METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING TRAVEL ROUTE OF PORTABLE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS

• US 20140372037A1
• Filed: 12/18/2013
• Published: 12/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Myeong-Je
• Granted Patent: US 9,766,072 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/541
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0295 by overlaying a vehicle path based on present steering angle over an image without processing that image
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/005 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matching G01C21/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation

Abstract

A method and device for providing a travel route of a portable medical diagnosis apparatus include acquiring a travel image obtained by capturing a space to move of the medical diagnosis apparatus; predicting the travel route of the medical diagnosis apparatus on the basis of a steering angle of the medical diagnosis apparatus; and displaying information regarding the travel route on the travel image.

Claims

1. A method of providing a travel route of a portable medical diagnosis apparatus, the method comprising:

acquiring a travel image by capturing an image of a space in which the medical diagnosis apparatus is to move;

predicting the travel route of the medical diagnosis apparatus on the basis of a steering angle of the medical diagnosis apparatus; and

displaying information regarding the travel route on the travel image.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an obstacle related to the travel route; and

displaying information regarding the obstacle on the travel image in an overlapping manner.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the detecting of the obstacle comprises detecting pixels in which a difference in color value between the adjacent pixels is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, in the plurality of pixels.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

measuring a distance between the medical diagnosis apparatus and the obstacle; and

displaying information regarding the measured distance on the travel image.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the measuring of the distance comprises measuring the distance on the basis of the number of the pixels located between the medical diagnosis apparatus and the obstacle, in the travel image.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the measuring of the distance comprises measuring the distance on the basis of image capture angles of two cameras that capture an image of the space in which the medical diagnosis apparatus is to move.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising outputting a notification message indicating that the medical diagnosis apparatus has approached the obstacle when the distance is less than the predetermined threshold value.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the predicting of the travel route comprises predicting the travel route as a straight-line route when the steering angle is within a predetermined threshold range.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the steering angle is measured using at least one of a rotary encoder and a gyroscope sensor which are provided on a moving device of the medical diagnosis apparatus.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the predicting of the travel route comprises determining a width of the travel route on the basis of a size of the medical diagnosis apparatus.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program to execute the method of claim 1.

11. A device for providing a travel route of a portable medical diagnosis apparatus, the device comprising:

an image capturer to capture an image of a space in which the medical diagnosis apparatus is to move;

an image processor to acquire a travel image obtained from the captured image;

an angle measurer to measure a steering angle of the medical diagnosis apparatus;

a route predictor to predict the travel route of the medical diagnosis apparatus on the basis of the steering angle; and

an output to display information regarding the travel route on the travel image.

12. The device of claim 11, further comprising an obstacle detector to detect an obstacle related to the travel route,

wherein the output displays information regarding the obstacle on the travel image.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the obstacle detector detects pixels in which a difference in color value between the adjacent pixels is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, in the plurality of pixels.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the obstacle detector measures a distance between the medical diagnosis apparatus and the obstacle, and the output displays information regarding the measured distance on the travel image.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the route predictor predicts the travel route as a straight-line route when the steering angle is within a predetermined threshold range.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein the angle measurer is provided on a moving device of the medical diagnosis apparatus and comprises at least one of a rotary encoder and a gyroscope sensor.

17. The device of claim 11, wherein the route predictor determines a width of the travel route on the basis of a size of the medical diagnosis apparatus.

19. A device for providing a travel route of a portable medical diagnosis apparatus, the device comprising:

an angle measurer to measure a steering angle of the medical diagnosis apparatus;

a route predictor to predict the travel route of the medical diagnosis apparatus on the basis of the steering angle;

an obstacle detector to detect an obstacle related to the travel route; and

an output to display information regarding the travel route and the obstacle.

20. The device of claim 19, further comprising:

an image capturer to capture an image of a space in which the medical diagnosis apparatus is to move; and

an image processor to acquire a travel image obtained from the captured image,

wherein the output displays information regarding the travel route and the obstacle on the travel image.

21. The device of claim 20, wherein the obstacle detector measures a distance between the medical diagnosis apparatus and the obstacle, and the output displays information regarding the measured distance on the travel image in an overlapping manner.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein the output outputs a notification message indicating that the medical diagnosis apparatus has approached the obstacle when the distance is less than the predetermined threshold value.