Patent ID: 7995815

Claim:
A system for assigning and prioritizing images to be analyzed by image analysts, the system comprising: a computer; a database storing image information, and storing profile information for a plurality of image analysts; means within the computer for receiving and transmitting the image information and the profile information from and to the database over a network; means within the computer for queuing the image information into at least an urgent queue for information that is high priority and a routine queue for information that is not high priority; means within the computer for assigning a particular image contained within one of the queues to an individual image analyst by comparing the image information for the particular image with the profile information for the plurality of image analysts; and means within the computer permitting the individual image analyst to view the particular image and transmit an analysis of the image over the network; wherein the means for assigning a particular image to an image analyst are configured to take into consideration the time of acquisition of the particular image as well as the preferences of each analyst.