US 12,298,832 B2
Dynamic power reduction technique for ultrasound systems
Justin M. Coughlin, Bothell, WA (US); Mitchell S. Kaplan, Bothell, WA (US); Michael R. Hansen, Bothell, WA (US); and William R. Ogle, Bothell, WA (US)
Assigned to FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC., Bothell, WA (US)
Filed by FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC., Bothell, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/731,840.
Application 18/731,840 is a continuation of application No. 18/132,125, filed on Apr. 7, 2023, granted, now 12,038,800.
Application 18/132,125 is a continuation of application No. 17/725,174, filed on Apr. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,650,651, issued on May 16, 2023.
Application 17/725,174 is a continuation of application No. 16/803,726, filed on Feb. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,493,979, issued on Nov. 8, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0319778 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/3237 (2019.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); G01S 7/526 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G06F 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/3237 (2013.01) [G01S 7/521 (2013.01); G01S 7/526 (2013.01); G01S 15/8906 (2013.01); G06F 1/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultrasound system for a dynamic power reduction comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
determine subsystems including a first subsystem to be placed in a reduced power consumption state, the first subsystem including a receive path having a signal acquisition circuitry with a receiver to receive acoustic signals representing echoes;
and
determine, for the first subsystem a control subsystem to control clocking of the receive path in response to at least one of a plurality of real-time signals, the control subsystem to provide one or more clocks to the receive path to turn on the receiver while valid echo signals are expected to arrive at the receiver, wherein the at least one of the plurality of real-time signals indicates a state of imaging operations performed by the receive path, the control subsystem to provide one or more clocks to the receive path during a first mode based on the state indicated by the at least one of the plurality of real-time signals.