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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
May. 10, 2001
Phani K. Bidarahalli, Waukesha, WI (US);
Michael D. Krajnak, Waukesha, WI (US);
Sathish T. Chandrashekar, Karnataka, IN;
Vijay K. Paladugu, Karnataka, IN;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for facilitating the communication of data on a distributed medical scanner workstation platform. In one embodiment, a distributed medical scanner/workstation platform includes a first repository, a second repository, and a host on which is running an application. The host is coupled to the first and second repositories and the application is capable of communication with each of the first and second repositories. The application is in communication with each of the first and second repositories by way of an API framework, where the API framework allows the application to communicate with each of the first and second repositories as if both repositories were identical. The API framework includes a plurality of commands concerning generic communication operations between the application and any of the repositories.