Medical X-ray Operation Panel Display with Integrated Mode Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical X-ray photography apparatuses face difficulties in easily recognizing and setting photography modes and regions due to the independent display of 'panorama', 'linear scan', and 'cephalo' keys, leading to confusion and inefficient setting processes.
Innovation Solution
An operation panel display device with a display panel featuring a photography mode selection region displaying multiple mode images, an illustration display region showing corresponding images, and an operation receiver that visually distinguishes selected modes and regions, allowing users to easily select and set photography modes and regions through intuitive image-based interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If photography mode keys ('panorama', 'linear scan', 'cephalo') are displayed independently on the operation panel, then the operation panel structure is simplified, but it becomes difficult to recognize which photography mode is selected and hard to set the photography region
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the operation panel keys with the display region by superimposing transparent operation panel keys over the display screen. This allows the display region to simultaneously show photography mode selection images and serve as the operation panel, eliminating the need for separate physical keys while maintaining ease of operation and mode recognition
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a touch panel as an intermediary layer between the user and the display. This touch panel allows users to interact with the display region directly, enabling mode selection and photography region setting through touch operations on the displayed images, thus resolving the contradiction between simplified structure and ease of operation
2Loss of information
If a separate photography mode display region is provided independently of the operation panel keys, then the display of photography modes is clear, but it becomes difficult to recognize the selected mode during or after operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the photography mode display region with the operation panel keys into a single integrated display region. The operation panel keys are superimposed transparently over the display, allowing users to see both the displayed images and the keys simultaneously, ensuring clear mode display while maintaining ease of recognizing selected modes
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses color changes to indicate the selected photography mode. When a mode is selected, the corresponding operation panel key and display elements change color or brightness to provide visual feedback, making it easy to recognize the selected mode while maintaining clear display of photography modes
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple photography mode selection images are displayed in a photography mode selection region, then the selection of different photography modes is enabled, but the setting of photography region becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the photography mode selection function with the photography region setting function in a single display region. By superimposing operation panel keys over the display, users can select photography modes and set photography regions through the same interface, simplifying the overall setting process while maintaining versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the display region multi-functional by enabling it to simultaneously display photography mode selection images, serve as the operation panel for mode selection, and allow photography region setting. This universal interface eliminates the need for separate control mechanisms, reducing complexity while maintaining adaptability
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AI summary
An operation panel display device for medical X-ray photography apparatus includes: a display panel including a photography mode selection region where a plurality of photography mode selection images corresponding to a plurality of X-ray photography modes are displayed and an illustration display region where an illustration image corresponding to the plurality of X-ray photography modes is displayed; and an operation receiver that receives operation for an image displayed on the display panel. Here, when a selection operation for one of the photography mode selection images is received, the one photography mode selection image in the plurality of photography mode selection images is displayed in a visually distinguishable manner in the photography mode selection region according to the selection operation, and the illustration image corresponding to the selection operation is displayed in the illustration display region.