User control interface for an ultrasound processor
US6468212B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/52073
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The virtual control user interface for an ultrasound processor includes a software driven display obtained from a memory unit in the ultrasound processor and displayed on a display monitor (part of the ultrasound processor) under control of a processor unit (which is also part of the ultrasound processor). The software driven display reveals images representative of hardware control configurations for other ultrasound processors. The images provided by the software driven display and displayed by on the display include: a plurality of gain control tactile user interfaces, a plurality of ultrasound image enhancement control tactile user interfaces and, at least one focused control tactile user interface. The software driven display has multiple menu levels for the display of the gain control images, the ultrasound images enhancement control images and the focused control image. The software driven display is also further configured to reveal images of more than one ultrasound processor. In a further embodiment, the virtual control user interface is used in conjunction with a touch sensitive user input screen and the virtual control user interface includes a touch screen input comman…
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