Method and apparatus for changing user interface based on information related to a probe

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9792033-B2
Application number	US-201514755486-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2015
Priority date	Jul 1, 2013
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

A method of changing a user interface (UI), which is used for diagnosis of a target object via a medical device, based on user motion information. The method including obtaining motion information regarding a user; changing the UI based on the obtained motion information regarding the user; and displaying the changed UI.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An ultrasound diagnosis device to generate ultrasound signals that are irradiated toward a target object to thereby cause echo signals to be reflected by the target object, the ultrasound diagnosis device comprising:
a control panel including a touch screen that displays a graphic user interface (GUI) including
a plurality of draggable-and-droppable user interfaces which are displayed on the touch screen at specific locations based on information about a probe that is connected to the ultrasound diagnosis device, and which are draggable-and-droppable from the specific locations to thereby move locations of the plurality of draggable-and-droppable user interfaces in the GUI, and
at least one user interface the location of which, when displayed on the touch screen, is maintained,
wherein each of the plurality of draggable-and-droppable user interfaces and the at least one user interface is operable to control functions of the ultrasound diagnosis device to obtain an ultrasound image of the target object based on the reflected echo signals or to manipulate an ultrasound image of the target object that was obtained based on the reflected echo signals.

2. The ultrasound diagnosis device as in claim 1 , wherein the at least one user interface includes a user interface to freeze a displayed ultrasound image.

3. The ultrasound diagnosis device as in claim 2 , wherein
the ultrasound diagnosis device displays the ultrasound image on the touch screen.

4. The ultrasound diagnosis device as in claim 1 , wherein
the ultrasound diagnosis device displays an obtained ultrasound image on the touch screen.

5. An ultrasound diagnosis device to generate ultrasound signals that are irradiated toward a target object to thereby cause echo signals to be reflected by the target object, the ultrasound diagnosis device comprising:
a control panel including a touch screen that displays a graphic user interface (GUI), the GUI having a square or rectangle shape with a bottom edge corresponding to a bottom edge of the control panel, the GUI including a plurality of user interfaces, the plurality of user interfaces including
a first user interface which, when displayed on the touch screen, is maintained at a location in the GUI adjacent to the bottom edge of the GUI, and
a second user interface which is displayed at a specific location on the touch screen based on information about a probe that is connected to the ultrasound diagnosis device, and which is draggable-and droppable from the specific location to thereby move a location of the second user interface in the GUI,
wherein each of the plurality of user interfaces is operable to control functions of the ultrasound diagnosis device to obtain an ultrasound image of the target object based on the reflected echo signals or to manipulate an ultrasound image of the target object that was obtained based on the reflected echo signals.

6. An ultrasound diagnosis device to generate ultrasound signals that are irradiated toward a target object to thereby cause echo signals to be reflected by the target object, the ultrasound diagnosis device comprising:
a control panel including a touch screen that displays a graphic user interface (GUI) including
a plurality of draggable-and-droppable user interfaces which are displayed at specific locations on the touch screen based on information about a probe that is connected to the ultrasound diagnosis device, and which are draggable-and-droppable from the specific locations to thereby move locations of the plurality of draggable-and-droppable user interfaces in the GUI, and
at least one user interface the location of which, when displayed on the touch screen, is maintained,
wherein each of the plurality of draggable-and-droppable user interfaces and the at least one user interface is operable to control functions of the ultrasound diagnosis device to obtain an ultrasound image of the target object based on the reflected echo signals or to manipulate an ultrasound image of the target object that was obtained based on the reflected echo signals.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ban Dae-Hyun
• Kim Su-Jin
• Han Jeong-Ho

Classifications

• A61B8/465

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

• A61B8/467

  characterised by special input means · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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

• A61B8/44

  Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device · CPC title