Appeal 2007-0058
Application 10/713,600
and Interferences (BPAI) has jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b)
(2002).
Appellants’ invention relates to a system for communicating
with a medical diagnostic ultrasound system from a remote distance.
In the words of the Appellant:
An embodiment of the present invention enables many
ultrasound systems at many geographically diverse
hospitals and clinics to be serviced, maintained, and
upgraded by servicepersons in the field equipped with
portable diagnostics computers. The capability of the
portable computers is continually improved by receiving
support and new maintenance and repair methods and
software from a central location.
(Brief 4, second paragraph).
Claim 1 is exemplary:
1. A distributed ultrasound diagnostics network for diagnosing
the functionality of an ultrasound system comprising:
a plurality of diagnostics computers for diagnosing the
functionality diagnostics software which are operated by
servicepersons to download ultrasound system functionality
diagnostic information from ultrasound systems; and
a central diagnostics location with which said diagnostics
computers periodically communicate to transfer said ultrasound
system functionality diagnostic information,
whereby said central diagnostic location is repository for
ultrasound system repair, maintenance, or quality improvement
diagnostic information obtained by said diagnostic computers from a
plurality of ultrasound systems.
The prior art relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the
claims on appeal is:
Wood US 5,851,186 Dec. 22, 1998
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