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Description
本出願は、「作動モードのシーケンスを構成するための圧電変換器デバイス」という名称の2014年5月30日出願の米国特許出願第14/292,413号明細書、代理人整理番号7411.P020、及び「レンズ構造体を有する圧電変換器デバイス」という名称の2014年5月30日出願の米国特許出願第14/292,445号明細書、代理人整理番号7411.P022に関する。
605 タイル
610 基板
620 信号線
630 インタフェース
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- 媒質中に圧力波を発生させるためのデバイスであって、
信号線を含む可撓性基板と、
各々が前記可撓性基板に結合された複数のタイルと、
を備え、
前記複数のタイルの各々が、
複数の圧電変換器要素、及び
ベースの第1の表面上に前記複数の圧電変換器要素を支持し、集積回路を含むベースを含み、
前記ベースが、
制御論理部がそれぞれの第1の作動モードを含む前記タイルの複数の作動モードに対してプログラムされた後で前記信号線から該タイルによって受信された信号に応答して該タイルのそれぞれの第1の作動モードを構成する制御論理部、
前記制御論理部に応答して、前記それぞれの第1の作動モードに対応する前記複数の圧電変換器要素の選択された部分集合を起動するパルス論理部、及び
前記複数の圧電変換器要素の前記選択された部分集合の前記起動に基づいて画像情報を受信し、かつ前記それぞれの第1の作動モードの構成に基づいて、デバイスから前記可撓性基板への送信のために該画像情報を逆多重化する逆多重化論理部、
を含み、
前記タイルの第1の電圧領域が、前記パルス論理部を含み、該タイルの第2の電圧領域が、前記逆多重化論理部を含み、前記ベースは、該第1の電圧領域の第1の電圧から該第2の電圧領域を保護する回路を更に含む、
ことを特徴とするデバイス。 - 前記それぞれの信号線は、前記複数のタイルの一部又は全てのそれぞれの圧電変換器要素を含むフェーズドアレイの作動のための信号を該タイルに通信することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記それぞれの信号線は、前記複数のタイルの一部又は全てのそれぞれの圧電変換器要素を用いてアレイの回転移動を模擬するための信号を該タイルに通信することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記それぞれの信号線は、前記複数のタイルの一部又は全てのそれぞれの圧電変換器要素を用いてアレイの平行移動を模擬するための信号を該タイルに通信することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記複数のタイルの各タイルが、
前記それぞれの第1の作動モードの第1の指示と該タイルの第2のそれぞれの作動モードの該第1の指示に続く第2の指示とを前記タイルの前記制御論理部から受信するタイマー論理部、
を更に含み、
前記タイマー論理部は、前記第2の指示に応答して、前記複数の圧電変換器要素の第1の部分集合の選択を前記パルス論理部にシグナリングすることから該複数の圧電変換器要素の第2の部分集合の選択を該パルス論理部にシグナリングすることに移行する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のデバイス。 - 第2の電圧領域が、前記タイマー論理部を含むことを特徴とする請求項5に記載のデバイス。
- 第1のタイルの制御論理部が、作動モードのシーケンスを通して移行する状態機械を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 第1のタイルの制御論理部が、作動モードのシーケンスを指定するデータを格納するメモリを含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 第1のタイルの前記制御論理部は、該第1のタイルの前記複数の作動モードのシーケンスを実施するようにプログラムされることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記第1のタイルの前記制御論理部は、該第1のタイルの複数の作動モードの別のシーケンスを実施するように再プログラムされることを特徴とする請求項9に記載のデバイス。
- 方法であって、
デバイスにおいて信号を受信する段階を含み、
前記デバイスが、
信号線を含む可撓性基板、及び
各々が前記可撓性基板に結合された複数のタイルを備え、
前記複数のタイルの各タイルが、
複数の圧電変換器要素、及び
ベースの第1の表面上に前記複数の圧電変換器要素を支持し、制御論理部、パルス論理部、及び逆多重化論理部を備えた集積回路を含むベースを含み、
前記信号が、前記複数のタイルの前記それぞれの制御論理部の各々が複数の作動モードのそれぞれに対してプログラムされた後で前記信号線を通じて受信される、
方法は、さらに、
前記複数のタイルの各々に対して、
前記信号に応答して前記タイルのそれぞれの第1の作動モードを構成する段階と、
前記パルス論理部を用いて、前記それぞれの第1の作動モードに対応する前記複数の圧電変換器要素の選択された部分集合を起動する段階と、
前記複数の圧電変換器要素の前記選択された部分集合の前記起動に基づいて画像情報を受信し、かつ前記それぞれの第1の作動モードの構成に基づいて、前記タイルから前記可撓性基板への送信のために該画像情報を逆多重化する段階と、
を含み、
前記タイルの第1の電圧領域が、該タイルの前記パルス論理部を含み、該タイルの第2の電圧領域が、該タイルの前記逆多重化論理部を含み、該タイルの前記ベースは、該第1の電圧領域の第1の電圧から該第2の電圧領域を保護する回路を更に含む、
ことを特徴とする方法。 - 前記それぞれの信号線は、前記複数のタイルの一部又は全てのそれぞれの圧電変換器要素を含むフェーズドアレイの作動のための信号を該複数のタイルに通信することを特徴とする請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記それぞれの信号線は、前記複数のタイルの一部又は全てのそれぞれの圧電変換器要素を用いてアレイの回転移動を模擬する信号を該複数のタイルに通信することを特徴とする請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記それぞれの信号線は、前記複数のタイルの一部又は全てのそれぞれの圧電変換器要素を用いてアレイの平行移動を模擬する信号を該複数のタイルに通信することを特徴とする請求項11に記載の方法。
- 第1のタイルの制御論理部が、作動モードのシーケンスを通して移行する状態機械を含むことを特徴とする請求項11に記載の方法。
- 第1のタイルの制御論理部が、作動モードのシーケンスを指定するデータを格納するメモリを含むことを特徴とする請求項11に記載の方法。
- 第1のタイルの前記制御論理部は、該第1のタイルの前記複数の作動モードのシーケンスを実施するようにプログラムされることを特徴とする請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記第1のタイルの前記制御論理部は、該第1のタイルの複数の作動モードの別のシーケンスを実施するように再プログラムされることを特徴とする請求項17に記載の方法。
- 請求項1から請求項6のいずれか1項に記載のデバイスを含むプローブと、
前記プローブに結合されて前記デバイスから電気応答信号を受信する受信手段と、
前記受信手段に結合されて前記デバイスから受信された前記電気応答信号を処理する信号処理手段と、
を含むことを特徴とするシステム。 - 前記プローブは、曲面を含み、
前記デバイスは、前記曲面上に配置され、
前記プローブは、前記曲面に近い先細体積を撮像する、
ことを特徴とする請求項19に記載のシステム。
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