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US 2016/0106396 A1Published application
Probe control method and apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Medison Co., Ltd.
InventorsGil-ju JIN, Hyoung-jin KIM, Nam-woong KIM, Dong-Gyu HYUN
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Abstract
Disclosed are a probe control method and apparatus and an ultrasound system which apply a mounting signal used to sense a mounting status of a probe, detect the mounting signal transferred through a cable, and automatically activate/deactivate the probe according to a change in a sensed mounting status.
Claims25
A probe control apparatus comprising:
- a signal detector that receives identification information of a probe through a cable of the probe, and detects a mounting signal from the probe , the mounting signal being repeatedly transmitted from the probe and detected by the signal detector according to an repeated test operation of the probe;
- a sensor that senses a change in a mounting status of the probe recognized with the identification information, on a basis of the detected mounting signal;
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- a controller that controls the recognized probe to be activated or deactivated according to the change in the mounting status.
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A probe control method comprising:
- receiving identification information of a probe through a cable of the probe;
- detecting a mounting signal from the probe, the mounting signal being repeatedly transmitted from the probe and detected by the signal detector according to an repeated test operation of the probe;
- sensing a change in a mounting status of the probe recognized with the identification information, on a basis of the detected mounting signal;
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- controlling the recognized probe to be activated or deactivated according to the change in the mounting status.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.