Extensible System for Disseminating Polysomnography Data

描述（由申请人提供）：提出了一种用于传输和存储多导睡眠图数据的创新系统，旨在创建一种更有效的方式来共享、存档和远程访问睡眠研究。该系统将包括一个开放文件规范，一个网络传输协议，以及将它们集成到现有软件中所需的工具。文件规范将基于XML，并根据同行评审过程的输入进行开发。该规范将优于现有的开放文件格式，因为它将是可扩展的，并且更容易集成到现有系统中。还将开发一种网络传输协议，允许连接到TCP/IP网络（包括因特网）的任何计算机访问睡眠研究。该协议将利用多导睡眠图数据存储和显示的方式，以3:1到20:1的净压缩比显示，而不会损失显示质量。病人的隐私将通过访问控制和强加密来保护。这将使使用低成本互联网连接来监测、审查和评分睡眠研究变得可行。文件规范和网络协议将与软件开发和文件转换工具一起提供给第三方。该项目将基于先进的开发技术和概念，包括解释语言、ATL和XML。由此产生的系统将为医生和研究人员提供更大的灵活性，以及更好地获取患者数据，从而改善医疗保健并降低成本。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An innovative system for the transmission and storage of polysomnography data is proposed with the aim of creating a more efficient way to share, archive, and remotely access sleep studies. The system will include an open file specification, a network transmission protocol, and the tools needed to integrate them into existing software. The file specification will be based on XML and developed with input from a peer review process. The specification will be superior to existing open file formats in that it will be extensible and simpler to integrate into existing systems. A network transmission protocol will also be developed which will allow access to sleep studies from any computer connected to a TCP/IP network, including the Internet. The protocol will take advantage of the way polysomnography data is stored and displayed to net compression ratios of 3:1 to 20:1 with no loss in display quality. Patient privacy will be preserved using access controls and strong encryption. This will make it practical to monitor, review, and score sleep studies using low cost Internet connections. Both the file specification and network protocol will be made available to third parties along with software development and file conversion tools. The project will be based on advanced development technology and concepts including interpreted languages, ATL, and XML. The resulting system will improve health care and reduce costs by providing physicians and researchers more flexibility, and better access to patient data.