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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1999
Brian D. Lounsberry, Thiensville, WI (US);
Jonathan R. Schmidt, Wales, WI (US);
Stephen W. Gravelle, Mequon, WI (US);
Michael S. Idelchik, Mequon, WI (US);
James S. Shepard, Montclair, NJ (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for communicating operational data for a system unit in a medical diagnostic system includes communicating identification information from an electronic device coupled to the system unit in the medical diagnostic system to an imaging unit in said medical diagnostic system, operating the medical diagnostic system in accordance with the identification information and generating operational data, and communicating the operational data to the system unit in order to establish a record of operational data for the system unit in the electronic device. The operational data includes information relating to the operation of the system unit in the medical diagnostic system. A corresponding apparatus includes a storage medium, a communication interface, and a programmed digital processing circuit coupled to the storage medium and the communication interface. The storage medium contains identification information for a system unit in a medical diagnostic system and a memory location for a record of operational data for the system unit. The communication interface is configured to allow for the communication between the system unit and the medical diagnostic system of identification information and operational data regarding the system unit. The processing circuit is responsive to requests for identification information and controlling communication of operational data via the communication interface to the medical diagnostic system.