Patent Document ID: 9189890
Application ID: 13086791
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A medical imaging system, comprising: a memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the computer-executable instructions, further comprising: a three-dimensional (3D) representation; and a plane generation component configured to: receive, from a planar orientation device communicatively coupled to the plane generation component, a first positioning signal indicating a first orientation of the planar orientation device; establish a first orientation of a plane within the 3D representation, wherein the first plane of orientation is based at least in part on the first orientation of the planar orientation device; receive, from the planar orientation device, a second positioning signal indicating a second orientation of the planar orientation device, wherein orientation of the planar orientation device from the first orientation to the second orientation is performed in free-space; and establish a second orientation of the plane within the 3D representation, wherein the second plane of orientation is based at least in part on the second positioning signal received from the planar orientation device relative to a degree of motion of the planar orientation device from the first orientation of the planar orientation device, and during motion of the planar orientation device from receipt of the first positioning signal to receipt of the second positioning signal, temporarily disabling transmission of position signals from the planar orientation device to enable positioning of the planar orientation device without affecting the establishment of the second orientation of the plane relative to the first orientation of the plane.