Patents by Inventor Tongzhe Cui

Tongzhe Cui has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • User interface for a medical informatics system that incorporates an examination timeline
    Patent number: 7890498
    Abstract: A user interface for a medical informatics system displays medical information including information regarding medical examinations. A patient history timeline and a relevant exams timeline, which include a plurality of elements, are displayed such that an element represents a medical examination. A position of an element on the timeline indicates an acquisition time for a medical examination relative to other medical examinations on the timeline. An element displays information about a corresponding medical examination, including: a date, to indicate acquisition of the medical examination; information to indicate whether images are available for the corresponding medical examination; and information to indicate whether a report is available for the corresponding medical examination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Christopher Hafey, Jonathon Reis, Ton van den Hoven, Tongzhe Cui
  • Methods and apparatus for controlling the display of medical images
    Publication number: 20060181548
    Abstract: A navigation rectangle controls display of medical images in a multi-display system. Multiple thumbnail sized medical images are displayed on a control panel. Each navigation rectangle encompasses one or more thumbnail size medical images on the control panel. In turn, images, corresponding to the thumbnail size medical images encompassed by the navigation rectangle, are displayed on a monitor that corresponds to the navigation rectangle. The user may fully move the navigation rectangle to select any images within an exam, and the user may resize the navigation rectangle to include or exclude images. The user may move images in and out of the navigation rectangle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Hafey, Ton Hoven, Tongzhe Cui, David Lionetti, Paul Chang
  • Methods and apparatus for controlling the display of medical images
    Patent number: 7058901
    Abstract: A navigation rectangle controls display of medical images in a multi-display system. Multiple thumbnail sized medical images are displayed on a control panel. Each navigation rectangle encompasses one or more thumbnail size medical images on the control panel. In turn, images, corresponding to the thumbnail size medical images encompassed by the navigation rectangle, are displayed on a monitor that corresponds to the navigation rectangle. The user may fully move the navigation rectangle to select any images within an exam, and the user may resize the navigation rectangle to include or exclude images. The user may move images in and out of the navigation rectangle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Christopher Hafey, Ton van den Hoven, Tongzhe Cui, David Lionetti, Paul Joseph Chang