IP Library Granted Patent US 12,367,964
Granted Patent B2
US 12,367,964 · App. 18/359,203 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Transmission of medical video data

Inventor: Steffen Dittrich (Erlangen, DE)
Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AG
G16H30/20G16H10/60H04N7/183H04L63/0428
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,367,964
App. No.
18/359,203
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

One or more example embodiments of the present invention relates to a method for transmitting medical video data via a network. According to one more example embodiments, medical video data is provided via at least one of a medical imaging modality or a hospital data system. The medical video data is held in a buffer. Furthermore, a network connection is established in the network from a terminal to the buffer via a web protocol. The medical video data is transmitted from the buffer to the terminal in at least one network data stream via the network connection via the web protocol. The medical video data is displayed on a display apparatus of the terminal. One or more example embodiments of the present invention further relates to a system for transmitting medical video data and a buffer and also a terminal for such a system.

Claims (38)

1. A method for transmitting medical video data via a network, the method comprising:

providing medical video data from multiple different video data streams via at least one of a medical imaging modality or a hospital data system;

holding the medical video data in a buffer;

establishing a network connection in the network from a terminal to the buffer via a web protocol;

transmitting the medical video data from the multiple different video data streams, from the buffer to the terminal in at least one network data stream via the network connection via the web protocol, wherein the at least one network data stream is compiled from the multiple different video data streams based on a user specification and the at least one network data stream is adapted dynamically to the user specification; and

displaying the medical video data on a display apparatus of the terminal,

wherein the transmitting includes transmitting control data including the user specification via the web protocol from the terminal to the buffer, and

the user specification includes at least one of an identification of the medical video data from the multiple different video data streams, a quality or resolution of the medical video data, a frame rate or refresh rate of the medical video data, or a resolution of the medical video data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the web protocol includes at least one of an Ethernet protocol, TCP/IP, HTTP or HTTPS.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting transmits the medical video data to multiple terminals.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein network data streams that are compiled differently depending on the respective user specification are transmitted to different terminals.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting transmits further data including data related to at least one of an acquisition, patient data or simple image data.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting is performed in an encrypted manner.

7. A system for transmitting medical video data in a network, the system comprising:

at least one of a medical imaging modality or a hospital data system configured to provide medical video data from multiple different video data streams;

a buffer configured to hold the medical video data; and

a network configured to establish a network connection from a terminal to the buffer via a web protocol, wherein

the medical video data from the multiple different video data streams is transmitted from the buffer to the terminal in at least one network data stream via the network connection via the web protocol,

the at least one network data stream is compiled from the multiple different video data streams based on a user specification and the at least one network data stream is adapted dynamically to the user specification, and

the at least one network data stream is displayed on a display apparatus of the terminal,

wherein the user specification includes at least one of an identification of the medical video data from the multiple different video data streams, a quality or resolution of the medical video data, a frame rate or refresh rate of the medical video data, or a resolution of the medical video data.

8. A terminal for the system for transmitting medical video data of claim 7 .

9. A buffer for the system for transmitting medical video data of claim 7 .

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of claim 1 .

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the medical video data is transmitted to multiple terminals.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein network data streams that are compiled differently depending on the respective user specification are transmitted to different terminals.

13. The method of claim 2 , wherein the transmitting transmits further data including data related to at least one of an acquisition, patient data or simple image data.

14. The method of claim 4 , wherein the transmitting transmits further data including data related to at least one of an acquisition, patient data or simple image data.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the transmitting transmits control data via the web protocol from the terminal to the buffer and the control data.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the transmitting is performed in an encrypted manner.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing a two-factor authentication prior to establishing the network connection in the network from the terminal to the buffer via the web protocol.

18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a website based on the user specification, the website including the at least one network data stream adapted to the user specification,

wherein the website generated is displayed via a web browser.

19. The system of claim 7 , wherein the terminal is configured to perform a two-factor authentication prior to establishing the network connection from the terminal to the buffer via the web protocol.

20. The system of claim 7 , wherein the buffer is further configured to generate a website based on the user specification, the website including the at least one network data stream adapted to the user specification,

the website generated is displayed via a web browser.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2025
From: DITTRICH, STEFFEN
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 070808/0201 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2023
From: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 066267/0346 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2022 207 747.4 · Jul 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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