diff --git a/logic/include/viewModel/MainViewModel.h b/logic/include/viewModel/MainViewModel.h
index 4eebe66..45d9782 100644
--- a/logic/include/viewModel/MainViewModel.h
+++ b/logic/include/viewModel/MainViewModel.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include "viewModel/measurement/MeasureViewModel.h"
 
+#include "viewModel/markerMode/MarkerModeViewModel.h"
+
+
 class MainViewModel : public QtMvvm::ViewModel
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
@@ -61,6 +64,9 @@ private:
 	US_PROPERTY_VIEW_ONLY(BModeSettingViewModel*, bModeSettingViewModel,
 						  BModeSettingViewModel::getInstance())
 
+    US_PROPERTY_VIEW_ONLY(MarkerModeViewModel*, markerModeViewModel,
+                          MarkerModeViewModel::getInstance())
+
     US_PROPERTY_VIEW_ONLY(MModeDisplayViewModel*, mModeDisplayViewModel,
                           MModeDisplayViewModel::getInstance())
 
diff --git a/logic/include/viewModel/image/ImageViewModel.h b/logic/include/viewModel/image/ImageViewModel.h
index 76043e7..79197be 100644
--- a/logic/include/viewModel/image/ImageViewModel.h
+++ b/logic/include/viewModel/image/ImageViewModel.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
     ColorImageProvider* imageProviderAnnot;
 
     //for single image to QML
-    ColorImageProvider* imageProviderSingleFromCpp;
+    ColorImageProvider* imageProvider;
     US_SONO_IMAGE_MONITOR_RESOLUTION(SonoImage)
     US_MOUSE (mouse)
     US_NOTIF(mousePressed)
diff --git a/logic/include/viewModel/markerMode/MarkerModeViewModel.h b/logic/include/viewModel/markerMode/MarkerModeViewModel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3c9463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logic/include/viewModel/markerMode/MarkerModeViewModel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef MARKERMODEVIEWMODEL_H
+#define MARKERMODEVIEWMODEL_H
+
+#include "viewModel/BaseViewModel.h"
+
+class MarkerModeViewModel : public BaseViewModel
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    US_VIEW_MODEL(MarkerModeViewModel)
+    SINGLETON(MarkerModeViewModel)
+
+
+    US_PROPERTY_VIEW_ONLY(bool, isMarkerModeActive, true)
+
+};
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/logic/src/viewModel/MainViewModel.cpp b/logic/src/viewModel/MainViewModel.cpp
index 122bf89..7f4a5c1 100644
--- a/logic/src/viewModel/MainViewModel.cpp
+++ b/logic/src/viewModel/MainViewModel.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ MainViewModel::MainViewModel(QObject* parent) :
 	_vms.push_back(_bModeDisplayViewModel);
 	_vms.push_back(_bModeSettingViewModel);
 
+    _vms.push_back(_markerModeViewModel);
+
 	_vms.push_back(_mModeDisplayViewModel);
 	_vms.push_back(_mModeSettingViewModel);
 
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ void MainViewModel::init()
 	_bModeDisplayViewModel->init();
 	_bModeSettingViewModel->init();
 
+    _markerModeViewModel->init ();
+
 	_mModeDisplayViewModel->init();
 	_mModeSettingViewModel->init();
 
@@ -123,6 +127,8 @@ void MainViewModel::start()
 	_bModeDisplayViewModel->start();
 	_bModeSettingViewModel->start();
 
+    _markerModeViewModel->start ();
+
 	_mModeDisplayViewModel->start();
 	_mModeSettingViewModel->start();
 
diff --git a/logic/src/viewModel/image/ImageViewModel.cpp b/logic/src/viewModel/image/ImageViewModel.cpp
index 78ec3bd..2262fb9 100644
--- a/logic/src/viewModel/image/ImageViewModel.cpp
+++ b/logic/src/viewModel/image/ImageViewModel.cpp
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ ImageViewModel::ImageViewModel()
     imageProviderM = new ColorImageProvider();
     imageProviderAnnot = new ColorImageProvider();
 
-    imageProviderSingleFromCpp = new ColorImageProvider();
+    imageProvider = new ColorImageProvider();
 
     //================= for testing imageProviderSingleFromCPP ================
     QPixmap pixMap(200,200);
     pixMap.fill (Qt::red);
-    imageProviderSingleFromCpp->setPic (pixMap,100,100);
+    imageProvider->setPic (pixMap,100,100);
     //=========================================================================
 
     _activeImageB = _image1;
diff --git a/logic/src/viewModel/markerMode/MarkerModeViewModel.cpp b/logic/src/viewModel/markerMode/MarkerModeViewModel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dc6009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logic/src/viewModel/markerMode/MarkerModeViewModel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include "viewModel/markerMode/MarkerModeViewModel.h"
+
+#include "viewModel/UsmMimic.h"
+
+
+SINGLETON_DEF(MarkerModeViewModel)
+
+MarkerModeViewModel::MarkerModeViewModel()
+{
+}
+void MarkerModeViewModel::init()
+{
+}
+void MarkerModeViewModel::setInitialValue()
+{
+
+}
+
+/*************************************************************************************************/
+/**
+ * @brief BModeSettingViewModel::sendData
+ */
+/*************************************************************************************************/
+void MarkerModeViewModel::sendData(bool sync)
+{
+
+}
+
+/*************************************************************************************************/
+/**
+ * @brief BModeSettingViewModel::prepareData
+ */
+/*************************************************************************************************/
+void MarkerModeViewModel::prepareData()
+{
+
+}
+void MarkerModeViewModel::turnOnMinimalMode()
+{
+
+}
+
+/*************************************************************************************************/
+void MarkerModeViewModel::turnOffMinimalMode()
+{
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui b/ui
index e361eca..9bc1a99 160000
--- a/ui
+++ b/ui
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e361ecad782962e70840bddafe593e0b212a716c
+Subproject commit 9bc1a9945ffb929f13c1803b85e641fab1e73def