Method and apparatus for providing medical information

• US 10,269,453 B2
• Filed: 06/12/2014
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Woong, Lee, Jae-chool
• Primary Examiner(s): Sereboff, Neal
• Application Number:
  US14/302,960
• Publication Number:
  US 20140372136A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,776 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Provided are a method and apparatus for providing medical information. The method includes obtaining diagnostic information related to an object, setting an information providing area on which the diagnostic information is to be displayed on a console room window, the console room window being a transparent display unit, and displaying the diagnostic information on the information providing area of the console room window.

Claims

1. A method of providing medical information, the method comprising:

communicating with a medical system, the medical system executing a protocol relating to an object located in a first room;

receiving, by a device located in a second room, diagnostic information related to the object, the diagnostic information comprising information about progress of the protocol executed on the object, and information about condition of the object; and

displaying, by the device located in the second room, the diagnostic information onto a transparent display on a console room window, the console room window separating the first room from the second room;

wherein the displayed diagnostic information and the object in the first room are observable from the second room through the transparent display on the console room window.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting an information providing area on which the diagnostic information is to be displayed on the transparent display, wherein the setting comprises setting at least one from among a size and a position of the information providing area, and

the displaying comprises displaying the diagnostic information based on the at least one from among the set size and the set position of the information providing area.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising setting on the console room window an observation area through which the object is observable.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the setting comprises setting at least a part of the observation area as the information providing area.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the setting comprises setting an area of the console room window other than the observation area as the information providing area.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting an information providing area on which the diagnostic information is to be displayed on the transparent display, wherein the setting comprises:

selecting at least one from among a plurality of sub-areas of the console room window; and

setting the selected at least one sub-area as the information providing area.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting an information providing area on which the diagnostic information is to be displayed on the transparent display,

wherein the transparent display comprises a plurality of transparent displays arranged adjacent to one another,

wherein the setting comprises matching at least one from among the plurality of transparent displays to the information providing area.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the information providing area comprises a plurality of information providing areas,

wherein the method further comprises determining priorities of the plurality of information providing areas, and

wherein the displaying comprises displaying a plurality of diagnostic information on the plurality of information providing areas based on at least one from among the priorities of the plurality of information providing areas and orders in which the plurality of diagnostic information are obtained.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the displaying the diagnostic information comprises determining the plurality of information providing areas on which the plurality of diagnostic information are to be displayed according to importance of the plurality of diagnostic information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the information providing area comprises a plurality of information providing areas,

wherein the method further comprises determining priorities of the plurality of information providing areas, and

wherein the displaying comprises displaying a plurality of diagnostic information on the plurality of information providing areas based on at least one from among the priorities of the plurality of information providing areas and importance of the plurality of diagnostic information.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting an information providing area on which the diagnostic information is to be displayed on the transparent display,

wherein the setting comprises setting the information providing area based on a user input.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the user input is received by using at least one from among a voice recognition sensor, a motion detection sensor, a touch sensor, and a pointing device recognition sensor.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying comprises adjusting a transparency of the diagnostic information on the console room window based on at least one from among a value of the diagnostic information and a user input.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the transparency of the diagnostic information based on a type of the diagnostic information.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the transparency of the diagnostic information based on a position at which the diagnostic information is displayed on the console room window.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting at least one from among a position of a user and a distance of the user from the console room window.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the displaying comprises adjusting a size of the information providing area on which the diagnostic information is displayed based on the distance of the user from the console room window.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the displaying comprises adjusting at least one from among a position and a size of the information providing area on which the diagnostic information is displayed on the console room window based on the position of the user.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the adjusting comprises reducing the size of the information providing area in response to the detected position of the user which is closer to the information providing area.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising setting an information providing area on which the diagnostic information is to be displayed on the transparent display,

wherein the information providing area comprises a plurality of information providing areas,

wherein the method further comprises determining priorities of the plurality of information providing areas,

wherein the determining comprises determining the priorities based the position of the user, and

wherein the displaying comprises displaying a plurality of diagnostic information on the plurality of information providing areas based on the determined priorities.

21. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting an information providing area on which the diagnostic information is to be displayed on the transparent display,

wherein the setting comprises setting a substantially entire portion of the console room window as the information providing area.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

capturing an image of an inner area of a shield room in which the object is located; and

displaying the image of the inner area of the shield room on at least a portion of the information providing area.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic information comprises an image obtained by photographing at least a part of the object.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic information comprises an image obtained by photographing a movement of a diagnostic table on which the object is placed.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic information comprises a medical image of the object.

26. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic information comprises an image obtained by photographing an inner area of a gantry in which the object is positioned.

27. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic information comprises a message indicating that a movement of the object is detected, the message being generated in response to an amount of a detected movement of the object which is equal to or greater than a preset value.

28. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic information comprises information about a local memory configured to store the diagnostic information.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic information comprises personal information of the object.

30. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic information comprises a list of patients comprising the object.

31. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic information comprises a control menu for controlling the medical system configured to obtain the diagnostic information of the object.

32. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic information comprises a communication guide menu configured to provide information about communication with an external network,

wherein the method further comprises performing the communication with the external network based on a user input on the communication guide menu.

33. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic information comprises bio-monitoring information about at least a predetermined part of the object.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the displaying comprises displaying the bio-monitoring information on at least a portion of the information providing area corresponding to the at least a predetermined part of the object.

35. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining comprises obtaining the diagnostic information using the medical system comprising at least one from among a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and a computed tomography (CT) system.

71. A computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program for executing the method of claim 1.

36. An apparatus for providing medical information, the apparatus comprising:

a diagnostic information obtaining unit, implemented by at least one processor, configured to communicate with a medical diagnostic system, the medical diagnostic system executing a protocol relating to an object located in a first room, and receive, from the medical diagnostic system, diagnostic information related to the object, the diagnostic information comprising information about progress of the protocol executed on the object, and information about condition of the object;

an area setting unit, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to set an information providing area on which the diagnostic information is to be displayed on a transparent display on a console room window, the console room window separating the first room from a second room in which the apparatus is located; and

a controller, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to control the console room window to display the diagnostic information on the information providing area,

wherein the displayed diagnostic information and the object are observable through the transparent display on the console room window.

37. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the area setting unit sets at least one from among a size and a position of the information providing area, and

the controller controls the console room window to display the diagnostic information based on the at least one from among the set size and the set position of the information providing area.

38. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the area setting unit sets on the console room window an observation area through which the console room window is observable.

39. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the area setting unit sets at least a part of the observation area as the information providing area.

40. The apparatus of claim 39, wherein the information providing area is an area of the console room window other than the observation area.

41. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the area setting unit selects at least one from among a plurality of sub-areas of the console room window, and sets the at least one selected sub-area as the information providing area.

42. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the transparent display comprises a plurality of transparent displays arranged adjacent to one another,

wherein the area setting unit matches at least one from among the plurality of transparent displays to the information providing area.

43. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the information providing area comprises a plurality of information providing areas,

wherein the area setting unit determines priorities of the plurality of information providing areas, and

the controller controls the console room window to display a plurality of diagnostic information on the plurality of information providing areas based on at least one from among the priorities of the plurality of information providing areas and orders in which the plurality of diagnostic information are obtained.

44. The apparatus of claim 43, wherein the area setting unit determines the plurality of information providing areas on which a plurality of the diagnostic information are to be displayed according to importance of the plurality of diagnostic information.

45. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the information providing area comprises a plurality of information providing areas,

wherein the area setting unit determines priorities of the plurality of information providing areas, and

the controller controls the console room window to display a plurality of diagnostic information on the plurality of information providing areas based on at least one from among the priorities of the plurality of information providing areas and importance of the plurality of diagnostic information.

46. The apparatus of claim 36, further comprising a user input unit configured to receive a user input,

wherein the area setting unit sets the information providing area based on the user input.

47. The apparatus of claim 46, wherein the user input is received by using at least one from among a voice recognition sensor, a motion detection sensor, a touch sensor, and a pointing device recognition sensor.

48. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the controller controls the console room window to adjust a transparency of the diagnostic information on the console room window based on at least one from among a value of the diagnostic information and a user input.

49. The apparatus of claim 48, wherein the controller controls the console room window to adjust the transparency of the diagnostic information based on a type of the diagnostic information.

50. The apparatus of claim 48, wherein the controller controls the console room window to adjust the transparency of the diagnostic information based on a position at which the diagnostic information is displayed on the console room window.

51. The apparatus of claim 36, further comprising a sensing unit configured to detect at least one from among a position of a user and a distance of the user from the console room window.

52. The apparatus of claim 51, wherein the area setting unit adjusts a size of the information providing area on which the diagnostic information is displayed based on the distance of the user from the console room window,

wherein the controller controls the console room window to display the diagnostic information on the information providing area having the adjusted size.

53. The apparatus of claim 51, wherein the area setting unit adjusts at least one from among a size and a position of the information providing area on which the diagnostic information is displayed on the console room window based on the position of the user,

wherein the controller controls the console room window to display the diagnostic information on the information providing area having the at least one from among the adjusted size and the adjusted position.

54. The apparatus of claim 53, wherein the area setting unit reduces the size of the information providing area in response to the detected position of the user which is closer to the information providing area,

wherein the controller controls the console room window to display the diagnostic information on the information providing area having the reduced size.

55. The apparatus of claim 52, wherein the information providing area comprises a plurality of information providing areas,

wherein the area setting unit determines priorities of the plurality of information providing areas based on the position of the user, and

wherein the controller controls the console room window to display a plurality of diagnostic information on the plurality of information providing areas based on the determined priorities.

56. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the area setting unit sets a substantially entire portion of the console room window as the information providing area.

57. The apparatus of claim 56, further comprising a sensing unit configured to capture an image of an inner area of a shield room in which the object is located,

wherein the controller controls the console room window to display the image of the inner area of the shield room on at least a portion of the information providing area.

58. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the diagnostic information comprises an image obtained by photographing at least a part of the object.

59. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the diagnostic information comprises an image obtained by photographing a movement of a diagnostic table on which the object is placed.

60. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the diagnostic information comprises a medical image of the object.

61. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the diagnostic information comprises an image obtained by photographing an inner area of a gantry in which the object is positioned.

62. The apparatus of claim 36, further comprising a sensing unit configured to determine whether an amount of a detected movement of the object is equal to or greater than a preset value,

wherein the diagnostic information comprises a message indicating that a movement of the object is detected, the message being generated according to a result of a determination of the sensing unit.

63. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the diagnostic information comprises information about a local memory configured to store the diagnostic information.

64. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the diagnostic information comprises personal information of the object.

65. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the diagnostic information comprises a list of patients comprising the object.

66. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the diagnostic information comprises a control menu for controlling a medical system configured to obtain the diagnostic information of the object.

67. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the diagnostic information comprises a communication guide menu configured to provide information about communication with an external network,

wherein the apparatus performs the communication with the external network based on a user input on the communication guide menu.

68. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the diagnostic information comprises bio-monitoring information about at least a predetermined part of the object.

69. The apparatus of claim 68, wherein the controller controls the console room window to display the bio-monitoring information on at least a portion of the information providing area corresponding to the at least a predetermined part of the object.

70. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the diagnostic information obtaining unit obtains the diagnostic information using a medical system comprising at least one from among a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and a computed tomography (CT) system.

72. An information providing apparatus comprising:

at least one processor operable to read and operate according to instructions within a computer program; and

at least one memory operable to store at least portions of the computer program for access by the at least one processor;

wherein the computer program includes algorithms which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform;

communicating with a medical diagnostic system, the medical diagnostic system executing a protocol relating to an object located in a first room;

receiving, from the medical diagnostic system, diagnostic information related to the object, the diagnostic information comprising information about progress of the protocol executed on the object, and information about condition of the object; and

displaying the diagnostic information onto a transparent display on a console room window, the console room window separating the first room from a second room in which the apparatus is located,

wherein the displayed diagnostic information and the object are observable through the transparent display on the console room window.

73. The information providing apparatus of claim 72, wherein the algorithms further cause the at least one processor to perform adjusting the information providing area on the console room window based on at least one of a user command and a position of a user.