Method and apparatus for displaying images on mixed monitor displays

A local image display system of a medical image system, the system comprising:

• a display area having a first display of a low resolution and a second display of a high resolution;
• a processing circuit configured to:
• obtain a graphical element to display;
• and
• allocate the graphical element to the first display or the second display based on the characteristic of the graphical element;
• a high resolution output connected to the processing circuit;
• and
• a low resolution output connected to the processing circuit,
• wherein the processing circuit determines whether the graphical element is an image acquired by an imaging device, and allocates the graphical image based on whether the graphical element is an image acquired by an imaging device, further wherein the processing circuit dynamically rescales and allocates non-image graphical data to the second display when no space is available on the first display.

A workstation for a local image display system having a display area of a medical imaging system, comprising:

• a first display of a low resolution;
• a second display of a high resolution;
• a processing circuit configured to:
• identify the resolution of a display connected to the display area;
• obtain a graphical element to display;
• and
• allocate the graphical element to the first display or the second display based on a characteristic of the graphical element;
• a high resolution output connected to the processing circuit;
• and
• a low resolution output connected to the processing circuit,
• wherein allocating the graphical element comprises determining if there is a low resolution image being displayed on a low resolution display, and delivering non-image graphical elements to the low resolution display when there are no low resolution images, acquired from an imaging device, being displayed on the low resolution display, and
• further wherein allocating the graphical element comprises determining if there is a color image being displayed on a color, and delivering non-image graphical elements to the color display when there are no color images, acquired from an imaging device, being displayed on the color display, and
• further wherein the processing circuit dynamically rescales and allocates non-image graphical data to the second display when no space is available on the first display.