US 12,471,882 B2
Portable ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method of controlling the same
Gil-Ju Jin, Seoul (KR); Mi Jeoung Ahn, Seoul (KR); and Yuri Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Gangwon-Do (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Gangwon-do (KR)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/863,903.
Application 17/863,903 is a continuation of application No. 17/070,180, filed on Oct. 14, 2020.
Application 17/070,180 is a continuation of application No. 14/854,106, filed on Sep. 15, 2015, granted, now 11,369,347, issued on Jun. 28, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/088,014, filed on Dec. 5, 2014.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2015-0075917 (KR), filed on May 29, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0015371 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/147 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 8/462 (2013.01) [A61B 8/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/4427 (2013.01); A61B 8/4472 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); A61B 8/465 (2013.01); A61B 8/467 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); G01S 7/52085 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 3/147 (2013.01); G09G 2340/14 (2013.01); G09G 2380/02 (2013.01); G09G 2380/08 (2013.01)] 32 Claims
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1. A portable ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:
a probe comprising a beamformer configured to comprise an echo delay unit configured to dynamically set a delay frequency based on a parameter including at least one of a focus point, a steering angle, an aperture size, and a number of activated transducer elements, the probe being configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave towards an object, receive an echo ultrasonic wave reflected by the object, and generate a first digital signal and a second digital signal related to the received echo ultrasonic wave; and
a main body comprising:
a display including a first area and a second area, and configured to display an ultrasonic image on the first area and a control panel image on the second area,
an inputter configured to receive a layout change command from a user; and
a controller configured to change a layout of the first area and the second area,
wherein:
the echo delay unit is configured to dynamically set a first delay frequency based on the parameter to generate the first digital signal at a first time point,
the display is configured to display the ultrasonic image of the object on the first area in real time based on the first digital signal,
when the layout change command from the user is input to the inputter:
the controller is configured to change the layout of the first area and the second area by extending the first area and displaying the ultrasonic image of the object based on the second digital signal on the extended first area in real time,
a range of the ultrasonic image of the object displayed based on the second digital signal on the extended first area is widened in comparison with the ultrasonic image of the object displayed based on the first digital signal on the first area before receiving the layout change command,
the display is a flexible display including the first area and the second area,
the first area and the second area are divided by a bendable bending position of the display before receiving the layout change command, and
after receiving the layout change command, the first area is extended beyond the bendable bending position of the display, and the second area is reduced as the first area is extended.