Diagnostic system and apparatus

A diagnostic apparatus for use with a complementary apparatus having a display for displaying an image,

• the diagnostic apparatus having:
• at least one diagnostic sensor and a display for displaying an image;
• a communication system by which the diagnostic apparatus and the complementary apparatus communicate;
• the diagnostic apparatus and the complementary apparatus being arranged to display the same image;
• the diagnostic apparatus being arranged to receive, from the complementary apparatus, via the communication system, data representing an annotation of the image and to display the annotation on the image displayed thereat.

A diagnostic system comprising:

• a diagnostic apparatus having at least one diagnostic sensor and a display for displaying an image;
• a complementary apparatus having a display for displaying an image;
• a communication system by which the diagnostic apparatus and the complementary apparatus communicate;
• the diagnostic apparatus and the complementary apparatus being arranged to display the same image;
• wherein the diagnostic apparatus and the complementary apparatus each have stores for storing images, the diagnostic apparatus storing a set of a plurality of images and the complementary apparatus storing an identical set and wherein the said images have identifiers, and the identifier of an image to be displayed at one of the diagnostic apparatus and the complementary apparatus is transmitted to an other one of the complementary apparatus and the diagnostic apparatus to cause the other one of the complementary apparatus and the diagnostic apparatus to display the same image stored in the store thereof.

A diagnostic apparatus for use with a complementary apparatus having a display for displaying an image and a store for storing images to be displayed,

• the diagnostic apparatus having:
• at least one diagnostic sensor;
• a display for displaying an image;
• a communication system by which the diagnostic apparatus and the complementary apparatus communicate;
• and a store for storing images, the diagnostic apparatus storing a set of a plurality of images, which images are identical to images stored at the complementary apparatus;
• the diagnostic apparatus being arranged to receive from the complementary apparatus and/or to transmit to the complementary apparatus, via the communication system an identifier of an image to be displayed at one of the diagnostic apparatus and the complementary apparatus to cause it to display the identified image stored in the store thereof.

Diagnostic apparatus comprising:

• means for sensing diagnostic data;
• communication means for transmitting the sensed data to a remote location and for receiving control data from the remote location;
• display means;
• processing means to which the sensing means, communication means and display means are connected to form an integrated system, the processing means being arranged to:
• a) control the sensing means;
• b) process the sensed data;
• and
• c) control the communication means;
• the processing means storing a set of images each image having a unique identifier, the processing means being responsive to a command from the remote location to select and display a stored image identified by the command.

A diagnostic system comprising:

• a diagnostic apparatus having at least one diagnostic sensor and a display for displaying an image;
• a complementary apparatus having a display for displaying an image;
• a communication system by which the diagnostic apparatus and the complementary apparatus communicate;
• the diagnostic apparatus being arranged to perform a predetermined plurality of actions;
• the diagnostic apparatus and the complementary apparatus being arranged so that the complementary apparatus replicates the said actions.

A diagnostic system comprising:

• a diagnostic apparatus having at least one diagnostic sensor and a display for displaying an image;
• a complementary apparatus having a display for displaying an image;
• a communication system by which the diagnostic apparatus and this complementary apparatus communicate;
• the diagnostic apparatus and the complementary apparatus being arranged to display the same image;
• the complementary apparatus having an annotator operable to annotate the said displayed image and to transmit to the diagnostic apparatus data representing the annotation without the image, the diagnostic apparatus having a combiner operable to combine the said annotation with the said same image displayed thereat.