Abstract: Example systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed herein for dynamically assigning unique message identifiers for devices in a CAN bus network. The example systems, methods, and apparatus are configured to allow devices, such as infusion pumps, to propose and acquire unique IDs within a CAN bus network. The example systems, methods, and apparatus are configured to use the exchange of information between devices in a CAN bus network to prevent duplicate unique IDs, and to allow for simultaneous unique IDs to be acquired by devices. The disclosed systems, methods, and apparatus prevent human programming errors by minimizing the need for extensive user interaction with devices joining a CAN bus network and need to know and select node IDs during installation. The disclosed systems, methods, and apparatus increase network efficiency and prevent programming errors that might result in patient discomfort or injury in healthcare settings, such as networks including infusion pumps.

Abstract: A method for adding an image processing algorithm (18a) for execution by a compiled image processing computer program (41), without recompiling the image processing computer program, includes specifying image processing elements (13-17, 13a-17a) in an image processing chain (10, 10a), applying the image processing elements in a sequence or in parallel to one or more resulting images to be displayed, generating an image processing chain as a script capable of execution by a script interpreter (46) in the computer (36) which is arranged to receive raw image data (11, 11a), and relating the image processing chain (10a) to a clinical protocol (55), which is subsequently executed by the computer while running the compiled image processing computer program to process image data.