus; an execution unit configured to execute the user information recorded by the recording unit; a transfer unit configured to transfer to a different one of the plurality of the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatuses the user information recorded by the recording unit; and the operation device comprises: a first memory unit configured to memorize authentication information used for authenticating the user operating the operation device; an access restriction unit configured to authenticate whether or not the user operating the operation device is permitted to access an ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus of the plurality of the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatuses on the basis of the authentication information memorized in the first memory unit, and if the user operating the operation device is permitted to access the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus, permitting an access to the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus, and if the user operating the operation device is not permitted to access the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus, restricting the access to the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus; and a control unit configured to control operation of the ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus to control a transfer of the user information to the different ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus by the transfer unit; wherein the recording unit is further configured to record the user information transferred from a transfer unit of the different ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus.