Visible Light Imaging System Data Extraction and Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is an unresolved need for efficient management of visible light images and videos in clinical settings to prevent patient privacy violations and delays in diagnosis, as existing storage methods pose risks of data leakage and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A visible light imaging system with acquisition circuitry, an image generator, memory, and a controller that launches a scan application to identify subjects, capture images or videos, associate them with patient IDs, and transfer data to a repository, ensuring secure and efficient storage and management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If images and videos are stored locally on the imaging system, then data accessibility is improved, but patient privacy security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts imaging data from the local imaging system storage and transfers it to a remote server for centralized storage and management. This extraction eliminates the security risks associated with storing sensitive patient data on local devices while maintaining rapid accessibility through networked retrieval, thus resolving the contradiction between privacy security and diagnostic speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the imaging system and the data repository. This intermediary facilitates secure data transfer and centralized management, enabling images to be stored remotely for enhanced security while allowing quick access when needed for diagnosis, thereby addressing both privacy protection and time efficiency concerns.
2Reliability
If images and videos are stored locally on the imaging system, then data accessibility is improved, but data security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts data management functions from the local imaging system and relocates them to a centralized server. This extraction enhances data security by removing sensitive information from potentially vulnerable local storage while improving management efficiency through centralized organization and automated handling of imaging data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal server-based system that handles multiple functions including data storage, patient identification, image processing, and security management. This multi-functional approach improves data security through centralized protection mechanisms while streamlining operations and enhancing ease of data management across the entire imaging workflow.
3Measurement precision
If manual patient identification is used, then system complexity is reduced, but error rate increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements an automated patient identification system where the imaging device automatically captures patient identifiers and associates them with imaging data without requiring manual intervention. This self-service approach significantly improves identification accuracy by eliminating human error while keeping the added system complexity manageable through automated integration of identification and imaging functions.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system securely captures, identifies, and transfers visible light images and videos, associating them with patient data, thereby enhancing patient privacy and reducing diagnostic delays by efficiently managing imaging data within a clinical setting.
Implementation Method 1
acquisition circuitry configured to sense visible light and generate a signal indicative thereof
Data Source
AI summary
A visible light imaging system includes acquisition circuitry, an image generator that generates at least one of a visible light image and a visible light video with light sensed by the acquisition circuitry, a memory, and a controller. The controller, in response to executing instructions of the memory: launches a scan application, visually presents a first soft tool that retrieves an identification of a subject of interest to an imaging study based on a user input, obtains at least one of a visible light image and a visible light video, which is generated by the acquisition circuitry and the image generator for the subject, associates the retrieved identification of the subject and the at least one of the image and the video, and transfers the at least one of the image and the video, the identification of the subject, and the association to a data repository.