DOCKING STATION AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS

• US 20090224611A1
• Filed: 03/03/2009
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2008
• 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: Chen, You
• Application Number:
  US12/396,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20090224611A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/126
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0456 Apparatus provided with a docking unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/00 Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves imaging of objects using sonar G01S15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4405 Device being mounted on a trolley
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4411 Device being modular
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4427 Device being portable or laptop-like
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4433 involving a docking unit

Abstract

A docking station to which a portable electronic device is detachably mounted and to which a peripheral device is connected, includes a section for turning on or off the power supply of the peripheral device according to the attachment/detachment state of the electronic device to the docking station and according to the on-state or the off-state of the power supply of the electronic device.

Claims

1. A docking station to which a portable electronic device is detachably mounted and to which a peripheral device is connected, said docking station comprising:

a section configured to turn on and turn off a power supply of the peripheral device according to an attachment/detachment state of the electronic device to said docking station and according to an on-state or an off-state of the power supply of the electronic device.

2. A docking station according to claim 1, wherein:

said section configured to turn on and turn off a power supply of the peripheral device comprises;

an operation section configured to perform a logical operation to a binary signal indicating the attachment/detachment state of the electronic device and a binary signal indicating the on-state or the off-state of the power supply of the electronic device; and

an on/off section configured to turn on and turn off the power supply to the peripheral device based on a result of the logical operation.

3. A docking station according to claim 2, wherein:

the binary signal indicating the attachment/detachment state of the electronic device respectively becomes true or false according to an establishment or non-establishment of both of the attachment of the electronic device and the on-state of the power supply; and

the binary signal indicating the on-state or the off-state of the power supply of the electronic device respectively becomes true or false according to the on-state or off-state of the power supply of the electronic device.

4. A docking station according to claim 2, wherein:

the binary signal indicating the attachment/detachment state of the electronic device respectively becomes true or false according to an attachment or detachment of the electronic device; and

the binary signal indicating the on-state or off-state of the power supply of the electronic device respectively becomes true or false according to the on-state or off-state of the power supply of the electronic device.

5. A docking station according to claim 3, wherein:

the logical operation is an AND operation.

6. A docking station according to claim 2, wherein:

the binary signal indicating the attachment/detachment state of the electronic device and the binary signal indicating the on-state or off-state of the power supply of the electronic device are transmitted to said docking station from the electronic device through a docking port.

7. A docking station according to claim 6, wherein:

said docking port comprises a flat connector.

8. A docking station according to claim 7, wherein:

said connector comprises two transmitting sections configured to respectively transmit the binary signal indicating the attachment/detachment state of the electronic device and the binary signal indicating the on-state or off-state of the power supply of the electronic device.

9. A docking station according to claim 8, wherein:

said transmitting sections are spaced apart from each other at said connector.

10. A docking station according to claim 9, wherein:

said transmitting sections are positioned at both ends of said connector.

11. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:

a portable ultrasonic diagnostic device;

a docking station to which said portable ultrasonic diagnostic device is detachably mounted; and

a peripheral device connected to said docking station, said docking station comprising;

a section configured to turn on and turn off a power supply of said peripheral device according to an attachment/detachment state of said ultrasonic diagnostic device to said docking station and according to an on-state or an off-state of said power supply of said ultrasonic diagnostic device.

12. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein:

said section configured to turn on and turn off said power supply of said peripheral device comprises;

an operation section configured to perform a logical operation to a binary signal indicating the attachment/detachment state of said ultrasonic diagnostic device and a binary signal indicating the on-state or the off-state of said power supply of said ultrasonic diagnostic device; and

an on/off section configured to turn on and turn off the power supply to said peripheral device based on a result of the logical operation.

13. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein:

the binary signal indicating the attachment/detachment state of said ultrasonic diagnostic device respectively becomes true or false according to an establishment or non-establishment of both of the attachment of said ultrasonic diagnostic device and the on-state of said power supply; and

the binary signal indicating the on-state or the off-state of said power supply of said ultrasonic diagnostic device respectively becomes true or false according to the on-state or off-state of said power supply of said ultrasonic diagnostic device.

14. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein:

the binary signal indicating the attachment/detachment state of said ultrasonic diagnostic device respectively becomes true or false according to the attachment or detachment of said ultrasonic diagnostic device; and

the binary signal indicating the on-state or off-state of said power supply of said ultrasonic diagnostic device respectively becomes true or false according to the on-state or off-state of said power supply of said ultrasonic diagnostic device.

15. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein:

the logical operation is an AND operation.

16. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein:

the binary signal indicating the attachment/detachment state of said ultrasonic diagnostic device and the binary signal indicating the on-state or off-state of said power supply of said ultrasonic diagnostic device are transmitted to said docking station from said ultrasonic diagnostic device through a docking port.

17. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein:

said docking port comprises a flat connector.

18. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 17, wherein:

said connector comprises two transmitting sections configured to respectively transmit the binary signal indicating the attachment/detachment state of said ultrasonic diagnostic device and the binary signal indicating the on-state or off-state of said power supply of said ultrasonic diagnostic device.

19. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 18, wherein:

said transmitting sections are spaced apart from each other at said connector.

20. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 19, wherein:

said transmitting sections are positioned at both ends of said connector.