WO2004016174A1

WO2004016174A1 - Image input system

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Publication number: WO2004016174A1
Application number: PCT/JP2003/010301
Authority: WO
Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ito
Original assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
Priority date: 2002-08-14
Filing date: 2003-08-14
Publication date: 2004-02-26
Also published as: AU2003257826A1; JP2006051047A

Abstract

An image input system (50) includes detection means (10) for detecting an X-ray image, an image input device (3) for reading the detected X-ray image, and an image display device (18) connected to the image input device (3) via a network for checking the image input from the image input device (3). While the image input device (3) is operating in power saving mode, the power source is turned ON/OFF, so that initialization of the image input device (3) is started to enter the imaging-enabled state or the power saving mode is stopped and the power source is turned OFF.

Description

Description Image input system-Technical field

The present invention relates to an image input system for inputting and displaying radiation image information mainly used in the medical field. Background art

2. Description of the Related Art An image input device is known in which a radiation generator irradiates a subject with radiation for disease diagnosis or the like, reads a radiation image of the radiation transmitted through the subject, and inputs image information. Such an image input device includes a photomultiplier (hereinafter sometimes referred to as PMT) that collects photostimulated light generated by scanning a photostimulable phosphor plate storing radiographic image information with a laser beam and collects the photostimulated light. It has a system that converts it into an electric signal (CR type), and has a function to convert the X-ray energy emitted through the subject into an electric signal for reconstruction as an X-ray transmission image. There is a system (FPD type) that consists of a flat X-ray image flat panel detector (X-ray flat panel detector) that has a plane with an area sufficient to cover the human body necessary for this purpose.

Conventionally, for example, as a CR type image input device, a device in which an image reading unit (part of a reader) and an image processing / display unit (hereinafter, an image display unit) are integrated has been known. In such an image input device, it is not necessary to make the image reading unit and the image display unit independent and exist on the network.

In the integrated image input device described above, it is not necessary to install an OS for network control in the image reading unit. Specifically, the OS is installed only in the image display unit, and the image reading unit is not a large-capacity control software such as an HDD or memory card as control software. ) In many cases, software that operates according to the above is used. For this reason, the software of the image reading unit is Never. In addition, even when an OS is used for the image reading unit of such an image input device, the OS to be used is generally an embedded real-time OS that does not have a network control function.

On the other hand, even when the image reading unit and the image display unit are not a body, the image reading unit and the image display unit are not connected via a network but under a specific condition (for example, a 1: 1 local area). Connection), so there is no need to consider network settings.

However, in recent years, since the image reading unit and the image display unit of the image input device are separately connected to a network, etc., the image reading unit is also equipped with a network control OS, or has a capacity sufficient to hold image data and the like. It is necessary to provide a storage medium, and network technology for connecting the image reading unit and the image display unit is important from the viewpoint of power control. Disclosure of the invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has been made in consideration of a case where an image processing and display unit (image display device) and an image reading unit and a reader unit (image input device) are independently provided on a network. It is another object of the present invention to provide an image input system capable of coping with abnormalities in network settings and operating conditions.

Another purpose is to provide a shutdown method and a function to shift to a power saving mode when an image reading, a display unit, and the like exist independently on a network.

In addition, he is mainly responsible for network control for operating on the network.

It is still another object to provide an image input system that can safely shut down OS. In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, an image input system according to the present invention includes a detection unit that detects a radiation image, and an image input device that reads the detected radiation image. The image input device is connected via a network, an image read by the image input device is input, and the input image is confirmed. An image display device for recognizing the image data, wherein the power saving mode is stopped by turning off the power while the image input device is operating in the power saving mode, and the power supply FF operation is started. Start up and turn off the power. The image input device further includes an OS for controlling the network, and can shut down the running OS when the power is turned off to safely terminate the OS. This OS is not particularly limited as long as it has a network control function. For example, the OS may be Linux (R) 100S. Further, even when the power OFF operation is performed during the normal operation, the power OFF operation can be performed. Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, an image input system according to the present invention includes a detecting unit that detects a radiographic image, an image input device that reads the detected radiographic image, and an image input device and a network. And an image display device for receiving the image read by the image input device, and for confirming the input image, wherein the image input device operates in a power saving mode. When the power is turned on during this operation, the apparatus is started to start the power ON operation, the initialization operation of the image input apparatus is started, and the image input apparatus is transited to a photographable state. Here, it is preferable that the power supply is a power button. When the power button is pressed in the power saving mode, the power is always turned on (in a power-on state), and the power is turned off only when the power button is pressed in a shooting enabled state. You may make it become. In this image input system, a plurality of the image input devices and a plurality of the image display devices may be associated with each other and connected via a network, and in this case, a power supply of the plurality of the associated image display devices may be provided. It is preferable that, when OFF, the associated image input device transitions to a power saving mode.

In addition, when the image input device is operating in the power saving mode, the power of each image input device is turned off so that the image input device is activated so as to start the power supply 0 FF operation and performs the power supply FF operation. Is preferred. More preferably, when the image input device performs the #FF operation of the power supply while reading an image, the image input apparatus does not enter a power OFF operation, and has a function of automatically performing a power OFF operation after the reading operation. Further, it is preferable that the image input device is initialized by performing a power ON operation while the image input device is operating in the power saving mode, a power ON operation is started, and a transition is made to an image readable state.

Here, “association” refers to a combination of a plurality of image input devices (for example, a reader) connected to a network and an image display device (for example, a console). Regardless of which image input device is used to read an image, in a system that can deliver the read image to any of the grouped image display devices, a predetermined image input device and a predetermined image display device are respectively assembled. The task of dividing is called “association”. Specifically, in FIG. 9, the work of grouping the image input devices and the image display devices into groups as shown on the right and left sides of the two-dot chain line in the figure is referred to as “association”.

In such a system, when all of the associated image display devices are turned off, the image input device shifts to the power saving mode. In order to associate the transition to the power saving mode, the image input device that does not operate in the power saving mode need not perform the association work. For the transition to the power saving mode, the image display unit and the image reading unit are associated in advance, and when all the associated image display units are turned off, it is detected that the power is turned off. Then, the mode may be automatically shifted to the power saving mode. With this detection method, when the image display unit enters the power-off operation, information can be sent to the image reading unit via the network and controlled. In addition, a server that externally manages the operation status of the image display unit and image reading unit is provided, data is received from the server, and the image input device monitors whether the associated image display device is up (started). Alternatively, when all the image display apparatuses are turned off, the mode may be shifted to the power saving mode. In the first and second aspects, it is preferable that when the power of the image display device is turned off, the image input device automatically transitions to a power saving mode. Further, as described above, the power source is preferably a power button, and in an image display device mechanically separated from the image input device, a power-off operation is performed by using a power button during a power saving mode operation. It is possible to start. This power button can be turned on.

If you use the ON / OFF one-push switch as this power button, or you accidentally touch the button, etc., there is an intention to turn off the power so that the power does not shift to the OFF operation. Is preferred. As a confirmation of intention, it is possible to enter the power-off operation by pressing and holding the button, or a system that emits a warning sound when the power is turned off and does not turn off if the button is released while the alarm is sounding It may be.

Here, when the long press operation is performed when the power is turned off, a down count of the long press time is displayed to indicate that the input device itself is operating, and the user is currently performing the long press operation of the power OFF. It is preferable to indicate that there is. Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, an image input system according to the present invention includes a detection unit that detects a radiation image, an image input device that reads the detected radiation image, and a network connected to the image input device. An image display device for receiving the image read by the image input device, and an image display device for confirming the input image, wherein the image input device or the image display device is connected to a network. When not connected, the IP address or MAC address of the image input device or the image display device, or both the IP and MAC address are displayed. In this image input system, the IP address or the MAC address may be displayed on the image display device. Preferably, the image input device further includes a display unit capable of displaying an operation status, and the IP address or the MAC address may be displayed on a display unit of the image input device.

The image input system may further include a server that manages the operation of the image input device and the image display device. When the image input device or the image display device is not connected to a network, IP address of the server Preferably, the dress is displayed on the display unit of the image display device or the image input device.

Here, “when not connected to a network” means that the image display device is not turned on, the image input device and the image display device are not physically wired, If the setting is different, if the power of the server that manages the operation of the image display device and the image input device is OFF, the server and the image input device or the image display device are physically connected to a network. There are cases in which there is no network setting, a case in which the network settings are different, a case in which the image display device corresponding to the image input device does not exist or is not operating, and the like. According to the image input system of the present invention, using the image display device, the display unit of the image input device, the IP address displayed on the server, or the like, reconnecting, and modifying the network settings of the image input device, etc. Can be changed. The displayed IP address can be used to modify the network settings of the image display device. The network setting displayed here may be the IP address of the image input device, as described above, or the device to which the image input device is to be connected, for example, the image display device, or the image input device and the image display device. It may be the IP address of the managed server. By displaying these network settings, when a network connection cannot be established, it is possible to easily recognize the abnormality of the image input device, the image display device, or the like, and therefore, it is possible to easily respond. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a radiation image input system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an image input system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display on the LCD of the image input device in FIG. 2 at the time of operation, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a power OFF operation from a power saving operation.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display when the power OFF-SW of the image input device of FIG. 2 is pressed during the power saving operation. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display when the power ON-SW of the image input device of FIG. 2 is pressed during the power saving operation.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation from a power saving operation to a standby state.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a power saving FF operation during image reading, FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image input system according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an LCD display at the time of an error, and FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another example of an LCD display at the time of a network connection error. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a radiation image input system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The radiation image input system 50 in FIG. 1 is a CR type radiation image input system that inputs radiation image information by reading a radiation image recorded on a stimulable phosphor plate 4 as a recording medium. It has the format shown in 1.

The input device (image input device) 3 in Fig. 1 stores a part of this radiation energy when irradiating a radiation image, and then stores the radiation energy when irradiating excitation light such as visible light or laser light. Using a stimulable phosphor that emits stimulable light according to the conditions, a sheet-like stimulable phosphor plate 4 in which a stimulable phosphor is laminated on a support, The radiation image information of the subject M such as the human body due to the irradiated radiation is temporarily accumulated and recorded, and the laser light is scanned to sequentially emit stimulated light, and the stimulated emitted light is photoelectrically scanned by the photoelectric reading unit 20. The image signal is obtained by sequentially reading the images. .

Then, the input device 3 irradiates the stimulable phosphor plate 4 with the erasing light after reading the image signal to release the radiation energy remaining on the plate and prepares for the next photographing. The radiation generator 30 includes a radiation irradiator 31 for irradiating a subject M with radiation from a tube, and a controller 32 for controlling the radiation irradiator 31.

The input device 3 includes a stimulable phosphor plate 4 that records radiation image information of a subject, a laser light source unit 6 including a laser diode or the like that generates laser light as excitation light for the stimulable phosphor plate 4, For driving the laser light source unit 6 A laser driving circuit 5, an optical system 7 for scanning the stimulable phosphor plate 4 with laser light from the laser light source section 6, and a stimulable luminescence excited by the excitation laser light, A photoelectric reading unit 20 that obtains an image signal by performing photoelectric conversion. The photoelectric reading unit 20 collects photostimulated luminescence excited by one light of the excitation laser, and a photodetector (detection means) that photoelectrically converts the light condensed by the photocathode 8 and detects the light. A functioning photomultiplier (PMT) 10, a high-voltage power supply 10 a that applies a voltage to the photomultiplier 10, and a current-to-voltage converter 1 1 that performs logarithmic voltage conversion of the current signal from the photomultiplier 10. And an AZD converter 12 for A / D converting an analog signal from the current-voltage converter 11 and a correction unit 13 for performing various corrections on the converted digital signal. The digital signal of the read radiation image data is transferred to the controller 18. The correction unit 13 has a memory for storing correction data and the like, and can correct the density unevenness caused by the optical system 7 and the light collector 8 by using a correction data as one of various corrections. In addition, in order to correct the sensitivity unevenness of the photomultiplier (PMT), the offset value for adjusting the high-voltage power supply 10a can be checked as uneven sensitivity correction, and the sensitivity unevenness can be corrected.

The input device 3 further drives a halogen lamp 14 for irradiating erasing light and a halogen lamp 14 to emit radiation energy remaining on the stimulable phosphor plate after reading the image signal. And a driver 15. The input device 3 includes a control unit 17 that controls the laser drive circuit 5, the high-voltage power supply 10a, the current-voltage conversion unit 11, the AZD conversion unit 12, the correction unit 13, and the driver 15 respectively. Having. The laser light source 6, optical system 7, condenser 8, photomultiplier 10, and halogen lamp 14 of the input device 3 are fixed to the input device 3, and the plate 4 is transported as a sub-scanning unit (not shown). The plate 4 moves in the sub scanning direction perpendicular to the laser scanning direction. The sub-scanning unit moves and moves the sub-scanning unit when reading an image to perform sub-scanning and reads, and further erases the radiation image information remaining on the stimulable phosphor plate 4 by emitting a halogen lamp while moving. In this manner, the radiation image recorded on the stimulable phosphor plate 4 is automatically read, information is input, and the afterimage after reading is erased, so that the next radiation imaging can be performed. The controller (image display device) 18 has a personal computer main unit 25, a keyboard 26, a monitor display unit and an input panel monitor input unit 27, and digitally outputs radiation image data received from the input device 3. The signal is temporarily stored in the memory, the image is processed, and the display and image processing on the monitor display unit 27 are controlled in accordance with the operation input from the keyboard 26, and the radiation-processed image data is externally transmitted. Output to

Here, the controller 18 corresponds to an image display device in the present invention, and the input device 3 corresponds to an image input device. The radiation image input system 50 corresponds to the image input system according to the present invention. The controller 18 and the input device 3 have independent network ports, respectively, and are connected via a network. The power button (power) is provided on the input device 3, and when this button is pressed, the power OFF operation of the input device 3 is started. In this case, the control unit 17 of the input device 3 mainly shuts down the UNIX (R) system (for example, Linux, BSD, or the like) that performs network control, so that the power supply can be turned off. can do. When the power of the controller 18 is turned off, only the network-related functions of the controller 17 are energized, the power of the image signal processing system and the analog system are turned off, and the mode shifts to the power saving mode. be able to.

Even if the mode shifts to the power saving mode, the network part of the control unit 17 is functioning, so the controller 18 starts up and starts operation by sending a start command to the control unit 17. It becomes possible to do. In addition, during this power saving mode, electricity related to the power button control is supplied, so that the power supply 0 N / OFF during the power saving mode can be freely performed.

[First Embodiment]

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a CR type image input system when the image display device and the image input device of the present invention are connected 1: 1 via a network. Since this image input system has an internal structure as shown in FIG. 1, its detailed description is omitted here. In this embodiment, when the power of the image display device 18 is turned off, or when the image display device 18 operates in the power saving mode, or when the screen saver of the image display device 18 is activated, the image is displayed. The input device 3 shifts to the power saving mode. The method of transition to the power saving mode is as follows: the image input device 3 is notified of the execution of the power saving operation from the image display device 18, the radiation generating device 30, or the management server 1 of the image input device 3 (for example, the command ), The image input device 3 performs power saving operation.

The image input device 3 has an LCD (liquid phase display) as a display unit capable of displaying several lines of character data so that the operation status can be determined. The transition state to the power saving mode is shown in FIG. As shown, the LCD backlight is turned off from the "READY" display, and the display is turned off so that the user can recognize it. The image input device 3 is provided with a power OFF switch for turning off the power.

(Hereinafter, also referred to as a power supply OF-SW) and a power supply 〇N switch for turning on the power supply (hereinafter, also referred to as a power supply ON-SW).

Further, in the image input device 3, the operation is shifted to the power saving mode by performing an operation such as turning off the high-voltage power supply 10a for applying the PMT 10 or stopping the power supply for operating the device. In addition, the operation of the CPU in the control unit 17 may be set to a power saving operation, and a power supply may not be used for functions that are not required in the power saving mode such as memory access. In this case, power is supplied only to the CPU and the communication device so that the power saving release signal can be received from the image display device 18.

Specifically, when a start / end command of the power saving mode is sent to the image input 3 via the network, the network controller chip in the image input device 3 and the CPU should be supplied with minimum power. Start and end of power saving mode can be achieved.

Here, a state in which power consumption is lower than the operation state or the operation standby state is referred to as a power saving state.

Then, when the image display device 18 starts or starts accepting an image reading operation, a start signal is sent to the image input device 3 to return from the power saving operation. I do. This activation signal may be a command sent from the image display device 18 via a network, or a command sent from a server that manages the image input device 3. Next, in the image input system 50 capable of starting and ending the power saving mode as described above, a case where the power is turned off when the image input device 3 is in the power saving state will be described. When the power of the image input device 3 is turned off, the power of the image input device 3 is changed from the power saving state to the power OFF operation state by pressing the power supply 0 FF-SW (power button). To OFF. At this time, in order to surely perform the power OFF operation, the power can be turned off by pressing and holding the power OF-SW of the image input device 3 for 5.0 seconds.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the power supply 〇 F-SW of the image input device 3 was pressed, the light was turned off in the power saving state (step S11). The light is turned on (step S12), the state transition at that time is displayed (step S13), and then the power is turned off (step S14). When the power of the image input device 3 is turned off by long-pressing the power supply OFF-SW, the time of the long press and the task bar are displayed on the LCD. Next, a description will be given of a case of returning from the power saving state and setting a standby state where image reading operation can be performed at any time.

In this case, a command such as a shooting order is sent from the image display device 18 via the network to return from the power saving state, or to return to the standby state by pressing the power ON-SW (initialization operation if necessary) May be performed). When the power ON-SW is pressed, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the backlight of the LCD of the image input device 3 which was turned off (Step S21) is turned on again (Step S22), and the initialization operation is started. After the display (Step S23), it is displayed that the apparatus is in the standby state (Step S24).

In addition, as described above, the return from the power saving state is performed by pressing the power ON-SW during the power saving operation state or by inputting a shooting order or the like from the image display device 18. Is performed. When the power is turned on by pressing the power ON-SW, it is also possible to return from the power saving state by pressing and holding the power ON-SW for 5.0 seconds in order to surely return to the standby state. Next, the transition to the power saving mode and the power OFF operation when the image reading is completed (standby state) or during the image reading operation will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the power saving operation starts at the end of the image reading (Step S31; 0), the image input device 3 executes the power saving operation as it is (Step S32). Then, when the power supply OFF-SW is pressed, the image input device 3 starts the shut down operation (step S33), and then turns off the power supply (step S34).

Next, when the power saving operation is started during the image reading (Step S31; Yes), the image input device 3 continues the reading operation without immediately starting the power saving operation (Step S31). S 35). Then, after the reading operation is completed, the power saving operation is started (step S32). The operation when the power supply OF F-SW is pressed during the power saving operation is the same as in steps S33 and S34 described above. On the other hand, even when the power OFF-SW is pressed during the reading operation (step S35), the image input device 3 continues the reading operation without immediately starting the shut down operation (step S36). . Then, after the reading operation is completed, a shutdown operation is started (step S37), and the power is turned off (step S34).

As described above, it is possible to read an image during image reading, and to automatically shift to the power saving state or the power OFF operation after the reading is completed.

[Second embodiment]

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an image input system when a plurality of image display apparatuses and image input apparatuses according to the present invention are connected m: n via a network.

In the image input system 100 according to the present embodiment, three image display devices 111 to 113 and four image input devices 121 to 124 are connected via a network. ing. Here, the image display devices 111 and 112 are associated with the image input devices 121 and 122, and the image display device 113 is associated with the image input devices 123 and 124. Each image display device and each image input device are configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted here. When the image display devices 1 1 1 and 112 are associated with the image input devices 121 and 122, when both the image display devices 1 1 1 and 112 are turned off, A notification (command) for shifting to the power saving mode is transmitted to the input devices 121 and 122, and both the image input devices 121 and 122 are shifted to the power saving mode. Alternatively, a network management server (not shown) is prepared on the network, and when both the image display devices 111 and 112 are turned off, a notification to shift to the power saving mode is sent from this server. It may be performed for the input devices 121 and 122.

Here, since the image input devices 123 and 124 are not associated with the image display devices 111 and 112, even if the image display devices 111 and 112 are turned off, a notification to shift to the power saving mode is displayed on the image display device. It is not transmitted from any of the devices 111, 112 or the network management server to the image input devices 123, 124. The image input devices 123 and 124 shift to the power saving mode when the power of the image display device 113 is turned off.

In the image input devices 121 and 122 thus shifted to the power saving mode, by pressing the power OFF-SW of each of the image input devices 121 and 122, the image input system 50 at the time of 1: 1 connection in the first embodiment is connected. Similarly to the above, it is possible to turn off the power of each of the image input devices 121 and 122 by performing the operation flow of FIG. Similarly, the return from the power saving state to the standby state can be achieved by pressing the power ON-SW and performing the operation flow of FIG. Next, in the systems 50 and 100 of FIGS. 2 and 9, a case where the image input device is not connected to a network will be described.

These systems 50 and 100 have a function of displaying an error when the image input device is not connected to a network. When the image input device starts up, It communicates with the display device via the network. If a communication error occurs here, a notification of a network connection error is transmitted. The image input device starts connection to the server that manages the image input device, not the image display device. If the image input device cannot connect to the server, it sends a network connection error notification.

In this case, in consideration of the case where the network setting of the image input device itself is inadequate, a network connection error is displayed on an LCD as a display unit of the image input device, and the IP address of the image input device in which the error has occurred is displayed. . When the network connection cannot be established without combining with the display of the network connection error, only the IP address may be displayed. In addition, network setting information such as a MAC address and a subnet mask may be displayed together with the IP address.

For example, in the system 100 in FIG. 9, when the image input device 121 cannot be connected to the network, the LCD of the image input device 121 shown in FIG. Display the IP address and MAC address to set the network settings of the image input device 1 2 1 again, or manage the image display devices 1 1 1 and 1 1 2 and the image input devices 1 2 1 and 1 2 2 The server's network settings can be set again. Also, instead of displaying the network settings of the image input device, when detecting a network connection error, the device that the image input device cannot access (for example, an image display device, a server for managing the image input device, etc.), etc. The network settings may be displayed.

For example, if the image input device 112 in FIG. 9 attempts a network connection to the image display device 111 and fails, the network setting of the image display device 111 is changed as shown in FIG. The image may be displayed on the LCD of the image input device 122.

Note that in FIGS. 9 to 11, the IP address and the MAC address are indicated using “X” for convenience, but this is to indicate that they are the same network. Yes, actually, it is displayed as a specific numerical value such as “192.168.000.001” or “192.168.000.002” as the IP address. Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, when a network connection error occurs, the IP address or the like of the image input device or the image display device is displayed on the LCD of the image input device, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, an IP address or the like may be displayed on the image display device. Further, in the above embodiment, a UNIX (R) -based OS is used as an OS for performing network control, but the OS to be used is not limited to this. In this way, the countdown of the intention confirmation at the time of the power supply OFF or the network connection is not established. In such a case, the operation status can be easily confirmed by displaying characters for displaying the IP address of the device itself on the LCD of the image input device, or on a display capable of displaying images. it can. Industrial applicability

According to the present invention, the network setting status is displayed when the network connection is not possible in the image input device (reader) connected to the network, so that the operation such as reconnection can be performed based on the display data, and the operation becomes impossible. Can be avoided. Also, the remote control over the network, the power ONZOF F control of the image input device, the transition to the power saving mode (sleep mode) and the normal operation can be performed without any problem, and the image input device with a light operation can be provided.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. An image input device comprising a detecting means for detecting a radiation image, wherein the image input device reads the detected radiation image;

An image display device connected to the image input device via a network, an image read by the image input device being input, and an image display device for confirming the input image.

An image input system in which the power saving mode is stopped by performing a power OFF operation while the image input apparatus is operating in a power saving mode, the power saving mode is started to start a power OFF operation, and a power supply OFF operation is performed.

2. The image input system according to claim 1, wherein the image input device further includes an OS for controlling the network, and the 中 S that is being activated during the power-off operation is shut down. .

3. The image according to claim 2, wherein the OS is Linux (R) —〇S.

4. An image input device comprising a detecting means for detecting a radiation image, wherein the image input device reads the detected radiation image;

When the image input device is operated in the power saving mode, the power is turned on to start the power input operation, and the image input device is initialized, and the image input device is initialized, and the image input device is shifted to a photographable state. Image input system.

5. The image input system according to claim 1, wherein when the power of the image display device is turned off, the image input device automatically transitions to a power saving mode.

6. The plurality of image input devices and the plurality of image display devices are associated with each other and connected via a network, and when the power of the associated plurality of image display devices is turned off, the associated The image input system according to claim 5, wherein the image input device transitions to a power saving mode.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the image input apparatus is activated so as to start a power-off operation by performing a power-off operation of the power of each image input apparatus while operating in the power saving mode. Image input system as described.

8. The image input device according to claim 7, wherein when the image input device performs a 0FF operation on the power supply during image reading, the image input device does not enter a power supply OFF operation and performs a power supply OFF operation after the reading operation is completed. system.

9. The image input device is turned on while the image input device is operating in the power saving mode, thereby initializing the image input device, starting a power ON operation, and transiting to an image readable state. The image input system according to the item.

10. The power supply is a one-push switch that is also used for ONZOFF, and in order to confirm the intention to perform the power-off operation, press and hold the switch to start the power-off operation. Claims 1, 2, and 3 9. The image input system according to any one of claims 7 and 8.

11. The image according to claim 10, further comprising a function of displaying a down-count or outputting a sound to enable confirmation of the switch long-pressing operation for confirming an intention to perform the power OFF operation. Input system.

12. An image input device comprising a detecting means for detecting a radiation image, and an image input device for reading the detected radiation image;

When the image input device or the image display device is not connected to a network, an image input system that displays the IP address or the MAC address of the image input device or the image display device, or both the IP and the MAC address. .

13. The image input system according to claim 12, wherein the IP address or the MAC address is displayed on the image display device.

1 4. The image input device further includes a display unit capable of displaying an operation status, wherein the IP address or the MAC address is displayed on a display unit of the image input device. The image input system according to the item.

15. The image input system further includes a server that manages operations of the image input device and the image display device,

14. The image input system according to claim 13, wherein the IP address of the server is displayed on the image display device when the image input device or the image display device is not connected to a network.

16. The image input system further includes a server that manages operations of the image input device and the image display device,

15. The image input system according to claim 14, wherein when the image input device or the image display device is not connected to a network, an IP address of the server is displayed on a display unit of the image input device.