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に関連して、更に、共同所有の米国特許出願番号第13/654337号(特許文献1)の、発明の名称“Transmissive Imaging and Related Apparatus and Methods”、米国特許仮出願番号第61/798851号(特許文献2)の、発明の名称“Monolithic Ultrasonic Imaging Devices, Systems and Methods”、及び、米国特許仮出願番号第61/794744号(特許文献3)の、発明の名称“Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) Ultrasonic Transducers and Methods for Forming the Same”にて説明されており、それらの各々は、全体として参照の上本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- 装置であって、
ターゲットの外部表面に装置が配置されるとターゲットの内部特性の画像を生成するように構成されているプロセッサと、及び、
画像を表示するように構成されているディスプレイと
を含み、
前記装置がポータブル電子装置である、
装置。 - ターゲットが人体若しくは人体の部位であり、画像がターゲットの内部特性のリアルタイム連続画像である、
請求項1に記載の装置。 - 画像が超音波画像である、
請求項1又は2に記載の装置。 - 装置がターゲットからの放射を受信するように構成された少なくとも一つのトランスデューサを含み、
画像が、少なくとも一つのトランスデューサにより受信された放射に少なくとも部分的に基づいて生成される、
請求項1〜3のうちのいずれか一に記載の装置。 - 少なくとも一つのトランスデューサが超音波トランスデューサである、
請求項4に記載の装置。 - 装置が、本体と、本体を少なくとも部分的に囲む取り外し自在ケースとを含む、
請求項1〜5のうちのいずれか一に記載の装置。 - 本体が画像インタフェースを含む、
請求項6に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - 本体が、一つ若しくはそれ以上のプロセッサのうちの少なくとも一つを含む、
請求項6又は7に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - ケースが、一つ若しくはそれ以上のプロセッサのうちの少なくとも一つを含む、
請求項6〜8のうちのいずれか一に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - ケースが複数の画像素子を含む、
請求項6〜9のうちのいずれか一に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - ケースが、複数の画像素子を含むモジュラーユニットを含み、
ケース及びモジュラーユニットは、ケースがモジュラーユニットを保持し得るように構成され、
モジュラーユニットは、第1のポータブル電子装置とは異なるサイズ及び/又は形状を有する第2のポータブル電子装置のための第2のケースによって保持されるようにも構成されている、
請求項6〜10のうちのいずれか一に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - ポータブル超音波装置であって、
ポータブル超音波装置がターゲットに指向されるとき、ターゲットにより反射される、若しくはターゲットを通過する、超音波放射を受信するように構成されている、複数の超音波素子と、及び、
複数の超音波素子により受信される超音波放射に少なくとも部分的に基づいて、ターゲットの内部特性の画像を表示するように構成されている、ディスプレイと
を含む、ポータブル超音波装置。 - 更に、複数の超音波素子により受信される超音波放射に少なくとも少なくとも部分的に基づいて、画像を描画するように構成されている、少なくとも一つのプロセッサを含む、
請求項12に記載のポータブル超音波装置。 - ポータブル電子装置を対象の外部表面に指向するステップと、及び、
ポータブル電子装置を対象の外部表面に指向する間に、対象の内部特性の画像を、ポータブル電子装置のディスプレイ上で、眺めるステップと
を含む、方法。 - ポータブル電子装置が放射センサを含み、
更に、放射センサにより、対象により反射される、若しくは対象を通過する、放射を受信するステップと、
放射センサにより受信される放射に少なくとも部分的に基づいて、内部特性の画像を形成するステップと
を含む、請求項14に記載の方法。 - 放射が超音波信号を含む、
請求項15に記載の方法。 - ポータブル電子装置であって、
ポータブル電子装置が人体に指向されるとき、ポータブル電子装置のディスプレイ上のウインドウの範囲内に人体の内部の画像を描画する、
ポータブル電子装置。 - ポータブル電子装置が人体から約1メートルの範囲内にあるとき、ポータブル電子装置が画像を描画する、
請求項17に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - ポータブル電子装置が人体に対して動くにつれて、様々な体部位を表す画像を示すように、画像が変化する、
請求項17又は18に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - 画像が3次元画像である、
請求項17〜20のうちのいずれか一に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - 画像化ターゲットを介して伝達される、若しくは画像化ターゲットにより反射する、放射信号を受信するように構成されている複数の画像素子と、
画像インタフェースと、
複数の画像素子のうちの少なくとも一つから一つ若しくはそれ以上の検知信号を受信し、一つ若しくはそれ以上の検知信号に少なくとも部分的に基づいて、画像インタフェースを介して表示のための画像化ターゲットの画像を描画するように構成されている、一つ若しくはそれ以上のプロセッサと
を含む、ポータブル電子装置。 - 複数の画像素子が、超音波信号を受信するように構成された超音波画像素子である、
請求項21に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - 複数の画像素子が複数の超音波トランスデューサを含む、
請求項21又は22に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - 複数の画像素子が超音波トランスデューサのアレイを含む、
請求項21〜23のうちのいずれか一に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - 複数の画像素子が、画像化ターゲットを介して伝達される複数の放射信号を受信するように構成されている、
請求項21〜24のうちのいずれか一に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - 更に、複数の放射信号を複数の画像素子に伝達するように構成されている、第2の複数の画像素子を、含む、
請求項25に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - 複数の画像素子が、画像化ターゲットにより反射される放射信号を受信するように構成されている、
請求項21〜26のうちのいずれか一に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - ポータブル電子装置がスマートホンを含む、
請求項21〜27のうちのいずれか一に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - ポータブル電子装置がタブレットコンピュータを含む、
請求項21〜28のうちのいずれか一に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - 一つ若しくはそれ以上のプロセッサが、画像と同時にディスプレイするための画像化ターゲットの画像と関連するテキスト、グラフィック、及び/又は他の情報を描画するように構成されている、
請求項21〜29のうちのいずれか一に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - 画像の内部の一つ若しくはそれ以上の構造又はオブジェクトを識別する若しくは特徴付けるための、一つ若しくはそれ以上のプロセッサにより用いるためのデータを格納するように構成されているメモリを、更に含む、
請求項21〜30のうちのいずれか一に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - データが、器官、動脈、静脈、組織、骨、及び/又は、他の身体内容や部位のうちの、少なくとも一つと関連する画像データを含む、
請求項31に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - データが、画像化された構造若しくはオブジェクトの、形状、カラー、テキスチャ、細胞特性、及び/又は組織特性のうちの、少なくとも一つと関連する画像データを含む、
請求項31又は32に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - データが、画像化された構造若しくはオブジェクト内の一つ若しくはそれ以上の異常に関連するデータを含む、
請求項31〜33に記載のポータブル電子装置。 - ポータブル電子装置が、本体と、本体を少なくとも部分的に囲む取り外し自在ケースとを含む、請求項21〜34に記載のポータブル電子装置。
- 本体が、画像インタフェースを含む、請求項35に記載のポータブル電子装置。
- 本体が、一つ若しくはそれ以上のプロセッサのうちの少なくとも一つを含む、請求項35又は36に記載のポータブル電子装置。
- ケースが、一つ若しくはそれ以上のプロセッサのうちの少なくとも一つを含む、請求項35〜37に記載のポータブル電子装置。
- ケースが、複数の画像素子を含む、請求項35〜38に記載のポータブル電子装置。
- ケースが、複数の画像素子を含むモジュラーユニットを含み、
ケース及びモジュラーユニットは、ケースがモジュラーユニットを保持し得るように構成され、
モジュラーユニットは、第1のポータブル電子装置とは異なるサイズ及び/又は形状を有する第2のポータブル電子装置のための第2のケースによって保持されるようにも構成されている、
請求項35〜39に記載のポータブル電子装置。
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