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App. No. 15/652,188

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER-INITIATED IMAGING APPOINTMENTS

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App. No.
15/652,188
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed that notify a user of the status of his or her imaging, such as through the use of an application or website on a communication device. Some embodiments detect completion of an imaging appointment (e.g., for physiological imaging) and retrieve imaging data and a report analyzing the imaging data as they become available. This provides users with easy, seamless access to the status and results of their imaging as soon as possible.

Claims (55)

1 . A device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions which when executed by the processor, cause the device to perform operations including:

populating a database with a plurality of data files having a plurality of data fields and a plurality of attributes;

receiving, from a communication device at a first node on a network, a request for a subset of the plurality of data files, wherein the request includes input specifying at least one data field of the plurality of data fields;

querying the database with the at least one data field to generate the subset of the plurality of data files;

obtaining a device attribute from the communication device;

filtering the subset of the plurality of data files by comparing the device attribute to the plurality of attributes of the subset of the plurality of data files to generate a filtered subset of the plurality of data files; and

transmitting the filtered subset of the plurality of data files to the communication device.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of data files are associated with a plurality of imaging devices.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further include:

receiving, from a computing device at a second node on the network, an imaging order including a plurality of specifications, wherein the database is further queried with the plurality of specifications to generate the subset of the plurality of data files.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device attribute is associated with a hardware element of the communication device.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device attribute is a location associated with the communication device.

6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further include:

receiving a selection of a data file of the subset of the plurality of data files; and

writing a data entry to the selected data file, wherein the data entry includes at least one identifier associated with the communication device.

7 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the operations further include:

determining a server associated with the selected data file; and

transmitting the data entry to the server.

8 . A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of a computing device, including instructions that, when executed by one or more processor, cause the one or more processors to:

populate a database with a plurality of data files having a plurality of data fields and a plurality of attributes;

receive, from a communication device at a first node on a network, a request for a subset of the plurality of data files, wherein the request includes input specifying at least one data field of the plurality of data fields;

query the database with the at least one data field to generate the subset of the plurality of data files;

obtain a device attribute from the communication device;

filter the subset of the plurality of data files by comparing the device attribute to the plurality of attributes of the subset of the plurality of data files to generate a filtered subset of the plurality of data files; and

transmit the filtered subset of the plurality of data files to the communication device.

9 . The computer-program product of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of data files are associated with a plurality of imaging devices.

10 . The computer-program product of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

receive, from a device at a second node on the network, an imaging order including a plurality of specifications, wherein the database is further queried with the plurality of specifications to generate the subset of the plurality of data files.

11 . The computer-program product of claim 8 , wherein the device attribute is associated with a hardware element of the communication device.

12 . The computer-program product of claim 8 , wherein the device attribute is a location associated with the communication device.

13 . The computer-program product of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

receive a selection of a data file of the subset of the plurality of data files; and

write a data entry to the selected data file, wherein the data entry includes at least one identifier associated with the communication device.

14 . The computer-program product of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a server associated with the selected data file; and

transmit the data entry to the server.

15 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

populating a database with a plurality of data files having a plurality of data fields and a plurality of attributes;

receiving, from a communication device at a first node on a network, a request for a subset of the plurality of data files, wherein the request includes input specifying at least one data field of the plurality of data fields;

querying the database with the at least one data field to generate the subset of the plurality of data files;

obtaining a device attribute from the communication device;

filtering the subset of the plurality of data files by comparing the device attribute to the plurality of attributes of the subset of the plurality of data files to generate a filtered subset of the plurality of data files; and

transmitting the filtered subset of the plurality of data files to the communication device.

16 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of data files are associated with a plurality of imaging devices.

17 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving, from a computing device at a second node on the network, an imaging order including a plurality of specifications, wherein the database is further queried with the plurality of specifications to generate the subset of the plurality of data files.

18 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the device attribute is a location associated with the communication device.

19 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of a data file of the subset of the plurality of data files; and

writing a data entry to the selected data file, wherein the data entry includes at least one identifier associated with the communication device.

20 . The computer-implemented method of claim 19 , further comprising:

determining a server associated with the selected data file; and

transmitting the data entry to the server.