PERSONAL NAME ENTERING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20070288838A1
• Filed: 04/04/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC (GE Healthcare Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC (GE Healthcare Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lin, Tianyi
• Application Number:
  US11/696,274
• Publication Number:
  US 20070288838A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/210
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires

Abstract

With a view to entering the name of the same person in a plurality of forms onto a user interface with high space efficiency, in entering the personal name onto the user interface of an electronic apparatus, the name of the same person is entered in a plurality of sections of the same entry box in a plurality of forms. One of the plurality of sections is larger than the others. One section permits inputting and editing of characters. Entries in the plurality of sections can be scrolled beyond their partitioning. The other sections can be enlarged. The enlarged section permits inputting and editing of characters. The plurality of forms are a Chinese character form, a kana form and an alphabetic letter form. The user interface conforms to the DICOM standards. A personal name in a plurality of forms constitutes a name string conforming to the DICOM standards. The electronic apparatus is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.

Claims

1. A method of entering a personal name onto the user interface of an electronic apparatus, wherein:

the same personal name is notated in a plurality of forms in a plurality of sections in the same entry box.

2. The personal name entering method according to claim 1, wherein:

one out of said plurality of sections is larger than the others.

3. The personal name entering method according to claim 2, wherein:

said one section permits inputting and editing of characters.

4. The personal name entering method according to claim 2, wherein:

entries in said plurality of sections can be scrolled beyond the partitioning thereof.

5. The personal name entering method according to claim 1, wherein:

said other sections can be enlarged.

6. The personal name entering method according to claim 5, wherein:

said enlarged sections permit inputting and editing of characters.

7. The personal name entering method according to claim 1, wherein:

said plurality of forms are a Chinese character form, a kana form and an alphabetic letter form.

8. The personal name entering method according to claim 1, wherein:

said user interface conforms to the DICOM standards.

9. The personal name entering method according to claim 8, wherein:

said personal name in a plurality of forms constitutes a name string conforming to the DICOM standards.

10. The personal name entering method according to claim 1, wherein:

said electronic apparatus is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

one out of said plurality of sections is larger than the others.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein:

said one section permits inputting and editing of characters.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein:

entries in said plurality of sections can be scrolled beyond the partitioning thereof.

11. An electronic apparatus having a user interface onto which a personal name is to be entered, comprising:

an entering device by which the same personal name is notated in a plurality of forms in a plurality of sections in the same entry box.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein:

said other sections can be enlarged.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 15, wherein:

said enlarged sections permit inputting and editing of characters.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein:

said plurality of forms are a Chinese character form, a kana form and an alphabetic letter form.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein:

said user interface conforms to the DICOM standards.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 18, wherein:

said personal name in a plurality of forms constitutes a name string conforming to the DICOM standards.

20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein:

said electronic apparatus is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.