JPH02236711A - System for changing present value of ultrasonic diagnosing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily change a preset value by retrieving a setting item fitting in a condition decided by input data, and displaying a menu picture which contains a retrieval item. CONSTITUTION:Plural menu pictures 10-1 to 10-n containing a large number of setting items are prepared in advance. And the value of the setting item contained in the menu picture (10-k) being displayed is changed corresponding to input. When data input is performed, the retrieval of the setting item fitting in the condition decided by the input data and the display of the menu picture containing the item are automatically performed. Thereby, the menu picture 10-i containing the setting item featured by the input data can be immediately displayed only by inputting a small number of characters, numerals, and marks, and the setting value can easily be changed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] C Overview] Among the methods for changing various setting values of an ultrasonic diagnostic device, the purpose of this invention is to provide a method that allows the setting values to be easily changed. In the setting value changing method of ultrasound diagnostic equipment, in which multiple menu screens containing setting items are prepared in advance and the values of the setting items included in the displayed menu screen are changed according to input, conditions determined by input data are used. It consists of searching for matching setting items and displaying a menu screen that includes the search items. [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a method of changing various setting values of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.

As ultrasound diagnostic equipment becomes more multifunctional, values are set for many items in ultrasound diagnostic equipment, and these settings are changed. Therefore, each setting item is divided into multiple menu screens, and the values of the setting items included in the display screen are changed according to the input. [Prior Art] Fig. 7 shows a flowchart explaining the procedure for changing set values in the conventional method, and Fig. 8 shows its operation. When the activation of the setting value change menu is instructed in FIG. 7, a menu screen 10 prepared in advance as shown in FIG.
-1, 10-2・Fist・10-k...10-. The first menu screen 10-1 of n is displayed (step 700).

When the menu screen 10-1 is displayed, the operator of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus determines whether the items to be set (see FIG. 8) are included in the menu screen 10-1. Step 702).

At this time, if it is confirmed that the menu screen 10-1 does not include that item, the next menu screen 10-2 is displayed according to the manual operation (step 704). These judgments (step 702) and operations (step 7
04) is a menu screen 10-k including items to be set.
is repeated until is displayed. After that, when menu screen 10-k is displayed and it is confirmed that this includes the item to be set, the cursor is moved to the desired item according to the input operation, and the setting value up to that point is changed. (step 706).

As a result, menu screen 10-k with changed setting values is displayed.
is displayed (step 708), and as a result, ultrasound diagnostic processing is performed according to each set value. [The invention seeks to solve tJ. B] However, in the past, the operation of switching between menu screens while checking whether the item to be set is included in the display screen was performed repeatedly, and therefore a lot of effort and time was wasted in changing the setting values. It was. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and
The purpose is to provide a setting value changing method that allows setting values to be changed easily. [f! Means for Solving the Problem] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following method. As shown in FIG. 1(A), a plurality of menu screens 10-1, 10-2, . . . 10-n including a large number of setting items are prepared in advance.

Then, the values of the setting items included in the displayed menu screen (10-k) are changed as shown in FIG. Here, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3C, setting items that meet the conditions determined by the input data are searched (step 100), and a menu screen 10-i including the search items is displayed ( Step 102).

[Operation] In the present invention, when data is manually input, a search for a setting item that meets the conditions determined by the manually input data and a menu screen including this item are automatically performed.

Therefore, by only inputting a few letters, numbers, symbols, etc., the menu screen 10-i containing the setting items characterized by the human input data can be immediately displayed and the setting values can be changed.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the system according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 illustrates the configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus to which the method according to the present invention is applied, in which the ultrasonic transmission and reception of a probe 24 is controlled by a probe control section 22 of an apparatus main body 20. The tomographic image etc. obtained by the probe control section 22 based on the timing of ultrasonic transmission and reception is written into the image memory 26a of the display memory section 26 and displayed on the CRT 28.

The display memory section 26 is also provided with a line drawing/character memory 26b, which is used to display necessary line drawings and characters embedded in a tomographic image or the like. Further, the display control unit 30 of the device main body 20 is provided with human power to operate a trackball 32, a knob 34, and a touch panel 36, and various setting values are changed using these. In addition, each setting item is displayed on five menu screens 10-1, -1.
0-2.10-3.10-4.10-5 (see Figures 4 and 6), and the display memory section 260 line drawing/character memory 26b is used to display them. There is. In this embodiment, the 41st! The setting value is changed as shown in I. First, when a predetermined key (menu activation key) provided on the touch panel 36 is operated, the first menu screen 1 appears.
0-1 is displayed (step 300), indicating whether the normal mode manual operation or the search mode manual operation was performed.
is determined (step 302).

At that time, when it is confirmed by key input identification that a normal mode input has been made, the screen is manually switched in the same way as before, the cursor is moved to the desired item, and then
The set value is changed (steps 702, 704, 7
06.708). However, if the item to be set is not included in the current display screen, it is possible to change to search mode (step 304). When this search mode is selected (steps 302, 304), items starting with the input characters are searched (step 306), and menu screens 10-1, 10-2, .
10-3, 10-4 or 10-5 is automatically displayed (step 308). When the display is performed, the cursor moves to the desired item using the trackball 32. After being moved using the knob 34 and touch panel 36, the touch panel 36 is operated, thereby changing the set value (step 706).

When the first character (preferably 2 to 3 characters) of the item to be corrected is input as described above, the menu screen 10-1, 10-2.10-3.10-4 or 1 containing that item is displayed.
Since 0-5 is automatically displayed, according to this embodiment,
Setting values can be changed easily and efficiently in a short time, thus improving the operability of the ultrasonic diagnostic device. Fig. 6 shows other processing steps, and Fig. 6 shows the effects at that time. In this case, the search mode is automatically selected when the menu is activated, and the index of each item is displayed first (step 5).
00). Then, when any index item is selected (step 5
02), items matching the conditions determined by the selection are searched (step 504), and menu screen 1 containing the search items is displayed.
0-1, 10-2.10-3.10-4 or 10-5 is automatically displayed (step 506). When the selection of the normal mode is confirmed by key input (YES at step 508), the set value is changed in the same manner as before (steps 702 and 704).
, 706.708). However, if the change of the setting value is completed or the search mode is changed in the middle (step 510"t'
If YES), the index of each item is displayed again (step 500).

Furthermore, if the mode is not changed while the menu is automatically displayed (No in step 508), the cursor is moved to the desired item and its setting value is changed (steps 5 1 2). ), a menu screen with changed setting values is displayed (step 514).
). When it is confirmed that the item whose setting value has been changed is not the last item in the search (No in step 616),
A menu screen containing the following search items is automatically displayed (step 506). In this way, the index of each setting item is displayed when the menu is started, and when any index item is selected, the menu screens of each setting item belonging to the selected index are automatically displayed in order. Therefore, by including in advance multiple items that should be set consecutively in the same index item, it becomes possible to change the setting values more easily and quickly. In the above description, the cursor was manually moved on the display screen, but since items for changing setting values are searched for, it is also preferable to perform control to automatically move the cursor to the search item.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically display a menu screen containing items for which setting values should be changed by simple manual labor, making it possible to change setting values easily, quickly and efficiently. It becomes possible to construct an ultrasonic diagnostic device that is easy to operate and has high operability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the principle of the invention; Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of the embodiment; Fig. 3 is a flowchart explaining the first processing procedure; Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the first processing procedure; ! I is a flowchart explaining the second processing procedure, FIG. 6 is an explanation diagram of the operation of the second processing procedure, FIG. 7 is a flowchart explaining the procedure of the conventional method, and FIG. 8 is an explanation diagram of the operation of the conventional method. be. 10-1, 10-2.10-3.10-4.10-5・
...Menu screen, 20...Device main body, 22...Probe control section, 24...Probe, 26...Display memory section, 26a...Image memory, 26b...Line drawing /Character memory, 28 fists◆・CRT, 30 lives 32 φ 34, 36, display system 81g, trackball, knob, touch panel. Configuration explanatory diagram of the embodiment Fig. 2 Fig. fig.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of menu screens (10-1,
10-2...10-n) are prepared in advance and the values of setting items included in the displayed menu screen (10-k) are changed in accordance with input. , Search for setting items that meet the conditions determined by the input data (
100) Displaying a menu screen (10-i) including search items (102) A setting value changing method for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.