# US 9,520,154 B2 · Apparatus and method for displaying images > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,520,154 B2 - Document ID: US9520154B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/968,257 - Filed: 2015-12-14 - Published: 2016-04-21 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-29 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Young Joo Lee; Sung Nam Park; Jae Young Eum - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9520154B2 ## CPC - G16H 30/20: for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS - A61B 6/463: {characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display} - A61B 8/0891: {for diagnosis of blood vessels} - A61B 8/463: {characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display} - A61B 8/467: {characterised by special input means} - A61B 8/469: {for selection of a region of interest} - A61B 8/481: {involving the use of contrast agents, e.g. microbubbles introduced into the bloodstream} - A61B 8/5207: {involving processing of raw data to produce diagnostic data, e.g. for generating an image} - G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) - G06F 3/04886: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus - G11B 27/031: Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals - G16H 30/40: for processing medical images, e.g. editing - H04N 5/2624: {for obtaining an image which is composed of whole input images, e.g. splitscreen} - H04N 5/93: Regeneration of the television signal or of selected parts thereof - A61B 6/467: {characterised by special input means} - A61B 8/56: {Details of data transmission or power supply} - G10K 11/346: {using phase variation} - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G10K: SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Disclosed herein is an image display apparatus including a storage unit storing a plurality of images, an input unit receiving a selection command for selecting one or more images from among the plurality of images, and a display unit displaying at least one image of the selected images in a first zone and at least one second image of the selected images in a second zone. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An ultrasonic imaging apparatus comprising: an ultrasonic probe configured to receive an ultrasonic wave; an image processor configured to generate a plurality of ultrasonic images comprising at least a first ultrasonic image grouped into a first set of ultrasonic images according to the ultrasonic wave; an input unit configured to receive a selection command for selecting at least a second ultrasonic image as a second set of ultrasonic images from the first set of ultrasonic images according to a user's manipulation; and a display unit configured to display the first set of ultrasonic images in a first zone of a screen of the display unit, and the second set of ultrasonic images in a second zone of the screen of the display unit, wherein the first set of ultrasonic images comprises a plurality of first image frames belonging to a first group, and the second set of ultrasonic images comprises a plurality of second image frames belonging to the first group, and wherein the plurality of second image frames are displayed sequentially in the second zone. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the second set of ultrasonic images comprises at least an image selected according to the first set of ultrasonic images, or the first set of ultrasonic images comprises at least an image selected according to the second set of ultrasonic images. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is further configured to receive a selection command for selecting the first ultrasonic image or the second ultrasonic image from an user or an external device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is further configured to receive a selection command for selecting the first set of ultrasonic images or the second set of ultrasonic images from among the plurality of ultrasonic images. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the input unit is further configured to receive a selection command for selecting the at least one first ultrasonic image from the second set of ultrasonic images. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the first ultrasonic image is same as an image of the second set of ultrasonic images, or the second ultrasonic image is same as an image of the first set of ultrasonic images. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the plurality of ultrasonic images comprise a plurality of image frames classified into one or more image groups. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: if the first zone displays a first video as a sequence of frames comprising the first image frame, then the second zone displays a second video as a sequence of frames comprising the second image frame and the second video is displayed in relation to the first video, or if the second zone displays a second video as a sequence of frames comprising the second image frame, then the first zone displays a first video as a sequence of frames comprising the first image frame and the first video is displayed in relation to the second video. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the first image frame and the second image frame are comprised in a ordered sequence of frames; the second image frame is preceding the first image frame in the sequence of frames or the second image frame is following the first image frame in the sequence of frames. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a predetermined number of preceding image frames or a predetermined number of following image frames are displayed in the second zone of the screen of the display unit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the second image frame is disposed in the sequence of frames within a predetermined frame interval or a predetermined number of frames from the first image frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is a touch screen receiving an external command according to a user's touch operation. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 12, wherein at least one of the first set of ultrasonic images and the second set of ultrasonic images is selected according to a user's gesture input to the touch screen. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 12, wherein at least one of a first set of ultrasonic images and a second set of ultrasonic images, displayed in a first zone on the touch screen or in the second zone on the touch screen, changes according to a user's gesture input to the touch screen. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 12, wherein at least one of a first set of ultrasonic images and a second set of ultrasonic images, displayed in the first zone on the touch screen or in the second zone on the touch screen, comprises a still image. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 12, wherein: when the first ultrasonic image changes according to a touch operation input to the touch screen, the second ultrasonic image changes in correspondence to the change of the first ultrasonic image, or when the second ultrasonic image changes according to a touch operation input to the touch screen, the first ultrasonic image changes in correspondence to the change of the second ultrasonic image. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 12, wherein: the plurality of images are a plurality of image frames classified into at least one image group, the first ultrasonic image is a first image frame, the second ultrasonic image is a second image frame, and a frame interval or a number of frames between the first image frame and the second image frame, in a sequence of frames comprising the first image frame and the second image frame, is selected according to a touch operation input to the touch screen. ### Claim 18 An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising: an X-ray irradiator configured to emit X-rays toward an object; an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays that have penetrated the object; an image processor configured to generate a plurality of X-ray images comprising at least a first X-ray image grouped into a first set of X-ray images according to the received X-ray; an input unit configured to receive a selection command for selection at least a second X-ray image as a second set of X-ray images from the first set of X-ray images according to a user's manipulation; and a display unit configured to display the first set of X-ray images in a first zone of a screen of the display unit, and the second set of X-ray images in a second zone of the screen of the display unit, wherein the first set of X-ray images comprises a plurality of first image frames belonging to a first group, and the second set of X-ray images comprises a plurality of second image frames belonging to the first group, and wherein the plurality of second image frames are displayed sequentially in the second zone. ### Claim 19 A method of displaying ultrasonic images, the method comprising: receiving an ultrasonic wave; generating a plurality of ultrasonic images comprising a first set of ultrasonic images according to the ultrasonic wave; selecting at least one of the first set of ultrasonic images as a second set of ultrasonic images according to a user's manipulation; and displaying the first set of ultrasonic images in a first zone of a display screen, and the second set of ultrasonic images in a second zone of the display screen, wherein the first set of ultrasonic images comprises a plurality of first image frames belonging to a first group, and the second set of ultrasonic images comprises a plurality of second image frames belonging to the first group, and wherein the plurality of second image frames are displayed sequentially in the second zone. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of displaying ultrasonic images according to claim 19, further comprising: selecting at least one first image from among the plurality of ultrasonic images. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The method of displaying ultrasonic images according to claim 19, wherein, in a sequence of frames comprising at least one first image frame and at least one second image frame, the at least one second image frame is a preceding image preceding the at least one first image frame or a following image following the at least one first image frame.