Abstract: A local private network includes a chassis including a diskless, real-time based board including a memory. The memory downloads an executable program that runs in response to a form output, the memory further downloads a webserver. A host computer electrically coupled to the chassis through an Ethernet connection contains the form, the webserver, and the executable program.

Abstract: The present invention is, in one embodiment, a method for efficiently and reliably communicating button presses electronically on a network from one or more push button nodes each having at least one push button, to a master node. This method includes steps of: generating status messages indicative of a push button states at each of push button node; communicating the status messages to the master node via the network; determining, at the master node, the state of the push buttons at each of the push button nodes from the communicated status messages; and triggering a response of the master node, in accordance with the statuses of the push buttons determined from the communicated status messages.

Abstract: The present technique provides a system and method for controlling, communicating with, and generally managing imaging subsystems and peripheral devices. The technique is applicable to a wide range of imaging systems, but is particularly well suited to complex imaging systems used in the medical diagnostics field. In the field of medical diagnostic imaging systems, the technique has particular promise for controlling, communicating with, and generally managing subsystems and devices in MRI systems, CT systems, x-ray systems, PET systems, and so forth. In a general sense, the technique facilitates more efficient and reliable communication with the subsystems and peripheral devices of the medical imaging system. For example, the present technique may use a CAN or CAN OPEN network architecture to provide uniform communication with the subsystems and peripheral devices and to provide a variety of operational checks to ensure the operational reliability of the imaging system.