Imaging protocol manager pushing systems and methods

Abstract

A cloud-based imaging protocol manager pushes standard imaging protocols from the cloud to imaging devices registered with the protocol manager. The protocol manager maintains a library storing standard imaging protocols, determines whether an imaging device is compatible with the standard protocol(s) to be pushed, creates a push command which requests pushing the standard protocol(s) to a compatible imaging device, stores the push command in a command queue, converts the standard protocol(s) to raw protocol(s) usable by the imaging device. The imaging device polls the command queue to receive the push command, downloads the raw protocol(s) from the protocol manager, commits or refuses to commit the downloaded protocol(s), and sends a notification to the protocol manager indicating execution status of the push command.

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         6 . An apparatus comprising a processor, and a memory storing instructions when executed by the processor causes the processor to function as a cloud agent in communication with a cloud-based imaging protocol manager to:
 poll the imaging protocol manager and receive a push command from a command queue of the imaging protocol manager, wherein the push command requests pushing one or more imaging protocols to an imaging device registered with the imaging protocol manager;   download the one or more imaging protocols associated with the push command from the imaging protocol manager;   notify a user of the push command;   commit or refuse to commit the one or more imaging protocols to a protocol database of the imaging device based on a user input; and   send a notification indicating execution status of the push command to the imaging protocol manager.   
     
     
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         9 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein committing or refusing to commit the one or more imaging protocols comprises:
 receiving the user input via a user interface;   committing the one or more imaging protocols in response to the user input indicating acceptance; and   refusing to commit the one or more imaging protocols in response to the user input indicating rejection.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the push command is one of the following types: replace all command that requests replacing all existing imaging protocols in the protocol database with the one or more imaging protocols, add new command requests adding the one or more imaging protocols to the protocol database, modify existing command requests modifying one or more corresponding imaging protocols in the protocol database with the one or more imaging protocols, delete command requests deleting the one or more imaging protocols from the protocol database. 
     
     
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         16 . A method performed by an apparatus, comprising a processor, in communication with an imaging protocol manager in a cloud for pushing imaging protocols from the cloud to an imaging device registered with the imaging protocol manager, the method comprising:
 polling the imaging protocol manager and receiving a push command from a command queue of the imaging protocol manager, wherein the push command requests pushing one or more imaging protocols to the imaging device;   downloading the one or more imaging protocols associated with the push command from the imaging protocol manager;   notifying a user of the push command;   committing or refusing to commit the one or more imaging protocols to a protocol database of the imaging device based on a user input; and   sending a notification indicating execution status of the push command to the imaging protocol manager.   
     
     
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         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein committing or refusing to commit the one or more imaging protocols comprises:
 receiving the user input via a user interface;   committing the one or more imaging protocols in response to the user input indicating acceptance; and   refusing to commit the one or more imaging protocols in response to the user input indicating rejection.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the push command is one of the following types: replace all command that requests replacing all existing imaging protocols in the protocol database with the one or more imaging protocols, add new command requests adding the one or more imaging protocols to the protocol database, modify existing command requests modifying one or more corresponding imaging protocols in the protocol database with the one or more imaging protocols, delete command requests deleting the one or more imaging protocols from the protocol database.