Method of providing copy image and ultrasound apparatus therefor

Abstract

A method of providing a copy image of a portion of an ultrasound includes displaying an ultrasound image on a first area of a touch screen; receiving a touch input with respect to the ultrasound image; extracting a partial image corresponding to the touch input from the ultrasound image; and displaying a copy image of the partial image on a second area of the touch screen that is different from the first area on which the ultrasound image is displayed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of providing a copy image of an ultrasound image, the method comprising:
 displaying the ultrasound image on a first area of a touch screen;   receiving a touch input with respect to the ultrasound image;   extracting a partial image corresponding to the touch input, from the ultrasound image; and   displaying a copy image of the partial image on a second area of the touch screen that is different from the first area on which the ultrasound image is contemporaneously displayed.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the extracting the partial image comprises:
 obtaining information about a position on the touch screen at which the touch input is received; and   extracting the partial image having a preset size with respect to the position.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying the copy image comprises:
 capturing the partial image corresponding to the touch input; and   displaying the captured partial image as the copy image on the second area.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying the copy image is performed so that an object that is displayed at a position on the first area of the touch screen at which the touch input is received is located at a center of the second area. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the object comprises at least one of a reference point for selection of a measurement portion or a measurement area, a sample volume, a body marker, an arrow, and an annotation. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising displaying a plurality of objects on the first area,
 wherein all or some of the plurality of objects are activated to be moved according to the touch input.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying the copy image comprises:
 changing a control panel for adjustment of a parameter value related to the ultrasound image, according to a predetermined mode;   displaying the changed control panel on a third area of the touch screen;   selecting the second area that is different from the first area and the third area; and   displaying the copy image on the second area.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the predetermined mode comprises at least one of a brightness mode (B mode), a Doppler mode, and a motion mode (M mode). 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying the copy image comprises:
 receiving a drag input that starts at a position on the first area of the touch screen at which the touch input is received; and   displaying the copy image of the partial image on the second area,   wherein the partial image is changed according to the drag input.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the displaying the copy image comprises:
 moving an object, which is displayed at the position on the first area of the touch screen at which the touch input is received, according to the drag input; and   displaying the object on the first area.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving the touch input comprises receiving multiple touch inputs with respect to at least two portions of the ultrasound image, and
 the displaying the copy image comprises displaying a plurality of copy images corresponding to a plurality of partial images on the second area,   wherein the plurality of partial images corresponds to the at least two portions, respectively.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying the copy image comprises magnifying or reducing the copy image for displaying on the second area, by a predetermined ratio. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, when the touch input is no longer received, removing the copy image from the second area. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second area does not overlap with the first area on which the ultrasound image is displayed. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second area comprises a residual area of the first area on which the ultrasound image is displayed, wherein the residual area excludes an interest area that is selected by a user. 
     
     
         16 . An ultrasound apparatus comprising:
 a display configured to display an ultrasound image on a first area of a touch screen;   a user input unit configured to receive a touch input with respect to the ultrasound image; and   a controller configured to extract, from the ultrasound image, a partial image corresponding to the touch input, and control the display to display a copy image of the partial image on a second area of the touch screen that is different from the first area on which the ultrasound image is contemporaneously displayed.   
     
     
         17 . The ultrasound apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the controller obtains information about a position on the touch screen at which the touch input is received, and extracts the partial image having a preset size with respect to the position. 
     
     
         18 . The ultrasound apparatus of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 an image processor configured to generate the copy image by capturing the partial image corresponding to the touch input.   
     
     
         19 . The ultrasound apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the display displays the copy image so that an object that is displayed at a position at which the touch input is received is located at a center of the second area. 
     
     
         20 . The ultrasound apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the display further displays a plurality of objects on the first area, and
 all or some of the plurality of objects are activated to be moved according to the touch input.   
     
     
         21 . The ultrasound apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the display changes a control panel for adjustment of a parameter value related to the ultrasound image according to a predetermined mode, and displays the changed control panel on a third area of the touch screen, and
 the controller selects the second area that is different from the first area and the third area.   
     
     
         22 . The ultrasound apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the display displays the copy image on the second area, and
 the copy image is magnified or reduced by a predetermined ratio.   
     
     
         23 . The ultrasound apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein, when the touch input is no longer received, the display removes the copy image from the second area. 
     
     
         24 . A method of providing a copy image, the method comprising:
 outputting an ultrasound signal to a target via a probe, and receiving an ultrasound response signal from the target;   generating an ultrasound image about the target based on the ultrasound response signal;   displaying the ultrasound image on a first area of a touch screen;   receiving a touch input by a user with respect to the ultrasound image; and   displaying a copy image of a partial image on a second area of the touch screen that is different from the first area on which the ultrasound image is contemporaneously displayed,   wherein the partial image corresponds to the touch input.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the ultrasound image is changed according to a position or an angle of the probe. 
     
     
         26 . A method of providing a copy image, the method comprising:
 displaying a body marker comprising a target figure and a probe figure on a first area of a touch screen;   receiving a touch input by a user with respect to the body marker; and   displaying a copy image of the body marker on a second area of the touch screen that is different from the first area, based on the touch input.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the displaying the copy image is performed so that the target figure is located at a center of the second area. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 26 , further comprising:
 receiving a drag input that involves moving the probe figure displayed on the first area;   moving a position of the probe figure, based on the drag input; and   displaying a body marker comprising the target figure and the moved probe figure on the first area.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising displaying a changed copy image, which is changed according to the drag input, on the second area. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the displaying the changed copy image comprises displaying a copy image of the body marker comprising the target figure and the moved probe figure on the second area.