Method and apparatus for changing user interface based on user motion information

• US 10,558,350 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2018
• Issued: 02/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ban, Dae-hyun, Kim, Su-jin, Han, Jeong-ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Phantana-angkool, David
• Application Number:
  US15/868,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20180136811A1
• Time in Patent Office: 761 Days
• Field of Search: 715765
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/44 Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4405 Device being mounted on a trolley
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4427 Device being portable or laptop-like
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4477 using several separate ultrasound transducers or probes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/465 adapted to display user selection data, e.g. icons or menus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/467 characterised by special input means
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/52084 related to particular user interfaces special user input means for ultrasonic medical diagnostic devices A61B8/467
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03549 Trackballs G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method of changing a user interface (UI), which is used for diagnosis of a target object via a medical device, based on user motion information. The method including obtaining motion information regarding a user; changing the UI based on the obtained motion information regarding the user; and displaying the changed UI.

Claims

1. An ultrasound diagnosis device comprising:

a control panel including a touch screen;

at least one memory storing a plurality of layouts of user interfaces, each layout of the plurality of layouts including location information for displaying the user interfaces of the layout on the touch screen; and

at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions to;

receive a user input selecting a type of diagnosis,

display, on the touch screen, the user interfaces of a respective layout of the plurality of layouts corresponding to the type of diagnosis selected by the user input, in accordance with the location information included in the respective layout, and

change a location of at least one user interface of the user interfaces displayed on the touch screen based on a drag-and-drop input received by the touch screen,

wherein the user interfaces displayed on the touch screen are operable to control functions of the ultrasound diagnosis device.

2. The ultrasound diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to store the user interfaces displayed on the touch screen with the changed at least one user interface in the at least one memory as a custom UI layout.

3. The ultrasound diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display an ultrasound image on the touch screen.

4. The ultrasound diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein the user interfaces displayed on the touch screen include a button type UI.

5. The ultrasound diagnosis device of claim 4, wherein the button type UI is operable by the user to freeze a displayed ultrasound image.

6. The ultrasound diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein the user interfaces displayed on the touch screen include a keyboard type UI capable of receiving input from the user to input at least one of characters and numbers.

7. The ultrasound diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein the user interfaces displayed on the touch screen include a switch type UI to zoom in or out of a displayed ultrasound image.

8. The ultrasound diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein the user interfaces displayed on the touch screen include a switch type user UI to switch a displayed ultrasound image between a 2D ultrasound image and a 3D ultrasound image.

9. The ultrasound diagnosis device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display device on which the ultrasound diagnosis device displays an ultrasound image.

10. The ultrasound diagnosis device of claim 1, wherein the each of the user interfaces displayed on the touch screen is graphical user interface (GUI).