X-Ray Imaging Display Layout for Multi-Vendor Screen Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing X-ray imaging apparatuses face challenges in displaying X-ray image generation and imaging condition setting screens simultaneously when using software from different manufacturers, as these systems are not integrated, leading to separate display devices and restricted flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A display method and apparatus that allows simultaneous execution of independently provided X-ray image generation and imaging condition setting software on a single control device, with the screens displayed side by side in different areas of the display, using software from different manufacturers, and controlling pixel allocation to prevent full-screen overlap.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If software from different manufacturers is used for X-ray image generation and imaging condition setting, then flexibility and adaptability are improved, but the systems cannot be integrated and must be displayed on separate display devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple independent software systems from different manufacturers into a single integrated display interface. The control device executes both the X-ray image generation software and the imaging condition setting software simultaneously, presenting their respective screens (X-ray image display screen and imaging condition setting screen) side by side on one display device, thereby consolidating what would otherwise require separate display devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device is designed with universal functionality to execute multiple independent software programs from different manufacturers. It can simultaneously run the X-ray image generation software and the imaging condition setting software, managing their display outputs through a unified interface that adapts to different software providers' requirements while maintaining a consistent user experience.
2Device complexity
If multiple screens are displayed simultaneously on one display device, then the need for multiple display devices is reduced, but screen overlap and display area allocation become problematic
Solution Approach 1:
The display device screen is segmented into multiple distinct display areas, with each area dedicated to a specific software's interface. The control device identifies the different types of screens (X-ray image display screen and imaging condition setting screen) and allocates appropriate display areas for each, preventing overlap by creating clear spatial boundaries between different software interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of allowing screens to overlap in the same spatial location, the patent transitions to a multi-area layout where each screen occupies a distinct region of the display device. This dimensional organization of display space ensures that multiple independent software interfaces can coexist without interference, maintaining the ease of operation by providing clear visual separation between different functional areas.
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AI summary
A display method in an X-ray imaging apparatus (100) includes a step of simultaneously and individually executing, on a single control device (40), X-ray image generation software (61) being a product of a first manufacturer, and imaging condition setting software (62) being a product of a second manufacturer to form an X-ray image display screen (71) and an imaging condition setting screen (72), and a step of displaying the X-ray image display screen and the imaging condition setting screen side by side in different areas of a display (70).