Radiation imaging apparatus and control method for radiation imaging apparatus

• US 10,238,347 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2018
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Ishioka, Toshiya, Uchiyama, Akehiko, Morita, Hideaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Maupin, Hugh
• Application Number:
  US15/982,511
• Publication Number:
  US 20180263572A1
• Time in Patent Office: 313 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4233 using matrix detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/46 Arrangements for interfacing with the operator or the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/5258 involving detection or reduction of artifacts or noise
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/54 Control of apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis

Abstract

An X-ray imaging apparatus including a sensor unit with a sensor array configured to generate a signal corresponding to X-rays and a sound-production unit configured to make a notification by sound production causes the sound-production unit to execute sound production in response to detection of an event. If an event including a sound-production request occurs during a period including a period of reading out a signal from the sensor array, the X-ray imaging apparatus restricts execution of sound production by the sound-production unit.

Claims

1. A radiation imaging apparatus having a communication function capable of exchanging data with an external device using at least one of wired communication and wireless communication, comprising:

a sensor unit including a sensor array configured to generate a signal corresponding to radiation;

a sound-production unit configured to make a notification by sound production; and

a notification unit configured to cause the sound-production unit to execute sound production in response to detection of an event,

wherein sound production by the sound-production unit is executed such that the sound production is not executed during a period of reading out a signal from the sensor array in a state in which communication with the external device is disabled.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the period includes a period of reading out the signal from the sensor array after radiation irradiation to obtain radiation image data.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the period includes a period of reading out the signal from the sensor array to obtain image data for correcting radiation image data.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the period includes a period of digitalizing the signal read out from the sensor array.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the period includes an irradiation detection period for detecting a start of radiation irradiation.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit restricts execution of sound production by the sound-production unit in a case where an event including a sound-production request occurs during the period.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:

a suspending unit configured to suspend, when the event including the sound-production request is detected during the period, the sound-production request corresponding to the event,

wherein after an end of the period, the notification unit causes the sound-production unit to execute sound production according to the sound-production request suspended by the suspending unit.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when the event including the sound-production request is detected during the period, the notification unit sends the sound-production request corresponding to the event to the external apparatus.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when the event including the sound-production request is detected during the period, the notification unit makes a notification representing occurrence of the event using an arrangement different from sound production by the sound-production unit.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the notification unit determines a type of the event including the sound-production request, which has occurred during the period, and switches processing for the sound-production request corresponding to the event in accordance with the determined type.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

if the determined type of the event is a first type, the notification unit suspends the sound-production request corresponding to the event during the period, and

if the determined type of the event is a second type, the notification unit sends the sound-production request to the external apparatus.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein before or after the first period, a notification representing a state of the radiation imaging apparatus is made.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a changing unit configured to change a sound-production setting in the sound-production unit in accordance with a sound-production setting request,

wherein the changing unit ignores the setting request generated during the period.

14. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a changing unit configured to change a sound-production setting in the sound-production unit in accordance with a sound-production setting request,

wherein the changing unit ignores the setting request generated during a period which is set in accordance with an operation state of the radiation imaging apparatus.

15. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the event is an event which can occur during the period.

16. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the event is an event which occurs at an arbitrary timing during an operation of the radiation imaging apparatus.

17. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the event includes an event associated with a countdown until a time-out of the irradiation detection period for detecting the start of radiation irradiation occurs.

18. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the event includes detection of an insufficient remaining battery amount.

26. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit restricts execution of sound production by the sound-production unit in a case where an event including a sound-production request occurs during the period.

27. The apparatus according to claim 26, further comprising:

a suspending unit configured to suspend, when the event including the sound-production request is detected during the period, the sound-production request corresponding to the event,

wherein after an end of the period, the notification unit causes the sound-production unit to execute sound production according to the sound-production request suspended by the suspending unit.

28. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein when the event including the sound-production request is detected during the period, the notification unit sends the sound-production request corresponding to the event to the external apparatus.

29. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein when the event including the sound-production request is detected during the period, the notification unit makes a notification representing occurrence of the event using an arrangement different from sound production by the sound-production unit.

30. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein the notification unit determines a type of the event including the sound-production request, which has occurred during the period, and switches processing for the sound-production request corresponding to the event in accordance with the determined type.

31. The apparatus according to claim 30, wherein

if the determined type of the event is a first type, the notification unit suspends the sound-production request corresponding to the event during the period, and

if the determined type of the event is a second type, the notification unit sends the sound-production request to the external apparatus.

19. A control method for a radiation imaging apparatus including:

a sensor unit with a sensor array configured to generate a signal corresponding to radiation;

a sound-production unit configured to make a notification by sound production; and

a communication function capable of exchanging data with an external device using at least one of wired communication and wireless communication, the method comprising;

causing the sound-production unit to execute sound production in response to detection of an event,

wherein the sound production by the sound-production unit is executed such that sound production by the sound-production unit is not executed during a period of reading out a signal from the sensor array.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for a radiation imaging apparatus including:

a sensor unit with a sensor array configured to generate a signal corresponding to radiation;

a sound-production unit configured to make a notification by sound production; and

a communication function capable of exchanging data with an external device using at least one of wired communication and wireless communication, the method comprising;

causing the sound-production unit to execute sound production in response to detection of an event,

wherein the sound production by the sound-production unit is executed such that sound production by the sound-production unit is not executed during a period of reading out a signal from the sensor array.

21. A radiation imaging apparatus having a communication function capable of exchanging data with an external device using at least one of wired communication and wireless communication, comprising:

a sensor unit including a sensor array configured to generate a signal corresponding to radiation;

a storage unit configured to store the signal;

a sound-production unit configured to make a notification by sound production; and

a notification unit configured to cause the sound-production unit to execute sound production in response to detection of an event,

wherein sound production by the sound-production unit is executed such that the sound production is not executed during a period of reading out a signal from the sensor array in a case where the signal is stored in the storage unit without exchanging the data with the external device for each radiation imaging.

22. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the period includes a period of reading out the signal from the sensor array after radiation irradiation to obtain radiation image data.

23. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the period includes a period of reading out the signal from the sensor array to obtain image data for correcting radiation image data.

24. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the period includes a period of digitalizing the signal read out from the sensor array.

25. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the period includes an irradiation detection period for detecting a start of radiation irradiation.

32. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein before or after the first period, a notification representing a state of the radiation imaging apparatus is made.

33. The apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising:

a changing unit configured to change a sound-production setting in the sound-production unit in accordance with a sound-production setting request,

wherein the changing unit ignores the setting request generated during the period.

34. The apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising:

a changing unit configured to change a sound-production setting in the sound-production unit in accordance with a sound-production setting request,

wherein the changing unit ignores the setting request generated during a period which is set in accordance with an operation state of the radiation imaging apparatus.

35. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the event is an event which can occur during the period.

36. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the event is an event which occurs at an arbitrary timing during an operation of the radiation imaging apparatus.

37. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the event includes an event associated with a countdown until a time-out of the irradiation detection period for detecting the start of radiation irradiation occurs.

38. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the event includes detection of an insufficient remaining battery amount.

39. A control method for a radiation imaging apparatus including:

a sensor unit with a sensor array configured to generate a signal corresponding to radiation;

a storage unit configured to store the signal;

a sound-production unit configured to make a notification by sound production; and

a communication function capable of exchanging data with an external device using at least one of wired communication and wireless communication, the method comprising;

causing the sound-production unit to execute sound production in response to detection of an event,

wherein the sound production by the sound-production unit is executed such that sound production by the sound-production unit is not executed during a period of reading out a signal from the sensor array in a case where the signal is stored in the storage unit without exchanging the data with the external device for each radiation imaging.

40. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for a radiation imaging apparatus including:

a sensor unit with a sensor array configured to generate a signal corresponding to radiation;

a sound-production unit configured to make a notification by sound production; and

a communication function capable of exchanging data with an external device using at least one of wired communication and wireless communication, the method comprising;

causing the sound-production unit to execute sound production in response to detection of an event,

wherein the sound production by the sound-production unit is executed such that sound production by the sound-production unit is not executed during a period of reading out a signal from the sensor array in a case where the signal is stored in the storage unit without exchanging the data with the external device for each radiation imaging.