Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, method for controlling ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, and control program of ultrasound diagnostic apparatus

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PATENT NO 12207971
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18309495

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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.

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KONICA MINOLTA INC2-7-2 MARUNOUCHI CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 100-7015

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Oka, Toshio Yokohama, JP 41 608
Sakai, Takashi Yokohama, JP 123 1669

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