ZERO PIXEL TRAVEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE

• US 20100131890A1
• Filed: 11/25/2008
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Leontiev, Andrei, Natanzon, Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 8,601,385 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/808
• 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 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for image layout and display on a display such as a PACS workstation display. Certain embodiments provide a method for image layout on a display. The method includes detecting an event related to movement of an image for placement on a display. The method also includes overlaying a navigation grid on at least a portion of the display. The navigation grid includes one or more sections corresponding to sections for content on the display. The method further includes indicating a section of the grid into which the image is to be positioned. In addition, the method includes updating the display to reflect the position of the image.

Claims

1. A method for image layout on a display, said method comprising:

detecting an event related to movement of an image for placement on a display;

overlaying a navigation grid on at least a portion of the display, the navigation grid including one or more sections corresponding to sections for content on the display;

indicating a section of the grid into which the image is to be positioned; and

updating the display to reflect the position of the image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a degree of overlay shading indicates a status of each section in the navigation grid.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein a transparent section of the navigation grid indicates an unused section of the display;

a lightly shaded section of the navigation grid indicates an occupied section of the display; and

a heavily shaded section of the navigation grid indicates a currently selected destination section for the image.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting an event further comprises detecting a user dragging an image on the display, and wherein overlying a navigation grid further comprises displaying the grid and allowing the user to drag and drop the image into a section of the grid.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the event comprises at least one of cursor movement and mouse click with respect to the image.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising propagating content and layout changes for the display to a derivative image shown on the display.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the derivative image is derived from one or more images or data according to a set of rules for display.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein indicating a section of the grid into which the image is to be positioned further comprises at least one of dragging and dropping the image into the section and selecting the section using the cursor.

9. An image layout and display system, said system comprising:

a content display manager controlling content displayed for a user on a display, the content organized on the display according to one or more defined sections; and

a navigator pane including a grid of one or more sections corresponding to the one or more defined sections of the display, the navigator pane appearing based on user action with respect to displayed content and allowing a user to select a section of the grid for positioning of content,

wherein an action in one of the navigator pane and the display translates into a corresponding action on the other of the navigator pane and the display, and wherein the content display monitor updates the content displayed to reflect the positioned content.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising an interaction monitor monitoring user interaction with the displayed content and, upon entering a certain mode, monitors at least one of cursor movement, mouse clicks, and cursor location on the display to trigger the appearance and use of the navigator pane.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the navigator pane indicates which sections of the display are occupied, unoccupied, reserved, and related.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein a degree of overlay shading indicates a status of each section in the navigation grid.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a transparent section of the navigation grid indicates an unused section of the display;

a lightly shaded section of the navigation grid indicates an occupied section of the display; and

a heavily shaded section of the navigation grid indicates a currently selected destination section for the image.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the content display monitor and the navigator pane propagate content and layout changes for the display to a derivative image shown on the display, wherein the derivative image is derived from other content displayed.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the content display manager and the navigator pane operate in conjunction with a display protocol.

16. A machine accessible medium having a set of instructions for execution on a processing device, the set of instructions executing a method for image navigation and display, the method comprising:

detecting an event related to movement of an image for placement on a display;

overlaying a navigation grid on at least a portion of the display, the navigation grid including one or more sections corresponding to sections for content on the display;

indicating a section of the grid into which the image is to be positioned; and

updating the display to reflect the position of the image.

17. The machine accessible medium of claim 16, wherein a degree of overlay shading indicates a status of each section in the navigation grid.

18. The machine accessible medium of claim 17, wherein a transparent section of the navigation grid indicates an unused section of the display;

a lightly shaded section of the navigation grid indicates an occupied section of the display; and

a heavily shaded section of the navigation grid indicates a currently selected destination section for the image.

19. The machine accessible medium of claim 16, wherein detecting an event further comprises detecting a user dragging an image on the display, and wherein overlying a navigation grid further comprises displaying the grid and allowing the user to drag and drop the image into a section of the grid.

20. The machine accessible medium of claim 16, wherein the set of instructions further comprises propagating content and layout changes for the display to a derivative image shown on the display, wherein the derivative image is derived from one or more images and/or data according to a set of rules for display.

21. The machine accessible medium of claim 16, wherein indicating a section of the grid into which the image is to be positioned further comprises at least one of dragging and dropping the image into the section and selecting the section using the cursor.