Patent ID: 9442187
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61B,G01S

Claim Text:
1. An object information obtaining apparatus comprising: a plurality of conversion elements configured to transmit elastic waves to an object, receive reflected waves reflected at respective positions inside the object, and convert the reflected waves into a plurality of receiving signals; a fixed signal processing unit configured to perform addition processing with a predetermined weight by using the plurality of receiving signals to obtain first distribution information; an adaptive signal processing unit configured to perform adaptive signal processing with a weight adaptively changing according to the receiving signals by using the plurality of receiving signals to obtain second distribution information; and a display control unit to which the first distribution information and the second distribution information are input, and configured to output image information to be displayed on a display unit, wherein the display control unit receives information about a specified area, in the image of the first distribution information, input by the user in a state where the image of the first distribution information is displayed, and outputs image information for displaying on the display unit an image of the second distribution information or a combined image for the first and second distribution information, corresponding to the specified area.