ULTRASOUND PROBE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method for operating an ultrasound probe that is wirelessly connected to an ultrasound image providing apparatus via a communication channel, the method comprising:
- acquiring bandwidth information that relates to the communication channel;
determining, based on the acquired bandwidth information, at least one parameter value that relates to a quality of an ultrasound image;
generating ultrasound image data that relates to an object based on the determined at least one parameter value; and
transmitting the generated ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for operating an ultrasound probe which is wirelessly connected to an ultrasound image providing apparatus via a communication channel. The method includes acquiring bandwidth information that relates to the communication channel, determining at least one from among at least one parameter value associated with a quality of an ultrasound image and a transmission speed of a frame that constitutes the ultrasound image, based on the bandwidth information, generating ultrasound image data that relates to an object, based on the at least one parameter value, and transmitting the ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus. The ultrasound image data is used to display the ultrasound image by using the ultrasound image providing apparatus.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for operating an ultrasound probe that is wirelessly connected to an ultrasound image providing apparatus via a communication channel, the method comprising:
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acquiring bandwidth information that relates to the communication channel; determining, based on the acquired bandwidth information, at least one parameter value that relates to a quality of an ultrasound image; generating ultrasound image data that relates to an object based on the determined at least one parameter value; and transmitting the generated ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating an ultrasound probe that is wirelessly connected to an ultrasound image providing apparatus via a communication channel, the method comprising:
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acquiring bandwidth information that relates to the communication channel; determining a transmission speed of a frame of an ultrasound image based on the acquired bandwidth information; generating ultrasound image data that relates to an object; and transmitting the generated ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus at the determined transmission speed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for operating an ultrasound probe, the method comprising:
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wirelessly connecting the ultrasound probe to an ultrasound image providing apparatus by using a first communication scheme; acquiring bandwidth information that defines a transmission speed of ultrasound image data with respect to the first communication scheme from the ultrasound probe to the ultrasound image apparatus; when the transmission speed is lower than a threshold speed, wirelessly connecting the ultrasound probe to the ultrasound image providing apparatus by using a second communication scheme; and transmitting ultrasound image data that relates to an object to the ultrasound image providing apparatus by using the second communication scheme.
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17. An ultrasound probe that is wirelessly connected to an ultrasound image providing apparatus via a communication channel, the ultrasound probe comprising:
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an ultrasound transceiver configured to transmit an ultrasound signal toward an object, and to receive an echo signal reflected from the object; a signal processor configured to process the received echo signal; a controller configured to acquire bandwidth information that relates to the communication channel, to determine at least one parameter value that relates to a quality of an ultrasound image, based on the bandwidth information, and to control the ultrasound transceiver and the signal processor to generate ultrasound image data that relates to the object, based on the at least one parameter value; and a communicator configured to transmit the ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus.
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18. An ultrasound probe that is wirelessly connected to an ultrasound image providing apparatus via a communication channel, the ultrasound probe comprising:
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an ultrasound transceiver configured to transmit an ultrasound signal toward an object, and to receive an echo signal reflected from the object; a signal processor configured to process the received echo signal; a controller configured to acquire bandwidth information that relates to the communication channel, to determine a transmission speed of a frame that constitutes an ultrasound image, based on the bandwidth information, and to control the ultrasound transceiver and the signal processor to generate ultrasound image data that relates to the object; and a communicator configured to transmit the generated ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus at the determined transmission speed.
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19. An ultrasound probe comprising:
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an ultrasound transceiver configured to transmit an ultrasound signal toward an object and to receive an echo signal reflected from the object; a signal processor configured to process the echo signal in order to generate ultrasound image data that relates to the object; a communicator configured to transmit the generated ultrasound image data to an ultrasound image providing apparatus; and a controller configured to control the communicator to wirelessly connect the ultrasound probe to the ultrasound image providing apparatus by using a first communication scheme, to acquire bandwidth information that defines a transmission speed of ultrasound image data based on the first communication scheme, and when the transmission speed is lower than a threshold speed, to control the communicator to wirelessly connect the ultrasound probe to the ultrasound image providing apparatus by using a second communication scheme and to transmit the ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus by using the second communication scheme.
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20. An ultrasound probe that is wirelessly connected to an ultrasound image providing apparatus, the ultrasound probe comprising:
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an ultrasound transceiver configured to transmit an ultrasound signal toward an object, and to receive an echo signal reflected from the object; a signal processor configured to process the received echo signal; a controller configured to determine at least one parameter value that relates to a quality of an ultrasound image, based on a user input, and to control at least one from among the ultrasound transceiver and the signal processor to generate ultrasound image data that relates to the object, based on the determined at least one parameter value; and a communicator configured to transmit the generator ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus at a transmission speed determined based on the determined at least one parameter value. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. An ultrasound probe that is wirelessly connected to an ultrasound image providing apparatus, the ultrasound probe comprising:
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an ultrasound transceiver configured to transmit an ultrasound signal toward an object, and to receive an echo signal reflected from the object; a signal processor configured to process the received echo signal; a controller configured to determine a transmission speed for transmitting ultrasound image data, based on a user input, to determine at least one parameter value that relates to a quality of an ultrasound image, based on the determined transmission speed, and to control the ultrasound transceiver and the signal processor to generate ultrasound image data that relates to the object, based on the determined at least one parameter value; and a communicator configured to transmit the generated ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus at the determined transmission speed. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method for operating an ultrasound probe, the method comprising:
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acquiring information that relates to an ultrasound image providing apparatus that is wirelessly connected to the ultrasound probe; determining a transmission speed of ultrasound image data that relates to an object, based on the acquired information that relates to the ultrasound image providing apparatus; and transmitting the ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus at the determined transmission speed.
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27. An ultrasound probe comprising:
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an ultrasound transceiver configured to transmit an ultrasound signal toward an object and to receive an echo signal reflected from the object; a signal processor configured to process the received echo signal in order to generate ultrasound image data; a controller configured to acquire information that relates to an ultrasound image providing apparatus that is wirelessly connected to the ultrasound probe and to determine a transmission speed of the generated ultrasound image data, based on the acquired information that relates to the ultrasound image providing apparatus; and a communicator configured to transmit the generated ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus at the determined transmission speed.
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