Mobile terminal and method of controlling medical apparatus by using the mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10928977-B2
Application number	US-201615015213-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 4, 2016
Priority date	Feb 9, 2015
Publication date	Feb 23, 2021
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a touch screen and a method of controlling a medical apparatus by using the mobile terminal are provided. The method may include displaying, in response to determining that at least one medical apparatus is within a certain range from the mobile terminal based on location information of the at least one medical apparatus, at least one piece of identification information that corresponds to the at least one medical apparatus, detecting a user input for selecting first identification information from the at least one piece of identification information, and displaying, in response to a user input, a user interface for controlling a first medical apparatus that corresponds to the first identification information, on the touch screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of controlling a medical apparatus by using a mobile terminal that includes a touch screen, the method comprising:
displaying, in response to a determining that at least one medical apparatus is within a certain distance from the mobile terminal based on location information of the at least one medical apparatus, at least one piece of identification information that corresponds to a first medical apparatus;
detecting a first user input for selecting first identification information from the at least one piece of identification information;
displaying, in response to the first user input, a first user interface for controlling the first medical apparatus, on the touch screen;
displaying, in response to an occurrence of an emergency situation of a patient while controlling the first medical apparatus, notification information indicating the occurrence of the emergency situation on the touch screen, wherein the occurrence of the emergency situation includes at least one of occurrence of a side-effect, cardiac arrest, shock or death;
in accordance with detection of a user input for selecting the notification information or an elapse of a predetermined time after the notification information is displayed:
changing, in response to the occurrence of the emergency situation of the patient, at least one user interaction element (UI element) from an activated state to a deactivated state among a plurality of UI elements in the user interface, wherein the at least one UI element changed includes a UI element for starting an image scan; and
highlighting, in response to the occurrence of the emergency situation of the patient, at least one UI element for taking actions in response to the occurrence of the emergency situation among the plurality of UI elements, wherein the at least one UI element for taking actions in response to the occurrence of the emergency situation includes at least one of a UI element for locking and unlocking a cradle, a UI element for manipulating a table, a UI element for pausing or ending a scan operation, a UI element for manipulating a tilt of a gantry, a UI element for stopping an operation of a gantry, or a UI element for stopping an operation of an injector;
detecting a second user input controlling the first medical apparatus; and
displaying, in response to the second user input, an image of the patient or the diagnosis of the patient as a result of controlling the first medical apparatus via the first user interface, on the touch screen.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first medical apparatus is found by a medical apparatus management server and determined to be within the certain distance from the mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting a third user input for selecting second identification information from the at least one piece of identification information;
displaying, in response to the third user input, a second user interface for controlling a second medical apparatus that corresponds to the second identification information, on the touch screen; and
displaying, in response to a fourth user input, a result of controlling the second medical apparatus in relation to a body of the patient.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying the first user interface for controlling the first medical apparatus comprises simultaneously displaying the first user interface for controlling the first medical apparatus and the at least one piece of identification information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying the at least one piece of identification information comprises displaying the at least one piece of identification information on a layout based on a location where the first medical apparatus is installed.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of UI elements in the first user interface are arranged in a same order, a same direction, or both the same order and the same direction as a plurality of UI elements in the manipulator of the first medical apparatus.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first identification information is at least one selected from the location information of the first medical apparatus, a model name of the first medical apparatus, a manufacturer of the first medical apparatus, an image of the first medical apparatus, and a shortcut icon of an application related to the first medical apparatus.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the touch screen includes a motion detector and the first user input is based on a motion detector signal.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location information is at least one selected from coordinate information, distance information, and direction information of the at least one medical apparatus.

10. A mobile terminal for controlling a medical apparatus, the mobile terminal comprising:
a touch screen; and
a processor configured to:
display, in response to a determining that at least one medical apparatus is within a certain distance from the mobile terminal based on location information of the at least one medical apparatus, at least one piece of identification information that corresponds to a first medical apparatus;
detect a first user input for selecting first identification information from the at least one piece of identification information;
display, in response to the first user input, a first user interface for controlling the first medical apparatus, on the touch screen;
display, in response to an occurrence of an emergency situation of a patient while controlling the first medical apparatus, notification information indicating the occurrence of the emergency situation on the touch screen, wherein the occurrence of the emergency situation includes at least one of occurrence of a side-effect, cardiac arrest, shock or death;
in accordance with detection of a user input for selecting the notification information or an elapse of a predetermined time after the notification information is displayed:
change, in response to the occurrence of the emergency situation of the patient, at least one user interaction element (UI element) from an activated state to a deactivated state among a plurality of UI elements in the user interface, wherein the at least one UI element changed includes a UI element for starting an image scan; and
highlight, in response to the occurrence of the emergency situation of the patient, at least one UI element for taking actions in response to the occurrence of the emergency situation among the plurality of UI elements, wherein the at least one UI element for taking actions in response to the occurrence of the emergency situation includes at least one of a UI element for locking and unlocking a cradle, a UI element for manipulating a table, a UI element for pausing or ending a scan operation, a UI element for manipulating a tilt of a gantry, a UI element for stopping an operation of a gantry, or a UI element for stopping an operation of an injector;
detect a second user input controlling the first medical apparatus; and
display, in response to the second user input, an image of the patient or the diagnosis of the patient as a result of control the first medical apparatus via the first user interface, on the touch screen.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the first medical apparatus is found by a medical apparatus management server and determined to be within the certain distance from the mobile terminal.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
detect a third user input for selecting second identification information from the at least one piece of identification information;
control the touch scree

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• HSIEH Jongjyh
• Kim Jong-Pil
• Kim Su-Jin
• Lee Woong

Classifications

• G06F2203/04806

  Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation · CPC title

• G16H40/63 Primary

  for local operation · CPC title

• G16H40/40 Primary

  for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/04817 Primary

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title