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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2023
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Sakai, Yokohama, JP;
Toshio Oka, Yokohama, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe that transmits an ultrasound wave and receives a reflected wave; a display that displays an ultrasound image on a screen; and a hardware processor that activates a screen saver processing of displaying an image hiding information displayed on the screen or a freeze processing of stopping transmission and reception of the ultrasound wave when conditions (A1) or (A2) is continuously satisfied for a predetermined time or more while the ultrasound image is displayed, wherein the conditions (A1) and (A2) are: (A1) a state in which, in an input captured image, a change amount of the probe and surroundings is a first threshold or less; and (A2) a state in which a volume of input voice is a second threshold or less, or a state in which a volume of a specific frequency of input sound is a third threshold or less.