IP Library Granted Patent US 9,916,419
Granted Patent B2
US 9,916,419 · App. 15/040,917 · Granted Mar 13, 2018

Processing electronic documents

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Patent No.
US 9,916,419
App. No.
15/040,917
Granted
Mar 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and a system for processing electronic documents are provided. The method includes displaying a first image. The first image includes one or more portions. The one or more portions are associated with metadata. A first portion of the one or more portions of the first image is selected. Upon selection of the first portion, at least one subsequent image is displayed based on a first selection. The subsequent images also include one or more portions associated with metadata. One or more subsequent portions of the at least one subsequent image is selected. Upon selecting the portions of the first image and the subsequent image, one or more electronic documents corresponding to the selections are retrieved.

Claims (31)

1. A method of processing electronic documents, the method comprising:

displaying a first image, wherein the first image includes one or more portions, wherein the one or more portions are associated with metadata;

selecting a first portion of the one or more portions of the first image;

displaying at least one subsequent image based on a first selection, wherein the at least one subsequent image includes one or more portions, wherein the one or more portions of the at least one subsequent image is associated with metadata;

selecting one or more subsequent portions of the at least one subsequent image; and

retrieving one or more electronic documents corresponding to at least one of the first selection and the at least one subsequent selection.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first selection represents at least one part of a human body.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one subsequent image includes an image associated with the first selection.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein each portion of the one or more portions of the first image and the at least one subsequent image is associated with metadata.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more portions of the first image and the subsequent images are generated by integrating a grid structure.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metadata associated with the selected portion is used to retrieve electronic documents.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metadata provides a relationship between the selected portion of the image and the electronic documents that are retrieved.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving multiple selections of a plurality of segments of the first image.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving the one or more electronic documents comprises selecting the one or more electronic documents from a plurality of electronic documents based on the selected portion of the image.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electronic documents include a patient document, a health document, a medical report, a diagnostic report, a diagnostic image, or any combination thereof.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the metadata is a hash tag, a keyword phrase, an index numeral, or any combination thereof.

12. A system for processing electronic documents, the system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor to:

render an image, wherein the image includes one or more portions;

receive a selection event, wherein the selection event includes selection of at least a portion of the image;

provide a subsequent image based on the selection event; and

retrieve one or more electronic documents corresponding to one or more selection events.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to assign metadata to the at least one portion of the image.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to integrate a grid structure with the image.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the provided subsequent image replaces a previous rendered image.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to receive one or more selections of the one or more portions of the image.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to retrieve one or more electronic documents based on metadata associated with the selection event.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to generate a keyword string based in the metadata associated with the selection event.

19. The system of the claim 17 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to generate keyword strings based on the metadata associated with at least a portion of the image and a dictionary archive.

20. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more electronic documents are stored in a database.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 066088 FRAME: 0256. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2024
From: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 071178/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2023
From: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 066088/0256 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2018
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Reel/Frame 046380/0273 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2017
From: PUAGAZHENTHI, PAVITHRA; SHETTAPPA, CHANDRASHEKARA RANGAPURA
To: SIEMENS TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES PVT. LTD.
Reel/Frame 041425/0694 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2017
From: SIEMENS TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES PVT. LTD.
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 041425/0706 →