Method and ultrasound apparatus for setting preset

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11020090-B2
Application number	US-201514931301-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2015
Priority date	Mar 9, 2015
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

Provided is a method of setting an ultrasound preset, which includes displaying a selection window on a screen for selecting the preset corresponding to the selected probe upon at an event of selecting the probe, and to hide the selection window, in the case a user input for selecting the preset corresponding to the selected probe is not entered within a reference time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of setting an ultrasound preset in an ultrasound imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
obtaining an event which indicates that a selected probe has been removed from a probe holder:
displaying, on a screen, a selection window for selecting a preset corresponding to the selected probe based on the event, wherein the selection window includes a first identifier indicating the selected probe and a second identifier indicating a default preset corresponding to the selected probe from among a plurality of presets, wherein the plurality of presets indicate information of a plurality of pre-stored parameters, which are used in ultrasound imaging in the ultrasound imaging apparatus;
selecting the default preset which is automatically set as an imaging parameter when a user input selecting a preset corresponding to the selected probe from among the plurality of presets is not entered within a reference time; and
hiding the selection window.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference time is set to a default value and is changeable by a user.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, when a user input selecting a first preset corresponding to the selected probe from among the plurality of presets is entered within the reference time, activating the selected probe based on the first preset.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
activating the selected probe by applying the default preset to the selected probe.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising
generating an ultrasound image based on an echo signal received through the selected probe when the selected probe is activated, and
displaying the generated ultrasound image.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the default preset is a preset which was most recently used for the selected probe.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the default preset is a preset which is used most frequently for the selected probe from among the plurality of presets.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the default preset is a preset which has already been predetermined by a user for the selected probe.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the default preset is a preset which corresponds to identifiable information about an object.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the default preset is a preset which corresponds to identifiable information about a user.

11. An ultrasound imaging apparatus which:
obtains an event which indicates that a selected probe has been removed from a probe holder;
displays a selection window on a screen for selecting a preset corresponding to the selected probe based on the event, wherein the selection window includes a first identifier indicating a selected probe and a second identifier indicating a default preset corresponding to the selected probe from among a plurality of presets, wherein the plurality of presets indicate information of a plurality of pre-stored parameters, which are used in ultrasound imaging in the ultrasound imaging apparatus;
selects the default preset which is automatically set as an imaging parameter in the case a user input for selecting a preset corresponding to the selected probe from among the plurality of presets is not entered within a reference time; and
hides the selection window.

12. The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the reference time is set by default and is changeable by a user.

13. The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the ultrasound imaging apparatus comprises a user input unit and a controller,
wherein the user input unit receives a user input to select a first preset from among the plurality of presets within a reference time, and
the controller activates the selected probe, based on the first preset upon receiving the user input to select the first preset within a reference time.

14. The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the control unit activates the selected probe by applying the default preset to the selected probe.

15. The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising a display unit,
wherein the control unit generates an ultrasound image based on an echo signal received through the probe when the selected probe is activated, and
the display unit displays the generated ultrasound image.

16. The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the default preset is a preset that was most recently used for the selected probe.

17. The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the default preset is a preset which is used most frequently for the selected probe.

18. The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the default preset is a preset which has already been predetermined by a user for the selected probe.

19. The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the default preset is a preset which corresponds to the ID information of an object.

20. The ultrasound imaging apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the default preset is a preset which corresponds to the ID information of a user.

Assignees

• Samsung Medison Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoon Ki-Sang
• Hyun Dong-Gyu
• Kim Yong-Soo

Classifications

• A61B8/585

  Automatic set-up of the device · CPC title

• A61B8/465

  adapted to display user selection data, e.g. icons or menus · CPC title

• A61B8/4477

  using several separate ultrasound transducers or probes · CPC title

• A61B8/5207

  involving processing of raw data to produce diagnostic data, e.g. for generating an image · CPC title

• A61B8/463

  characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display · CPC title