IP Library Granted Patent US 9,483,177
Granted Patent B2
US 9,483,177 · App. 14/835,968 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Diagnostic imaging apparatus, diagnostic ultrasonic apparatus, and medical image displaying apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,483,177
App. No.
14/835,968
Granted
Nov 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The diagnostic imaging apparatus according to the present embodiments includes a display unit, an input unit, and a display control unit. The display unit includes a display area in which a medical image and a menu in relation to the medical image are displayed. The input unit receives input to the display area. The display control unit displays different menus in the display area in accordance with the input received by the input unit.

Claims (17)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a touch panel that displays a medical image and receives a touching operation by an operator; and

processing circuitry, wherein

the touch panel includes a display area in which the medical image is displayed and which includes a first area and a second area, the first area not being correlated with a function executed in response to the touching operation, the second area being correlated with a function executed in response to the touching operation, and

the processing circuitry is configured to execute the function being correlated with the second area in response to the touching operation in the second area, the second area not displaying therein a graphic for operation of the function.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to change the function being correlated to the second area and executed in response to the touching operation according to a change of at least one of an imaging mode and a display mode.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to execute the function being correlated to the second area in response to the touching operation in a first imaging mode and not in a second imaging mode.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to execute the function being correlated to the second area in response to the touching operation in a first imaging mode and not in a second imaging mode.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to execute the function being correlated to the second area in response to the touching operation in a first display mode and not in a second display mode.

6. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to execute the function being correlated to the second area in response to the touching operation in a first display mode and not in a second display mode.

7. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to execute the function being correlated to the second area in response to the touching operation in a first display mode and not in a second display mode.

8. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to execute the function being correlated to the second area in response to the touching operation in a first display mode and not in a second display mode.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display area includes a plurality of second areas being correlated to different functions.

10. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the display area includes a plurality of second areas being correlated to different functions.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to execute the function being correlated to the second area in response to the touching operation, the function including displaying the graphic for operation.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to execute the function being correlated to the second area in response to the touching operation, the function including displaying a menu.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to execute the function being correlated to the second area in response to the touching operation, the function relating to an image quality parameter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2016
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
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