Abstract: A system including a fabric manager, a memory mapper, and a switch is described. The memory mapper receives and stores mapping information from the fabric manager that maps memory locations in a plurality of hosts to corresponding memory locations in a plurality of physical devices. The switch receives at least a portion of the mapping information from the memory mapper, receives a request from a host, and accesses memory that is identified by the request on a physical device of the plurality of physical devices.

Abstract: A system including a fabric manager, a memory mapper, and a switch is described. The memory mapper receives and stores mapping information from the fabric manager that maps memory locations in a plurality of hosts to corresponding memory locations in a plurality of physical devices. The switch receives at least a portion of the mapping information from the memory mapper, receives a request from a host, and accesses memory that is identified by the request on a physical device of the plurality of physical devices.

Abstract: A remote interactive fax imaging system is disclosed. Stored data, including graphic data, is converted to fax format and transmitted to a remote site. The transmitted image includes machine-readable identification data for identifying the underlying database, and a blank dedicated comment field. At the remote site, a user reviews the faxed image and enters annotations within the dedicated field. The annotated image is faxed back to the originating site. At the originating site, the identifying data is read to associate the annotated image with the original underlying database. The dedicated field area of the return image is added into the data base, thereby forming a complete, annotated record without degrading the original data. The disclosed apparatus and methodology are especially useful, for example, for timely over-reading of electrocardiograph data by a physician at a location remote from the patient.

Abstract: A cardiograph having a keypad includes an internal disc drive for reading a floppy disc provided to the drive. ROM and RAM in the cardiograph incudes a program for loading a macro instruction contained on a floppy disc into the cardiograph RAM. Another program executes the macro instruction responsive to an operator-actuated input. The macro instruction includes keypad codes which provide patient data and configuration and control instructions to the cardiograph. Several special function codes which do not correspond to keypad codes are provided for pausing the macro instruction, ending the instruction and other special functions. In one aspect, patient data is copied onto the floppy disc from a hospital information system and thereafter provided to the cardiograph preliminary to a cardiographic recording session with the patient.