Diane K Brown

US Patent:

59997028, Dec 7, 1999

Filed:

Dec 6, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/762824

Inventors:

Diane Brown - Redmond WA
Robert O. Alexander - Bellevue WA
Sonja D. Takatori - Mukilteo WA

Assignee:

ATL Ultrasound, Inc. - Bothell WA

International Classification:

G06F 314
G06K 1500

US Classification:

395106

Abstract:

An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system displays a printer icon which illustrates to the user the print format in which ultrasound images selected for printing will be printed, and the number of images which may still be printed on the current sheet or roll of print media used by the printer. The printer may be connected to the ultrasonic imaging system for immediate printing of ultrasound images, or the ultrasound images may be stored and transported or transmitted to a printer for printing at a later time. The printer icon enables the user to monitor the consumption of printer media, the number of image areas available for printing on the current sheet or roll of printer media, to know the format in which ultrasound images will be printed on the printer media, and to know whether a printer being used is a color or black and white printer.