Ultrasound system, ultrasound probe, control method of ultrasound system, and control method of ultrasound probe

An ultrasound probe connectable to any of a plurality of display terminals, where types of the plurality of display terminals are different from each other, the ultrasound probe comprising:

• an oscillator array;
• a transmission circuit configured to transmit an ultrasound wave from the oscillator array;
• a reception circuit configured to generate a plurality of intermediate data based on a reception signal output from the oscillator array that has received an ultrasound echo, where the plurality of intermediate data are generated in chronological order and types of the plurality of intermediate data are different from each other;
• a processor configured to
• generate ultrasound image data based on a sound ray signal which is generated most recently in chronological order among the plurality of intermediate data,
• detect one display terminal connected to the ultrasound probe among the plurality of display terminals,
• classify a grade of a processing time required for processing a predetermined test program by the one display terminal among a plurality of grades of the processing time classified by using a plurality of processing time threshold values, and
• select one data corresponding to the grade among the ultrasound image data and the plurality of intermediate data, as data to be output to the one display terminal.

A control method of an ultrasound system including a plurality of display terminals each having a monitor and an ultrasound probe connectable to any of the plurality of display terminals, where types of the plurality of display terminals are different from each other, the control method comprising:

• in the ultrasound probe,
• transmitting, by a transmission circuit of the ultrasound probe, an ultrasound wave from an oscillator array;
• generating, by a reception circuit of the ultrasound probe, a plurality of intermediate data based on a reception signal output from the oscillator array that has received an ultrasound echo, where the plurality of intermediate data are generated in chronological order and types of the plurality of intermediate data are different from each other;
• generating, by a processor of the ultrasound probe, ultrasound image data based on a sound ray signal which is an intermediate data generated most recently in chronological order among the plurality of intermediate data;
• detecting, by the processor of the ultrasound probe, one display terminal connected with the ultrasound probe among the plurality of display terminals;
• classifying, by the processor of the ultrasound probe, a grade of a processing time required for processing a predetermined test program by the one display terminal among a plurality of grades of the processing time classified by using a plurality of processing time threshold values;
• and
• selecting, by the processor of the ultrasound probe, one data corresponding to the grade among the ultrasound image data and the plurality of intermediate data, as data to be output to the one display terminal;
• and
• in the one display terminal,
• displaying an ultrasound image on a monitor based on the one data.

A control method for an ultrasound probe connectable to any of a plurality of display terminals, where types of the plurality of display terminals are different from each other, the control method comprising:

• transmitting, by a transmission circuit of the ultrasound probe, an ultrasound wave from an oscillator array;
• generating, by a reception circuit of the ultrasound probe, a plurality of intermediate data based on a reception signal output from the oscillator array that has received an ultrasound echo, where the plurality of intermediate data are generated in chronological order and types of the plurality of intermediate data are different from each other;
• generating, by a processor of the ultrasound probe, ultrasound image data based on a sound ray signal which is an intermediate data generated most recently in chronological order among the plurality of intermediate data;
• detecting, by the processor of the ultrasound probe, one display terminal connected with the ultrasound probe among the plurality of display terminals;
• classifying, by the processor of the ultrasound probe, a grade of a processing time required for processing a predetermined test program by the one display terminal among a plurality of grades of the processing time classified by using a plurality of processing time threshold values;
• and
• selecting, by the processor of the ultrasound probe, one data corresponding to the grade among the ultrasound image data and the plurality of intermediate data, as data to be output to the one display terminal.