Camera App Mediator for Mobile Image Upload to Medical Records
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Solution Overview
Problem
Business users face difficulties in uploading images from mobile devices to external services, such as electronic medical record systems, due to a lack of specialized knowledge and the complexity of accessing these interfaces, even with dedicated applications.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows client devices, like smartphones and tablets, to acquire and transmit image and identification data to external services, generating record data that includes a reference to the image data, enabling automatic association with patient or insurance records without requiring users to have specific knowledge of the external service interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users directly access external service interfaces to upload images, then data integration capability is improved, but user operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a camera application as an intermediary between the mobile device and external services. The camera app captures images and automatically transmits them to external services without requiring users to directly access complex service interfaces. This mediator handles the integration logic, shielding users from operational complexity while maintaining data integration capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the camera application to automatically perform data transmission and association tasks. The application itself handles the upload process, image association with records, and integration with external services without requiring user intervention in complex interface operations, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining adaptability
2Ease of operation
If dedicated applications are used to upload images, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the camera application universal by giving it multiple functions: capturing images, transmitting data, associating images with records, and integrating with external services. Instead of creating separate dedicated applications for each function, the camera app performs all tasks, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functions of image capture, data transmission, record association, and external service integration into a single camera application. This consolidation reduces the number of separate components and interfaces users must interact with, thereby reducing device complexity while preserving operational simplicity
3Measurement precision
If users manually associate images with data records, then data association accuracy is improved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically associating images with the correct data records during the capture process. The camera application handles the association logic based on context information available at capture time, eliminating the need for manual user association while maintaining accuracy through automated identification and linking mechanisms
Data Source
AI summary
An approach is provided for acquiring and integrating data into external services. According to the approach, image and/or video data and identification data are received from a client device. The image and/or video data includes one or more images and/or video data of an object that are acquired by the client device and the identification data is data that uniquely identifies the object. Record data is generated and stored that includes the identification data and at least a reference to the image and/or video data. The image and/or video data and the identification data are transmitted to an external service. This identification data allows an external service to associate the image and/or video data with other data maintained by the external service.