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20090040247 | MICRO SHIM FOR MOVING COIL ACTUATOR - Apparatuses and methods for changing the friction and stiffness characteristics of a linear guide assembly are disclosed. Micro-shims are strategically added between a carriage of the linear guide assembly and a mating component to increase or decrease the clearance between the carriage and a linear rail of the linear guide assembly. | 02-12-2009 |
20090058581 | COMPACT LINEAR ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - This invention describes a compact linear moving coil actuator that incorporates a piston bobbin coil assembly that provides a shaft with linear reciprocal movement. Optionally, a rotary motor can be coupled to the shaft to provide rotary reciprocal movement. The piston and bobbin sections of the piston bobbin coil assembly may be integrally formed as a single unitary piece and easily changed in size and/or configuration during manufacture to enable easier and more cost-effective assembly of various actuator sizes and configurations. Additionally, the compact size of the actuator requires less work space and also allows multiple actuators to be positioned next to each for various applications. | 03-05-2009 |
20120043832 | COMPACT LINEAR ACTUATOR WITH ROTARY MECHANISM - Methods and apparatus for a compact linear actuator having an improved rotary mechanism are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the linear actuator comprises a spline bearing for guiding the shaft of the actuator as it is linearly actuated. A rotor positioned around the spline bearing rotatably engages the spline bearing when magnetically actuated by a surrounding stator. A rotational lock connected to the piston assembly may be used to prevent the piston assembly from rotating during operation. Optionally, a rotary scale may be attached to the spline bearing in order to indicate how far the shaft has rotated. Since the shaft does not bear the mass of the rotary mechanism, linear performance of the actuator is substantially improved. | 02-23-2012 |
20120080960 | LOW COST MULTI-COIL LINEAR ACTUATOR - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for low cost linear actuators that can deliver strokes and forces at different values. The embodiments presented herein have parts and components that may be usable for both multi-coil and single-coil actuator designs. According to one embodiment, a magnet housing may removably or permanently coupled to a coil assembly having any number of coils. According to a further embodiment, an actuator housing may be coupled to a magnet housing having any number of magnets or coils. | 04-05-2012 |
20140159407 | ROBOTIC FINGER - A prosthetic finger, comprising: a first axis of movement comprising a moving magnet; a second axis of movement comprising a moving coil, wherein the second axis is generally orthogonal to the first axis; and a third axis of movement comprising a moving magnet, wherein the third axis of movement is generally oriented in the same direction as the first axis of movement. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159408 | ROBOTIC FINGER - A robotic finger, comprising: a first axis of movement comprising a moving magnet; a second axis of movement comprising a moving coil, wherein the second axis is generally orthogonal to the first axis; and a third axis of movement comprising a moving magnet, wherein the third axis of movement is generally oriented in the same direction as the first axis of movement. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159513 | LOW-COST, REDUCED DIAMETER LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator, comprising a base housing, a top housing, and a piston assembly. The base housing may comprise at least one recess configured to restrain at least one magnet in three dimensions and a channel configured to receive a linear guide. The top housing may be fixedly attached to the base housing and may comprise at least one recess configured to restrain another at least one magnet in three dimensions. The piston assembly may comprise at least one coil bobbin, a shaft, a linear encoder scale, and a flex cable, wherein the piston assembly may be positioned between the base housing and the top housing. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159514 | LOW-COST, REDUCED DIAMETER LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator, comprising a base housing, a top housing, and a piston assembly. The base housing may comprise at least one recess configured to restrain at least one magnet in three dimensions and a channel configured to receive a linear guide. The top housing may be fixedly attached to the base housing and may comprise at least one recess configured to restrain another at least one magnet in three dimensions. The piston assembly may comprise at least one coil bobbin, a shaft, a linear encoder scale, and a flex cable, wherein the piston assembly may be positioned between the base housing and the top housing. | 06-12-2014 |
20150303785 | DIRECT DRIVE MOTOR FOR ROBOTIC FINGER - A direct drive motor for a robotic finger. The direct drive motor includes a plurality of outer magnets and a coil assembly including a plurality of coils surrounded by the plurality of outer magnets. The plurality of coils are configured to generate a magnetic field when current is conducted through them such that the coil assembly rotates relative to the plurality of outer magnets. The direct drive motor further includes a plurality of inner magnets surrounded by the plurality of coils and a core element surrounded by the plurality of inner magnets. A center rotation shaft is positioned within an interior space circumscribed by the core element. | 10-22-2015 |
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20100019260 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING A WINDOW LAYER AND A LIGHT-DIRECTING STRUCTURE - A device includes a semiconductor structure comprising a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. The semiconductor structure is disposed between a window layer and a light-directing structure. The light-directing structure is configured to direct light toward the window layer; examples of suitable light-directing structures include a porous semiconductor layer and a photonic crystal. An n-contact is electrically connected to the n-type region and a p-contact is electrically connected to the p-type region. The p-contact is disposed in an opening formed in the semiconductor structure. | 01-28-2010 |
20100029023 | CONTROLLING EDGE EMISSION IN PACKAGE-FREE LED DIE - Light emitting diode (LED) structures are fabricated in wafer scale by mounting singulated LED dies on a carrier wafer or a stretch film, separating the LED dies to create spaces between the LED dies, applying a reflective coating over the LED dies and in the spaces between the LED dies, and separating or breaking the reflective coating in the spaces between the LED dies such that some reflective coating remains on the lateral sides of the LED die. Portions of the reflective coating on the lateral sides of the LED dies may help to control edge emission. | 02-04-2010 |
20100224902 | COMPLIANT BONDING STRUCTURES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A compliant bonding structure is disposed between a semiconductor light emitting device and a mount. When the semiconductor light emitting device is attached to the mount, for example by providing pressure, heat, and/or ultrasonic energy to the semiconductor light emitting device, the compliant bonding structure collapses to partially fill a space between the semiconductor light emitting device and the mount. In some embodiments, the compliant bonding structure is plurality of metal bumps that undergo plastic deformation during bonding. In some embodiments, the compliant bonding structure is a porous metal layer. | 09-09-2010 |
20100227421 | METHOD OF BONDING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING A COMPLIANT BONDING STRUCTURE - A compliant bonding structure is disposed between a semiconductor device and a mount. In some embodiments, the device is a light emitting device. When the semiconductor light emitting device is attached to the mount, for example by providing ultrasonic energy to the semiconductor light emitting device, the compliant bonding structure collapses to partially fill a space between the semiconductor light emitting device and the mount. In some embodiments, the compliant bonding structure is plurality of metal bumps that undergo plastic deformation during bonding. In some embodiments, the compliant bonding structure is a porous metal layer. | 09-09-2010 |
20100279437 | CONTROLLING EDGE EMISSION IN PACKAGE-FREE LED DIE - Light emitting diode (LED) structures are fabricated in wafer scale by mounting singulated LED dies on a carrier wafer or a stretch film, separating the LED dies to create spaces between the LED dies, applying a reflective coating over the LED dies and in the spaces between the LED dies, and separating or breaking the reflective coating in the spaces between the LED dies such that some reflective coating remains on the lateral sides of the LED die. Portions of the reflective coating on the lateral sides of the LED dies may help to control edge emission. | 11-04-2010 |
20100308367 | METHOD OF FORMING A DIELECTRIC LAYER ON A SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor structure comprising a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region is formed. A first metal contact is formed on a portion of the n-type region and a second metal contact is formed on a portion of the p-type region. The first and second metal contacts are formed on a same side of the semiconductor structure. A dielectric material is disposed between the first and second metal contacts. The dielectric material is in direct contact with a portion of the semiconductor structure, a portion of the first metal contact, and a portion of the second metal contact. A planar surface is formed including a surface of the first metal contact, a surface of the second metal contact, and a surface of the dielectric material | 12-09-2010 |
20110114987 | COMPLIANT BONDING STRUCTURES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A light emitting device includes a semiconductor structure comprising a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region, a metal p-contact disposed on the p-type region, and a metal n-contact disposed on the n-type region. The metal p-contact and the metal n-contact are both formed on the same side of the semiconductor structure. The light emitting device is connected to a mount by a bonding structure. The bonding structure includes a plurality of metal regions separated by gaps and a metal structure disposed between the light emitting device and the mount proximate to an edge of the light emitting device. The metal structure is configured such that during bonding, the metal structure forms a continuous seal between the light emitting device and the mount. | 05-19-2011 |
20110233580 | CARRIER FOR A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device is mounted on a support substrate. The support substrate is disposed in an opening in a carrier. In some embodiments, the support substrate is a ceramic tile and the carrier is a low cost material with a lateral extent large enough to support a lens molded over or attached to the carrier. | 09-29-2011 |
20120225505 | METHOD OF BONDING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING A COMPLIANT BONDING STRUCTURE - A compliant bonding structure is disposed between a semiconductor device and a mount. In some embodiments, the device is a light emitting device. When the semiconductor light emitting device is attached to the mount, for example by providing ultrasonic energy to the semiconductor light emitting device, the compliant bonding structure collapses to partially fill a space between the semiconductor light emitting device and the mount. In some embodiments, the compliant bonding structure is plurality of metal bumps that undergo plastic deformation during bonding. In some embodiments, the compliant bonding structure is a porous metal layer. | 09-06-2012 |
20130062651 | CARRIER FOR A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device is mounted on a support substrate. The support substrate is disposed in an opening in a carrier. In some embodiments, the support substrate is a ceramic tile and the carrier is a low cost material with a lateral extent large enough to support a lens molded over or attached to the carrier. | 03-14-2013 |
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20090232220 | System and method for reformatting digital broadcast multimedia for a mobile device - A system and a method reformat digital broadcast multimedia for a mobile device. The system and the method reformat and/or repackage audiovisual content into a format that may be rendered on the mobile device without the need for additional custom software on the mobile device. The system and the method reformat incoming mobile broadcast audiovisual content into 3GPP Progressive Download format in real time while simultaneously delivering a resulting 3GPP Progressive Download file to the mobile device for rendering. | 09-17-2009 |
20100095332 | System and method for controlling media rendering in a network using a mobile device - A system and a method control media rendering in a network using a mobile device. The system and the method manage, control and/or render media in a home network using remote access and/or a remote user interface. The system and the method enable a user to control media rendering from multiple storage devices and/or multiple servers connected to the home network using the mobile device. The system and the method enable a user to control media rendering on multiple rendering devices connected to the home network using the mobile device. The system and the method have a control element hosted on a fixed, non-mobile device connected directly to the home network or connected to the home network as a stand-alone device. | 04-15-2010 |
20100169778 | System and method for browsing, selecting and/or controlling rendering of media with a mobile device - A system and a method enable browsing, selecting and/or controlling rendering of media with a mobile device. Content from multiple content sources is aggregated, and a default content source and/or a default rendering device used for subsequent media selection are established. Individual media playback shortcuts are associated with specific default rendering devices. A user may navigate within a collection of content without a need to repeat full content browsing and selection. A user interface of a multimedia player and/or playback controller on the mobile device displays active metadata tags. By selecting an active metadata tag, the user may access a list of associated metadata tag values. By selecting a tag value, the user may select a set of content associated with the tag value for rendering. | 07-01-2010 |
20100332565 | System and method for managing and/or rendering internet multimedia content in a network - A system and a method render internet multimedia content in a network using an application to render the internet multimedia content and/or locally stored multimedia content on one or more rendering devices in the network. The application may provide web browser functions, such as, for example, receiving, processing, decoding and/or rendering the internet multimedia content. The application may have an enhanced user interface which may enable a user to select the internet multimedia content and a rendering device in the network, send the internet multimedia content to the rendering device and/or control rendering of the internet multimedia content on the rendering device. | 12-30-2010 |
20110183651 | System and method for requesting, retrieving and/or associating contact images on a mobile device - A system and a method request, retrieve and/or associate contact images on a mobile device. An image retrieval application executed by a first mobile device may enable a first user to request images corresponding to one or more contact entries stored by a contact database of the first mobile device and/or associated with second users. The image retrieval application may query one or more image databases accessible to the first mobile device to obtain a first image and/or to associate the first image with a corresponding contact entry in the contact database of the first mobile device. If the image databases do not provide the first image requested by the image retrieval application, the image retrieval application may create and/or may send a request message to the second user, such as, for example, by sending the request message to a second mobile device associated with the second user. | 07-28-2011 |
20120060100 | System and method for transferring media content - A system and a method transfer media content. An application may identify rendering devices in a network and/or may register with an events framework for media-related actions. The application may receive information for a media-related action which specifies media content and an action. The application may identify one or more of the rendering devices as capable of rendering the media content and may use a communication to direct the identified rendering device to render the media content. The identified rendering device may render the media content in response to the communication from the application. | 03-08-2012 |
20120159337 | System and method for recommending media content - A system and a method recommend media content. A recommending user may use a media-capable device to access, discover, identify and/or create the media content. The recommending user may use the media-capable device to generate, create and/or submit a recommendation based on the media content. The recommendation may identify media content to be consumed by one or more viewing users specified by the recommendation. A media experience engine may select, may obtain, may arrange and/or may organize the media content for a media experience session to be viewed by a group of viewing users. The media experience session may be based on the recommendation and the identities of the viewing users available to participate in the media experience session. | 06-21-2012 |
20120232681 | System and method for using a list of audio media to create a list of audiovisual media - A system and a method use a list of audio media to create a list of audiovisual media. A user of a computing device may create, may access, may edit and/or may use a list of audio media objects, such as, for example, an audio playlist. The the user may request generation of a list of audiovisual media objects which correspond to the audio media objects in the list of audio media objects. The user may request generation of the list of audiovisual media objects using a user interface on the computing device. The list of audio media objects may be provided to a list conversion engine which may discover, create, and/or obtain audiovisual media objects which correspond to the audio media objects in the list of audio media objects. | 09-13-2012 |
20120324584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND/OR RENDERING INTERNET MULTIMEDIA CONTENT IN A NETWORK - A system and a method render internet multimedia content in a network using an application to render the internet multimedia content and/or locally stored multimedia content on one or more rendering devices in the network. The application may provide web browser functions, such as, for example, receiving, processing, decoding and/or rendering the internet multimedia content. The application may have an enhanced user interface which may enable a user to select the internet multimedia content and a rendering device in the network, send the internet multimedia content to the rendering device and/or control rendering of the internet multimedia content on the rendering device. | 12-20-2012 |
20120327892 | Method For Call Setup Time Improvement - A method for providing fast and flexible call setup, the method comprising establishing a plurality of phantom channels over a bearer channel, wherein at least one of the plurality of phantom channels is pre-assigned to a first session negotiation method, at least one of remaining phantom channels of the plurality of phantom channels is pre-assigned to a second session negotiation method, the second session negotiation method has at least one property different from the first session negotiation method, and at least one of the remaining phantom channels is assigned to at least one fixed media operation point, whereby the first session negotiation method is utilized for flexible session setup. | 12-27-2012 |
20140052770 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIA CONTENT USING A DYNAMIC PLAYLIST - A system and a method for managing media content using a dynamic playlist are provided. The system has a media server which offers a dynamic queue of media objects to be played by a media playback device using a playlist of generic URLs. The content of the dynamic queue may be modified or adapted by the media server after the playlist is delivered to the media playback device or while the media playback device is simultaneously playing media objects from the queue using the playlist. The system and method provide that the media server may adapt the list of media objects referenced by a playlist after the playlist is delivered, despite the media server not having access to edit the delivered playlist. The media server may provide a dynamic media service to any media playback device which supports one or more standard, well-known playlist formats. | 02-20-2014 |
20140195582 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INTER-APPLICATION COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK - A system and a method provide an inter-application communication framework. A first application executed on a first device may establish communication and/or interaction with a second application executed by a second device and compatible with the first application. The first device may be connected to the second device by a network which enables the communication between the first application and the second application. The first device may support different application frameworks relative to the second device, and the first application and the second application may exist in different application frameworks. The first device may query an application knowledge repository to determine one or more compatible applications which exist in an application framework supported by the second device. In response, the first device may obtain identifiers which may identify the compatible applications in the application framework supported by the second device. | 07-10-2014 |
20140314155 | System and Method for Transferring Data - A system and a method transmit data in a first codec from a first terminal to a second terminal. The first terminal establishes a connection with the second terminal and/or transmits, transfers and/or sends the data to the second terminal via the connection between the first terminal and the second terminal. The connection between the first terminal and the second terminal has a first channel and/or a second channel to transmit the data from the first terminal to the second terminal. The first terminal transmits the data in a first codec to the second terminal via the first channel and/or the second channel of the connection without receiving capabilities of and/or intentions from the second terminal. The second terminal may be incapable of receiving, of processing, of accepting and/or of displaying the data in the first codec. The capabilities of and/or the intentions from the second terminal is transmitted to the first terminal via the connection. The first terminal switches the data from the first codec to the second codec and/or transmits the data in the second codec to the second terminal via the connection between the first terminal and the second terminal. | 10-23-2014 |
20150098510 | COMBINED SCALABILITY PROCESSING FOR MULTI-LAYER VIDEO CODING - A video coding system may perform inter-layer processing by simultaneously performing inverse tone mapping and color gamut conversion scalability processes on a base layer of a video signal. The video coding system may then perform upsampling on the processed base layer. The processed base layer may be used to code an enhancement layer. Bit depth may be considered for color gamut conversion modules. Luma and/or chroma bit depths may be aligned with respective larger or smaller bit depth values of luma and/or chroma. | 04-09-2015 |
20150189298 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCALABLE VIDEO CODING WITH MIXED INTERLACE AND PROGRESSIVE CONTENT - Methods, apparatus, and systems for video coding/decoding are disclosed. One representative method includes a decoder receiving video content including at least a base layer (BL), an enhancement layer (EL) and phase information. The phase information includes an indicator indicating one or more sets of phase parameters from among plural sets of phase parameters. The method further includes assembling the BL into an inter-layer reference (ILR) picture based on the video content and the received phase information, selecting one or both of the ILR picture or an EL reference picture, and predicting a current EL picture using the phase information and one or more of the selected ILR picture or the selected EL reference picture. | 07-02-2015 |
20150373359 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTRA BLOCK COPY SEARCH ENHANCEMENT - In an intra-block copy video encoding method, an encoder performs a hash-based search to identify a selected set of candidate blocks for prediction of an input video block. For each of the candidate blocks in the selected set, the encoder determines a correlation between, on the one hand, luma and chroma components of the input video block and, on the other hand, luma and chroma components of the respective candidate blocks. A predictor block is selected based on the correlation and is used to encode the input video block. In different embodiments, the correlation may be the negative of the sum of absolute differences of the components, may include a Jaccard similarity measure between respective pixels, or may be based on a Hamming distance between two high precision hash values of the input video block and the candidate block. | 12-24-2015 |
20160057489 | POWER AWARE ADAPTATION FOR VIDEO STREAMING - Power aware adaptation for a power aware video streaming system may be based on the complexity information conveyed in different ways. A complexity level of a data stream, such as a video data stream, may be selected as a function of a remaining battery-power of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and on a state set of a plurality of state sets that may be stored and/or managed by the WTRU. These state sets may correspond to, for example, different content sources and/or different complexity estimation algorithms and may be used to select the complexity level of the data stream. The data stream may then be received at the selected complexity level. The complexity level and/or a bitrate of the data stream may be adapted to accommodate, for example, the remaining battery power and/or other circumstances. The adaptation may be customized according to the objectives of use cases. | 02-25-2016 |
20160100179 | PALETTE CODING FOR SCREEN CONTENT CODING - Sketch copy mode may be used to code blocks comprising irregular lines, syntax redundancy may be removed from blocks with special characteristics, and/or run value coding may be simplified. The parsing dependencies in palette coding design may be removed. For example, the context modeling dependency of the syntax element palette_transpose_flag may be removed, for example, by simplifying the corresponding context model. The context modeling of the syntax element palette_mode may be removed, for example, by using run-length coding without using context. The syntax parsing dependencies and/or the syntax signaling dependencies that are related with escape color signaling may be removed. A palette table generation process may handle input screen content video with high bit depths, for example, at the encoder side. | 04-07-2016 |
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20100004539 | USER INTERFACE FOR ULTRASOUND MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGING - Methods and related apparatuses are described for acquiring and displaying ultrasound mammographic image information. The system includes an ultrasound image acquisition device having at least one ultrasonic transducer positionable by a user on breast tissue of a patient so as to provide sonographic information of the breast tissue. A processing system controls the ultrasonic transducer, receives sonographic data from the transducer, and processes the data to generate sonographic image information for real time viewing by the user. A graphical user interface includes a touch-sensitive display programmed and configured to accept user adjustments with respect to the sonographic imaging process, and display the sonographic image information to the user responsive to the accepted adjustments in real time. | 01-07-2010 |
20100040274 | PROCESSING AND DISPLAYING BREAST ULTRASOUND INFORMATION - Displaying breast ultrasound information on an interactive user interface is described, the user interface being useful in adjunctive ultrasound mammography environments and/or ultrasound-only mammography environments. Bilateral comparison is facilitated by a pairwise display of thick-slice images corresponding to analogous slab-like subvolumes in the left and right breasts. Coronal thick-slice imaging and convenient navigation on and among coronal thick-slice images is described. In one preferred embodiment, a nipple marker is displayed the coronal thick-slice image representing a projection of a nipple location thereupon. A convenient breast icon is also displayed including a cursor position indicator variably disposed thereon in a manner that reflects a relative position between the cursor and the nipple marker. Preferably, the breast icon is configured to at least roughly resemble a clock face, the center of the clock face representing the nipple marker location. Bookmark-centric and CAD-marker-centric navigation within and among thick-slice images is also described. | 02-18-2010 |
20100280375 | Breast Ultrasound Examination Including Scanning Through Chestwardly Compressing Membrane And Processing And Displaying Acquired Ultrasound Image Information - Navigation among breast ultrasound volumes derived from different volumetric ultrasonic scans of a same breast is described. On a display of a breast ultrasound workstation, a first image derived from a first ultrasonic volume is displayed. A user election of a source region of interest (ROI) in the first image is received. A destination ROI within a second ultrasonic volume is identified that at least roughly corresponds to a same locality of tissue in the breast as the source ROI. A second image derived from the second ultrasonic volume and including the destination ROI is displayed, the destination ROI being highlighted. | 11-04-2010 |
20100331699 | Full-field breast ultrasound system and architecture - A modular, flexible architecture for offering full-field breast ultrasound (FFBU) functionality and general-purpose ultrasound functionality in a single system is described. A conventional, general-purpose ultrasound system ( | 12-30-2010 |
20110046459 | Non-Invasive Patient Monitoring Using Near Infrared Spectrophotometry - Methods, systems, and related computer program products for non-invasive spectrophotometric monitoring of an optical property of a medium are described. Respective light portions are propagated through respective at least partially non-overlapping subregions of the medium during each of a calibration interval and a subsequent monitoring interval. Detections of the light portions acquired during the calibration interval are processed to compute at least one algorithm compensation that causes a first result related to the optical property for the first subregion to be substantially equal to a second result related to the optical property for the second subregion. Subsequently, detections of respective light portions acquired during the monitoring interval are processed in conjunction with the at least one algorithm compensation to compute a monitoring result for the optical property. Advantages can include a reduction in the number of sources/detectors required and/or an obviation of symmetry requirements in source/detector layout. | 02-24-2011 |
20110098566 | THICK-SLICE ULTRASOUND IMAGES DERIVED FROM ULTRASONIC SCANS OF A CHESTWARDLY-COMPRESSED BREAST OF A SUPINE PATIENT - Displaying breast ultrasound information on an interactive user interface is described, the user interface being useful in adjunctive ultrasound mammography environments and/or ultrasound-only mammography environments. Bilateral comparison is facilitated by a pairwise display of thick-slice images corresponding to analogous slab-like subvolumes in the left and right breasts. Coronal thick-slice imaging and convenient navigation on and among coronal thick-slice images is described. In one preferred embodiment, a nipple marker is displayed the coronal thick-slice image representing a projection of a nipple location thereupon. A convenient breast icon is also displayed including a cursor position indicator variably disposed thereon in a manner that reflects a relative position between the cursor and the nipple marker. Preferably, the breast icon is configured to at least roughly resemble a clock face, the center of the clock face representing the nipple marker location. Bookmark-centric and CAD-marker-centric navigation within and among thick-slice images is also described. | 04-28-2011 |
20130174412 | FULL-FIELD BREAST ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND ARCHITECHTURE - A modular, flexible architecture for offering full-field breast ultrasound (FFBU) functionality and general-purpose ultrasound functionality in a single system is described. A conventional, general-purpose ultrasound system ( | 07-11-2013 |