Apparatus for displaying data

Abstract

An apparatus displays ( 20 ) first data on at least one display unit. A user interaction portion of a user input area of at least one input unit is determined ( 30 ); and on the at least one display unit a portion of the first data is displayed ( 40 ) simultaneously with second image data. The second image data is representative of the user interaction portion of the user input area of the at least one input unit.

1 . A medical imaging system for displaying data, the system comprising:
 at least one display unit;   at least one touch input unit comprising a user input area having a display screen configured to display input unit image data representing a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of zones; and   a processor configured to:   determine a user interaction portion of the graphical user interface, the user interaction portion corresponding to an active zone of the plurality of zones; and   display, on the at least one display unit, first image data including medical image data simultaneously with second image data corresponding to the input unit image data for the active zone.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first image data comprises a further graphical user interface, and wherein the second image data is rendered next to a portion of the further graphical user interface. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first image data comprises a further graphical user interface, and wherein the second image data is blended with a portion of the further graphical user interface. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first image data comprises a further graphical user interface, and wherein the second image data is rendered inside a portion of the further graphical user interface. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the user interaction portion when a user's hand or a pointer moves over at least one zone of the plurality of zones of the graphical user interface. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the user interaction portion when a user touches at least one zone of the plurality of zones of the graphical user interface. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein display of the second image data on the at least one display unit is enabled or disabled as a function of input from the user. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one display unit is configured as an overhead monitor and the at least one touch input unit is configured as a table side module. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the second image data comprises an indicator representing which user interface element of the at least one user interface element the user is interacting with. 
     
     
         10 . A method for displaying data, the method comprising:
 causing, at a display screen of a user input area of at least one touch input unit, display of input unit image data representing a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of zones;   determining a user interaction portion of the graphical user interface, the user interaction portion corresponding to an active zone of the plurality of zones; and   displaying, on at least one display unit, first image data including medical image data simultaneously with second image data corresponding to the input unit image data for the active zone.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the first image data comprises a further graphical user interface, and the method further comprising rendering the second image data next to a portion of the further graphical user interface. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the first image data comprises a further graphical user interface, and the method further comprising blending the second image data with a portion of the further graphical user interface. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the first image data comprises a further graphical user interface, and the method further comprising rendering the second image data inside a portion of the further graphical user interface. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the user interaction portion is determined when a user's hand or a pointer moves over at least one zone of the plurality of zones of the graphical user interface. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the user interaction portion is determined when a user touches at least one zone of the plurality of zones of the graphical user interface. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein display of the second image data on the at least one display unit is enabled or disabled as a function of input from the user. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the at least one display unit is configured as an overhead monitor and the at least one touch input unit is configured as a table side module. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the second image data comprises an indicator representing which user interface element of the at least one user interface element the user is interacting with. 
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored a computer program comprising instructions for displaying data, the instructions, when the computer program is executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
 cause, at a display screen of a user input area of at least one touch input unit, display of input unit image data representing a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of zones;   determine a user interaction portion of the graphical user interface, the user interaction portion corresponding to an active zone of the plurality of zones; and   display, on at least one display unit, first image data including medical image data simultaneously with second image data corresponding to the input unit image data for the active zone.   
     
     
         20 . The storage medium according to  claim 19 , wherein the at least one display unit is configured as an overhead monitor and the at least one touch input unit is configured as a table side module.