Automated Workflow Via Learning for Image Processing, Documentation and Procedural Support Tasks
AssigneeSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
InventorMartin Spahn
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Abstract
A method to manage workflow tasks having the steps of conducting at least one procedure, wherein the at least one procedure has at least one workflow task, recording each workflow task completed in the at least one procedure in a database, analyzing each workflow task completed, wherein the analysis completed identifies each task that may be completed automatically without need for human intervention, define workflow tasks for a given procedure that are to be completed automatically, inputting a user defined procedure, retrieving workflow tasks pertaining to the user defined procedure that are automatically performed, and conducting the user defined procedure, wherein workflow tasks defined as automatic are automatically performed.
Claims17
A method to manage workflow tasks, comprising:
- conducting at least one procedure, wherein the at least one procedure has at least one workflow task;
- recording each workflow task completed in the at least one procedure in a database;
- analyzing each workflow task completed, wherein the analysis completed identifies each task that may be completed automatically without need for human intervention;
- defining workflow tasks for a given procedure that are to be completed automatically;
- inputting a user defined procedure;
- retrieving workflow tasks pertaining to the user defined procedure that are automatically performed;
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- conducting the user defined procedure, wherein workflow tasks defined as automatic are automatically performed.
A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps to manage workflow tasks, comprising:
- conducting at least one procedure, wherein the at least one procedure has at least one workflow task;
- recording each workflow task completed in the at least one procedure in a database;
- analyzing each workflow task completed, wherein the analysis completed identifies each task that may be completed automatically without need for human intervention;
- define workflow tasks for a given procedure that are to be completed automatically;
- inputting a user defined procedure;
- retrieving workflow tasks pertaining to the user defined procedure that are automatically performed;
- and
- conducting the user defined procedure, wherein workflow tasks defined as automatic are automatically performed.
A method to manage workflow tasks, comprising:
- conducting at least one procedure, wherein the at least one procedure has at least one workflow task;
- recording each workflow task completed in the at least one procedure in a database;
- analyzing each workflow task completed, wherein the analysis completed identifies each task that may be completed automatically without need for human intervention;
- defining workflow tasks for a given procedure that are to be completed automatically;
- inputting a user defined procedure;
- retrieving workflow tasks pertaining to the user defined procedure that are automatically performed;
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- conducting the user defined procedure, wherein workflow tasks defined as automatic are semi-automatically performed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.