Synergistic Medical Imaging Scheduling System

Publication ID: 24-11857804_0003_PTD

Published: October 28, 2025

Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Synergistic Medical Imaging Scheduling System,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857804_0003_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857804_0003_PTD

This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,804.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

A comprehensive system integrating medical imaging data with AI, IoT, blockchain, and new materials to optimize treatment response assessment and scheduling.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent relates to determining a medical imaging schedule, but it lacks the power of synergistic combinations. The new inventive concept addresses the limitation of isolated medical imaging data analysis by integrating it with AI, IoT, blockchain, and new materials to provide a more accurate and efficient treatment response assessment and scheduling.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The system comprises a blockchain-based data storage module for secure and transparent data management, an AI-powered analysis module for predicting optimal imaging times, an IoT-based sensor data collector for real-time monitoring, and a new material-based implantable device for continuous treatment response tracking. The system enables real-time medical imaging scheduling, secure data sharing, and personalized treatment planning.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce the synergistic combination of AI, IoT, blockchain, and new materials with medical imaging data analysis, providing a novel and non-obvious approach to optimizing treatment response assessment and scheduling.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments may include using different AI algorithms, IoT sensor types, or blockchain protocols. Variations may also include integrating the system with electronic health records, medical imaging devices, or other healthcare systems.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The synergistic medical imaging scheduling system has significant commercial potential in the healthcare industry, particularly in cancer treatment, personalized medicine, and medical imaging device manufacturing. The system can improve treatment outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and enhance patient experience.

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Medical imaging informatics, treatment response monitoring, and computational healthcare decision support systems

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A professional with advanced degrees in biomedical engineering, computer science, or medical informatics, possessing expertise in data analysis, machine learning, medical imaging technologies, and healthcare information systems

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD represents a predictable technological extension of the source patent's medical imaging scheduling methodology by integrating emerging digital technologies like AI, blockchain, and IoT to enhance treatment response assessment. The core problem of optimizing medical imaging timing remains consistent, with the PTD merely applying well-known computational techniques to improve data collection, analysis, and scheduling processes. These technological integrations represent standard engineering approaches to incrementally improving medical decision support systems.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Method for determining medical imaging schedule based on blood panel and initial imaging data

PTD Variation

Adding blockchain-based data storage and AI-powered analysis module for scheduling

Obviousness Reasoning

Implementing secure distributed data storage and machine learning analysis represents a known technique for improving medical data management, with predictable results in enhancing decision support systems

Source Patent Element

Treatment response assessment through imaging modalities

PTD Variation

Integrating IoT sensor data with medical imaging data for comprehensive monitoring

Obviousness Reasoning

Combining multiple data sources for more comprehensive treatment monitoring is a standard approach in medical informatics, representing an obvious design optimization

Source Patent Element

Determining optimal imaging time based on clinical information

PTD Variation

Using machine learning algorithms to predict optimal imaging schedules dynamically

Obviousness Reasoning

Applying computational prediction techniques to medical scheduling represents a straightforward application of known machine learning methodologies to existing medical decision processes

Source Patent Element

Medical imaging data collection and analysis

PTD Variation

Implementing smart contract-based access control for medical imaging data

Obviousness Reasoning

Applying blockchain's smart contract technology for secure data management is a predictable technological evolution in healthcare information systems

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857804 and the disclosed technological variations, a person of ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed medical imaging scheduling system with integrated AI, blockchain, and IoT technologies to be an obvious combination of prior art techniques, rendering such claims unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as a matter of law.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,857,804
Title	Determining a medical imaging schedule
Assignee(s)	Koninklijke Philips N.V.