Radiographing apparatus

• US 20020131553A1
• Filed: 03/05/2002
• Published: 09/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Corporation (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Corporation (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Tsuchino, Hisanori
• Granted Patent: US 6,879,661 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 378/118
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0209 adapted for power saving
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/00 Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment instruments measuring radiation intensity for application in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting, G01T1/161; apparatus for taking X-ray photographs G03B42/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/467 characterised by special input means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/548 Remote control of the apparatus or devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/56 Details of data transmission or power supply, e.g. use of slip rings
• CPC Class Codes: H05G 1/30 Controlling

Abstract

A radiographing apparatus, comprises a control section; and a plurality of radiographing sections each of which is connected to the control section. The control section establishes a standby mode in accordance with a situation that a non-used time period of the plurality of radiographing sections exceeds a predetermined time period.

Claims

1. A radiographing apparatus, comprising:

a control section; and

a plurality of radiographing sections each of which is connected to the control section,

wherein the control section establishes a standby mode in accordance with a situation that a non-used time period of each of the plurality of radiographing sections exceeds a predetermined time period.

2. The radiographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control section establishes the standby mode for each of the plurality of radiographing sections.

3. The radiographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control section determines the predetermined time for each of the plurality of radiographing sections in accordance with a used-frequency of each of the plurality of radiographing sections.

4. The radiographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control section establishes the standby mode for itself after the control section establishes the standby mode for all of the plurality of radiographing sections.

5. The radiographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control section cancels the standby mode in accordance with a situation that the control sections receives a radiographing order.

6. The radiographing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a receiving section connected to a network,

wherein the control section cancels the standby mode when the receiving section receives a radiographing order through the network.

7. The radiographing apparatus of claim 5, wherein the control section controls the connection between the control section and each of the plurality of radiographing sections, and when the control section connects with one of the plurality of radiographing sections, the control section cancels the standby mode for the connected radiographing section.

8. The radiographing apparatus of claim 5, wherein when the control section connects with each of the plurality of radiographing sections and the control section receives a radiographing order designating a specific radiographing section of the plurality of radiographing sections, the control section cancels the standby mode only for the specific radiographing section.

9. The radiographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein under a condition that the control section establishes the standby mode for itself and all of the plurality of radiographing sections, when the control section is operated, the control section cancels the standby mode for itself and thereafter the control section selects one of the plurality of radiographing sections and cancels the standby mode for the selected radiographing section.

10. The radiographing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a radiation irradiating section connected to the control section,

wherein the control section establishes a standby mode in accordance with a situation that a non-used time period of the radiation irradiating section exceeds a predetermined time period, and

wherein when the radiation irradiating section is operated, the control section cancels the standby mode for the radiation irradiating section.

11. The radiographing apparatus of claim 10, wherein under a condition that the control section establishes the standby mode for all of the plurality of radiographing sections, when the radiation irradiating section is correlated with one of the plurality of radiographing sections, the control section cancels the standby mode for the correlated specific radiographing section.

12. The radiographing apparatus of claim 10, wherein under a condition that the control section establishes the standby mode for all of the plurality of radiographing sections, when the radiation irradiating section is correlated with some specific radiographing sections of the plurality of radiographing sections, the control section cancels the standby mode for all of the correlated some radiographing sections.

14. The radiographing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the radiographing section is connected to the first operating device through a network.

15. The radiographing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second operating device is detachably mounted on the radiographing section.

16. The radiographing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second operating device comprises a communication member to communicate with the first operating device wirelessly and to transfer information about the change of the radiographing condition.

17. The radiographing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second operating device comprises a display member to display information about the radiographing condition set by the first operating device.

18. The radiographing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first operating device comprises a display member to display information about the radiographing condition changed by the second operating device.

19. The radiographing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second operating section has a higher priority to set the radiographing condition than the first operating device.

20. The radiographing apparatus of claim 13, wherein when a change of the radiographing condition which cannot be performed by the second operating device is operated, the second operating device comprises a display member to display an indication to show information that the change cannot be performed by the second operating device.

21. The radiographing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the radiographing apparatus has a standby mode established in a case that the radiographing apparatus is not used for a predetermined time period, and the second operating device cancels the standby mode by an operation for the second operating device.

22. The radiographing apparatus of claim 21, wherein the second operating mode comprises a display member to display information that the standby mode is established.

13. A radiographing apparatus, comprising:

a radiographing section to form an image corresponding to radiation received from a radiation irradiating section;

a first operating device connected to the radiographing section and to set a radiographing condition of the radiographing section; and

a second operating device to change the radiographing condition set by the first operating section.