Ultrasonic system and method for processing data
First Claim
1. A method for operating an ultrasound system, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing first and second control processors with a common host bus;
(b) storing ultrasound operating system code in a memory; and
(c) executing the ultrasound operating system code on both the first and second control processors.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for processing ultrasound data is provided. The apparatus includes an interface operatively connected to a memory, a programmable single instruction multiple data processor (or two symmetric processors), a source of acoustic data (such as a data bus) and a system bus. The memory stores data from the processor, ultrasound data from the source, and data from the system bus. The processor has direct access to the memory. Alternatively, the system bus has direct access to the memory. The interface device translates logically addressed ultrasound data to physically addressed ultrasound data for storage in a memory. The translation is the same for data from both the processor and the source for at least a portion of a range of addresses. The memory stores both ultrasound data and various of: beamformer control data, instruction data for the processor, display text plane information, control plane data, and a table of memory addresses. One peripheral connects to the ultrasound apparatus. An interface adapter, powered from the ultrasound apparatus, translates information transferred between the peripheral and the ultrasound apparatus. The adapter connects non-standard peripherals to various standard interfaces on the ultrasound apparatus.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for operating an ultrasound system, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing first and second control processors with a common host bus;
(b) storing ultrasound operating system code in a memory; and
(c) executing the ultrasound operating system code on both the first and second control processors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An ultrasound system for controlling the acquisition of image data, the system comprising:
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a memory for storing ultrasound operating system code;
first and second control processors both responsive to the same ultrasound operating system code; and
a common host bus operatively connected to the first and second control processors. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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