Operator Control Element For A Device, In Particular A Medical Device

• US 20080012833A1
• Filed: 05/13/2005
• Published: 01/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AG (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Beck, Werner, Buhler, Klaus, Meissner, Franz
• Granted Patent: US 8,427,431 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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

The invention relates to an operating element for operating a device, especially an X-ray apparatus, in the form of a touch screen, said touch screen has a touch sensitive screen surface an is provided with a calibration routine for calibrating the touch screen. The invention is characterized in that during a start-up phase of the apparatus, the touch screen is configured in such a manner that it can be used as an activation element for activating the calibration routine.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. A touch screen control element for operating an X-ray device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive screen surface; and

an activation element for activating a calibration routine during a start phase of the device where the entire screen surface of the touch-sensitive screen serves as the activation element for activating the calibration routine.

13. The control element as claimed in claim 12, wherein the touchscreen serves as an activation element for activating the calibration routine during the start phase of a service mode of the device.

14. An operator control element for operating an X-ray device, comprising:

a touchscreen having a touch-sensitive screen surface and wherein a calibration routine is provided for calibrating the touchscreen; and

an activation element for activating the calibration routine during a start phase of the device and during the start phase of a service mode of the device.

15. The operator control element as claimed in claim 14, wherein an entire screen surface of the touchscreen is the activation element for activating the calibration routine.

16. The operator control element as claimed in claim 14, wherein a first area of the screen surface of the touchscreen serves as an activation element for activating the calibration routine.

17. The operator control element as claimed in claim 16, wherein a second area of the screen surface of the touchscreen serves as a bypass element for skipping the calibration routine.

18. The operator control element as claimed in claim 17, wherein the second area of the screen surface encompasses a smaller surface area than the first area of the screen surface.

19. A method for operating an X-ray device, by a touchscreen, comprising:

providing a calibration routine for calibrating the touchscreen; and

activating the calibration routine during a start phase of the device by a user touching a portion of the entire screen surface of the touchscreen.

20. The method as claimed in claim 19, wherein the touchscreen serves as an activation element for activating the calibration routine during the start phase of a service mode.

21. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the calibration routine is activated during a start phase of the device and during the start phase of a service mode of the device.

22. The method as claimed in claim 21, wherein the service mode is invoked with the aid of a separate operator control element of the device.

23. The method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the entire screen surface of the touchscreen serves as an activation element for activating the calibration routine.

24. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein a portion of the screen surface of the touchscreen serves as a bypass element for omitting the calibration routine.