Patents by Inventor Bruce M. Flamma

Bruce M. Flamma has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7343385
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system for processing data to be stored in a document-imaging system that includes a posting processor programmed for receiving at least one object containing the data; a bursting processor programmed for bursting the object to create at least one bursted object; an index extraction processor programmed for extracting indexing information on the bursted object; and a communication processor programmed for transmitting the transformed bursted object and the indexing information to the document-imaging system. The invention may further include a transformation processor for transforming the bursted object and a user interface for configuring the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Lusen, Bruce M. Flamma, Frank W. Racis
  • Patent number: 7136883
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system for managing storage of an object in a storage system having a plurality of different storage media divided into different partitions, which includes a storage processor for determining whether a particular storage partition has reached a predetermined capacity threshold; a data migration processor for identifying within the particular storage partition an object to be moved and for identifying a target destination partition for the particular object in response to the capacity determination, the migration processor identifying the target destination partition based on one or more selected from the group consisting of (a) media type of the particular storage partition, and (b) information identifying related objects in the target destination partition; and a transfer processor for transferring data representing the particular object to the target destination partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Medial Solutions Health Services Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce M. Flamma, William D. Lusen, Frank W. Racis
  • Patent number: 7003529
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system for adaptively identifying data to be stored in a document-processing system that includes an identification processor programmed for identifying the existence of a new and previously absent stored data object in at least one of a plurality of file directories. The identified new stored data object being associated with a particular medical entity, a decision processor programmed for comparing at least a portion of a filename of an identified new stored data object with stored predetermined filename data, and identifying a new stored data object containing data indexing information in response to a filename data match. A communication processor is programmed for providing communication among the identification processor, the decision processor and the document-processing system for processing an identified new stored data object containing data indexing information differently from other identified new stored data objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation
    Inventors: William D. Lusen, Bruce M. Flamma, Frank W. Racis
  • Patent number: 6999972
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system for processing data to be stored in a document-imaging system that includes a posting processor programmed for receiving at least one object containing the data; a bursting processor programmed for bursting the object to create at least one bursted object; an index extraction processor programmed for extracting indexing information on the bursted object; and a communication processor programmed for transmitting the transformed bursted object and the indexing information to the document-imaging system. The invention may further include a transformation processor for transforming the bursted object and a user interface for configuring the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Systems Health Services Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Lusen, Bruce M. Flamma, Frank W. Racis
  • Publication number: 20030103071
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system for processing data to be stored in a document-imaging system that includes a user interface for receiving one or more user commands; an object processor for retrieving at least a portion of the data object from the document imaging system and rendering the portion of the data object for viewing on the user interface, wherein the object processor is programmed for receiving and storing image and text information for the data object in response to the user command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: William Lusen, Bruce M. Flamma, Frank W. Racis
  • Publication number: 20030065898
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system for managing storage of an object in a storage system having a plurality of different storage media divided into different partitions, which includes a storage processor for determining whether a particular storage partition has reached a predetermined capacity threshold; a data migration processor for identifying within the particular storage partition an object to be moved and for identifying a target destination partition for the particular object in response to the capacity determination, the migration processor identifying the target destination partition based on one or more selected from the group consisting of (a) media type of the particular storage partition, and (b) information identifying related objects in the target destination partition; and a transfer processor for transferring data representing the particular object to the target destination partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce M. Flamma, William D. Lusen, Frank W. Racis
  • Publication number: 20030061229
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system for processing data to be stored in a document-imaging system that includes a posting processor programmed for receiving at least one object containing the data; a bursting processor programmed for bursting the object to create at least one bursted object; an index extraction processor programmed for extracting indexing information on the bursted object; and a communication processor programmed for transmitting the transformed bursted object and the indexing information to the document-imaging system. The invention may further include a transformation processor for transforming the bursted object and a user interface for configuring the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: William D. Lusen, Bruce M. Flamma, Frank W. Racis
  • Publication number: 20030050937
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a system for adaptively identifying data to be stored in a document-imaging system that includes an identification processor programmed for identifying the existence of a new and previously absent stored data object in at least one of a plurality of file directories, the identified new stored data object being associated with a particular medical entity, a decision processor programmed for comparing at least a portion of a filename of an identified new stored data object with stored predetermined filename data and identifying a new stored data object containing data indexing information in response to a filename data match; and a communication processor programmed for providing communication among the identification processor, the decision processor and the document-imaging system for processing an identified new stored data object containing data indexing information differently from other identified new stored data objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: William D. Lusen, Bruce M. Flamma, Frank W. Racis