KR20170122140A - Device and method for interconnecting ultrasonic image apparatus, smart terminal device linked therewith - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, a control device of an ultrasonic image device is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a connection device and a connection method of an ultrasonic image device for controlling an ultrasonic image device for imaging and displaying an ultrasonic image for a medical diagnosis through a wired or a wireless way, and a smart terminal connected thereto. According to an embodiment of the present invention, by having the ultrasonic image device for mapping and transmitting a command signal to a key code by being wired and wirelessly connected to a universal smart terminal as well as the existing control panel device for controlling by being connected to the ultrasonic image device, two devices can be used through mixing without installing an additional control program or the like.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a device and a method for interlocking an ultrasound imaging device, and a smart terminal connected to the device. [0002]

The present invention relates to a control apparatus for an ultrasound imaging apparatus, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for interfacing an ultrasound imaging apparatus for controlling an ultrasound imaging apparatus for photographing and displaying an ultrasound image for medical diagnosis in a wired or wireless manner, .

Ultrasound is defined as a sound wave above a human's audible frequency, generally at least about 20 kHz. These ultrasound waves follow the various laws of acoustics like ordinary sound waves, but they have a high frequency and a noticeably larger intensity than ordinary sound waves. They have a shorter wavelength to obtain a directional sound velocity, and use a pulsed technique to measure sonic velocity or absorb ultrasonic waves It is used for underwater detectors, ground detectors and ultrasonic machines because of its ability to measure accurately. Especially in the medical field, it is used in ultrasonic imaging devices for diagnosis.

1, a general ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 includes an image capturing apparatus 20 for capturing an image of an object to be imaged, and is connected to an ultrasound imaging apparatus (not shown) through a connection terminal 25 by a USB or RS- 10 to the control panel device 30 for transmitting various command signals. The control panel device 30 is configured to transmit various command signals and the like input by the user to the ultrasound imaging device 10 to perform corresponding functions.

When a general purpose ultrasonic imaging device 10 such as a smart phone or a tablet PC is used to implement remote control in addition to the designated control panel device 30, There is a limitation in that the ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 can not control the ultrasound imaging apparatus without installing additional software for analyzing the ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 in a control signal according to various commands.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2017-0031718 (Publication date: Feb. 31, 2017) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0074159 (published on June 17, 2014).

The present invention has been conceived to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an ultrasound system, There is a problem in providing an interlocking device for applying a smart terminal as an auxiliary input device to enable control of the smart terminal.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an interlock device of an ultrasound imaging apparatus operating in an input mode or a mapping mode corresponding to a flag according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a smart terminal for setting the flag, a control panel device, A first communication unit communicating with the first communication unit; A code mapping unit in which key codes corresponding to one or more control command codes transmitted from the first communication unit are matched and stored; A terminal code receiving unit for extracting a key code by referring to the code mapping unit in an input mode, receiving a control command code and a key code transmitted from the second communication unit in a mapping mode, and storing the received control command code and key code in the code mapping unit; A virtual control panel unit for receiving a key code from the terminal code receiving unit in an input mode to generate a key packet, extracting a key code from a key packet transmitted from the third communication unit in a mapping mode, and transmitting the extracted key code to the terminal code receiving unit; And a flow control unit for receiving a data transmission request packet through the third communication unit and selectively transmitting any one of the key panel of the control panel unit and the virtual control panel unit to the ultrasound imaging device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a smart terminal for communicating with an interlock device of an ultrasonic imaging apparatus driven in a first or a second driving mode, the smart terminal including: a terminal communication unit connected to the interlocking device by wire or wireless, An input unit for receiving a user operation; A command code generating unit for generating a control command code corresponding to a user operation; And a flag setting unit for inserting a flag for identification of the first and second drive modes into the control command code.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an interworking method using an interworking device of an ultrasound imaging apparatus, the method comprising: receiving a control command code including a flag corresponding to a mapping mode from a smart terminal; Setting a current drive mode to a mapping mode; Receiving a key packet corresponding to the control command code from a control panel device; Transmitting the key packet to a virtual control panel unit and a host interface; Extracting an address and a key code of the control panel device from the key packet; Storing the address and transmitting the key code to a terminal code receiving unit; Storing the control command code and the key code in a code mapping unit; And releasing the current drive mode.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, not only an existing control panel device connected to an ultrasound imaging apparatus for control but also an interlock device of an ultrasound imaging device, which is connected to a general smart terminal by wired / It is possible to use both devices in combination without installing a separate control program or the like.

1 is a view showing a conventional ultrasonic imaging apparatus and a control panel apparatus.
FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an overall structure of an ultrasound imaging system including an interlock device of an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a configuration of a linking device of an ultrasound imaging apparatus and its connection structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram of a smart terminal connected to an interlock device of an ultrasound imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an overall process of an interlocking method using an interlocking apparatus of an ultrasound imaging apparatus in an ultrasound imaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method of driving an interlock device of an ultrasound imaging apparatus after a data transmission request of the ultrasound imaging device in the ultrasound imaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Prior to the description, when an element is referred to as being "comprising" or "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may be further comprised of other elements . Also, the terms " unit "and " system ", etc. in the specification mean units for processing at least one function or operation, Software. ≪ / RTI >

Furthermore, the term "embodiment" is used herein to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration, but the subject matter of the invention is not limited by such example. It is also to be understood that the terms "including, "" having, "and other similar terms are used, but that they do not exclude any additional or different components when used in the claims, Quot; is < / RTI > used in a manner similar to the term " Comprising ".

The various techniques described herein may be implemented with hardware or software, or may be implemented with a combination of both, where appropriate. As used herein, terms such as "part" and "system" may likewise be treated as computer-related entities, i.e., hardware, a combination of hardware and software, software or software at runtime. Further, in the present invention, both the terminal and the application program executed thereon can be configured on a module-by-module basis, and can be recorded in one physical memory or distributed among two or more memories and recording media.

Hereinafter, an interlocking device and a smart terminal of an ultrasound imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an overall structure of an ultrasound imaging system including an interlock device of an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

2, an ultrasound imaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an ultrasound imaging device 10, a control panel device 30 for controlling driving of the ultrasound imaging device 10 by transmitting a key packet, An interlock device 100 for electrically connecting the video device 10 and the control panel device 30 and a control panel device 30 connected to the interlock device 100 in a wired or wireless manner to control the ultrasound imaging device 10, And a smart terminal 200 for controlling the driving of the mobile terminal 200.

The ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 is an electronic device that irradiates an object to be imaged with radiation such as X-rays, ultrasound, and radiation, captures an image of the object, and calculates physical quantity information and the like of the irradiation result of the radiation included in the object , Which is generally used as a medical device, but is not limited thereto. The ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 has a connection terminal for data transmission, and the connection terminal can perform communication using a USB protocol or an RS-232 protocol.

The control panel device 30 is electrically connected to the ultrasound imaging device 10 to control the driving of the ultrasound imaging device 10 and includes a plurality of key buttons. And transmits the generated key packet to the ultrasound imaging device 10.

In particular, the control panel device 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be indirectly connected to the ultrasound imaging device 10 through the interlocking device 100, rather than being directly coupled to the ultrasound imaging device 10.

The interlocking device 100 is connected to the ultrasound imaging device 10 and the control panel device 30 and transmits key packets transmitted from each device so that the user can control the operation of the ultrasound imaging device 10 through the control panel device 30. [ So that it can control the driving.

In particular, the interlocking device 100 of the present invention includes a plurality of communication units, at least one of which is a smart terminal 200 for controlling the driving of the ultrasound imaging device 10 by transmitting a remote control signal according to a user's operation And maps a key code preset in the ultrasound imaging device 10 and the control panel device 30 to a control command code as a remote control signal of the smart terminal 200 to control So that the ultrasound imaging device 10 can be controlled by the command code.

Accordingly, the interlocking device 100 controls the ultrasound imaging device 10 in accordance with the communication with the smart terminal 200, in addition to the control panel device 30. [

One or more smart terminals 200 are connected to the interlocking device 100 in a wired or wireless manner and generate a remote control signal according to a user's input and transmit the generated remote control signals to the ultrasound imaging device 10 through the interlocking device 100, And controls the ultrasound imaging device 10 in addition to the control panel device 30. [

The smart terminal 200 may be a portable computing device including a predetermined processor and a recording medium on which an application program implementing the above-described functions is recorded. The smart terminal 200 generates a remote control signal according to the execution of an application program and a user's operation To the interlocking device (100).

In particular, the smart terminal 200 is a general-purpose terminal in which a key code for controlling the ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 is not set in advance, and the signals output from the smart terminal 200 can be utilized as control signals to the ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 of a different platform However, since the interlocking device 100 is matched with the key code included in the key packet of the control panel device 30, it is possible to control the ultrasound imaging device 10 as an equivalent code.

When the remote control signal is transmitted, the smart terminal 200 may insert a flag for determining the driving mode of the interlock device 100 into the signal, and the interlock device 100 may transmit a flag It can be determined whether the driving mode of the apparatus is the mode for matching the key code or the mode for controlling the ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 through the matched key code.

According to the above-described structure, in the ultrasound imaging system according to the embodiment of the present invention, not only the ultrasound imaging apparatus is directly connected to the control panel apparatus but is connected through the interlocking apparatus to transmit the key packet for control, And the key packet is analyzed to match the control command code of the smart terminal, so that the driving of the ultrasound imaging device can be controlled using the smart terminal.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a configuration of an interlock device for an ultrasound imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a configuration of a linking device of an ultrasound imaging apparatus and its connection structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the interlock device 100 of the ultrasound imaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a smart terminal 200 for setting the flag, a control panel device 30, and an ultrasound imaging device 10, A code mapping unit 140 in which key codes corresponding to one or more control command codes transmitted from the first to third communication units 110 to 130 and first communication unit 110 are matched and stored, A terminal code receiving unit 150 for extracting a key code with reference to the first communication unit 140, receiving the control command code and key code transmitted from the second communication unit 120 in the mapping mode, and storing the received control command code and key code in the code mapping unit 140, In the input mode, the key code is received from the terminal code receiving unit 150 to generate a key packet. In the mapping mode, the key code is extracted from the key packet transmitted from the third communication unit 130 and transmitted to the terminal code receiving unit 150 The virtual control panel unit 160, A flow control unit 130 for transmitting a data request packet through the communication unit 130 and selectively transmitting any one of the key packet from the control panel unit 30 and the virtual control panel unit 160 to the ultrasound imaging device 10 170).

The first to third communication units 110 to 130 perform data communication between the interlock device 100 and an external device. The first communication unit 110 is connected to the ultrasound imaging device 10 The second communication unit 120 may be connected to the control panel device 30 and the third communication unit 130 may be connected to the smart terminal 200. [

Here, the first and second communication units 110 and 120 can communicate with each other using the same protocol, more than two protocols can be used, and a universal serial bus (USB) protocol or an RS-232 protocol can be used have.

In the following description, data transmission / reception between the interlocking device 100 and the external device is performed through the first to third communication units 110 to 130 even if there is no other description.

The code mapping unit 140 maps the control command code of the ultrasound imaging device 10 transmitted from one or more smart terminals 200 through the third communication unit 130 and the corresponding key code of the control panel device 30 And store it.

The terminal code receiving unit 150 receives the control command code of the ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 transmitted from the smart terminal 200 through the third communication unit 130 and transmits the control command code to the driving mode of the interlock device 100 The key code stored in the code mapping unit 140 or the key code corresponding to the control command code is received from the virtual control panel unit 160 and stored in the code mapping unit 140.

In detail, when the interlocking device 100 is in the input mode, the terminal code receiving unit 150 extracts the key code corresponding to the transmitted control command code and transmits the key code to the virtual control panel unit 160, In case of the mapping mode, the key code corresponding to the control command code is to be set. The key code is extracted from the key packet and transmitted to the code mapping unit 140. And stored.

The virtual control panel unit 160 serves as a virtual control panel equivalent to the control panel device 30. [ In the input mode, the virtual control panel unit 160 generates a key packet, which is received from the terminal code receiving unit 150, in the same manner as the control panel apparatus, and transmits the key code to the host interface of the ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 15 < / RTI > In the mapping mode, the virtual control panel unit 160 extracts a key code from the key packet transmitted from the flow control unit 170, and transmits the extracted key code to the terminal code receiving unit 150, thereby mapping the key code.

When the first communication unit 110 and the host interface 15 communicate using the USB protocol, the virtual control panel unit 160 further extracts the address of the control panel device 30 from the key packet and stores the extracted address .

The flow control unit 170 controls transmission and reception of data between the ultrasound imaging device 10 and the control panel device 30 and the smart terminal 200. When the input mode is the virtual control panel unit 160 or the control The flow control unit 170 transmits the key packet of the control panel device 30 to the host interface 15 and the virtual control panel unit 30 in the case of the mapping mode, And transmits the key code to the smart terminal 200 to perform mapping of the key code for the smart terminal 200.

According to the above-described structure, the interlocking device of the ultrasound imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention analyzes the key packet of the control panel device according to the driving mode, and matches the control command code of the smart terminal connected to the wired / By transmitting the packet to the ultrasound imaging device, it is possible to control the ultrasound imaging device using the smart terminal as well as the conventional control panel device.

Hereinafter, an interlocking method using the interlocking device of the ultrasound imaging apparatus having the above-described structure will be described.

In the following description, the case where the communication protocol is the USB protocol will be described.

First, the user inputs an instruction to control the ultrasound imaging apparatus 10 in the smart terminal 200 or the like, so that the command code generating unit of the smart terminal 200 generates a control command code including a flag according to a user's input And transmits it to the third communication unit 130 so that the terminal code receiving unit 150 of the interlocking device 100 receives the transmission.

Accordingly, the terminal code receiving unit 150 checks the mapping mode flag, and sets the driving mode of the interlock device 100 to the mapping mode when the mapping mode flag is present. At this time, the interlocking device 100 waits until the user presses a key of the control panel device 30 corresponding to the control command code. This is because there is no key code corresponding to the current control command code, the control command code can not control the ultrasonic imaging apparatus 10 of a different platform.

Thereafter, the user presses a key of the control panel device 30 corresponding to the control command code in the control panel device 30. [ At this time, the control panel device 30 generates the key packet, but does not immediately transmit the key packet to the flow control unit 170, and waits until receiving the data transmission request packet from the host interface 15. [

Next, when the host interface 15 transmits the data transmission request packet to the flow control unit 170 of the interworking apparatus 100, the flow control unit 170 checks the mapping mode and transmits the transmitted data transmission request packet to the control panel apparatus 170. [ (30).

Upon receiving the data transmission request packet, the control panel device 30 transmits the key packet to the flow control unit 170. The flow control unit 170 transmits the key packet to the virtual control panel unit 160, (15).

The virtual control panel unit 160 extracts the address and the key code of the control panel device 30 from the transmitted key packet and stores the address of the control panel device 30 and the key code is transmitted to the terminal code receiving unit 150. [ Lt; / RTI >

Next, the terminal code receiving unit 150 stores the control command code and the key code received from the virtual control panel unit 160 in the code mapping unit 140, and the flow control unit 170 releases the mapping mode.

If the user wants to operate the ultrasound imaging device 10 with the smart terminal 200 after completing the code mapping process, the smart terminal 200 transmits a control command code corresponding to the input to the terminal code receiving unit 150 And transmitted in a wired or wireless manner.

Next, the terminal code receiving unit 150 checks the flag, and in the input mode, the code mapping unit 140 calculates a key code corresponding to the control command code. In this case, if there is no mapped key code, the above-described mapping mode must be preceded, and the procedure is terminated. If there is a mapped key code, the terminal code receiving unit 150 transmits the key code to the virtual control panel unit 160 .

Then, the virtual control panel unit 160 generates a key packet with the key code and the address of the stored control panel. At this time, the generated key packet is not immediately transmitted to the flow control unit 170, but waits until it receives a data transmission request packet from the host interface 15. [

When the user operates the key of the control panel device 30, the control panel device 30 generates the corresponding key packet, but does not transmit the key packet to the flow control module 170 immediately. And waits until receiving a data transmission request packet from the host interface 15 as in the case of the data transmission unit 160.

When the host interface 15 transmits the data transmission request packet to the flow control unit 170 of the interworking apparatus 100, the flow control unit 170 checks whether a key packet is generated in the virtual control panel unit 160 , And transmits the data transmission request packet to the virtual control panel unit 160 when the generated key packet is present. If there is no generated key packet, a data transmission request packet is transmitted to the control panel device 30. [

Accordingly, the virtual control panel unit 160 or the control panel device 30 transmits the key packet generated according to the data transmission request packet to the host interface 15 through the flow control unit 170.

In addition, the interlock device of the ultrasound imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention can perform communication using the RS-232 protocol as well as the USB protocol, and the interlocking method of the ultrasound imaging apparatus in this case will be described.

When the interlocking device 100 is connected to the ultrasound imaging device 10 through the RS-232 protocol, the user performs an input for controlling the ultrasound imaging device 10 in the smart terminal 200 or the like, Transmits the control command code corresponding to the input to the terminal code receiving unit 150 together with the mapping mode flag in a wired or wireless manner.

The terminal code receiving unit 150 confirms the mapping mode flag and waits until the user presses the key of the control panel device 30 corresponding to the control command code.

Thereafter, when the user presses a key of the control panel device 30 corresponding to the control command code in the control panel device 30, the generated key packet is transmitted to the flow control unit 170.

The flow control unit 170 transmits the key packet to the virtual control panel unit 160 and the host interface 15 and the virtual control panel unit 160 transmits the key packet to the control panel device 30 And transmits the extracted code to the terminal code receiving unit 150.

Accordingly, the terminal code receiving unit 150 stores the control command code and the key code received from the virtual control panel unit 160 in the code mapping unit 140, and the flow control unit 170 cancels the mapping mode.

After the code mapping process is completed and the user wants to operate the ultrasound imaging device 10 with the smart terminal 200, the smart terminal 200 transmits a control command code corresponding to the input to the terminal code receiving unit 150 ) Via wire or wireless.

Next, the terminal code receiving unit 150 confirms the flag, sets the input mode, and extracts the key code corresponding to the control command code from the code mapping unit 140. At this time, if there is no mapped key code, the procedure ends. When the key code is extracted, the terminal code receiving unit 150 transmits the key code to the virtual control panel unit 160.

The virtual control panel unit 160 generates a key packet using the key code, and transmits the generated key packet to the host interface 15 through the flow control unit 170.

When the user desires to operate the ultrasound imaging device with the control panel device 30, the control panel device 30 generates a key packet corresponding to the input by the user and transmits the key packet to the host interface 15 ).

Hereinafter, a configuration of a smart terminal connected to an interlock device of an ultrasound imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

4 is a block diagram of a smart terminal connected to an interlock device of an ultrasound imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, each component of the smart terminal can be an application program implemented in a computer programming language, and can be recorded in an executable form on a recording medium readable, writable and erasable by a mounted processor have.

Referring to FIG. 4, the smart terminal 200 of the present invention includes a terminal communication unit 210 that is connected to the interlocking device 100 by wire or wireless and transmits and receives data, an input unit 220 that receives a user's operation, An instruction code generator 230 for generating a control command code in response to the command code, and a flag setting unit 240 for inserting a flag for identification of the first and second drive modes into the control command code.

The terminal communication unit 210 is connected to the third communication unit 130 of the interworking device 100 in a wired or wireless manner to transmit and receive data. The terminal communication unit 210 transmits the control command code generated by the smart terminal 200 to the third To the communication unit (130).

The input unit 220 controls the smart terminal 200 by generating a signal corresponding to an input operation of the user and controls the command code generating unit 230 to generate a control command code. The input unit 220 may be realized by a button mounted on the smart terminal or a touch panel built in the display.

The command code generating unit 230 generates a control command code for controlling the interlocking device 100 in response to the input of the input unit 220. [ In particular, the command code generating unit 230 inserts a flag for determining the driving mode of the interlocking device 100 into the control command code from the flag setting unit 240, and transmits the control command code through the terminal communication unit 210.

The flag setting unit 240 generates a flag for determining a driving mode. The driving mode of the interlocking device 100 may include two modes, an input mode and a mapping mode. May be boolean data that defines whether the current interworking device 100 is running in one of the two modes described above.

According to the above-described structure, in the smart terminal of the ultrasound imaging system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the smart terminal 200 of the interlocking device generates the control command code according to the user's operation to determine the driving mode of the interlocking device, The video apparatus can be controlled.

Hereinafter, an interlocking method using an interlocking device of an ultrasound imaging device in an ultrasound imaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an overall process of an interlocking method using an interlocking apparatus of an ultrasound imaging apparatus in an ultrasound imaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, when the terminal code receiving unit of the interlocking device receives the control command code from the smart terminal through the third communication unit (S100), the interlocking method of the ultrasound imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention (S110). If the flag is determined to be a mapping mode, a mapping mode is set (S120). If it is determined that the input mode is not the mapping mode, the terminal code receiving unit refers to the code mapping unit and extracts a key code corresponding to the transmitted control command code (S130).

Then, it is determined whether the extracted key code exists in the code mapping unit (S140). If not, the key mapping is terminated according to necessity of key mapping. If the key code exists, the key code is transmitted to the virtual control panel unit S150).

In operation S160, the virtual control panel unit controls the ultrasound imaging apparatus by generating and transmitting a key packet using the stored address and the key code.

In the above-described step S160, the address is required when the interlocking device and the ultrasound imaging device communicate with each other via the USB protocol, and may be omitted in the RS-232 protocol.

Hereinafter, a method of interworking an ultrasound imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, after a data transmission request packet is transmitted from a host interface.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method of driving an interlock device of an ultrasound imaging apparatus after a data transmission request of the ultrasound imaging device in the ultrasound imaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the interworking apparatus receives a data transmission request packet from the host interface (S200), the flow control unit determines whether the driving mode is the mapping mode (S210). In the case of the mapping mode, a data transmission request packet is transmitted to the control panel device (S220).

In response, the control panel device transmits the generated key packet to the flow control unit (S230), and the flow control unit delivers the key packet of the control panel device to the host interface and the virtual control panel unit (S240).

Next, the virtual control panel unit determines whether or not the key code exists in the key packet (S250). If the key code does not exist, the virtual control panel unit terminates the procedure. If so, the control panel apparatus extracts the address and key code of the control panel apparatus. And the key code is transmitted to the terminal code receiving unit (S260).

Then, the terminal code receiving unit maps the control command code and key code received from the smart terminal to the code mapping unit (S270), and releases the mapping mode when the storage of the key packet is completed (S280).

If it is determined in step S210 that the virtual control panel includes a key packet to be transmitted to the host interface in step S300, if the drive mode is not the mapping mode, (S310), and the virtual control panel unit transmits the key packet to the host interface through the flow control unit (S320).

If the virtual control panel unit does not include the key packet to be transmitted to the host interface in step S300, the flow control unit transmits a data transmission request packet to the control panel apparatus (S330), and transmits the key packet to the host interface through the flow control unit (S340).

According to the above-described steps, a method of interlocking an ultrasound imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention controls key frames transmitted from a smart terminal or a control panel apparatus to an ultrasound imaging apparatus according to a driving mode.

While a great many are described in the foregoing description, it should be construed as an example of preferred embodiments rather than limiting the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be determined by the embodiments described, but should be determined by equivalents to the claims and the appended claims.

10: ultrasound imaging device 15: host interface
20: camera 30: control panel device
100: interlocking device 110: first communication section
120: second communication unit 130: third communication unit
140: code mapping unit 150: terminal code receiving unit
160: virtual control panel unit 170: flow control unit
200: Smart terminal

Claims (15)

1. An interlocking device for an ultrasound imaging device operating in an input mode or a mapping mode in response to a flag,
First to third communication units respectively communicating with the smart terminal, the control panel device, and the ultrasound imaging device for setting the flag;
A code mapping unit in which key codes corresponding to one or more control command codes transmitted from the first communication unit are matched and stored;
A terminal code receiving unit for extracting a key code by referring to the code mapping unit in an input mode, receiving a control command code and a key code transmitted from the second communication unit in a mapping mode, and storing the received control command code and key code in the code mapping unit;
A virtual control panel unit for receiving a key code from the terminal code receiving unit in an input mode to generate a key packet, extracting a key code from a key packet transmitted from the third communication unit in a mapping mode, and transmitting the extracted key code to the terminal code receiving unit; And
A flow control unit for receiving a data transmission request packet through the third communication unit and selectively transmitting any one of the key packet among the control panel unit and the virtual control panel unit to the ultrasound imaging device,
And an interlocking device of the ultrasonic imaging device. The method according to claim 1,
The input mode and the mapping mode may include:
Wherein one of the mapping flags is selectively determined in accordance with a mapping flag included in data transmitted from the smart terminal. 3. The method of claim 2,
The terminal code receiving unit,
Extracting a key code corresponding to the control command code from the code mapping unit in the input mode and transmitting the extracted key code to the virtual control panel unit,
And in the mapping mode, stores the control command code and the key code corresponding to the control command code in the code mapping unit. The method of claim 3,
The virtual control panel unit,
In the input mode, a key packet is generated using the transmitted key code, the key packet is transmitted to the flow control unit,
Extracting a key code from a key packet transmitted from the flow control unit and transmitting the extracted key code to the terminal code receiving unit in the mapping mode. 5. The method of claim 4,
The flow control unit includes:
In the input mode, the key packet transmitted from the control panel device or the virtual control panel unit is transmitted to the host interface of the ultrasound imaging device through the third communication unit,
And transmits the key packet of the control panel to the host interface and the virtual control panel unit in the mapping mode. 6. The method of claim 5,
The third communication unit,
And an interlocking device of an ultrasound imaging device communicating with the ultrasound imaging device through a first or second protocol. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the first and second protocols are USB protocol and RS-232 protocol, respectively,
Wherein the virtual control panel unit extracts and stores the USB address of the control panel device in the key packet in the mapping mode when communicating with the first protocol. A smart terminal for communicating with an interlock device of an ultrasound imaging device driven in a first or second drive mode,
A terminal communication unit connected to the interlocking device by wire or wireless for transmitting and receiving data;
An input unit for receiving a user operation;
A command code generating unit for generating a control command code corresponding to a user operation; And
A flag setting unit for inserting a flag for identifying the first and second drive modes into the control command code,
. An interlocking method using the interlocking device of the ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 1,
Receiving a control command code including a flag corresponding to the mapping mode from the smart terminal;
Setting a current drive mode to a mapping mode;
Receiving a key packet corresponding to the control command code from a control panel device;
Transmitting the key packet to a virtual control panel unit and the host interface when a data transmission request packet is transmitted from a host interface of the ultrasound imaging apparatus;
Extracting an address and a key code of the control panel device from the key packet;
Storing the address and transmitting the key code to a terminal code receiving unit;
Storing the control command code and the key code in a code mapping unit; And
Releasing the current driving mode
The method comprising the steps of: 10. The method of claim 9,
After releasing the current drive mode,
Receiving a control command code including a flag corresponding to an input mode from the smart terminal;
Extracting the key code if the key code corresponding to the control command code exists with reference to the code mapping unit;
Generating a key packet using the key code and the address;
Transmitting the data request packet from the host interface to the virtual control panel unit; And
Transmitting the key packet to the host interface
The method comprising the steps of: 10. The method of claim 9,
After releasing the current drive mode,
Receiving a control command code including a flag corresponding to an input mode from the smart terminal;
Transmitting the data transmission request packet to the control panel device when the data transmission request packet is transmitted from the host interface without the key code corresponding to the control command code with reference to the code mapping unit; And
Receiving a key packet from the control panel device, and transmitting the transmitted key packet to a host interface
The method comprising the steps of: 11. The method according to any one of claims 9 and 10,
The address,
Wherein the control panel device is a USB address of the control panel device. An interlocking method using the interlocking device of the ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to claim 1,
Receiving a control command code including a flag corresponding to the mapping mode from the smart terminal;
Setting a current drive mode to a mapping mode;
Receiving a key packet corresponding to the control command code from a control panel device;
Transmitting the key packet to a virtual control panel unit and a host interface;
Extracting an address and a key code of the control panel device from the key packet;
Storing the address and transmitting the key code to a terminal code receiving unit;
Storing the control command code and the key code in a code mapping unit; And
Releasing the current driving mode
The method comprising the steps of: 14. The method of claim 13,
After releasing the current drive mode,
Receiving a control command code including a flag corresponding to an input mode from the smart terminal;
Extracting the key code if the key code corresponding to the control command code exists with reference to the code mapping unit;
Generating a key packet using the key code;
Transmitting a data transmission request packet to a virtual control panel unit; And
Transmitting the key packet to the host interface
The method comprising the steps of: 14. The method of claim 13,
After releasing the current drive mode,
Receiving a control command code including a flag corresponding to an input mode from the smart terminal;
Transmitting a data transmission request packet to the control panel apparatus when the key code corresponding to the control command code does not exist, by referring to the code mapping unit; And
Receiving a key packet from the control panel device, and transmitting the transmitted key packet to the host interface
The method comprising the steps of:

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