Client Checker for Medical Hardware Suitability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Off-the-shelf hardware used for remote medical diagnostics varies significantly in performance capabilities, making it challenging to determine its suitability for medical diagnosis, as it may lack essential properties such as image resolution, aspect ratios, and multimedia manipulation capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a client checker application to assess the diagnostic properties of off-the-shelf hardware by performing component checks and question-answer sessions, analyzing the results against minimum performance baselines to determine suitability for medical diagnostics, including the use of a software stack that can run on various operating systems and distribute tests through a server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If off-the-shelf hardware is used for remote medical diagnostics, then cost is reduced, but diagnostic quality and reliability cannot be guaranteed due to non-standardized display properties and processing power
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary quality checks and assessments of off-the-shelf hardware before it is deployed for medical diagnostics. The client checker application evaluates display properties, processing power, and multimedia capabilities in advance to ensure they meet required diagnostic standards, preventing unsuitable hardware from being used.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes specific performance parameters and thresholds for off-the-shelf hardware (display resolution, color accuracy, processing speed, multimedia manipulation capabilities) and uses these standardized parameters to evaluate and certify hardware suitability, transforming non-standardized consumer hardware into reliable diagnostic tools.
2Reliability
If custom-built hardware is used for remote medical diagnostics, then diagnostic quality and reliability are ensured, but cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The client checker application is designed to be universal and can assess multiple types of off-the-shelf hardware (monitors, computers, tablets, smartphones) from various manufacturers. This multi-functional assessment tool enables a wide range of consumer hardware to be certified for medical use, replacing the need for specialized custom-built systems.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring expensive custom-built hardware, the system creates a software-based quality assurance layer that copies and enforces the quality control standards previously only available with custom hardware. The client checker application replicates the functionality of hardware certification that would otherwise require proprietary custom-built systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If off-the-shelf hardware with varying performance capabilities is used, then hardware versatility and availability increase, but the ability to ensure minimum performance baselines deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The assessment process is segmented into multiple distinct evaluation components: display property assessment, processing power evaluation, multimedia manipulation capability testing, and user input collection. Each segment focuses on specific hardware aspects, allowing comprehensive evaluation of diverse off-the-shelf devices through modular, targeted tests.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and a method are provided that may be used to determine the suitability of a client for use in medical diagnosis. Multimedia content may be presented on the client and used to elicit responses from a user indicative of the suitability of the client for use in medical diagnosis. The elicited responses may be used to determine the suitability of the client for medical diagnosis.