Diagnostic apparatus having a symptom evaluation processing function to improve cause hypothesis
US5805160A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S706/924
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A diagnosis apparatus includes a user interface (UI) control processing unit provided as a user's interface, a plurality of symptom evaluation processing unit operatively connected in parallel to the UI control processing unit, and a display unit operatively connected to the UI control processing unit. The UI control processing unit sequentially broadcasts symptoms to all symptom evaluation processing unit. Each symptom evaluation processing unit carrys a different symptom specified in advance for every processing unit, and evaluates a hypothesis for a cause of the symptom in order to execute an optimum search operation for the symptom.
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