Abstract: A hanging protocol simulator system and method permit the design and storage of hanging protocol without requiring the actual hardware utilized in the design. The creation and/or modification of hanging protocols can be made either: a) automatically, by sending images to the simulator and receiving the configuration based on these images, or b) manually, in which case the user utilizes a hanging protocol editor to define the preferred screen layout. The user can define a preferred screen layout and then test it, without need of available real hardware, and can check the performance of the configuration long before investing in the ultimately required hardware. A database is provided for storing hanging protocols which can be accessed, and/or user-provided input can further be provided to define or refine hanging protocols.

Abstract: In a method and system for provision of image objects in a digital image information system controlled by an electronic data management device, with a first long term data storage device for archiving of pixel portions of the image objects in a first data format and a second long term data storage device in which are archived pixel portions of the image objects in a second data format differing from the first data format, and a databank associated with the two long term data storage devices, text portions of image objects stored in the two long term data storage devices are stored in a first data format in the data bank. The text portion of the queried image object is read from the databank on the basis of an image object query, and using the text portion it is determined whether the pixel portion of the queried image object is stored in the first long term data storage device or in the second long term data storage device.

Abstract: A hanging protocol simulator system and method permit the design and storage of hanging protocol without requiring the actual hardware utilized in the design. The creation and/or modification of hanging protocols can be made either: a) automatically, by sending images to the simulator and receiving the configuration based on these images, or b) manually, in which case the user utilizes a hanging protocol editor to define the preferred screen layout. The user can define a preferred screen layout and then test it, without need of available real hardware, and can check the performance of the configuration long before investing in the ultimately required hardware. A database is provided for storing hanging protocols which can be accessed, and/or user-provided input can further be provided to define or refine hanging protocols.