Display Control Device for Medical Image Layout Direction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display control devices for medical image diagnosis require complex operations to arrange multiple examination images in a desired direction, especially as the number of images increases, making it cumbersome to adapt to changes in arrangement direction based on user preference.
Innovation Solution
A display control device with a first display control unit, a first receiving unit, and a second display control unit that allows users to select and arrange examination images using thumbnail images, enabling designation of vertical, horizontal, or oblique directions through a drag-and-drop operation or clicking, with options for window or menu modes for simplified layout.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the layout position of each examination image is designated individually through drag and drop operations, then the examination images can be arranged in the display region, but the operation becomes more complicated as the number of examination images increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the layout operation into two independent steps: first selecting multiple thumbnail images using multi-selection functionality, then designating the layout position once for all selected images. This segmentation separates the selection process from the positioning process, reducing the number of repetitive operations needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables users to pre-select multiple thumbnail images using checkbox or shift-click operations before designating the layout position. This preliminary selection action allows multiple images to be grouped together, so that a single subsequent operation can arrange all selected images simultaneously rather than requiring individual positioning for each image.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the arrangement direction of examination images needs to be changed based on user preference, then flexible arrangement is achieved, but the operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the arrangement direction dynamic by allowing users to change it after image selection. The system accepts input for arrangement direction (horizontal or vertical) and automatically reconfigures the layout of all selected images according to the designated direction, enabling flexible adaptation without requiring complex individual positioning operations.
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AI summary
A display control device includes: a first display control unit that display, on a display screen, a display region in which a plurality of display frames are arranged and a selection region in which a list of a plurality of thumbnail images is displayed; a first receiving unit that receives an operation of selecting the plurality of thumbnail images to select the plurality of examination images; a second receiving unit that receives an operation of designating an arrangement direction of the plurality of selected examination images in the display region in a state in which the plurality of thumbnail images are selected and before the plurality of examination images are laid out in the plurality of display frames; and a second display control unit that lays out the plurality of examination images in the plurality of display frames in the designated arrangement direction and displays the plurality of examination images on the display screen.