ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, GRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT CONTROL DEVICE FOR USE THEREIN, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20130090558A1
• Filed: 05/23/2011
• Published: 04/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ALPINION Medical Systems Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ALPINION Medical Systems Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Jo, Dong Min, Park, Jin Yong
• Granted Patent: US 9,285,961 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/437
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4405 Device being mounted on a trolley
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/461 Displaying means of special interest
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/464 involving a plurality of displays
• 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: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

Abstract

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, a graphic environment control device for use therein, and a control method therefor are provided. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a touch panel for detecting an operator'"'"'s touch position; a display for displaying images in response to ultrasonic waves radiated from a probe and reflections of the ultrasonic waves; and a graphic control unit for displaying an input panel layout corresponding to the touch panel on the display, selecting a position on the input panel layout corresponding to a touch position detected by the touch panel, and performing a control operation corresponding to the position selected on the input panel layout.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:

a touch panel for detecting a touch position;

a display for displaying images in response to ultrasonic waves radiated from a probe and reflections of the ultrasonic waves; and

a graphic control unit for displaying an input panel layout corresponding to the touch panel on the display, selecting a position on the input panel layout corresponding to the touch position detected by the touch panel, and performing a control operation corresponding to the position selected on the input panel layout.

2. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the touch panel is installed on the same plane as a control panel in which one or more of a keyboard, a switch, and a track ball are installed.

3. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the graphic control unit adjusts one or more of position, size, and rotation of the input panel displayed within the display in response to a selection from a user.

4. A graphic environment control device for controlling graphic environment displayed on a display of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, the graphic environment control device comprising:

an input panel layout display unit for displaying an input panel layout corresponding to a touch panel on the display;

a touch position calculation unit for calculating a touch position corresponding to a touch on the touch panel;

a screen position determining unit for determining a position corresponding to a calculated touch position within the input panel layout; and

a control execution unit for executing a control function corresponding to a determined position.

5. The graphic environment control device of claim 4, further comprising an input display unit for indicating on the display that the position is determined.

6. The graphic environment control device of claim 4, wherein the input panel layout display unit displays selection menus for a plurality of different varieties of the input panel layout, and displays an input panel layout corresponding to a menu selected by a user from among displayed selection menus.

7. The graphic environment control device of claim 4, wherein the input panel layout display unit displays selection menus for one or more of position adjustment, size adjustment, and rotation adjustment of the input panel layout, and displays the input panel layout with one or more of position, size and rotation adjusted in response to a selected menu from among displayed selection menus by a user.

8. A graphic environment control method for controlling graphic environment displayed on a display of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, the graphic environment control method comprising:

displaying an input panel layout corresponding to a touch panel on the display;

calculating a touch position corresponding to a touch detected on the touch panel;

determining a position corresponding to a calculated touch position within the input panel layout; and

executing a control function corresponding to a determined position.

9. The graphic environment control method of claim 8, further comprising indicating the determined position on the display.

10. The graphic environment control method of claim 8, wherein the process of displaying the input panel layout comprises displaying selection menus for a plurality of different varieties of the input panel layout, and displaying an input panel layout corresponding to a selected menu from among displayed selection menus by a user.

11. The graphic environment control method of claim 8, wherein the process of displaying the input panel layout comprises displaying selection menus for one or more of position adjustment, size adjustment, and rotation adjustment of the input panel layout, and displaying the input panel layout with one or more of position, size and rotation adjusted in response to a selected menu from among displayed selection menus by a user.