Development of a Scattered Processing Consultation System with Multimedia on the Network for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

由于该咨询系统由不同操作系统（OS）上的各种WS和PC组成，因此网络环境必须独立于OS。然后，我们将我们的系统集成到万维网（WWW）浏览器中，使HTTP可以在机器中运行WWW服务器。处理流程我们的会诊系统从患者的第一次就诊到治疗结束，为诊断、治疗计划和评估结果及时提供必要的数据和建议。我们的会诊系统的特点是：(1)每个操作人员（医生）只操作WWW浏览器就知道该做什么工作，必要时邮件自动发送到其他机器或操作人员；(2)一台主机不管理一个孔进程；(3)基本信息数据库放在服务器上，操作人员通过WWW浏览器访问；(4)每个操作人员都能掌握处理情况。描述语言和内容系统描述了哪个操作员应该获取哪些数据以及如何处理这些数据，以及谁应该获得下一步处理的数据（工作描述）。描述性语言应该独立于特定的编程语言并且是抽象的。该系统由每个操作员的“工作指导”程序和“执行程序”组成，该程序被称为“工作指导程序”。结果本系统的优点是：(1)数据分散在每台机器上（分散控制系统）；(2)由于新工作中传输的图像数据等大文件较少，因此该系统对主机和网络系统的负荷较小。(3)由于每个执行程序的状态都保存在一个URL指定的文件中，方便了系统的停止和重启；(4)由于每个“执行程序”都是以Java applet的形式制作的，因此可以在WWW浏览器上完成程序的执行、组合和转换。

Since this consultation system was composed of various WS and PC on different operation systems (OS), the network environment must be independent of OS.Then, we integrated our systems into World Wide Web (WWW) browser to make machines in which the HTTP can run WWW servers.Flow of the ProcessingOur consultation system managed from first visit of a patient to its end of treatment, and gave necessary data and advice for diagnosing, treatment planning and evaluating the result in proper time. The characteristics of our consulation system was (1) Each operator (doctor) could know what work should do only operate WWW browser, and the mails were sent to other machine or operator automatically, if necessary, (2) One host computer did not manage a hole process, (3) The database for basic information was placed on the server, and operator accessed it by WWW browser, (4) Each operator could get hold of processing conditions.Descriptive Language and ContentsThe system described that which operator should get which data and how to deal them, and that who should get the processed data for the next step (Work-description). The descriptive language should be independent of a particular programming language and abstract. The system was composed of "Workdirection" program for each operator and "Execution program" which was called by "Workdirection program".ResultsThe advantage of our system is that ; (1) The data were scattered each machine (scattered control system), (2) As not so many big files like image data were transmitted through the new work, this system did not load to muchon the host computer and the network system. (3) Since each status at executing the program was preserved in a file specified by URL,it was convenient to stop and restart system, (4) As every "Execution program" was made as a Java applet, execution, composition and transform of the program could be completed on the WWW browser.