DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM

• US 20150370418A1
• Filed: 01/24/2014
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC (GE Healthcare Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC (GE Healthcare Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: KAWANAKA, Tatsuo
• Granted Patent: US 10,254,910 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• 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 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/08 Biomedical applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing

Abstract

Problem: A display device and an image display system are provided which can easily identify different kinds of windows. Solution: A list X of simplified images M is based on data containing associated information of multiple attributes as metadata. A display is provided to display the list X in a matrix in which the simplified images M are located for respective pieces of associated information of one attribute in a row direction while the simplified images M are located for respective pieces of associated information of another attribute in a column direction. The display has a first sub window SW1 and a second sub window SW2 that are displayed in different display modes on the list X, the first sub window SW1 containing the images M sharing the associated information of one attribute and the associated information of another attribute in the list X of the images M, the second sub window SW2 containing the images M placed in the same folder in the list X of the images M.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a display that displays a list of images in a matrix based on data containing associated information of multiple attributes as metadata, the images being located for respective pieces of associated information of one attribute in a row direction and respective pieces of associated information of another attribute in a column direction, wherein the display comprises a first window and a second window that are displayed in different display modes on the list, the first window containing the images sharing the associated information of one attribute and the associated information of another attribute in the list of images, the second window containing the images associated from a different point of view from the metadata in the list of images.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the first window and the second window are each shaped in one direction and are displayed in different directions.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the images in the first window and the images in the second window are oriented in different directions.

4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display has at least one first indicator that is displayed on the images shown in the first window in the list of images.

5. The display device according to claim 4, wherein the first window containing the images for the at least one first indicator is displayed on the display in response to an input indicating the at least one first indicator.

6. The display device according to claim 5, wherein the at least one first indicator comprises a plurality of first indicators, an input indicating one of the first indicators displays the first window containing the images for the indicated first indicator, and an input indicating another one of the first indicators replaces, when the first window is displayed, the first window with another first window containing the images for the another one of the first indicators.

7. The display device according to a claim 4, wherein the at least one first indicator includes the number of images in a cell that contains the images in the list.

8. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display has at least one second indicator that is displayed on the images shown in the second window in the list of images.

9. The display device according to claim 8, wherein the second window containing the images for the at least one second indicator is displayed on the display in response to an input indicating the at least one second indicator.

10. The display device according to claim 9, wherein the at least one second indicator comprises a plurality of second indicators, an input indicating one of the second indicators displays the second window containing the images for the indicated second indicator, and an input indicating another one of the second indicators replaces, when the second window is displayed, the second window with another second window containing the images for the another one of the second indicators.

11. The display device according to claim 1, wherein an input on the list by an operator hides at least one of the first window and the second window.

12. The display device according to claim 11, wherein the input on the list is clicking or dragging and dropping on the list.

13. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the list is partially displayed on the display, and an input for moving a part displayed on the display from the list hides at least one of the first window and the second window.

14. The display device according to claim 1 further comprising an input unit that makes an association from a different point of view from the metadata.

15. The display device according to claim 14, wherein the images associated from a different point of view from the metadata are displayed on the second window by placing the list of images into a folder by means of the input unit.

16. The display device according to claim 15, wherein the display shows an indicator capable of distinguishing between the image placed in the folder and the image not placed in the folder, and the second window is displayed in response to an input on the indicator by the operator.

17. An image display system, comprising:

a display device comprising;

a display that displays a list of images in a matrix based on data containing associated information of multiple attributes as metadata, the images being located for respective pieces of associated information of one attribute in a row direction and respective pieces of associated information of another attribute in a column direction, wherein the display comprises a first window and a second window that are displayed in different display modes on the list, the first window containing the images sharing the associated information of one attribute and the associated information of another attribute in the list of images, the second window containing the images associated from a different point of view from the metadata in the list of images; and

a server connected to the display device.

18. The image display system according to claim 17, wherein the server comprises a list creating unit that creates the list containing the first window and the second window.

19. The image display system according to claim 17, wherein the server comprises a storage that stores the data.