Simultaneous display of two or more different sequentially processed images

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9270919-B2
Application number	US-201314035661-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2013
Priority date	Sep 24, 2013
Publication date	Feb 23, 2016
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016

Abstract

A medical imaging system having a processor with software executing thereon is provided for processing and display of multiple bandwidths of video in multiple display areas. The system receives a video signal with a plurality of portions and generates at least two signals there from. Each of the two signals has a bandwidth for display in a different display area. The two signals are updated so that each component displays a different portion of the input video signal, and the two signals may be combined for display on a single display device having two display areas.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medical imaging system comprising:
a video signal having a plurality of portions;
a processor for receiving said video signal;
a first signal having a first bandwidth generated by said processor from a first one of the plurality of portions of said video signal; and
a second signal having a second bandwidth generated by said processor from a second one of the plurality of portions of said video signal;
said processor alternately updating said first and second signals with portions of said video signal, said first and second signals each updated from a different one of the plurality of portions of said video signal;
said first signal for display in a first display area, said second signal for display in a second display area;
one of said first and second signals updated with one of the portions of said video signal to create an updated signal, a previously updated one of said first and second signals for display at the same time as the updated signal, the updated signal and said previously updated signal for display in different display areas.

2. The imaging system of claim 1 wherein said processor combines said first and second signals for display on one display having the first and second display areas.

3. The imaging system of claim 1 wherein the first and second display areas are on a single monitor.

4. The imaging system of claim 3 wherein the first and second display areas are configured as a picture-in-picture display.

5. The imaging system of claim 1 further comprising:
an interface provided by software executing on said processor;
at least one bandwidth selection received by said interface, said bandwidth selection indicative of at least one the first and second bandwidths.

6. The medical imaging system of claim 1 wherein each portion of said video signal has red, green and blue color components.

7. A medical imaging system comprising:
at least one input module having a processor;
a video signal received by each said input module;
a processed video signal generated by each said input module from each said video signal, said processed video signal having a plurality of portions;
a control module having a processor for receiving each said processed video signal;
a first signal having a first bandwidth generated by the processor of said control module from a first one of the plurality of portions of said processed video signal; and
a second signal having a second bandwidth generated by the processor of said control module from a second one of the plurality of portions of said processed video signal;
the processor of said control module alternately updating said first and second signals with portions of said processed video signal, said first and second signals each updated from a different one of the plurality of portions of said video signal;
said first signal for display in a first display area, said second signal for display in a second display area;
one of said first and second signals updated with one of the portions of said video signal to create an updated signal, a previously updated one of said first and second signals for display at the same time as the updated signal, the updated signal and said previously updated signal for display in different display areas.

8. The medical imaging system of claim 7 wherein said processor combines said first and second signals for display on one display having the first and second display areas.

9. The medical imaging system of claim 7 wherein:
at least a first and a second video signals are received by said processor;
said processor generating first and second signals from each of said first and second video signals;
each said first signals respectively for display in a first and third display areas;
each said second signals respectively for display in a second and fourth display areas;
the first and third display areas for display of the first bandwidth;
the second and fourth display areas for display of the second bandwidth.

10. The imaging system of claim 9 wherein said first and second signals are for display on separate display devices.

11. The imaging system of claim 7 further comprising:
an interface provided by software executing on the processor of said control module;
at least one bandwidth selection received by said interface, said bandwidth selection indicative of at least one the first and second bandwidths.

12. The medical imaging system of claim 7 wherein each portion of said processed video signal has red, green and blue color components.

13. A medical imaging system comprising:
an input video signal having a plurality of portions;
a processor for receiving said input video signal; an output video signal generated by said processor from said input video signal; and
a plurality of components of said output video signal generated in an order by said processor, each component generated according to one of a plurality of bandwidths;
each one of said plurality of components generated by said processor from a different one of the plurality of portions of said input video signal;
each said component of said output video signal updated by said processor with portions of said input video signal according to the order;
each one of said plurality of components for display in one of a plurality of display areas;
one of said components of said output video signal updated with one of the portions of said input video signal to create an updated component, and a previously updated component of said output video signal included in the output video signal for display at the same time as the updated component, the updated component and said previously updated component for display in different display areas.

14. The imaging system of claim 13 wherein said plurality of components are for display on a single display device.

15. The imaging system of claim 13 further comprising:
an interface provided by software executing on said processor;
at least one bandwidth selection received by said interface, said bandwidth selection indicative of at least one the first and second bandwidths.

16. The medical imaging system of claim 13 wherein each portion of said input video signal has red, green and blue color components.

17. A medical imaging system comprising:
a video signal having a plurality of portions;
a processor for receiving said video signal;
a first signal having a first signal processing mode generated by said processor from a first one of the plurality of portions of said video signal; and
a second signal having a second signal processing mode generated by said processor from a second one of the plurality of portions of said video signal;
said processor alternately updating said first and second signals with portions of said video signal, said first and second signals each updated from a different one of the plurality of portions of said video signal;
said first signal for display in a first display area, said second signal for display in a second display area;
one of said first and second signals updated with one of the portions of said video signal to create an updated signal, a previously updated one of said first and second signals for display at the same time as the updated signal, the updated signal and said previously updated signal for display in different display areas.

18. The imaging system of claim 17 wherein said processor combines said first and second signals for display on one display having the first and second display areas.

19. The imaging system of claim 17 wherein th

Assignees

• Storz Karl Imaging Inc

Inventors

• Amling Marc R
• Schemm Helga

Classifications

• H04N5/2624

  for obtaining an image which is composed of whole input images, e.g. splitscreen · CPC title

• A61B1/0638

  providing two or more wavelengths · CPC title

• A61B1/0005

  combining images e.g. side-by-side, superimposed or tiled · CPC title

• H04N5/45

  Picture in picture {, e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen} · CPC title

• H04N9/12

  Picture reproducers (H04N9/11 takes precedence) · CPC title