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Patent No.:

US 6678626 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2001

Power on self test (post) and extended self test (est) for ultrasonic imaging system

Applicant:
Inventors:

Joseph R Fallon, Boxford, MA (US);

Thomas P. McKernan, Hampton, NH (US);

William R. Martin, Westford, MA (US);

Melissa A. Powell, Londonderry, NH (US);

Assignee:

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:

John Vodopia

Primary Examiner:

Marc S Hoff

Assistant Examiner:

Jeffrey R West

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ; A61B 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ; A61B 8/00 ;
Abstract

An ultrasonic imaging system including a power on self test (POST) and an extended self test (EST). The POST includes (a) a verification test, (b) a register test (c) a controller test, (d) a receive digital signal path test and (e) a basic front end test. The POST is initiated, performed and completed within a short time, such as three seconds, from power ON. The EST is performed after the POST at the discretion of an operator, and includes a transmit test, a transducer element test, a front end voltage test and a receive test.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Fallon, Joseph. (2004). Power on self test (post) and extended self test (est) for ultrasonic imaging system (U.S. Patent No. 6678626). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6678626

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