KR20200101086A - Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an ultrasound diagnosis device for automatically performing a user setting suitable for a user without input for a separate user setting for the ultrasound diagnosis device. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the ultrasound diagnosis device comprises: a communication part that recognizes a plurality of terminal devices and receives identification information from the plurality of terminal devices; and a control part that controls to select a terminal device having user setting information among the plurality of terminal devices based on the identification information, and receive the user setting information from the selected terminal device.

Description

Ultrasound diagnosis device {ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS}

The disclosed invention relates to an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus method, and more particularly, to an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus capable of controlling user settings of the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus by performing communication with a plurality of terminals.

An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus refers to a device that provides information on a required area to be tested by irradiating ultrasound to an object and detecting an echo signal reflected from the object to generate an image of a target area inside the target such as a tomographic layer of soft tissue or blood flow. .

Recently, ultrasound diagnosis apparatuses are connected to a user terminal that is easy to carry, such as a smart phone or a tablet PC, and transmit and receive necessary data so that various additional functions can be performed through the user terminal.

On the other hand, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus requires separate setting according to the user and the subject in order to perform diagnosis, and this setting operation causes the user to take a separate setup action whenever the user or the subject changes. .

An aspect of the disclosed invention is to provide an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus that automatically performs user setting suitable for a user without inputting a separate user setting for the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus.

An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an aspect of the disclosed invention includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of terminal devices, recognize the plurality of terminal devices, and receive identification information from the plurality of terminal devices; And a control unit for selecting a terminal device having user setting information from among the plurality of terminal devices based on the identification information, and controlling to receive the user setting information from the selected terminal device.

The communication unit may receive the user setting information stored in the selected terminal device, and the controller may control the received user setting information to be set in the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus.

The user setting information includes at least one of workflow data, image preset data, and setup data.

The communication unit may receive transmission setting information related to transmitting the user setting information of the selected terminal device, and the control unit may control to automatically receive the user setting information when the transmission setting information is allowed.

The communication unit may receive a change request for the user setting information from the selected terminal device, and the controller may control to set the user setting information changed according to the change request to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus.

The communication unit receives authentication information including an ID and a password from the selected terminal device, and the control unit transmits user setting information corresponding to the authentication information to the ultrasound when it is determined that the received authentication information is permitted authentication information. It can be controlled to be set in the diagnostic device.

The communication unit receives authentication information including biometric data from the terminal device, wherein the biometric data includes at least one of a user's fingerprint data, iris data, and facial data, and the control unit is permitted based on the biometric data. Whether it is authentication information can be determined.

The communication unit may receive identification information corresponding to a patient code obtained by a camera provided in the terminal device, and the controller may control to receive user setting information corresponding to the identification information.

The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment further includes a display for displaying device information of the plurality of terminal devices, wherein the control unit includes a terminal device within a predetermined radius from the ultrasound diagnosis device among the plurality of terminal devices. It is possible to control to display only device information on the display.

The controller may control to display only device information of a terminal device having user setting information compatible with the ultrasound diagnosis device among the plurality of terminal devices on the display.

A computer program according to an aspect of the disclosed invention includes the steps of providing identification information of a terminal device, which is one of a plurality of terminal devices, to an ultrasound diagnosis device in combination with a computing device; And allowing the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus to select a terminal device having user setting information from among the plurality of terminal devices based on the identification information, and providing user setting information of the selected terminal device to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus. To be stored on a recording medium.

The providing of the user setting information of the selected terminal device to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus may be stored in a recording medium including providing the user setting information stored in the selected terminal apparatus to be set in the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus. .

The user setting information includes at least one of workflow data, image preset data, and setup data.

A computer program according to an embodiment provides transmission setting information regarding user setting information of the selected terminal device, and if the transmission setting information is in an allowed state, automatically providing the user setting information; It can be stored on a recording medium.

The computer program according to an embodiment further executes the steps of: providing a change request for the user setting information of the selected terminal device and providing changed user setting information so that the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus is set according to the change request; Can be stored on a recording medium.

The computer program according to an embodiment provides authentication information including an ID and password of the selected terminal device, and if the authentication information is permitted, user setting information corresponding to the authentication information is set so that the ultrasound diagnosis device is set. It may be stored in a recording medium to further execute the providing step.

The computer program according to an embodiment further performs the step of providing biometric data to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus to determine whether the authentication information is permitted, wherein at least one of fingerprint data, iris data, and facial data It can be stored on a recording medium.

The computer program according to an exemplary embodiment provides identification information corresponding to a patient code acquired by a camera provided in the terminal device, and providing user setting information corresponding to the identification information; recording to be performed further. Can be stored on media.

The computer program according to an embodiment may be stored in a recording medium to further execute the step of providing only device information of a terminal device within a predetermined radius from the ultrasound diagnosis device among the plurality of terminal devices.

The computer program according to an embodiment may be stored in a recording medium to further execute the step of providing only device information of a terminal device having user setting information compatible with the ultrasound diagnosis device among the plurality of terminal devices.

According to an aspect of the disclosed invention, a user may omit a separate input process for individual user setting with respect to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the ultrasound diagnosis time.

1 is a block diagram of a system to which an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment is applied.
2 is a control block diagram of an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
3 is a diagram for explaining user setting information in detail.
4 and 5 are diagrams for describing a control operation of an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
6 and 7 are diagrams for describing a display of an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
8 is a data processing flow chart of a control method or a computer program according to an embodiment.

The same reference numerals refer to the same elements throughout the specification. This specification does not describe all elements of the embodiments, and general content in the technical field to which the disclosed invention belongs or content overlapping between the embodiments will be omitted. The term'unit, module, member, block' used in the specification may be implemented as software or hardware, and according to embodiments, a plurality of'units, modules, members, blocks' may be implemented as one component, It is also possible for one'unit, module, member, block' to include a plurality of components.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be "connected" with another part, this includes not only the case of being directly connected, but also the case of indirect connection, and the indirect connection includes connection through a wireless communication network. do.

In addition, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included rather than excluding other components unless specifically stated to the contrary.

Throughout the specification, when a member is said to be positioned "on" another member, this includes not only the case where a member is in contact with another member, but also the case where another member exists between the two members.

Terms such as first and second are used to distinguish one component from other components, and the component is not limited by the above-described terms.

Singular expressions include plural expressions, unless the context clearly has exceptions.

In each step, the identification code is used for convenience of explanation, and the identification code does not describe the order of each step, and each step may be implemented differently from the specified order unless a specific sequence is clearly stated in the context. have.

1 is a configuration diagram of a user setting control system (hereinafter, abbreviated as a system) to which an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 according to an embodiment is applied, and FIG. 2 is a control block of an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 according to an embodiment Is also. The system may include an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 and a plurality of terminal devices, and the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 constituting the system may include various wireless communication modules to perform wired/wireless communication with a plurality of terminal devices. . Accordingly, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 may transmit and receive data to and from a plurality of terminal devices. Specifically, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 may receive user setting information from at least one terminal device among a plurality of terminal devices in order to perform a setting suitable for a user and a subject before the user performs an ultrasound diagnosis. User setting information will be described in detail below.

The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 includes a communication unit 100, a control unit 200, a display 300, an input unit 400, and a main body M.

The main body (M) is connected to an ultrasonic probe (not shown) through a wireless or wired communication network to receive various signals necessary for controlling the ultrasonic probe or to receive an analog signal or digital signal corresponding to the echo ultrasonic signal transmitted by the ultrasonic probe. can do.

Meanwhile, a wireless communication network refers to a communication network capable of transmitting and receiving signals wirelessly, and the main body M can perform wireless communication with an ultrasonic probe or various auxiliary devices through at least one of a short-range communication module and a mobile communication module. have.

The communication unit 100 includes a Bluetooth module, a WiFi module, a wireless broadband module, an infrared communication module, a radio frequency identification (RFID) communication module, a near field communication (NFC) communication module, and a Zigbee. Communication module, wireless LAN, WFD (Wi-Fi Direct), UWB (Ultra-Wideband), infrared communication (IrDA; Infrared Data Association), BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) wireless communication module can be included. And can be connected to the terminal device through a wireless network.

The communication unit 100 may recognize a plurality of terminal devices through the above-described wireless communication module, and may receive identification information from the plurality of terminal devices. Here, the identification information enables device information of the terminal device to be identified and various types of data included in user setting information stored in the terminal device to be identified. As shown, the plurality of terminal devices may include a first terminal device 2-1 and a second terminal device 2-2 in the vicinity of the ultrasound diagnosis device 1.

The terminal device 2 refers to a device that has a storage for storing data on user setting information, and through which a user can set and change user setting information through an application implemented in the terminal device. The terminal device may be included in the computing device in a general sense. Here, the computing device may be a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, a smart phone, etc., but is not limited thereto, and the computing function and It can include all types of devices that are equipped with communication functions and ensure portability and mobility.

The controller 200 controls to select at least one terminal device from among a plurality of terminal devices based on the identification information provided through the communication unit 100, and controls the communication unit 100 to receive user setting information from the selected terminal device. . In general, since the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 is shared and used by a plurality of users, individual user settings suitable for the user are required whenever the user changes. In order to eliminate this hassle, the control unit 200 controls to automatically receive user setting information from a terminal device possessed by the user, and identifies each terminal device in order to set the user setting information in the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1. The information can be checked and it can be determined whether user setting information can be received.

When the user setting information is received, the controller 200 may control the user setting information to be automatically set in the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1. Accordingly, the user can be provided with a work environment reflecting the user's settings suitable for the user without a separate manipulation.

The control unit 200 uses the identification information to select at least one terminal device from a plurality of terminal devices. As described above, the identification information is information for grasping device information of a terminal device. For example, the identification information may include information for determining whether the terminal device is a device registered in the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1. According to the above-described example, the controller 200 may control to select only a terminal device registered in the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 and receive user setting information from the registered terminal device.

In addition, the controller 200 may control to select a terminal device within a preset distance from the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1. Furthermore, even if there are a plurality of terminal devices within a preset distance, the terminal devices within a short distance have higher priority, so that only the terminal devices having the highest priority can be selected. Since the ultrasound diagnosis is expected to be performed by the user at the nearest location from the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1, the selection for receiving user setting information may be controlled based on the distance as described above.

As described above, in addition to selecting a terminal device based on a distance, the controller 200 may select a terminal device from among a plurality of terminal devices searched by the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 according to a user's input. The user may select one terminal device through device information displayed on the display 300.

The controller 200 includes a processor 201, a ROM storing a control program for controlling the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1, and a storage area corresponding to various operations performed by the ultrasound imaging apparatus 1 It may include RAM that is used as. In addition, the control unit 200 may be implemented as a graphic processing board including a processor, RAM, or ROM on a circuit board, and the processor 201, RAM, and ROM may be interconnected through an internal bus. have.

The control unit 200 includes at least one memory 202 for storing/storing programs and data, and at least one processor for processing data stored/stored in the memory 202 according to a program stored/stored in the memory 202 ( 201) may be included. The control unit 200 may include hardware such as the processor 201 and the memory 202 and software such as programs and data stored/stored in the memory 202.

The memory 202 may store programs and data for controlling the operation of the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1. Specifically, the memory 202 may store instructions executed by the processor 201 and data processed by the instructions. For example, the memory 202 may store user setting information received from the terminal device. Here, the user setting information may be stored non-temporarily, but it is stored non-temporarily for security of the storage space of the memory 202 and the user setting information in the future, so that the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 and the terminal apparatus 2 ) Can be automatically deleted if the connection between them is released.

The memory 202 is a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a flash memory for storing data for a long period of time, and an S-RAM (Static Random Access Memory, S-RAM) for temporarily storing data. ), and a volatile memory such as D-RAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).

The display 300 may display an ultrasound image of a target portion inside the object. The ultrasound image displayed on the display 300 may be a 2D ultrasound image or a 3D stereoscopic ultrasound image, and various ultrasound images may be displayed according to an operation mode of the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1.

In addition, the display 300 may display device information of a plurality of terminal devices detected by the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1. In addition, the display 300 is implemented as a touch screen type, so that a user interface may be displayed so that a user can select any one of a plurality of terminal devices. When the display 300 is implemented as a touch screen type, the display 300 may also perform the function of the input unit 400. That is, the main body M may receive various commands from a user through at least one of the display 300 and the input unit 400.

The display 300 is a cathode ray tube (CRT), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), LED (Light Emitting Diode), PDP (Plasma Display Panel), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), in a variety of known methods. It may be implemented, but is not limited thereto.

The input unit 400 refers to a control device that receives various commands from a user. A user may select any one of a plurality of terminal devices recognized by the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 through the input unit 400.

The input unit 400 may be implemented as a button or a keyboard method. The keyboard can be implemented in hardware. For example, the keyboard may include at least one of switches, keys, joysticks, and trackballs. As another example, the keyboard may be implemented in software such as a graphic user interface. In this case, the keyboard may be displayed through the display 300.

In the above, the configuration and operation of the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 and the terminal apparatus constituting the system according to the disclosed invention, and the connection relationship thereto have been described. As described above, user setting information received by the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 from a terminal device will be described in detail.

3 is a diagram for explaining the user setting information 20 in detail.

The user setting information 20 refers to information on an individual working environment determined by a user to perform an ultrasound diagnosis on a subject. Specifically, the user setting information 20 may include workflow data, image preset data, and setup data.

Workflow data refers to data for performing a task management function based on protocol data configured for each task in the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1. Here, the task is a unit of work performed by the user using the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1, and may be, for example, an act of scanning a specific area in a specific image mode or an act of measuring a location of a specific area. On the other hand, the workflow data is set differently for each user, and the workflow data stored in the terminal device is transmitted to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 in the form of protocol data in order to automatically apply the task type and order to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 do.

In addition, the workflow data includes protocol data for applying a load to an organ using exercise or drugs, and performing a stress echo for observing and diagnosing changes in the organ. The protocol data used in the stress echo makes it possible to set the location of the cross section of the organ that needs to be observed according to the state of the subject (eg, resting state, before exercise, after exercise, etc.) and an image storage method. Protocol data is set differently depending on the user and diagnosis method.

The image preset data is data for setting an image mode (eg, B mode, C mode, D mode, mode and Doppler mode), left and right size, focus and depth of a displayed image for each preset of a probe.

Setup data refers to Quick Preset, operation order of Quad button, Wide Dual operation, Default Image Preset for each probe application, and measurement operation method and display It is data that enables selection of various items and functions displayed on 300.

Each data included in the above-described user setting information 20 may be set differently according to a user and a diagnosis method, and the user setting information 20 is stored in the storage of the terminal device to control the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 Alternatively, it may be transmitted to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 according to a user command from the terminal device.

4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining a control operation of the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4, the terminal device may transmit user setting information to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 based on the user's biometric data. The terminal device may include various sensors for recognizing the user's biometric information. For example, the sensor includes a camera for facial recognition, an iris recognition sensor, and a fingerprint recognition sensor (including various methods such as a semiconductor device method, an ultrasonic method, and a thermal sensing method). Specifically, as a result of the terminal device recognizing the user's biometric information, if the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 determines that the user is an authenticated user, the user setting information may be automatically transmitted to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1.

The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 according to an embodiment receives authentication information including biometric data including at least one of a user's fingerprint data, iris data, and facial data from a terminal device through the communication unit 100. In addition, if it is determined that the authentication information is allowed as a result of processing the authentication information, the controller 200 controls to automatically receive user setting information from the terminal device.

Referring to FIG. 5, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 may control to receive user setting information suitable for a user by using the subject information. The user setting information is information set to suit an individual user, and the individual user performs diagnosis on a specific subject. At this time, based on the subject information, user setting information of an individual user may be grasped. Accordingly, in the present embodiment, the user setting information of the corresponding user can be automatically transmitted to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 by identifying the subject information.

The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 according to an embodiment receives identification information corresponding to a subject code obtained by a camera provided in a terminal device through the communication unit 100. Here, the identification information refers to information capable of identifying a user through a subject code. The controller 200 identifies the user of the terminal device through the received identification information, and, as a result, controls to receive user setting information stored in the user's terminal device. The subject code referred to in this embodiment includes all means of encrypting information on the subject, such as a barcode or a QR code.

In addition to the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the following embodiments may be derived according to the configuration of the system described above.

When any one of a plurality of recognized terminal devices is selected, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 according to an exemplary embodiment receives transmission setting information for transmitting user setting information of the selected terminal device. Here, the transmission setting information refers to a setting regarding whether the user of the terminal device automatically transmits user setting information to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 through individual settings for an application implemented in the terminal device. If the control unit 200 detects that the transmission setting information is in an allowed state, the control unit 200 controls to automatically receive the user setting information from the terminal device.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 may reflect changes to user setting information in real time in addition to receiving user setting information previously stored in the terminal device. At this time, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 is connected to a terminal device through wireless communication. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 receives a request to change user setting information from a terminal device connected through the communication unit 100. In addition, the control unit 200 may control the user setting information changed according to the change request to be automatically reflected in the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 to be set.

Also, according to an embodiment, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 may control to receive and set user setting information according to authentication information input by a user to a terminal device. Here, the authentication information refers to ID and password information registered in an application implemented in the terminal device. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 receives authentication information including an ID and a password from a terminal device connected through the communication unit 100. In addition, when it is determined that the received authentication information is the permitted authentication information, the controller 200 may control the user setting information corresponding to the authentication information to be automatically set in the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1.

6 and 7 are diagrams for explaining the display 300 of the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 according to an embodiment may display only terminal devices within a predetermined distance from the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 on the display 300. In this case, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 may receive only user setting information stored in the terminal device corresponding to the device information displayed on the display 300. Here, the device information means a series of IDs capable of identifying the terminal device.

As shown in FIG. 6, the display 300 includes a first terminal within a certain radius of the first terminal device 2-1, the second terminal device 2-2, and the third terminal device 2-3. Only device information (Mobile Device A, Mobile Device A) for the device 2-1 and the second terminal device 2-2 may be displayed.

According to an embodiment, the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 includes a display 300 that displays device information of a plurality of terminal devices, and the controller 200 is a preset from the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 among the plurality of terminal devices. It is possible to control to display only device information of a terminal device within a radius on the display 300. In addition, the controller 200 may control to receive user setting information of a terminal device that is the closest distance from the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 among the displayed terminal devices with priority. This reflects that it is possible to predict that a user at the closest distance from the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 will perform an ultrasound diagnosis operation.

In addition, according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7, the display 300 may display only device information of a terminal device in which user setting information compatible with the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 is stored. Whether to apply the user setting information stored in the terminal device may be determined according to the type of the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1. Accordingly, according to an embodiment, the controller 200 may control to display only device information of a terminal device having user setting information compatible with the ultrasound diagnosis device 1 among a plurality of terminal devices on the display 300. In this case, compatibility may be determined based on identification information received from the terminal device.

Referring to FIG. 7, the controller 200 includes only the first terminal device 2-1 of the first terminal device 2-1 and the second terminal device 2-2, which is compatible with the ultrasound diagnosis device 1. When it is determined that user setting information is stored, device information (Mobile Device A) for the first terminal device 2-1 is displayed on the display 300.

8 is a data processing flow chart of a control method or a computer program according to an embodiment. However, this is only a preferred embodiment for achieving the object of the present invention, and of course, some components may be added or deleted as necessary. Also, the control method according to the present embodiment may be performed by a computing device. For example, the computing device refers to a terminal device, and may be a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, a smart phone, etc., but is not limited thereto, and a computing function and a communication function are provided. It is possible to include all kinds of devices that are guaranteed to be portable and portable. However, for convenience of explanation, the description of the operation subject of each step included in the control method may be omitted. In addition, each step of the control method may be an instruction executed in the terminal device by executing an application by a processor included in the terminal device.

In addition, each of the illustrated steps can be executed on the terminal device in which the application is implemented, and can be executed by the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 in a state in which the execution subject of each step and the object affected by the execution subject are changed. have. Therefore, it is noted that, in addition to each illustrated step, various steps may be performed to respond to the process performed by the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1.

Identification information of a terminal device, which is one of a plurality of terminal devices, is provided to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 (801 ).

A terminal device having user setting information is selected from among a plurality of terminal devices based on the identification information by the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1 (802).

In step 802, a terminal device is selected, and user setting information of the selected terminal device is provided to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1. In this case, the user setting information may be transmitted based on a user input to a terminal device or a control command of the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus 1.

Meanwhile, the disclosed embodiments may be implemented in the form of a recording medium storing instructions executable by a computer. The instruction may be stored in the form of a program code, and when executed by a processor, a program module may be generated to perform the operation of the disclosed embodiments. The recording medium may be implemented as a recording medium that can be read by the above-described computing device.

Computer-readable recording media include all kinds of recording media in which instructions that can be read by a computer are stored. For example, there may be read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic tape, magnetic disk, flash memory, optical data storage device, USB storage device, and the like. A program recorded on a recording medium that can be read by the computing device may be transmitted to another computing device through a network such as the Internet and installed in the other computing device, thereby being used in another computing device.

As described above, the disclosed embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be practiced in a form different from the disclosed embodiments without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. The disclosed embodiments are illustrative and should not be construed as limiting.

Claims (20)

In the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus performing communication with a plurality of terminal devices,
A communication unit for recognizing the plurality of terminal devices and receiving identification information from the plurality of terminal devices; And
And a control unit for selecting a terminal device having user setting information from among the plurality of terminal devices based on the identification information, and controlling to receive the user setting information from the selected terminal device. The method of claim 1,
The communication unit,
Receiving the user setting information stored in the selected terminal device,
The control unit,
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus configured to control the received user setting information to be set in the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus. The method of claim 1,
The user setting information,
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus including at least one of workflow data, image preset data, and setup data. The method of claim 1,
The communication unit,
Receiving transmission setting information for transmitting user setting information of the selected terminal device,
The control unit,
When the transmission setting information is in an allowed state, the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus controls to automatically receive the user setting information. The method of claim 1,
The communication unit,
Receiving a request to change the user setting information from the selected terminal device,
The control unit,
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus configured to control the user setting information changed according to the change request to be set in the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus. The method of claim 1,
The communication unit,
Receiving authentication information including an ID and a password from the selected terminal device,
The control unit,
And a control unit configured to control the user setting information corresponding to the authentication information to be set in the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus when it is determined that the received authentication information is permitted authentication information. The method of claim 1,
The communication unit,
Receive authentication information including biometric data from the terminal device, wherein the biometric data includes at least one of a user's fingerprint data, iris data, and facial data,
The control unit,
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus that determines whether the authentication information is permitted based on the biometric data. The method of claim 1,
The communication unit,
Receiving identification information corresponding to the patient code obtained by the camera provided in the terminal device,
The control unit,
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus that controls to receive user setting information corresponding to the identification information. The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a; display for displaying device information of the plurality of terminal devices,
The control unit,
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus controlling to display only device information of a terminal apparatus within a predetermined radius from the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus among the plurality of terminal apparatuses on the display. The method of claim 9,
The control unit,
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus configured to display only device information of a terminal device having user setting information compatible with the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus among the plurality of terminal devices on the display. Combined with a computing device,
Providing identification information of a terminal device, which is one of a plurality of terminal devices, to an ultrasound diagnosis device; And
Allowing the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus to select a terminal device having user setting information from among the plurality of terminal devices on the basis of the identification information, and providing user setting information of the selected terminal device to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus; Computer program stored on a recording medium. The method of claim 11,
Providing user setting information of the selected terminal device to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus,
Providing the user setting information stored in the selected terminal device to be set in the ultrasound diagnostic device. The method of claim 11,
The user setting information,
A computer program stored in a recording medium containing at least one of workflow data, image preset data, and setup data. The method of claim 11,
Providing transmission setting information on the user setting information of the selected terminal device, and automatically providing the user setting information when the transmission setting information is in an allowed state. The method of claim 11,
Providing a change request for the user setting information of the selected terminal device, and providing changed user setting information so that the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus is set according to the change request; and a computer program stored in the recording medium. The method of claim 11,
Providing authentication information including the ID and password of the selected terminal device, and if the authentication information is permitted, providing user setting information corresponding to the authentication information so that the ultrasound diagnosis device is set; A computer program stored on a recording medium. The method of claim 11,
Providing biometric data to the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus to determine whether the authentication information is allowed; further comprising, wherein the biometric data is a computer program stored in a recording medium including at least one of fingerprint data, iris data, and facial data. . The method of claim 11,
Providing identification information corresponding to a patient code obtained by a camera provided in the terminal device, and providing user setting information corresponding to the identification information; and a computer program stored in the recording medium. The method of claim 11,
Providing only device information of a terminal device within a predetermined radius from the ultrasound diagnosis device among the plurality of terminal devices; further comprising a computer program stored in the recording medium. The method of claim 11,
Providing only device information of a terminal device having user setting information compatible with the ultrasound diagnosis device among the plurality of terminal devices. The computer program stored in the recording medium further comprising.

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