Method and apparatus for changing user interface based on information related to a probe

• US 9,792,033 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2015
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ban, Dae-hyun, Kim, Su-jin, Han, Jeong-ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong, Hien
• Application Number:
  US14/755,486
• Publication Number:
  US 20150301712A1
• Time in Patent Office: 840 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/44 Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4405 Device being mounted on a trolley
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4427 Device being portable or laptop-like
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4477 using several separate ultrasound transducers or probes
• 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: G01S 7/52084 related to particular user interfaces special user input means for ultrasonic medical diagnostic devices A61B8/467
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03549 Trackballs G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method of changing a user interface (UI), which is used for diagnosis of a target object via a medical device, based on user motion information. The method including obtaining motion information regarding a user; changing the UI based on the obtained motion information regarding the user; and displaying the changed UI.

Claims

1. An ultrasound diagnosis device to generate ultrasound signals that are irradiated toward a target object to thereby cause echo signals to be reflected by the target object, the ultrasound diagnosis device comprising:

a control panel including a touch screen that displays a graphic user interface (GUI) including

a plurality of draggable-and-droppable user interfaces which are displayed on the touch screen at specific locations based on information about a probe that is connected to the ultrasound diagnosis device, and which are draggable-and-droppable from the specific locations to thereby move locations of the plurality of draggable-and-droppable user interfaces in the GUI, and

at least one user interface the location of which, when displayed on the touch screen, is maintained,

wherein each of the plurality of draggable-and-droppable user interfaces and the at least one user interface is operable to control functions of the ultrasound diagnosis device to obtain an ultrasound image of the target object based on the reflected echo signals or to manipulate an ultrasound image of the target object that was obtained based on the reflected echo signals.

2. The ultrasound diagnosis device as in claim 1, wherein the at least one user interface includes a user interface to freeze a displayed ultrasound image.

3. The ultrasound diagnosis device as in claim 2, wherein

the ultrasound diagnosis device displays the ultrasound image on the touch screen.

4. The ultrasound diagnosis device as in claim 1, wherein

the ultrasound diagnosis device displays an obtained ultrasound image on the touch screen.

5. An ultrasound diagnosis device to generate ultrasound signals that are irradiated toward a target object to thereby cause echo signals to be reflected by the target object, the ultrasound diagnosis device comprising:

a control panel including a touch screen that displays a graphic user interface (GUI), the GUI having a square or rectangle shape with a bottom edge corresponding to a bottom edge of the control panel, the GUI including a plurality of user interfaces, the plurality of user interfaces including

a first user interface which, when displayed on the touch screen, is maintained at a location in the GUI adjacent to the bottom edge of the GUI, and

a second user interface which is displayed at a specific location on the touch screen based on information about a probe that is connected to the ultrasound diagnosis device, and which is draggable-and droppable from the specific location to thereby move a location of the second user interface in the GUI,

wherein each of the plurality of user interfaces is operable to control functions of the ultrasound diagnosis device to obtain an ultrasound image of the target object based on the reflected echo signals or to manipulate an ultrasound image of the target object that was obtained based on the reflected echo signals.

6. An ultrasound diagnosis device to generate ultrasound signals that are irradiated toward a target object to thereby cause echo signals to be reflected by the target object, the ultrasound diagnosis device comprising:

a control panel including a touch screen that displays a graphic user interface (GUI) including

a plurality of draggable-and-droppable user interfaces which are displayed at specific locations on the touch screen based on information about a probe that is connected to the ultrasound diagnosis device, and which are draggable-and-droppable from the specific locations to thereby move locations of the plurality of draggable-and-droppable user interfaces in the GUI, and

at least one user interface the location of which, when displayed on the touch screen, is maintained,

wherein each of the plurality of draggable-and-droppable user interfaces and the at least one user interface is operable to control functions of the ultrasound diagnosis device to obtain an ultrasound image of the target object based on the reflected echo signals or to manipulate an ultrasound image of the target object that was obtained based on the reflected echo signals.