A HYPER-CONTROLLABLE AND HYPER-RECORDABLE MEDICAL IMAGE APPLICATION BASED ON PATTERN TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

The basic idea of hyper-control is to use a multimedia document, called a hyper-control document, to control other application systems. In this paper, we propose a new concept, called hyper-record, to facilitate the creation of hyper-control documents. Based on an extension of the Command Processor pattern and other related patterns, we have developed a medical image system, called Discover, which can support both the hyper-control and the hyper-record mechanisms. Examples are given to illustrate the mutual relationship between Discover and its hyper-control documents. Our experience in using patterns is also addressed.