US 12,469,589 B2
Systems, methods, and devices for hub, spoke and edge rendering in a picture archiving and communication system (PACS)
Firdaous Mirzoev, Westlake, OH (US); Dan Matei, Westlake, OH (US); and Razvan Atanasiu, Westlake, OH (US)
Assigned to Hyland Software, Inc., Westlake, OH (US)
Filed by Hyland Software, Inc., Westlake, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/988,967.
Prior Publication US 2024/0171645 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. G16H 30/20 (2018.01); H04L 67/2876 (2022.01); H04L 67/289 (2022.01)
CPC G16H 30/20 (2018.01) [H04L 67/2876 (2013.01); H04L 67/289 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
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1. A hybrid picture archiving and communication system (PACS) comprising:
a hub server-side rendering architecture comprising:
a central hub that includes a central rendering engine, a central archive that stores digital imaging and communication in medicine (DICOM) objects from a first modality coupled to the central archive, and a first proxy adapter; and
a first user device coupled to the central hub via a first wide area network (WAN) interface, wherein the central rendering engine is configured to render the DICOM objects to a first display of the first user device via the first WAN interface;
a hub and spoke server-side rendering architecture comprising:
at least one spoke that includes a regional rendering engine, a regional archive that stores at least a portion of the DICOM objects of the central archive and other DICOM objects from a second modality coupled to the regional archive, and a second proxy adapter, wherein the regional rendering engine is coupled to the central archive via a clinical data interface; and
a second user device coupled to the at least one spoke via a second WAN interface, wherein the regional rendering engine is configured to render the at least the portion of the DICOM objects or the other DICOM objects to a second display of the second user device over the second WAN interface;
an edge-side rendering architecture comprising:
a local rendering engine that is coupled to the central archive via a third WAN interface and to a local archive; and
a third user device comprising the local rendering engine or coupled to the local rendering engine via a local area network (LAN) interface, wherein the local rendering engine is configured to render at least a portion of the DICOM objects to a third display of the third user device;
a memory; and
one or more processors configured, when executing instructions stored in the memory, to:
render the DICOM objects using the hub server-side rendering architecture, the hub and spoke server-side rendering architecture, and the edge-side rendering architecture based on network parameters including a latency, a geographical proximity to a data location, and a usage pattern, wherein each of the network parameters is associated with a threshold;
establish a direction of data replication including associated data of DICOM objects, user preferences, or other configuration items, between the central hub and the at least one spoke; and
transfer medical studies between the central hub and the at least one spoke using the first proxy adapter and the second proxy adapter.