Ultrasound system and method for controlling ultrasound system

A method of controlling an ultrasound system comprising an ultrasound probe and an image display device including a central processing unit, the method comprising:

• generating a sound ray signal by directing a transducer array of the ultrasound probe to transmit and receive ultrasonic waves;
• generating image information data on the basis of the generated sound ray signal;
• wirelessly transmitting the generated image information data from the ultrasound probe to the image display device;
• displaying an ultrasound image on a display unit of the image display device on the basis of the image information data wirelessly transmitted from the ultrasound probe;
• acquiring an operating state of the image display device;
• wirelessly transmitting the operating state of the image display device from the image display device to the ultrasound probe;
• and
• allowing the ultrasound probe to perform
• both of controlling of the transmission and reception of the ultrasonic waves such that a scanning rate of the ultrasonic wave is reduced on the basis of ultrasound transmission and reception conditions corresponding to the operating state of the image display device and setting of an output format of the image information data to be wirelessly transmitted to the image display device such that the amount of data of the image information data is reduced on the basis of the operating state of the image display device, or
• controlling transmission and reception of the ultrasonic waves by the first processor in the ultrasound probe such that a scanning rate of the ultrasonic wave is reduced on the basis of ultrasound transmission and reception conditions corresponding to the operating state of the image display device.

An ultrasound system comprising:

• an ultrasound probe;
• and
• an image display device,
• wherein the ultrasound probe includes:
• a transducer array;
• a first processor configured to
• transmit ultrasonic waves from the transducer array,
• generate a sound ray signal on the basis of a reception signal acquired by the transducer array, and
• generate image information data on the basis of the sound ray signal;
• and
• a first wireless communication device configured to wirelessly transmit the image information data generated by the first processor to the image display device;
• wherein the image display device includes:
• a display monitor configured to display an ultrasound image on the basis of the image information data wirelessly transmitted from the ultrasound probe;
• a second processor configured to
• acquire an operating state of the image display device by at least detecting a wireless communication state between the ultrasound probe and the image display device as the operating state, and
• determine a display frame rate on the basis of at least the wireless communication state;
• and
• a second wireless communication device configured to wirelessly transmit the operating state of the image display device acquired by the second processor to the ultrasound probe;
• and
• wherein the first processor in the ultrasound probe is further configured to control the transmission and reception of the ultrasonic waves by the first processor in the ultrasound probe such that a scanning rate of the ultrasonic wave is reduced on the basis of ultrasound transmission and reception conditions corresponding to the operating state of the image display device, and to perform at least one of
• controlling transmission and reception of the ultrasonic waves by the first processor in the ultrasound probe on the basis of ultrasound transmission and reception conditions corresponding to the operating state of the image display device and
• setting an output format of the image information data to be wirelessly transmitted from the ultrasound probe to the image display device on the basis of the operating state of the image display device, and
• the display monitor is further configured to display the ultrasound image on the basis of the display frame rate determined by the second processor in the image device.

A method of controlling an ultrasound system comprising an ultrasound probe and an image display device including a central processing unit, the method comprising:

• generating a sound ray signal by directing a transducerarray of the ultrasound probe to transmit and receive ultrasonic waves;
• generating image information data on the basis of the generated sound ray signal;
• wirelessly transmitting the generated image information data from the ultrasound probe to the image display device;
• displaying an ultrasound image on a display unit of the image display device on the basis of the image information data wirelessly transmitted from the ultrasound probe;
• acquiring an operating state of the image display device by at least detecting a wireless communication state between the ultrasound probe and the image display device as the operating state;
• determining a display frame rate on the basis of at least the wireless communication state;
• wirelessly transmitting an operating state of the image display device from the image display device to the ultrasound probe;
• and
• allowing the ultrasound probe to control the transmission and reception of the ultrasonic waves by the first processor in the ultrasound probe such that a scanning rate of the ultrasonic wave is reduced on the basis of ultrasound transmission and reception conditions corresponding to the operating state of the image display device and to perform at least one of
• controlling of the transmission and reception of the ultrasonic waves on the basis of ultrasound transmission and reception conditions corresponding to the operating state of the image display device and
• setting of an output format of the image information data to be wirelessly transmitted to the image display device on the basis of the operating state of the image display device.