Patent ID: 9314225
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61B,G01S

Claim Text:
1. An ultrasound system comprising: an ultrasound probe having a transducer array for acquiring ultrasound data and a first beamformer for partially beamforming the data received from the transducer array, a plurality of analog-to-digital (A/D) converters configured to convert the partially beamformed data to digital data, and a first digital transceiver to transmit the partially beamformed digital data; and a portable host system that constitutes a smartphone or an electronic tablet, the portable host system in communication with the ultrasound probe, the portable host system including a second digital transceiver configured to receive the partially beamformed digital data and at least one programmable device configured to perform non-medical applications and to perform additional beamforming on the partially beam formed digital data in software, wherein the non-medical applications correspond to at least one of an internet browser, a global positioning function, a music function, a weather function, a mail function, or application that transmit or receive information over the internet not based on processing of ultrasound images.