Tile-Based Remote Layout Control for Medical Image Viewports
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for displaying medical images in multiple render views lack intuitive and efficient methods for remotely controlling the layout of viewports, particularly in surgical environments with multiple monitors, making it difficult for surgeons to easily switch between and arrange different render views.
Innovation Solution
A layout control computing device and system that includes a control user interface with a layout template featuring tiles, each with an indicator of a render view, allowing users to swap tiles and rearrange viewports on a display interface intuitively, enabling remote control of the layout of medical images across multiple render views.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If all various render views are displayed on a large display screen, then the physician can view anatomy from various perspectives simultaneously, but it becomes inconvenient for the user to move the viewport of a render view to a desired location on the screen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a layout control computing device as an intermediary between the user and the display system. This device provides a control user interface that allows remote manipulation of viewport layouts without requiring direct interaction with the large display screen itself, thus maintaining the ability to view multiple render views while simplifying the operation of repositioning viewports
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a control user interface that is a simplified copy or representation of the actual display layout. This control interface allows users to manipulate viewport positions and configurations remotely through a more manageable interface, avoiding the need to directly interact with the complex large display screen
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple monitors and control screens are present in the operating room, then medical images can be displayed from various perspectives, but the system complexity increases and remote control capability is needed
Solution Approach 1:
The layout control computing device is designed to work with multiple display configurations and monitor arrangements. It provides a universal control interface that can manage various render views across different display devices, reducing the need for separate control mechanisms for each monitor and simplifying the overall system complexity
3Adaptability or versatility
If the surgeon needs to focus on a certain render view while other render views are simultaneously presented, then the focused view can be emphasized, but the layout control becomes more difficult without remote control capability
Solution Approach 1:
The control user interface acts as an intermediary that simplifies the process of adjusting viewport layouts. Surgeons can remotely control the positioning and configuration of viewports through this interface, making it easier to focus on specific render views while maintaining awareness of other views presented simultaneously
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AI summary
A layout control computing device is provided. The computing device includes a processor programmed to display a control user interface via a first display screen and a display user interface via a second display screen. The control user interface includes a layout template having a plurality of tiles, each tile having an indicator of a render view. The display user interface includes a plurality of viewports arranged according to the layout template, and each viewport is configured to display the medical images in a render view as indicated by an indicator of a corresponding tile. The processor is also programmed to receive a command of moving a first tile to a location of a second tile, update the layout template, instruct to arrange the viewports according to the updated layout template, and instruct to display the images in the viewports in render views as indicated in the updated layout template.