INPUT APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME

• US 20160162163A1
• Filed: 12/08/2015
• Published: 06/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Medison Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Medison Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: PARK, Dong-Yoon, KIM, Han Eol, OH, Dong Hoon, Hyun, Dong Gyu
• Granted Patent: US 10,191,632 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an input apparatus and a medical imaging apparatus having the same, an apparatus configured to adjust specular characteristics of 3D medical images, more particularly, an input apparatus configured to allow specular characteristics of 3D medical images to be changed easily and quickly. The input apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive a command related to operations of a medical imaging apparatus, and a touch screen configured to display a plurality of objects in which a combination of at least one variables related to specular characteristics is applied.

Claims

1. An input apparatus comprising:

an input unit configured to receive a command related to operations of a medical imaging apparatus from a user; and

a touch screen configured to display a plurality of objects in which a combination of at least one variables related to specular characteristics of a medical image outputted from the medical imaging apparatus is applied.

2. The input apparatus of claim 1, wherein

when any one of the plurality of objects is touched, the touch screen receives at least one variable values related to specular characteristics applied to the object

3. The input apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the variables related to specular characteristics comprises specular brightness, specular sharpness, specular smoothness, and specular roughness.

4. The input apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the touch screen displays a medical image in which a combination of at least one predetermined variables related to the specular characteristics is applied, and displays at least one variable values applied to the medical image.

5. The input apparatus of claim 1, wherein

when a command of changing a variable is inputted, the touch screen displays by changing variables related specular characteristics of the medical image

6. The input apparatus of claim 5, wherein

the inputting a command of changing a variable comprises dragging a variable on the touch screen or selecting a variable by touching the variable.

7. The input apparatus of claim 1, wherein

when a command of enlarging is inputted, the touch screen displays by enlarging at least one objects corresponding to the command of enlarging, and when a command of reducing is inputted, the touch screen displays by reducing at least one objects corresponding to the command of reducing.

8. The input apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the touch screen displays an object, in which specular characteristics appropriate for a medical image outputted from the medical imaging apparatus is applied, to be distinguished from the other objects.

9. The input apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the input unit comprises buttons to adjust variables related to specular characteristics of a medical image outputted from the medical imaging apparatus.

10. A medical imaging apparatus comprising:

an input apparatus provided with an input unit configured to receive a command from a user, and a touch screen configured to display a plurality of objects in which a combination of at least one variables related to specular characteristics of a medical image of a subject is applied; and

a display unit configured to display a medical images in which specular characteristics corresponding to the selected object is applied, when any object is selected among the plurality of objects displayed on the touch screen.

11. The medical imaging apparatus of claim 10, wherein

the input apparatus comprises a touch screen receiving at least one variable values related to specular characteristics applied to the object when any one of the plurality of objects is selected

12. The medical imaging apparatus of claim 10, wherein

the input apparatus comprises a touch screen displaying a medical image in which a combination of at least one predetermined variables related to the specular characteristics is applied, and displays at least one variable values applied to the medical image.

13. The medical imaging apparatus of claim 10, wherein

the input apparatus comprises a touch screen displaying by changing variables related specular characteristics of the medical image when a command of changing a variable is inputted.

14. The medical imaging apparatus of claim 13, wherein

the inputting a command of changing a variable comprises dragging a variable on the touch screen or selecting a variable by touching the variable.

15. The medical imaging apparatus of claim 10, wherein

the input apparatus comprises a touch screen displaying by enlarging at least one objects corresponding to the command of enlarging when a command of enlarging is inputted, and displaying by reducing at least one objects corresponding to the command of reducing when a command of reducing is inputted.

16. The medical imaging apparatus of claim 10, wherein

the input apparatus comprises a touch screen displaying an object, in which specular characteristics appropriate for a medical image outputted from the medical imaging apparatus is applied, to be distinguished from the other objects.

17. The medical imaging apparatus of claim 10, wherein

the input apparatus comprises an input unit which is a mechanical input unit including buttons to adjust variables related to specular characteristics of a medical image outputted from the medical imaging apparatus.

18. The medical imaging apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a memory unit configured to store at least one variables related to specular characteristics of the medical images or a combination of the variables and data related to a screen displaying the plurality of objects.