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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2010
James Zhengshe Liu, Glendale, IL (US);
Scott Petrick, Sussex, WI (US);
Donald Langler, Brookfield, WI (US);
Chuande Liu, Waukesha, WI (US);
Gary Mcbroom, Dousman, WI (US);
Roy Schley, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James Zhengshe Liu, Glendale, IL (US);
Scott Petrick, Sussex, WI (US);
Donald Langler, Brookfield, WI (US);
Chuande Liu, Waukesha, WI (US);
Gary McBroom, Dousman, WI (US);
Roy Schley, Milwaukee, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A portable imaging detector and a method for operating the portable imaging detector are provided. The portable imaging detector includes a docking connector having a plurality of docking connector contacts. The method includes measuring a voltage at a first docking connector contact, and determining whether the portable detector is (i) operating in a digital cassette mode or is (ii) installed in either a cassette holder or a charging bin using the measured voltage. A detector state monitoring system is also discussed.