Patent ID: 8016758

Claim:
An ultrasonic image scanning system for scanning an organic object comprising: a controller; a display system for displaying a scanned image of said organic object in a plurality of display modes, wherein the display system is configured to simultaneously display the scanned image in real-time in a first active display mode and frozen-state in a second active display mode; and a user input device sensor configured to sense a touch and, in response to the touch, automatically switching the first active display mode from real-time to frozen-state and the second active display mode from frozen-state to real-time, wherein the display system is connected to the controller, wherein the user input device sensor is connected to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to count a length of time said user input device stays idle in one of the active display modes, and wherein the controller is configured to automatically switch said one of the active display modes back to a last active display mode when the length of time reaches a predefined idle time limit.