Example 10 out of 12: Complex configuration with pen-computer, infrared-connection, fileserver, SQL-database and printer

Components and connections

• This configuration consists of pen-computer with integrated touch-screen, which is connected to a network via infrared-interface.
• Within the network, there are a fileserver, a SQL-database a print-server.
• Printer and server are connected via parallel port.

Functionality: Interview and result printing

• The patient fills in questionnaires at the pen-computer.
• Recorded data are stored on the pen-computer.
• The printouts are transmitted to the print-server. The result of the current interview and an overview of the patient's course appear on the printer.
• The recorded data are copied automatically from the fileserver into the database. The contents of the database can be delivered as raw-data or processed further automatically.

Functionality: Searching and using recorded data

• The doctor can search and print data of indiviual interviews using AnyQuery.
• Data of multiple interviews can be exported as table to be processed further using other programs.
• Data stored on the fileserver are available on every workstation within the network.