SYSTEM FOR A THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERFACE AND DATABASE

• US 20140181754A1
• Filed: 06/28/2012
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Johns Hopkins University
• Original Assignee: Johns Hopkins University
• Inventors: Mori, Susumu, Miller, Michael I.
• Granted Patent: US 11,294,547 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/847
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/444 Spatial browsing, e.g. 2D maps, 3D or virtual spaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/41 Medical
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a system and method for a three-dimensional interface for interacting with a database. The three-dimensional interface can include an interactive three-dimensional atlas depicting an element of anatomy, machine, device, or other object. Given the three-dimensional nature of the atlas, a user can zoom in on particular areas to view them with more specificity. Different structural points of the anatomy are labeled with names or coordinates, such that the user can select one of the structural points and search a database for information related to that specific structural point. The user can also use specific keywords to search with respect to the specific structural point selected. The three-dimensional interface and atlas are displayed to the user on a computing device that can either house the database within its memory or alternately communicate with the database over a network.

Claims

1. A system for providing and retrieving information related to a three-dimensional entity comprising:

a three-dimensional atlas depicting the entity, wherein the three-dimensional atlas includes at least one label;

a database containing the information related to the entity, wherein the information is categorized relative to the at least one label;

an interface for searching the database, configured such that a user can select a one of the at least one labels from the three-dimensional atlas to search the database and the interface returns search results categorized relative to the one of the at least one label in the database; and

wherein the three-dimensional atlas, the database, and the interface are programmed onto at least one computing device.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising said entity being an element of anatomy.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the three-dimensional atlas comprises images and said images consist of at least one selected from the group of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images, histology images, PET-scan images, and CAT-scan images.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one label is a spatial coordinate.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one label is a designation for an anatomical structure.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the interface is configured such that the user can search within the information categorized relative to the at least one label in the database.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the interface is configured for the user to perform a keyword search of the database.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the database comprises a supervised database and an unsupervised database.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the unsupervised database is built from information available on the internet.

10. A method for searching for information related to an entity comprising:

interacting with a computerized user interface to review a three-dimensional atlas of the entity;

selecting a label on the computerized user interface corresponding to an area of the three-dimensional atlas of the entity;

entering a query into the computerized user interface related to the label corresponding to the area of the three-dimensional atlas; and

reviewing results related to the query entered into the user-interface.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the database is disposed on a remote server.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the database is disposed on the computerized user interface.

13. The method of claim 10 further comprising performing a key-word search related to the label corresponding to the area of the three-dimensional atlas.

14. A system for retrieving information related to a brain comprising:

a three-dimensional atlas depicting the brain, wherein the three-dimensional atlas includes at least one label, and said three-dimensional atlas configured for a user to interact with the atlas at multiple scales;

a database containing the information related to the brain, wherein the information is categorized relative to the at least one label;

an interface for searching the database, configured such that a user can select a one of the at least one labels from the three-dimensional atlas to search the database and the interface returns search results categorized relative to the one of the at least one label in the database; and

wherein the three-dimensional atlas, the database, and the interface are programmed onto at least one computing device.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the three-dimensional atlas comprises images and said images consist of at least one selected from the group of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images, histology images, PET-scan images, and CAT-scan images.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein the at least one label is a spatial coordinate.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein the at least one label is a designation for a structure within the brain.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein the interface is configured such that the user can search within the information categorized relative to the at least one label in the database.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the database comprises a supervised database and an unsupervised database.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the unsupervised database is built from information available on the internet.

21. The system of claim 14 wherein the three-dimensional atlas comprises multiple spatial scales for comprehensive listing of anatomical names with different spatial scales.

22. The system of claim 19 wherein the supervised database further comprises information in an electronic format such as text, books, pictures, photographs, or clinical images.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein the label is linked to at least a portion of the information in the supervised database and the requested information related to the label is transferred to the user.

24. The system of claim 22 further comprising the information being pre-transferred to a local computer or remain in a centralized server and transferred upon request.

25. The system of claim 22 further comprising the information residing on a centralized server and transferred upon request.