US 11,726,655 B2
Method and apparatus for displaying function of button of ultrasound apparatus on the button
Chi-Young Ahn, Seoul (KR); Jong-Chan Kwon, Yongin-si (KR); Ki-Soo Kim, Gunpo-si (KR); Jung-Hoon Kim, Seoul (KR); and Sang-Min Hyun, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/367,947.
Application 17/367,947 is a continuation of application No. 16/025,381, filed on Jul. 2, 2018, granted, now 11,086,513.
Application 16/025,381 is a continuation of application No. 13/665,017, filed on Oct. 31, 2012, granted, now 10,031,666, issued on Jul. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2012-0043890 (KR), filed on Apr. 26, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0333993 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/04886 (2013.01) [A61B 8/467 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); G01S 7/52084 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultrasound apparatus comprising:
a touch screen control panel;
at least one memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor which executes the stored instructions to:
control the touch screen control panel to display a plurality of labels respectively representing a plurality of functions of the ultrasound apparatus and a plurality of virtual buttons,
select a first label representing a first function from among the plurality of labels, in response to a first touch input received by the touch screen control panel,
match the selected first label to a first virtual button from among the plurality of virtual buttons in response to a first drag-and-drop input received by the touch screen control panel to drag-and-drop the selected first label to the first virtual button,
control the touch screen control panel to display the first label on the first virtual button,
select a second label representing a second function from among the plurality of labels, in response to a second touch input received by the touch screen control panel,
match the selected second label to a second virtual button from among the plurality of virtual buttons in response to a second drag-and-drop input received by the touch screen control panel to drag-and-drop the selected second label to the second virtual button, and
control the touch screen control panel to display the second label on the second virtual button,
wherein each of the first virtual button and the second virtual button is operable to cause the ultrasound apparatus to perform the function represented by the first label and the second label, respectively.