IP Library Granted Patent US 11,169,693
Granted Patent B2
US 11,169,693 · App. 15/080,207 · Granted Nov 9, 2021

Image navigation

Inventor: Evan K. Fram (Paradise Valley, AZ)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 11,169,693
App. No.
15/080,207
Granted
Nov 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for navigating between images of multiple exams using gestures performed on a touch sensitive input device.

Claims (36)

1. A method of navigating between data items of multiple data sets, wherein each data set comprises multiple data items, the method comprising:

storing, in one or more databases, at least a first data set and a second data set, wherein:

the first data set includes a plurality of data items, the second data set includes a plurality of data items, both the first data set and the second data set are associated with a data object, the data object is associated with at least a first attribute and a second attribute, the first data set is associated with a first value of the first attribute of the data object, the second data set is associated with a second value of the first attribute of the data object, each of the plurality of data items of the first data set is associated with respective values of the second attribute of the data object, and each of the plurality of data items of the second data set is associated with respective values of the second attribute of the data object; and

displaying, on a display of a computing device having one or more computer processors, a first data item of the first data set that is associated with the first value of the first attribute of the data object, wherein the first data item is associated with a first value of the second attribute of the data object;

wherein, while displaying the first data item of the first data set, the computing device is configured to:

in response to receiving a first input via a touch sensitive input device of the computing device: select a second data item from the first data set; and

display the second data item from the first data set on the display of the computing device in place of the first data item; and

in response to receiving a second input, different from the first input, via the touch sensitive input device and indicating a request to display data items of the second data set:

select the second data set that is associated with the second value of the first attribute of the data object;

determine the first value of the second attribute of the data object that is associated with the first data item;

identify a second data item of the second data set that is associated with the same first value of the second attribute of the data object;

select the second data item from the second data set; and

display the second data item of the second data set on the display of the computing device in place of the first data item.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data items comprise one or more of images, documents, or product configurations.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second attribute of the data object comprises at least one of: image number, anatomical position, temporal indicator, series, exam, position within a cardiac cycle, color, model, or make.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the data object comprises a product, and the first attribute and/or second attribute comprises at least one of: color, model, manufacturer, year, or mileage.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first input comprises movement of a single finger on a touch sensitive input device in a first direction and the second input comprises movement of two fingers on the touch sensitive input device.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second input comprises movement of two fingers on the touch sensitive input device in the first direction.

7. A method of navigating between data items of multiple data sets, wherein each data set comprises multiple data items, the method comprising:

storing, in one or more databases, at least a first data set and a second data set, wherein:

the first data set includes a plurality of data items, the second data set includes a plurality of data items, both the first data set and the second data set are associated with a data object, the data object is associated with at least a first attribute and a second attribute, the first data set is associated with a first value of the first attribute of the data object, the second data set is associated with a second value of the first attribute of the data object, each of the plurality of data items of the first data set is associated with respective values of the second attribute of the data object, and each of the plurality of data items of the second data set is associated with respective values of the second attribute of the data object;

displaying, on a display of a computing device having one or more computer processors, a first data item of the first data set that is associated with the first value of the first attribute of the data object, wherein the first data item is associated with a first value of the second attribute of the data object; and

in response to receiving an input:

selecting, by the computing device, the second data set that is associated with the second value of the first attribute of the data object, wherein the first and second data sets are of a same or similar type;

determining, by the computing device, the first value of the second attribute of the data object that is associated with the first data item;

identifying, by the computing device, a second data item of the second data set that is associated with the same first value of the second attribute of the data object;

selecting, by the computing device, the second data item from the second data set; and

displaying the second data item on the display of the computing device in place of the first data item.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the data items comprise one or more of images, documents, or product configurations.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second attribute of the data object comprises at least one of: image number, anatomical position, temporal indicator, series, exam, position within a cardiac cycle, color, model, or make.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein: the data object comprises a product, and the first attribute and/or second attribute comprises at least one of: color, model, manufacturer, year, or mileage.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the input comprises multi-touch actions performed by a user on a touch sensitive input device.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the touch sensitive input device comprises a touchscreen device or a touchpad.

13. The method of claim 7 , wherein the input comprises actions detected based on movement of at least a portion of a user.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the actions are detected based on images of the at least a portion of the user acquired with an image capture device.

15. The method of claim 7 , wherein the input comprises movement of a single finger on a touch sensitive input device.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2025
From: MERATIVE US L.P.; MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
To: TCG SENIOR FUNDING L.L.C., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072808/0442 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2022
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: MERATIVE US L.P.
Reel/Frame 061496/0752 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2021
From: MERGE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055617/0985 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Mar 7, 2019
From: D.R. SYSTEMS, INC.
To: MERGE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 048631/0123 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2016
From: FRAM, EVAN K.
To: D.R. SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 039500/0617 →