General Electric Company

Ge Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC

Ignatius M Zettel

Jonathan C Boomgaarden

Kevin R Clayton

A system and method of publishing an electronic data file to a document management system in various publication formats includes a printer driver that is configured to publish an electronic media to a document management system irrespective of which application or software program the data file was created. The printer driver is activated to facilitate publication of an electronic data file following a file-print command initialized while resident in a specific media creating program. The present invention further allows for user selection of a number of publication formats as well as providing notices to additional personnel indicating that the electronic data file is ready for additional work flow or review. The present invention further contemplates retrieval of media stored in a database managed by a document management system following the aforementioned file print command.

Method and system for publishing electronic media to a document management system in various publishing formats independent of the media creation application

An electronic detent apparatus and method for simulating a mechanical detent comprises a sensor connected to a microprocessor. A servo-motor is connected to the microprocessor and has a motor drive connected to a clutch. The clutch may engage a wheel disposed upon a rail or surface to effect the simulation of a mechanical detent through the microprocessor controlled servo-motor. The method for simulating a mechanical detent comprises the steps of moving an axis and monitoring the position and velocity of the axis. The position and velocity of the axis is then compared to a pre-specified position threshold value and a pre-specified velocity threshold value using a microprocessor disposed on the axis. A servo-motor is activated to accelerate the axis to a pre-specified position using a clutch controlled by the servo-motor when the position and velocity of the axis exceed the pre-specified position and velocity threshold values. Prior to engaging the clutch, the servo-motor drive speed is adjusted to nearly match the speed of the axis. The clutch operates on a wheel that is connected to the clutch and that is disposed upon a rail. The step of monitoring the position and velocity of the axis may be limited to monitoring only the position or velocity of the axis depending on the desired control characteristics of the electronic detent.

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New Berlin, WI, United States of America

Ignatius M Zettel