IP Library Granted Patent US 11,779,429
Granted Patent B2
US 11,779,429 · App. 17/958,483 · Granted Oct 10, 2023

Medical instrument displays and medical instrument display programs

Inventors: Masaki Hanajima (Hamamatsu, JP); Takaaki Kokubo (Hamamatsu, JP); Takeshi Tsuji (Hamamatsu, JP); Akinori Sugaya (Hamamatsu, JP); Naomi Ishino (Hamamatsu, JP)
Assignees: ROLAND DG CORPORATION; HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
A61B90/37G06T3/40G16H40/40A61B34/30A61B2090/0803A61B2090/0807A61B2560/0266
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Patent No.
US 11,779,429
App. No.
17/958,483
Granted
Oct 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical instrument display includes an image storage that stores a plurality of image data of a medical instrument, a data analyzer that searches a plurality of image data stored in the image storage on a certain condition, and a display controller that causes a display to display a first medical instrument image that has been selected from thumbnail images, the thumbnail images being based on a plurality of the image data obtained by the search, and a second medical instrument image in good order, the second medical instrument image being different from the first medical instrument image.

Claims (33)

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a computer that operates a screen of a display according to an operation of an input and being capable of reading a storage in which a plurality of image data showing a medical instrument are stored, to execute:

a first display step of causing the display to display the screen such that a first unregistered widget is displayed on the screen, the first unregistered widget representing a main process that is a handling operation for a medical instrument and having no image shown therein;

after the first display step, a selection step of selecting one or more image data from the plurality of image data according to an operation of the input; and

after the selection step, a second display step of causing the display to display the screen so as to change and display the first unregistered widget in the screen into a registered widget, the registered widget having an image of the image data selected in the selection step shown therein and representing the main process; displaying a second unregistered widget on the screen at a position adjacent to the registered widget in either one of vertical and lateral directions of the screen, the second unregistered widget representing the main process and having no image shown therein; and displaying a third unregistered widget on the screen at a position adjacent to the registered widget in the other of the vertical and lateral directions of the screen, the third unregistered widget representing a sub process of the main process and having no image shown therein.

2 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium storing the program according to claim 1 for further causing the computer to execute:

a second selection step of selecting one or more image data from the plurality of image data according to an operation of the input after the second display step; and

after the second selection step, a third display step of causing the display to display the screen so as to change and display the third unregistered widget in the screen into a second registered widget, the second registered widget having an image of the image data selected in the second selection step shown therein and representing the sub process; and displaying a fourth unregistered widget on the screen at a position adjacent to the second registered widget in the other direction of the screen, the fourth unregistered widget representing a sub process of the main process and having no image shown therein.

3 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium storing the program according to claim 2 for causing the computer to execute:

a third selection step of selecting the third unregistered widget according to an operation of the input after the second display step; and

the second selection step after the third selection step.

4 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium storing the program according to claim 1 for causing the computer to execute:

a fourth selection step of selecting the first unregistered widget according to an operation of the input after the first display step; and

the selection step after the fourth selection step.

5 . A GUI device comprising:

an input;

a display;

a storage in which a plurality of image data showing a medical instrument are stored; and

a computer that operates a screen of the display according to an operation of the input and is capable of reading the storage; wherein

the computer is configured or programmed to execute:

a first display step of causing the display to display the screen such that a first unregistered widget is displayed on the screen, the first unregistered widget representing a main process that is a handling operation for a medical instrument and having no image shown therein;

a first display step of causing the display to display the screen such that a first unregistered widget is displayed on the screen, the first unregistered widget representing a main process that is a handling operation for a medical instrument and having no image shown therein;

a first display step of causing the display to display the screen such that a first unregistered widget is displayed on the screen, the first unregistered widget representing a main process that is a handling operation for a medical instrument and having no image shown therein;

after the selection step, a second display step of causing the display to display the screen so as to change and display the first unregistered widget in the screen into a registered widget, the registered widget having an image of the image data selected in the selection step shown therein and representing the main process; displaying a second unregistered widget on the screen at a position adjacent to the registered widget in either one of vertical and lateral directions of the screen, the second unregistered widget representing the main process and having no image shown therein; and displaying a third unregistered widget on the screen at a position adjacent to the registered widget in the other of the vertical and lateral directions of the screen, the third unregistered widget representing a sub process of the main process and having no image shown therein.

6 . The GUI device according to claim 5 , wherein the computer is further configured or programmed to execute:

a second selection step of selecting one or more image data from the plurality of image data according to an operation of the input after the second display step; and

after the second selection step, a third display step of causing the display to display the screen so as to change and display the third unregistered widget in the screen into a second registered widget, the second registered widget having an image of the image data selected in the second selection step shown therein and representing the sub process; and displaying a fourth unregistered widget on the screen at a position adjacent to the second registered widget in the other of the vertical and lateral directions on the screen, the fourth unregistered widget representing a sub process of the main process and having no image shown therein.

7 . A display method executed by a computer operating a screen of a display according to an operation of an input and being capable of reading a storage in which a plurality of image data showing a medical instrument are stored, the method comprising:

a first display step of causing the display to display the screen such that a first unregistered widget is displayed on the screen, the first unregistered widget representing a main process that is a handling operation for a medical instrument and having no image shown therein;

after the first display step, a selection step of selecting one or more image data from the plurality of image data according to an operation of the input; and

after the selection step, a second display step of causing the display to display the screen so as to change and display the first unregistered widget in the screen into a registered widget, the registered widget having an image of the image data selected in the selection step shown therein and representing the main process; displaying a second unregistered widget on the screen at a position adjacent to the registered widget in either one of vertical and lateral directions of the screen, the second unregistered widget representing the main process and having no image shown therein; and displaying a third unregistered widget on the screen at a position adjacent to the registered widget in the other of the vertical and lateral directions of the screen, the third unregistered widget representing a sub process of the main process and having no image shown therein.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a second selection step of selecting one or more image data from the plurality of image data according to an operation of the input after the second display step; and

after the second selection step, a third display step of causing the display to display the screen so as to change and display the third unregistered widget in the screen into a second registered widget, the second registered widget having an image of the image data selected in the second selection step shown therein and representing the sub process; and displaying a fourth unregistered widget on the screen at a position adjacent to the second registered widget in the other direction of the screen, the fourth unregistered widget representing a sub process of the main process and having no image shown therein.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2025
From: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
To: DGSHAPE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072531/0595 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 25, 2025
From: ROLAND DG CORPORATION; XYZ CORPORATION
To: ROLAND DG CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070314/0344 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2022
From: HANAJIMA, MASAKI; KOKUBO, TAKAAKI; TSUJI, TAKESHI; SUGAYA, AKINORI; ISHINO, NAOMI
To: ROLAND DG CORPORATION; HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Reel/Frame 061289/0108 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2016-195814 · Oct 3, 2016 · national
JP 2016-195937 · Oct 3, 2016 · national
JP 2016-195968 · Oct 3, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 16338825 · Apr 2, 2019
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