Ultrasound remote diagnosis system and method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12521095-B2
Application number	US-202318115873-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2023
Priority date	Jul 6, 2022
Publication date	Jan 13, 2026
Grant date	Jan 13, 2026

Abstract

An ultrasound remote diagnosis system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a main body including a main panel, a touch panel, and a control panel, and a remote device in communication with the main body, wherein the remote device is configured to: independently receive, among display data which is real-time image information of the main panel, first control data which is real-time image information of the touch panel, and second control data which is a virtual control panel corresponding to the control panel, at least each information corresponding to the display data and the first control data, from the main body; and manipulation information of a remote track ball is input by at least a part of the second controller including a remote track ball image or a periphery of the remote track ball image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An ultrasound remote diagnosis system, comprising a main body in communication with a remote device,
wherein the main body comprises a main panel, a touch panel, and a control panel, and is configured to: transmit, to the remote device, display data which is real-time image information of the main panel, first control data which is real-time image information of the touch panel, and second control data which is a virtual control panel corresponding to the control panel, as separate signals, and receive, from the remote device, manipulation information of a user input received by at least a part of the remote device comprising a remote track ball image displayed by the remote device, wherein the remote track ball image is configured to receive the user input for controlling a track ball of the control panel of the main body.

2 . An ultrasound remote diagnosis system, comprising:
a main body comprising a main panel, a touch panel, and a control panel; and a remote device in communication with the main body, wherein the remote device is configured to: receive, from the main body, display data which is real-time image information of the main panel, first control data which is real-time image information of the touch panel, and second control data which is a virtual control panel corresponding to the control panel, as separate signals, and display a display part corresponding to the display data on a first region, a first controller corresponding to the first control data on a second region, and a second controller corresponding to the second control data on a third region, and wherein the second controller comprises a remote track ball image, and is configured to receive a manipulation input, through the remote track ball image a periphery of the remote track ball image, for controlling a track ball of the control panel of the main body.

3 . The ultrasound remote diagnosis system of claims 1 ,
wherein the remote device further comprises: a remote mouse configured to receive a user input for controlling the remote device.

4 . The ultrasound remote diagnosis system of claim 3 , wherein a pointer indicating a mouse cursor of the remote mouse is displayed on a display part of the remote device.

5 . An ultrasound remote diagnosis method of an ultrasound remote diagnosis system comprising a main body comprising a main panel, a touch panel, and a control panel, and a remote device in communication with the main body,
the ultrasound remote diagnosis method comprising: receiving, by the remote device, display data which is real-time image information of the main panel, first control data which is real-time image information of the touch panel, and second control data which is a virtual control panel corresponding to the control panel, as separate signals, from the main body; displaying, by the remote device, a display part corresponding to the display data on a first region, a first controller corresponding to the first control data on a second region, and a second controller corresponding to the second control data on a third region; and wherein the second controller comprises a remote track ball image, and wherein the ultrasound remote diagnosis method further comprises: receiving a manipulation input, through the remote track ball image or a periphery of the remote track ball image, for controlling a track ball of the control panel of the main body.

6 . The ultrasound remote diagnosis method of claim 5 , wherein the remote device further comprises:
a remote mouse configured to receive a user input for controlling the track ball of the second controller.

7 . The ultrasound remote diagnosis method of claim 6 , wherein a movement area of a pointer indicating a mouse cursor of the remote mouse on the remote device is within an area of the second controller.

8 . The ultrasound remote diagnosis method of claim 6 , wherein the second controller displays a movable area range of a pointer indicating a mouse cursor of the remote mouse.

9 . The ultrasound remote diagnosis method of claim 5 , wherein the second controller is controlled through at least one of a remote mouse and a remote keyboard.

10 . The ultrasound remote diagnosis method of claim 9 , wherein a shortcut key for controlling the second controller is set.

11 . The ultrasound remote diagnosis method of claim 5 , wherein sizes of areas of the display part, the first controller, and the second controller are adjustable.

12 . The ultrasound remote diagnosis method of claim 5 , wherein the first controller is controlled through a remote mouse.

13 . The ultrasound remote diagnosis method of claim 5 , wherein the touch panel and the first controller, and the control panel and the second controller each perform two-way transmission and reception.

14 . The ultrasound remote diagnosis method of claim 13 , wherein information transmitted from the first controller to the touch panel includes control information by a remote mouse of the first controller.

15 . The ultrasound remote diagnosis method of claim 13 , wherein information transmitted from the second controller to the control panel includes control information by a remote mouse and a remote keyboard of the second controller.

Assignees

• Samsung Medison Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Seung Ju
• Yeo Hyo Ju
• Choi Ga Won
• Na Doo Young
• Kim Dae Hwan
• Seo Ji Hye
• Lee Jong Rip
• Cho Hyug Rae

Classifications

• A61B8/4427

  Device being portable or laptop-like · CPC title

• A61B8/54 Primary

  Control of the diagnostic device · CPC title

• A61B8/465

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

• G16H50/20

  for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems · CPC title

• G16H30/20

  for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS · CPC title