JP2001005902A - Image recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an image recorder with which a desired image can be quickly found by displaying images so as to make it clear which images are recorded in the same inspection at a glance in the case of performing a thumbnail image display showing a plurality of reduced images of recorded images. SOLUTION: An image file in which identification information such as recording date and hour and a patient ID is recorded together with image data and its reduced image data are generated in an MO 41a that can freely be attached and detached to/from an MO drive 41 by the operations of recording switches 43a and 43b provided in an image recorder 7 connected to a signal processor 4 generating a video signal, when reproduction switches 44a and 44b instructing thumbnail display are operated, a CPU 33 retrieves the recording date and hour and patient ID of each image file, divides image data into an image group where recording dates and patient IDs become the same and displays reduced images in a list on a monitor 8 in the unit of the same image group in the order of time. Thus, a desired image is easily retrieved while the images of the same inspection are prevented from being displayed with the images of another inspection at the same time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image recording apparatus for recording an image and simultaneously displaying a plurality of reduced images during reproduction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional image recording apparatus for recording an image is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-147670. In this conventional image recording apparatus, original image data is stored in order to quickly retrieve stored image data. A plurality of compressed images are displayed at the same time, and an image is displayed large by selecting an image from the reduced image.

[0003] An operator records an endoscopic image in the image recording device during an endoscopic examination, for example, and selects and reproduces the image from the recorded images after the examination, thereby providing an informed consent. Use it, print it and paste it on the chart.

[0004]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention
When the image recording apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 0 is applied to endoscopy and the recorded image is displayed as a thumbnail displaying a plurality of food damage images on the same screen, all reduced images are displayed continuously. There is a problem that it is not easy to distinguish where the images recorded by the endoscopy are from, and it takes time to find a desired image.

[0005] In order to solve this problem, there is also an image recording apparatus in which a search can be performed by a recording date or a patient ID can be input to enable a search by a patient ID, and the result is displayed as a thumbnail. However, in this type of apparatus, it is necessary to activate a search menu in order to perform a search, execute a search by inputting a recording date of a desired image or a patient ID, and the operation is complicated. Take it.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and when performing thumbnail image display for displaying a plurality of reduced images of a recorded image, one of the images recorded in the same inspection is displayed at a glance. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image recording apparatus and an image recording method capable of quickly finding a desired image by displaying the image so as to be understood.

[0007]

A plurality of image file data obtained by adding date information relating to a date when the image data is obtained and identification information for identifying the subject image to image data obtained by capturing a subject image can be recorded. A recording medium, thumbnail display instruction means for instructing thumbnail display of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium, and a plurality of image files recorded on the recording medium based on an input instruction of the thumbnail display instruction means Search means for searching for the date information and the identification information in data; and a reduced image of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium, based on a search result of the search means, the image of the date information and the identification information. Display control means for classifying and displaying the data in groups, so that the same test has almost the same date information and identification information in most cases. In other tests, since the identification information is different even if the date information is the same, the image group recorded in the same inspection is classified and displayed by the image group of the date information and the identification information, so that the image group of the other inspection is displayed. And it becomes easy to search for a desired image.

Further, image data obtained by capturing a subject image includes
A recording medium capable of recording a plurality of image file data to which date information on the date when the image data was obtained and identification information for identifying the subject image, and a thumbnail display of the plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium A search instruction for searching the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium based on an input instruction of the thumbnail display instruction means; Display control means for classifying and displaying reduced images of the plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium into an image group related to the date information and the identification information, based on the search result of the means, By classifying and displaying the reduced images in the image group related to the date information and identification information, the image group recorded in the same inspection can be displayed. The sort displayed images of the examination, it is easy to search for the desired image.

Further, image data obtained by capturing a subject image includes:
A recording step of recording, on a recording medium capable of recording a plurality of image file data, image file data to which object image information relating to a date when the image data is obtained and identification information for identifying the image of the object are added; A thumbnail display instruction detecting step of detecting an input instruction of a thumbnail display instruction means for instructing a thumbnail display of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium, based on a detection result of the thumbnail display instruction detecting step. A search step of searching for the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data; and, based on a search result of the search step, the plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium, the date information and the identification information. Classifying and displaying on the display means as a group of images related to the date information. And by the reduced image to classify displayed image group associated with the identification information, the image group recorded in the same test can be classified display the image group of other tests, it is easy to search for the desired image.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIGS. 1 to 8 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 shows an appearance of an endoscope inspection system having the first embodiment. 3 shows an internal configuration of the image recording apparatus according to the first embodiment, FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of an image selection switch, FIG. 4 shows a recording format of an image file to be recorded, and FIG. FIG. 6 shows a thumbnail display example displayed on a monitor, and FIGS. 7 and 8 show thumbnail display examples in which a forward scroll frame and a date thumbnail page display are further displayed.

An object of the present embodiment is to provide an image recording apparatus having a thumbnail display function of displaying a recorded endoscope image as a plurality of reduced images on the same screen so that a desired image can be quickly found. It is to provide.

As shown in FIG. 1, an endoscope system 1 is inserted into a patient's body or the like to obtain an optical endoscopic image of a subject, and is detachably attached to the endoscope 2. A TV camera 3 having a built-in image sensor that is connected and captures an optical endoscope image by the endoscope 2 and photoelectrically converts the image into an analog electric signal, that is, an analog image signal, and an analog electric signal from the TV camera 3 A signal processing device 4 that performs signal processing on the endoscope image to generate a video signal of an endoscope image, a light source device 6 that supplies illumination light to a light guide of the endoscope 2 via a light guide cable 5, and a signal processing device A signal processing device having an image recording device 7 for recording the endoscope image generated in Step 4 and a monitor 8 receiving a video signal from the image recording device 7 and displaying a corresponding endoscope image 4, light source device 6, image recording device 7 Fine monitor 8 is mounted on a cart.

The endoscope 2 has an insertion portion 9 for insertion into a subject, a grip portion (operation portion) 10 provided at a rear end of the insertion portion 9, and a rear end of the grip portion 10. And the TV camera 3 can be detachably attached to the eyepiece 11.

A light guide base is provided on the grip 10 of the endoscope 2. One end of the light guide cable 5 is detachably connected to the light guide base, and a light guide at the other end of the light guide cable 5 is provided. By detachably connecting the guide connector 12 to the light source device 6, the light source device 6
Is supplied to the light guide of the endoscope 2 via the light guide cable 5, and the illumination light supplied from the light guide distal end surface attached to the illumination window on the distal end side of the insertion portion 9 is emitted. Illuminates a subject such as an affected part in the body.

The illuminated subject is formed into an image by an objective lens (not shown) attached to an observation window adjacent to the illumination window, and is further connected to an eyepiece 11 by image transmission means such as a relay lens system.
Transmitted to the side.

By attaching the TV camera 3 to the eyepiece 11, an image is formed on a solid-state image pickup device such as a charge-coupled device (CCD) inside the TV camera 3 and photoelectrically converted. The solid-state imaging device is connected to a signal line in a camera cable 13 extending from the TV camera 3, and a connector 14 at an end of the camera cable 13 is detachably connected to the signal processing device 4, whereby the solid-state imaging device is connected. Are electrically connected to the signal processing device 4.

In the signal processing device 4, a solid-state image pickup device driving circuit for driving the solid-state image pickup device, and a signal processing for an analog image pickup signal which images a subject output from the solid-state image pickup device by applying the drive signal. , A signal processing circuit 15 for generating digital and analog video signals (FIG. 2)
See).

An output signal of the signal processing device 4 is input to an image recording device 7. The image recording device 7 includes a main body 16 for performing input / output, recording, and reproduction processing of an image,
6, a remote controller (switch) 19 that is connected via a connection cable 18 to a connection portion of a front panel on the front side and performs an operation for remotely controlling the main body 16.
Consists of

FIG. 2 shows the internal configuration of the image recording apparatus 7 and the configuration of the signal input / output unit. The signal processing device 4 is a digital video signal output terminal 2 for outputting a video signal generated by a built-in signal processing circuit 15 as a digital video signal.
1 and an analog video signal output terminal 22 for converting the video into an analog video and outputting an analog video signal.

Digital and analog video signals are transmitted by video signal cables 23 and 24 having one ends connected to digital and analog video signal output terminals 21 and 22, respectively.
4 are input to the image recording device 7 from digital and analog video signal input terminals 25 and 26 respectively connected thereto. The analog video signal output from the image recording device 7 is output to the monitor 8 via a signal cable 28 connected to the video signal output terminal 27.

Further, in the image recording device 7, a ROM 31 storing a software program for defining operations of the image recording device 7 such as image recording, a RAM 32 used for a work area and the like, and a ROM 31 And a CPU 33 as a control unit for controlling the image recording device 7 by software.

The image recording apparatus 7 includes a digital video signal input section 34 for processing a digital video signal input from the digital video signal input port 25 (via a video cable), and an analog video signal input port. An analog video signal input unit 35 for processing an analog video signal input from the digital video signal (image data) from the analog video signal input unit 35; From the digital video signal input unit 34 or the A / D converter 36
A frame memory 37 for temporarily storing image data output from the / D converter 36, a frame memory controller 38 for controlling the operation of the frame memory 37, and a D / D converter for converting the image data in the frame memory 37 into an analog video signal. The analog video signal output unit 40 includes an A converter 39 and an analog video signal output unit 40 that processes the analog video signal. The analog video signal output from the analog video signal output unit 40 is connected to the video signal output terminal 27 through the signal cable 28. After that, it is output to the monitor 8.

Further, the image recording device 7 includes a magneto-optical disk device (abbreviated as MO drive) 41 as image recording means for recording image data and the like, and the MO drive 41
, A recording switch 43a provided on, for example, the front panel of the image recording device 7 to instruct recording of an image (data), and a reproduction to instruct a list display (thumbnail display) of reduced images of the recorded image. It has a switch 44a, an image selection switch 45a for selecting an image from the reduced images and enlarging the image, and a switch interface (abbreviated as switch I / F) 46 to which the remote controller 19 is connected.

The ROM 31, RAM 32, CPU 3
3, frame memory 37, frame memory controller 38, SCSI controller 42, switch I / F 46
Are connected to each other by a bus line 47. A magneto-optical disk (abbreviated as MO) 41a as a recording medium for recording an image is detachably mounted on the MO drive 41.

The remote controller 19 has a recording switch 43b for instructing recording of an image (data).
A reproduction switch 44b for instructing display of a list of reduced images of the recorded images, an image selection switch 45b for selecting an image from the reduced images and displaying the enlarged image, a patient ID input switch 48 for instructing input of a patient ID, Frame memory 3
7 is provided with an input signal instruction switch 49 for giving an input signal selection instruction for selecting either the output data from the A / D converter 36 or the output data from the digital video signal input unit 34 for the image data to be stored. These are connected to a switch I / F 46 connected to a bus line 47. Further, an image recording switch 43a, a reproduction switch 44a, and an image selection switch 4 provided on the front panel are provided.
5a is also connected to the switch I / F 46. And
When the user operates the image recording switch 43a or 43b, for example, an image recording instruction signal is input to the CPU 33 via the switch I / F 46, and the CPU 33 transmits the image data stored in the frame memory 37 to the MO controller via the SCSI controller 42. The image data is sent to the drive 41, and the image data can be recorded on the MO 41a mounted on the MO drive 41.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, together with the image data and its reduced image data, the recording date and time data, the patient I
By simultaneously recording identification information such as D data,
When a list of reduced images is displayed, images recorded by the same endoscopic inspection can be displayed separately from images of different inspections, that is, classified and displayed, so that a desired image can be easily found.

FIG. 3 shows an image selection switch 45a (or 45).
The structure of b) is shown. Image selection switch 45a (or 45)
b) includes a left button 51 and a right button 52 for selecting an image when a reduced image is displayed, and a confirm button 53 for confirming the selected image.

FIG. 4 shows a recording format of an image file 55 generated by the image recording device 7 when recording an image at the time of an endoscopic examination. The image file 55 includes image number data 56 added at the top of the image in the MO 41a by a serial number, recording date and time data 57 indicating the date and time when the image was recorded, and patient ID data input by the patient ID input switch 48. 58, recording daytime image number data 5 which is added by a serial number to an image recorded on the recording day indicating the number of the image recorded on the same recording day
9. Image number data 6 in the ID recorded on the day and added to the images recorded with the same patient ID by serial numbers
0, reduced image data 61 obtained by thinning out image data, and image data 62.

In the present embodiment, such an image file 55 is recorded on a recording medium, and when an instruction to display a list of reduced images is given, the CPU 33 searches, for example, from newer ones based on date and time information. If there are a plurality of images having the same date in the information, an image file having the same patient ID information as the identification information is searched, and the reduced image data 61 of the image file corresponding to the condition is read out and sequentially stored in the frame memory 37. The frame memory controller 38 is controlled so as to perform the operation.

Then, a reduced image data group composed of a plurality of reduced image data 61 having the same date stored (transferred) in the frame memory 37 and having the same patient ID information is read out from the frame memory 37, A converter 39
Are output to the monitor 8 as a video signal through the like, and a reduced image group corresponding to the same endoscopy with the same date and patient ID information is displayed in a list on the display surface of the monitor 8, that is, displayed as a thumbnail. Thus, even if the dates are the same, the reduced images having different patient ID information (corresponding to other endoscopy) are not displayed at the same time. That is, classification and display are performed based on the date and the patient ID information.

A plurality of reduced image data groups having the same date and the same patient ID stored in the frame memory 37 are sequentially stored in the memory area, for example, from the latest (newest time) and output to the monitor 8. Is displayed such that the lower right side of the display surface is the latest reduced image.

However, in this embodiment, the number of reduced images that can be displayed once (simultaneously) on the monitor 8 is limited to a predetermined number. The remaining images can be displayed continuously by the operation of 45b (in the second embodiment to be described later, the display size of the reduced image is changed according to the number of images belonging to the image group, and the same endoscope is performed). Images belonging to mirror examination are displayed at the same time as much as possible).

Thus, the images recorded by the same endoscopy are distinguished or classified so as not to be displayed at the same time as the other images of the different endoscopy, and the desired image is displayed. Search can be performed easily. Next, the operation of the image recording apparatus 7 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the power of the image recording device 7 is turned on, the CPU 33 reads out the software from the ROM 31 and performs a start-up process in step S1. When the start-up processing is completed, the image recording apparatus 7 is in a state where recording of a still image or reproduction of a thumbnail display of the recorded still image can be performed.

In this state, an image pickup signal picked up by the image pickup device of the TV camera 3 is signal-processed by the signal processing device 4, converted into a video signal by the signal processing device 4 and input to the image recording device 7. Video signal data (image data) is written / read to / from the internal frame memory 37 at a frame cycle, and a moving image is displayed on the monitor 8 at a frame cycle.
In this state, the CPU 33 shifts to a standby state waiting for the operation of each switch.

That is, whether or not the operation of the patient ID input switch in step S2a has been performed (or not), and if this operation has not been performed, whether or not the recording switch has been operated in step S2b (or not),
If this operation has not been performed, it is determined whether or not the reproduction switch has been operated (step S2c). If none of these operations has been performed, the process returns to step S2a, and any operation is performed. Wait state.

In this standby state, if the patient ID input switch 48 is pressed, the CPU 33 proceeds to step S
The process of activating the patient ID input screen 3a is executed, and the patient ID can be input.

When the input operation of the patient ID is performed, a process for temporarily storing the patient ID data 58 in the RAM 32 of the image recording device 7 in step S4a is executed, and thereafter, the process returns to step S2a.

In the standby state, the recording switch 43a
Or, when 43b is operated, the image file creation process of step S3b, that is, the process of converting the image data 62 in the frame memory 37 into the format of the image file 55 in FIG. Is executed, and then the MO 41a of step S4b is executed.
Is recorded. When the recording process in step S4b ends, the process returns to step S2a, and automatically enters a standby state. Also, from the standby state, the reproduction switch 44a
Alternatively, when the button 44b is operated, the process proceeds to the thumbnail display process of displaying a plurality of reduced images on the same screen in step S3c.

When the CPU 33 detects an instruction to display a thumbnail by operating the reproduction switch 44a or 44b, the image file 55 created in the format shown in FIG. The date and time data 57 and the patient ID data 58 are searched, and the reduced image data 61 belonging to the same image group with the same date and patient ID as the same endoscopic examination unit are sequentially transferred to the frame memory 37, and are stored in the frame memory 37. The transferred plurality of reduced image data 61 are read out and displayed on the monitor 8 as thumbnails.

FIG. 6 shows a specific example of a thumbnail display displayed on the monitor 8. In the state where the process has proceeded to step S3c, the recording date and time data 57 of the recently recorded image 63a is stored.
And the patient ID data 58, the images 63b, 63c, 63d, 63e, and 6 of the same recording date and the same patient ID are read.
3f, 63g, and 63h are displayed on the same screen.

The maximum number of images displayed on the same screen is, for example, 12, and the images are arranged from the upper left to the lower right in the order of the oldest recording date and time. A recently recorded image is surrounded by a frame 64 serving as a cursor.

By pressing the left button 51 of the image selection switch 45a or 45b, the frame 64 moves from the lower right image to the upper left image. Conversely, pressing the right button 52 moves the frame 64 from the upper left image to the lower right image.

When the reduced image is surrounded by a frame 64, a date display 65 for displaying the date when the image was recorded is displayed in the upper center of the screen of the monitor 8, an ID display 66 for displaying the patient ID data 58 of the image, Date image number data 67 of the image and date image number display 67 indicating the total number of images recorded on that day, and image number data 6 of the image during ID
There is an ID image number display 68 that displays 0 and the total number of images recorded with the patient ID on that day.

On the upper left of the screen of the monitor 8, a reverse scroll frame 69 used when scrolling the reduced image is displayed. When the left button 51 is further pressed while the upper left image (the image 63h in FIG. 6) is surrounded by the frame 64, the frame 64 moves to the position of the reverse scroll frame 69.

When the left button 51 is further pressed while the frame 64 is in the reverse scroll frame 69, a thumbnail display as shown in FIG. 7 is made. As for the reduced images displayed in FIG. 7, if there are images recorded with the same recording date and the same patient ID as the image 63a, in addition to the images 63b to 63h in FIG. 6, those reduced images are displayed. .

On the other hand, when there is no image recorded with the same recording date and the same patient ID as the image 63a, the recording date / time data 57 of the recently recorded image and the patient ID other than the already displayed reduced image are used. The data 58 is read, and a reduced image of the same recording date and the same patient ID is displayed as shown in FIG. In other words, the group of reduced images belonging to each endoscopic examination is displayed on the monitor 8 and the group of reduced images belonging to different endoscopy is not displayed at the same time. There is no such thing as not getting stuck, and retrieval of a desired image becomes easy.

The thumbnail display shown in FIG. 7 is almost the same as FIG. 6, except that a forward scroll frame 70 for returning to the thumbnail display is displayed at the upper right of the reduced image. In FIG. 7, when the right button 52 is operated in a state where the lower right reduced image (the image indicated by I) is surrounded by the frame 64, the frame 64 moves to the forward scroll frame 70. When the right button 52 is further operated in this state, the thumbnail display shown in FIG. 6 is performed again.

When the reverse scroll frame 69 or the forward scroll frame 70 has a frame 64 as shown in FIG. 7 or 8, a date display 65, an ID display 66, and a date are recorded at the upper center of the screen of the monitor 8. A date thumbnail page display 71 indicating which page of the thumbnail display of the displayed image is displayed, and an I number indicating which page of the thumbnail display of the image recorded with the date and the patient ID is displayed.
D thumbnail page display 72 is performed. The date thumbnail page display 71 and the ID thumbnail page display 72 include a P character indicating a page number, a page number, and the total number of thumbnail images. By repeating these operations, reduced images can be displayed one after another.

When the enter button 53 is pressed in a state where the image is surrounded by the frame 64, the process shifts to step S4c in FIG. 5 where the image is displayed on the entire screen. In this state, the left button 51 or the right button 5 in step S5c
In step S6c, the process returns to step S4c. If none of these operations is performed, the process returns to step S4c, where the left button 51 or the right button is pressed. When the operation of 52 is performed, the process returns to the thumbnail display of step S3c, and when the confirm button 53 is pressed, the process returns to the standby state of step S2a.

This embodiment has the following effects. Images entered with the same patient ID on the same day are considered to have been recorded by the same endoscopy (rare exception is endoscopy over two days with different dates at midnight). Is). In the present embodiment, when the recorded images are displayed as thumbnails, only the images recorded with the same recording date and the same patient ID are configured to be displayed on the same screen. Since images can be viewed separately from images of different inspection units, a desired image can be quickly searched and reproduced.

When a reduced image is selected, the number of the image recorded on the day of the reduced image and the number of the image recorded on the same day with the patient ID are determined. Is displayed, it is possible to more quickly find a desired image when searching for an image.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Although the purpose of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, it is an object of the present invention to provide an image recording apparatus that makes it possible to more easily find a desired image. The configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the RO
The software stored in M31 is different, and the other parts are the same. Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 9A shows a display on the screen immediately before the end of the start-up process in step S1. In the present embodiment, when performing the recording process S4b, the image is compressed and recorded, and at that time, the compression ratio can be set.

At the end of the start-up process in step S1, FIG.
As shown in (A), the input display 2 showing the form of the video signal to be taken into the frame memory controller 37 at the upper left of the screen.
01, a compression ratio setting display 20 below the compression ratio setting
2 is performed. In the upper left part of the screen, a date and time display 203 and a time display 204 indicating the current date and time are respectively performed. In the lower part of the screen, the percentage of the MO 41a that is currently used (recorded) is displayed. Is displayed. After the above-mentioned display is performed for a certain period, the display is erased, and the start-up process in step S1 ends.

FIG. 9B is a flowchart showing the flow of the process of step S3c for performing thumbnail display according to the present embodiment. When the reproduction switches 44a and 44b are operated from the standby state as shown in FIG. 5, a step S3c for performing thumbnail display is executed. The method of displaying thumbnails in this embodiment is almost the same as that of the first embodiment. However, when displaying thumbnails, the images in the MO 41a are searched for the number of images with the same recording date and the same patient ID. The processing of step S11 to be recognized is executed.

After the process in step S11, it is determined in next step S12 whether or not the number of images recognized in step S11 is 4 or less. If the number is 4 or less, the reduced image in step S13 is determined. Is performed by increasing the size of the image by 1.5 times.

Since the size of the original reduced image is such that 12 images can be displayed on the same screen, a 1.5 times reduced image can be displayed for 4 images as shown in FIG. (In FIG. 10, three images 63 are displayed.
a to 63c are displayed).

If it is not the case in step S12, the process proceeds to step S14, where it is determined whether the number of images recognized in step S11 is greater than 4 and equal to or less than 12 (that is, the number of recognized images is 5 to 12). Is determined, and if this is the case, the process of step S15, that is, the reduced image is displayed in its original size as shown in FIG. 11 (images 63d to 63m are displayed in FIG. 11) However, for the sake of simplicity, the code is 63d.
And 63m only).

If it does not correspond to the case of step S14, the process proceeds to step S16, where it is determined whether or not the number of images recognized in step S11 is larger than 12, and if this is the case, the process proceeds to step S17. Of the reduced image is displayed in half. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, the size of the reduced image is reduced to a size capable of displaying 48 images and displayed in a thumbnail manner.

This embodiment has the following effects. Since the size of the reduced image to be displayed on the same screen is changed according to the number of images recorded with the same patient ID and the same patient ID and displayed, even if there are many reduced images to be displayed, reduction within the same examination is possible. The image can be displayed at once on the same screen without having to cover many pages, and a desired image can be quickly found. When the number of images to be displayed is small, the size of the reduced image is increased and displayed.
The display screen can be used effectively to display in high image quality.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the thumbnail display of FIG. The purpose of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. The configuration of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

The third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that R
The software stored in the OM 31 is different, and the other parts are the same. In the thumbnail display according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 13, reduced images are displayed continuously from the most recently recorded image.

However, the recording date and the patient I
If any of D is different, triangular inter-examination display codes 80a and 80b are displayed to indicate the difference, and are displayed so as to be distinguished before and after each inter-examination display code 80a or 80b.

A frame 6 is provided at the upper center of the screen of the monitor 8.
4, a date display 65 and an ID display 66 for the image selected are displayed. On the right side of the date display 65, a date image number chart 81 indicating the number of images recorded on that day is displayed. On the right side of 66, an ID image number chart 82 indicating the number of images recorded with that ID on that day is displayed.

The date image number chart 81 and the ID image number chart 82 include immovable axes 83a and 83b, recording date / time image number data 59 and ID image number data 6, respectively.
Markers 84a and 84b that can move to the left and right according to 0 are recorded with the same date and the same ID according to the position of the markers 84a and 84b with respect to the axes 83a and 83b. It is possible to immediately determine which part of the image is viewed. This embodiment has substantially the same effect as the first embodiment.

(Fourth Embodiment) Next, FIG. 14 and FIG.
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The purpose of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, but information indicating that the examination is the same (for example, patient I
D) is to provide an image recording apparatus capable of quickly searching for a desired image even if the user forgets to input the same.

The configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the operation is partially different due to different software. Therefore, the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 14 shows a directory structure in the MO 41a where images are recorded by the image recording device 7 in the present embodiment. In the root directory 91 of the MO 41a, date directories 92a, 92b,... Having names of four digits of the year, two digits of the month, and two digits of the day are provided, and the date directories 92 (92a, 92b,. The same applies to 93 and the like).
ID directories 93a, 93b, 93c, 93 having the same name as the patient ID composed of the patient ID input by
d,... are provided.

The image in which the patient ID is input and recorded is
Images recorded in the ID directory 93 having the same name as the patient ID (image files of ac, df, gj, and ot) and recorded without inputting the patient ID are stored in the date directory 92. (K to n image files).

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. FIG.
5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the present embodiment,
A part is different from the flowchart of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The power is turned on, and after the startup processing in step S1, the apparatus enters a standby state in step S2a.

In the standby state, it is determined whether or not the patient ID input switch 48 has been operated in step S2a.
When the D input switch 48 is operated, the patient ID input screen of step S3a is activated. When the patient ID is input, the patient ID is stored in step S4a, and the process proceeds to step S4a.
Return to 2a.

If the patient ID input switch 48 has not been operated in the determination processing of step S2a, it is determined whether or not the recording switch 43a or 43b has been operated in step S2b.

When the recording switches 43a and 43b are operated, a process is performed to determine whether or not a date directory 92 having a name corresponding to the day exists (step S21). Step S22 of creating a date directory 92 consisting of two digits and two eight digits is executed.

Thereafter, a process of determining whether or not there is a valid ID for determining whether or not a patient ID has been input is performed (step S23). If not, an image is recorded in the date directory 92. Step S24 is executed. If it has been input, a process of determining whether there is an ID directory 93 having the same name as the patient ID (step S2)
If 5) has not been performed, step S26 for creating an ID directory 93 is executed, and step S27 for recording an image in the created ID directory 93 is executed.

On the other hand, in the standby state, if the patient ID input switch 48 and the recording switches 43a and 43b are not operated, the process of determining whether or not the reproduction switches 44a and 44b are operated is performed in step S2c, and it is determined that the operation is performed. Then, the thumbnail display process of step S3c is performed.

That is, the images in the MO 41a are displayed as thumbnails from the newest one. Here, as described in the first embodiment, in principle, only the image of the same patient ID data 58 on the same recording date is displayed on the same screen.

That is, in the present embodiment, only those in the same patient ID directory 93 are displayed on the same screen. However, for those recorded without inputting the patient ID, the images recorded until the next input of the patient ID are displayed as thumbnails on the same screen.

That is, in FIG. 14, the images k to n recorded in the date directory 92b are recorded without inputting the patient ID, but they are displayed on the same screen.

After the thumbnail is displayed, the user operates the left button 51 or the right button 52 to select an image, and operates the confirm button 53 to reproduce the selected image on the entire screen ( Step S4c).

Next, it is determined whether or not the left button 51 and the right button 52 in step S5c have been operated. If the left button 51 and the right button 52 have been operated, the process returns to step S3c. The process proceeds to step S6c for making a determination, and if no operation is performed, the process returns to step S3c.

This embodiment has the following effects. Even if a patient ID is forgotten to be input in a certain test, the user is forgotten to input the patient ID until the next patient ID is input because the thumbnail image is displayed on the same screen as if it were the same test. The recorded images can also be found quickly.

Further, it is felt that input of the patient ID is troublesome,
For an operator who uses the image recording device 7 without inputting the patient ID, the image is displayed on the same screen for each recording date, so that it is easy to determine when the image was taken and to quickly find a desired image. It is possible.

(Fifth Embodiment) Next, FIG. 16 and FIG.
With reference to FIG. 7, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The purpose of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, but it is an object of the present invention to provide an image recording apparatus which can display thumbnails more effectively and can quickly find a desired image.

The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The image recording apparatus 7 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 16 is different from the image recording apparatus 7 of FIG. 2 in that a remote controller 19 is additionally provided with a thumbnail integration switch 95 and a thumbnail division switch 96. It is connected to the switch I / F 46 of the recording apparatus main body 16. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. FIG.
7 shows an example of a thumbnail display according to the present embodiment. As in the first embodiment, when the reproduction switch 44a or 44b is operated from the standby state, the images in the MO 41a are displayed as thumbnails from the newest one.

Here, only the reduced images of the same recording date and the same patient ID data 58 are displayed on the same screen at a maximum of 12 images. For example, FIG. 17A shows two thumbnail display screens.

However, there are cases where the number of reduced images to be displayed is as small as two or three depending on the inspection (the lower side of FIG. 17A). More time will be spent searching for images that have been recorded long ago.

The operator operates the thumbnail integration switch 95 when the number of displayed reduced images is small. As a result, as shown in FIG. 17B, the reduced image displayed at that time is integrated with the reduced image to be displayed on the previous page, and is displayed on the same screen. Is displayed.

When the thumbnail division switch 96 is operated when the integrated image is surrounded by the frame 64,
As shown in FIG. 17A, it is possible to return to a separate thumbnail display.

This embodiment has the following effects. First
However, since the number of pages during thumbnail display can be prevented from increasing unnecessarily, thumbnail display can be performed more effectively, and a desired image can be quickly found. .

(Sixth Embodiment) Next, FIGS.
Referring to FIG. 9, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The purpose of the present embodiment is to provide a different patient ID even when a patient ID exceeding the length limitation of the directory name is input.
An object of the present invention is to provide an image recording apparatus capable of immediately finding a desired image even when viewing the image on a personal computer or the like, by recording the images recorded in the different directories in a distinguishable manner.

The configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the fourth embodiment, and the software in the ROM 31 is different. In the image recording apparatus 7 according to the present embodiment, the directory name is limited to eight digits or less so that the recorded image can be identified by various personal computers (even OSs that do not support long file names). . On the other hand, since the patient ID is small in eight digits, the patient ID that can be input to the image recording device 7 is within 15 digits by combining a number and a hyphen.

FIG. 18 shows a state where image files are stored in ID directories 93a and 93b limited to eight digits or less. As described with reference to FIG. 19, when the patient ID has nine digits or more and there is no image of the same patient ID,
In the case of different patient IDs (in the eighth digit of the patient ID), the images are stored in a patient ID directory that can be distinguished from each other, so that even if the directory name is limited to eight digits or less, the image search can be performed. I can do it.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the present embodiment.
In the standby state, the patient ID input switch 48 in step S2a
1 and the processing for the presence / absence of operation of the reproduction switches 44a and 44b in step S2c are shown in FIG.
Same as 5.

In the standby state, the recording switches 43a, 43
When b is operated, as in the case of FIG. 15, a process of determining whether or not a date directory 92 having a name corresponding to that day exists (step S21). Step S22 of creating a date directory 92 consisting of eight digits of two digits of month and two digits of day is executed.

Thereafter, a process of determining whether or not there is a patient ID for determining whether or not a patient ID has been input is performed (step S 31). If there is no patient ID, an image is recorded in the date directory 92. Execute S24.
If there is a patient ID, a process of confirming whether or not the patient ID is 8 digits or less is performed in step S32. If it is 8 digits or less, it is determined whether or not there is an ID directory 93 having the same name as the patient ID in step S33. The process proceeds to step S27 where the image is recorded in the ID directory 93, and if not, the process proceeds to step S34.
After executing the process of creating a new ID directory 93, the process proceeds to step S27.

If it does not correspond to eight digits or less in step S32, that is, if a patient ID of nine digits or more is input, a process of checking whether there is an image of the same patient ID in step S35 is performed. Then, the image is compared with the patient ID data 58 of nine or more digits of the image recorded in the date directory 92, and if there is the same one, a process of recording the image in the same ID directory 93 as the image is performed (step S3).
6).

If there is not the same one, an eight-digit ID directory that makes it possible to distinguish images recorded with different patient IDs is appropriately created and recorded in the ID directory as follows.

That is, if a patient ID of 9 digits or more is input and there is no same patient ID directory in the date directory 92, for example, the first 7 digits of the patient ID in step S37 + ID A search is performed to determine whether or not the directory 93 exists. If there is no ID directory 93 having such a name, an ID directory 93 of the first seven digits of the patient ID + A is created (step S38), and an image is stored therein. Step S for recording
Perform 27. Then, as shown in FIG. 18, the image is recorded in the ID directory 93a, that is, the ID directory 93a of 1234567A.

First 7 digits of patient ID + I named A
If the D directory 93 already exists, it is necessary to record it in the ID directory 93 that can be distinguished therefrom. For example, the first seven digits of the patient ID in step S39 + B
A search is performed to determine whether or not there is an ID directory 92 having the name
If there is no “2”, an ID directory 93 named “first 7 digits of the patient ID + B” is created (step S4).
0), the step S27 of recording an image in the ID directory 93 is executed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 18, the image is recorded in the ID directory 93b, that is, the ID directory 93b of 1234567B.

First 7 digits of patient ID + I named B
If the D directory 92 also exists, for example, a process of searching for an ID directory 92 named “first 7 digits of the patient + C” in step S41 is performed.
If there is no ID directory 92 having such a name, a step S27 of creating an ID directory 92 of the first seven digits of the patient ID + C in step S42 and recording an image therein is performed next.

By repeating such processing, it is possible to prevent an image from being erroneously recorded in the same ID directory 93 when the patient ID has nine or more different digits but the first seven digits are the same. prevent.

The present embodiment has the following effects. Even when a patient ID exceeding the length limitation of the directory name is input, images recorded with different patient IDs are recorded in different directories so that they can be distinguished from each other.
Even when viewing an image on a personal computer or the like, a desired image can be found immediately.

(Seventh Embodiment) Next, FIGS.
A seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The purpose of the present embodiment is to make it possible to set a thumbnail display method. FIG. 20 shows an image recording apparatus 7 according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In the image recording device 7 shown in FIG. 20, the remote controller 19 shown in FIG.
A data input switch 98 and a keyboard 99 are provided instead of the patient ID input switch 48, and are respectively connected to the switch I / F 46 of the image recording apparatus main body 16.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. When the data input switch 98 is pressed from the standby state, a screen shown in FIG. 21 is activated. Using the keyboard 99, the operator inputs additional information to be recorded together with the image data, that is, data for items such as a recording date and a patient ID. At this time, a term “thumbnail display condition 100” is provided, and valid / invalid can be selected for each item of additional information. By changing this setting, the thumbnail display method can be changed.

From the standby state, the reproduction switches 44a, 44
When b is operated, a thumbnail is displayed. Here, only the same image is displayed on the same screen for the items that are enabled under the thumbnail display condition 100.
In the example of FIG. 21, a reduced image is displayed for each image recorded by the same doctor on the same recording day.

According to the present embodiment, there is an effect that the operator can freely set the thumbnail display method, and there is also an effect that the desired image can be more appropriately searched by this setting.

In the present embodiment, the validity / invalidity of the condition setting in the thumbnail display can be set. However, the priority order can be set for each item, and the same additional information is assigned to the item corresponding to the item with the higher priority. May be displayed on the same screen.

That is, first, all the additional information is displayed as a reduced image of the same image with respect to the additional information of the latest image. A reduced image of the same image as the item with the higher priority may be displayed, and when the reduced image is displayed, a reduced image of the image with the same item as the next higher priority may be displayed.

(Eighth Embodiment) Next, an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. An object of the present embodiment is to provide an image recording apparatus capable of quickly displaying an effective portion and quickly reproducing a desired image even when reproducing images having different image sizes (sizes). .

In the image recording apparatus 7 according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 22, the same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. The image recording device 7 shown in FIG. 22 is the same as the image recording device 7 of FIG.
PCMC that controls the CMCIA slot 101
An IA controller 102 is connected, and is configured to be able to read an image in a recording medium when the PCMCIA slot 102 is inserted into a PC card adapter equipped with a storage medium such as a smart media on which an image is recorded by a digital camera.

When the PC card adapter in which the storage medium is mounted is inserted into the PCMCIA slot 101, the image in the storage medium
A copy switch 103 for instructing copying to 1a is additionally provided, and the copy switch 103 is connected to the switch I / F 46 of the main unit 16.

In the present embodiment, the size of the reduced image data 61 of the image file 55 recorded by the image recording device 7 is set to 160 × 120 pixels, and the size of the image data 57 is set to 640 × 480.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. The operator records the organs and the like on the smart media with a digital camera, inserts the smart media into the PC card adapter, inserts the smart media into the PCMCIA slot 101, and presses the copy switch 103 to copy the image in the smart media into the MO 41a. can do.

When the copy is executed, the image data in the smart media is rewritten to the format of the image file 55 with data such as date and patient ID added thereto, and
1a. However, even if the reduced image data 61 and the image data 62 have different image sizes, for example, they are copied as they are as recorded by the digital camera. Therefore, almost no processing is required, and the copying ends immediately.

However, the size of the reduced image data 61 and image data 62 of the digital camera varies depending on the model, and the reduced image data 61 is larger than 160 × 120 pixels which is the size specified by the image recording device 7. If so, it may be small. On the other hand, the image data 62
640 × 4, which is the size specified by the image recording device 7
Generally, it is 80 pixels or more.

Then, the power switch is turned on and the (first
After the startup process of FIG. 5 is performed as in the embodiment of FIG.
In the standby state, the reproduction switch 44a,
When 44b is operated, thumbnail display is performed.

In the present embodiment, when displaying a plurality of reduced images in the thumbnail display, the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 23 is performed to display the reduced images one by one, and the reduced images are successively displayed on the same screen. indicate.

First, a step S51 for reading the reduced image data 56 to display a thumbnail is executed. Next, in step S52, the size of the reduced image is 160 × 12
It is determined whether the size of the reduced image exceeds 160 × 120 pixels.
A step S53 is performed in which the size of the image is adjusted to 160 × 120 pixels at the center of the upper and lower cutout images.

That is, in the horizontal direction, the central 160
Only pixels are cut out, and 12 pixels at the center in the vertical direction
After cutting out only 0 pixels, the process proceeds to the process of step S56 for displaying the reduced image.

On the other hand, if the size is not larger than 160 × 120 pixels, it is determined in step S54 whether or not the size is smaller than 160 × 120 pixels. In step S56, the process proceeds to step S56. If the size is smaller than 160 × 120 pixels, both ends and upper and lower sides are filled with black.
Step S for adjusting the size of the image to 0 × 120 pixels
Execute 55.

Thereafter, step S5 for displaying a reduced image
Execute 6. That is, the PCMCIA slot 101
The size of the reduced image data 61 copied via
Even if the pixel size is not 60 × 120 pixels, no interpolation or thinning operation processing is performed, and only a simple process of cutting off the edge of the image or adding black is executed, and then the thumbnail image is displayed by displaying the reduced image.

FIG. 24 shows an example of thumbnail display in this embodiment. Here, the reduced images indicated by B and C are 16
This is an image smaller than 0 × 120 pixels. Also, in the case of step S3c in FIG. 5 in which the thumbnail image is displayed and the reduced image is selected and the full screen is displayed, the image data 62 is first read in a similar manner, though not shown, and the image size is 640 ×
Compare if it is 480 pixels. 640 × 4
In the case of an image larger than 80 pixels, the size of the image is reduced to 640 × 480 pixels by cutting off the edges, and in the case of an image smaller than 640 × 480, black is added to the edges.
Only the process of adjusting the size (size) to the size of the pixel is executed and the display is performed. According to the present embodiment, even when the sizes of the images are different, it is possible to quickly display an effective portion and quickly reproduce a desired image.

More specifically, the image recording device 7
Is assumed to be applied in an endoscopic procedure. In a situation where a digital camera is used in the endoscopic procedure, an internal organ is photographed or a digital camera is attached to the eyepiece of the endoscope 2. There is a usage for taking an image of the endoscope 2. In that case,
Generally, the part to be recorded is located at the center. In such a case, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to quickly and effectively reproduce an image by displaying without thinning or interpolation calculation processing.

In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which, when the size of an image is different during full-screen reproduction, a part of the image is displayed by being reproduced or filled with black. Display is performed in advance, and thinning and interpolation calculation processing are executed by a subsequent switch operation, so that the entire original image is
A configuration may be made such that the entire image can be selected to be displayed in accordance with 40 × 480 pixels. It should be noted that embodiments and the like configured by partially combining the above-described embodiments and the like also belong to the present invention.

[Supplementary Notes] A recording medium capable of recording a plurality of image file data obtained by adding date information relating to a date when the image data is obtained and identification information for identifying the subject image to image data obtained by capturing an image of a subject; and recording on the recording medium. Thumbnail display instructing means for instructing thumbnail display of the plurality of pieces of image data, and the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium based on an input instruction of the thumbnail display instructing means. Search means for searching for, and a display control means for classifying and displaying reduced images of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium into an image group of the date information and the identification information based on a search result of the search means. An image recording apparatus comprising:

[0130] 2. A recording medium capable of recording a plurality of image file data obtained by adding date information relating to a date when the image data is obtained and identification information for identifying the subject image to image data obtained by capturing an image of a subject; and recording on the recording medium. Thumbnail display instructing means for instructing thumbnail display of the plurality of pieces of image data, and the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium based on an input instruction of the thumbnail display instructing means. And a display control for classifying and displaying reduced images of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium into an image group related to the date information and the identification information based on a search result of the search means. And an image recording device.

[0131] 3. In image data obtained by capturing a subject image, subject date information related to the date when the image data was obtained,
A recording step of recording image file data to which identification information for identifying the subject image is added on a recording medium capable of recording a plurality of image file data, and instructing a thumbnail display of the plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium A thumbnail display instruction detecting step of detecting an input instruction of the thumbnail display instruction means to be executed; and the date information and the identification in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium based on a detection result of the thumbnail display instruction detecting step. A retrieval step of retrieving information; and a step of classifying and displaying reduced images of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium into an image group related to the date information and the identification information based on a retrieval result of the retrieval step. An image display method in an image recording apparatus, comprising:

4. A recording medium capable of recording a plurality of image file data obtained by adding date information relating to a date when the image data is obtained and identification information for identifying the subject image to image data obtained by capturing an image of a subject; and recording on the recording medium. Thumbnail display instructing means for instructing thumbnail display of the plurality of pieces of image data, and the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium based on an input instruction of the thumbnail display instructing means. Searching means for searching, based on a search result of the searching means, an image classifying means for classifying reduced images of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium into an image group having the same date information and identification information; A display control means for displaying a predetermined image group among the image groups classified by the image classification means as a thumbnail image; When image recording apparatus characterized by comprising a.

5. Recording image file data obtained by adding date information on the date when the image data was obtained and identification information for identifying the subject image to image data obtained by capturing the subject image on a recording medium capable of recording a plurality of the image file data. A thumbnail display instruction detecting step of detecting an input instruction of thumbnail display instruction means for instructing a thumbnail display of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium; A search step of searching for the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium; and a search step of the plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium based on a search result of the search step. An image classification step of classifying the reduced images into an image group having the same date information and identification information; The image display method in an image recording apparatus, wherein a predetermined image group among the classified the image group in the classification step and comprising a display step of displaying as a thumbnail image.

6. A still image recording instructing unit for instructing recording of a still image of a subject image, a still image data generating unit for generating the still image data according to a recording instruction of the still image recording instructing unit, and a still image data generating unit. Date data generating means for generating date information on the date on which the still image data was generated, identification information input means for inputting identification information on the subject image, and applying the date data and the identification information to the still image data Image file data generating means for generating image file data, a recording medium capable of recording a plurality of the image file data, and recording the image file data generated by the image file data generating means on the recording medium Means, and thumbnail display instructing means for instructing thumbnail display of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium A search unit that searches for the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium based on an input instruction of the thumbnail display instruction unit, based on a search result of the search unit, An image recording apparatus comprising: display control means for classifying and displaying reduced images of a plurality of image data recorded on a recording medium into an image group related to the date information and the identification information.

7. A still image recording instruction detecting step of detecting an operation of still image recording instruction means for instructing a still image recording of a subject image, and still image data for generating the still image data based on a detection result of the still image recording instruction detecting step A generation step, a date data generation step of generating date information relating to a date when the still image data is generated in the still image data generation step, and an input from identification information input means capable of inputting identification information relating to the subject image is detected. Identification information detecting step, an image file data generating step of adding the date information and the identification information to the still image data to generate image file data, and a recording medium capable of recording a plurality of image file data, A recording step of recording the image file data generated by the image file data generation unit, and a plurality of recording steps recorded on the recording medium. A thumbnail display instruction detecting step for detecting the operation of a steerable thumbnail display instruction unit a thumbnail display of the reduced image of the image data,
Based on the detection result of the thumbnail display instruction detecting step,
A search step of searching for the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium, and reduction of the plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium based on a search result of the search step A display control step of classifying and displaying images on display means in association with the date information and the identification information.

8. A still image recording instructing unit for instructing recording of a still image of a subject image, a still image data generating unit for generating the still image data according to a recording instruction of the still image recording instructing unit, and a still image data generating unit. Date data generating means for generating date information on the date on which the image data was generated, identification information input means for inputting identification information on the subject image, and applying the date data and the identification information to the still image data Image file data generating means for generating image file data; a recording medium on which a plurality of image file data can be recorded; and a date associated with the date information on the recording medium in response to a recording instruction from the still image recording instruction means. A date directory creating unit for creating a directory, and the identification information stored in the recording medium according to a recording instruction of the still image recording instruction unit. Directory creation means for creating an identification information directory related to the information, and the image file data generated by the image file data generation means in relation to the date information and the identification information given to the image file data. Recording means for recording in a directory formed on the recording medium, thumbnail display instruction means for instructing thumbnail display of a plurality of image data recorded in the recording means, and based on an input instruction of the thumbnail display instruction means, Search means for searching for the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium, and reduction of the plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium based on a search result of the search means Classifying and displaying images on display means in association with the date information and the identification information. Image recording apparatus characterized by being equipped with a display control unit.

9. A still image recording instruction detecting step of detecting an operation of still image recording instruction means for instructing a still image recording of a subject image, and still image data for generating the still image data based on a detection result of the still image recording instruction detecting step A generation step, a date data generation step of generating date information relating to a date when the still image data is generated in the still image data generation step, and an input from identification information input means capable of inputting identification information relating to the subject image is detected. Identification information detecting step, a date directory creating step of creating a date directory related to the date information on the recording medium in response to a recording instruction of the still image recording instruction means, and a recording instruction of the still image recording instruction means. An identification directory creating step for creating an identification information directory associated with the identification information on the recording medium, An image file data generating step of generating image file data by adding the date information and the identification information to the image file data, and the image file data generated by the image file data generating means is added to the image file data. Operation of recording means for recording in a directory formed on the recording medium in association with date information and the identification information, and operation of thumbnail display instruction means capable of instructing thumbnail display of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording means A thumbnail display instruction detecting step of detecting the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium based on the detection result of the thumbnail display instruction detecting step, A plurality of images recorded on the recording medium based on a search result of the search step The image display method in an image recording apparatus, wherein a reduced image of the over data, equipped with a, and a display control step of classifying displayed on the display means in relation to the date information and the identification information.

10. A thumbnail display function that can record on a recordable and reproducible recording medium together with at least one additional information such as a video signal, a date, and a patient ID, and displays a plurality of reduced images of the recorded images on the same screen in a predetermined order. In the image recording apparatus for endoscopy provided with, the reduced images are classified according to the at least one additional information, and when the reduced images are displayed in the order, the classification may be displayed so as to be distinguishable. An image recording apparatus characterized by the following.

11. When displaying the reduced images in the above order,
11. The image recording apparatus according to supplementary note 10, wherein items of different classifications are not displayed on the same screen.

12. 11. The image recording apparatus according to claim 10, wherein when the additional information is not input, the images recorded until the next input of the additional information are regarded as having the same classification.

13. 13. The image recording apparatus according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the classification of the reduced images based on the additional information is performed by the images recorded by the same endoscopy.

14. 14. The image recording apparatus according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein the additional information is one of a date and a patient ID.

15. A thumbnail display function that can record a video signal together with at least one piece of additional information such as a date and an ID on a recordable and reproducible recording medium, and displays a plurality of reduced images of a recorded image on a same screen in a predetermined order. In the image recording apparatus for endoscopy, comprising: the reduced image is classified according to the at least one additional information, and when displaying a thumbnail, the image order in the order in which the reduced image is classified together with the reduced image is indicated. An image recording apparatus for performing display.

16. 16. The image recording apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the order is determined by a recording date and time when the image is recorded.

17. The display indicating the order of the images is the same as the recording order of the images during one recording date, the same recording date and the same patient I.
17. The image recording apparatus according to appendix 15 or 16, wherein the recording order is a recording order in a recorded image at the time of D input or a recording order during the same inspection.

(Background of Supplementary Notes 10 to 17) Same as the text.

18. An image recording apparatus capable of recording a video signal together with at least one additional information such as a date and an ID on a recordable and reproducible recording medium, creating a directory having a name based on the additional information, and recording image data therein. 2. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the name of the directory comprises a part of the additional information and a code part for preventing the directory name from being duplicated.

19. 19. The image recording apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the additional information is an inputtable ID.

(Background of Supplementary Notes 18 and 19) (Prior Art) As a prior art, Japanese Patent Application No. 10-331355.
A directory with the same name as the input patient ID is automatically created so that the desired image can be found immediately even when viewing the image recorded by the image recording device on a personal computer or the like. Has proposed an image recording apparatus for recording an image in a computer. Japanese Patent Application No. 10-33
According to No. 1355, if there is a limitation on the length of the directory name, if a patient ID is input in which the first part is the same and the last part exceeds a different length limit, it cannot be distinguished and the image is stored in the same directory. Was recorded.

(Purpose) Even when a patient ID exceeding the length limit of the directory name is input, images recorded with different patient IDs are recorded in separate directories so that they can be distinguished from each other. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image recording apparatus capable of immediately finding a desired image even when viewing an image. (Operation) Even when a patient ID exceeding the directory length limit is input, if the patient ID is different, a different directory is created and an image is recorded there.

20. In an image recording apparatus capable of recording video signals in a plurality of types of image sizes on a recordable and reproducible recording medium, for an image exceeding a certain size,
An image recording apparatus for displaying only a part of an image.

21. 21. The image recording apparatus according to claim 20, wherein only an image larger than a certain size is displayed in a central portion of the image.

(Background of Supplementary Notes 10 and 21) (Prior Art) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-6953 is a prior art. When storing image data in an image recording apparatus, a reduced image is created at a predetermined thinning rate. There is disclosed an image recording apparatus which records image data together with data of the reduction ratio, and calculates and displays the image data to be reproduced based on the reduction ratio data to have a predetermined size when reproducing. In this Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-6953, there is a problem that it takes a long time to display an image because the image is stored in a predetermined size and thinned out when the image is reproduced.

(Purpose) It is an object of the present invention to provide an image recording apparatus which can quickly display an image even when reproducing image data having different image data sizes. (Operation) When a reduced image is displayed or when the image is reproduced on the entire screen, there is an operation in which thinning out interpolation is not performed even for an image larger than an assumed size.

[0155]

As described above, according to the present invention, an image obtained by adding date information relating to the date when the image data was obtained and identification information for identifying the subject image to image data obtained by capturing the object image. A recording medium capable of recording a plurality of file data, thumbnail display instruction means for instructing thumbnail display of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium, and recording on the recording medium based on an input instruction of the thumbnail display instruction means Searching means for searching for the date information and the identification information in the plurality of pieces of image file data obtained, and reducing the reduced images of the plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium on the basis of the search result of the searching means. Display control means for classifying and displaying information and images of the identification information in the same group. In other tests, the identification information is different even if the date information is the same.Therefore, by classifying and displaying the date information and the identification information image group, the image group recorded by the same inspection can be displayed. The image group can be distinguished from the image group of another inspection, and the search for a desired image becomes easy.

In addition, image data obtained by capturing a subject image includes
A recording medium capable of recording a plurality of image file data to which date information on the date when the image data was obtained and identification information for identifying the subject image, and a thumbnail display of the plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium A search instruction for searching the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium based on an input instruction of the thumbnail display instruction means; Display control means for classifying and displaying reduced images of the plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium into an image group related to the date information and the identification information based on a search result of the means. By classifying and displaying the reduced images in a group of images related to date information and identification information, the group of images recorded in the same inspection can be Can be classified display the images of the examination, it is easy to search for the desired image.

The image data obtained by capturing the subject image includes
A recording step of recording, on a recording medium capable of recording a plurality of image file data, image file data to which object image information relating to a date when the image data is obtained and identification information for identifying the image of the object are added; A thumbnail display instruction detecting step of detecting an input instruction of a thumbnail display instruction means for instructing a thumbnail display of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium, based on a detection result of the thumbnail display instruction detecting step. A search step of searching for the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data; and, based on a search result of the search step, the plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium, the date information and the identification information. Classifying and displaying on the display means as an image group related to the date information. By the reduced image to classify displayed image group associated with the fine identification information, an image group recorded in the same test can be classified display the image group of other tests, it is easy to search for the desired image.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an endoscope inspection system including a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the image recording apparatus according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an image selection switch.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a recording format of an image file to be recorded.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the image recording apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a thumbnail display example displayed on a monitor.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a thumbnail display example in a state where a forward scroll frame, a thumbnail page display with date, and the like are displayed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a thumbnail display example in a state where the number of thumbnail pages dated differs from that of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a display screen immediately before the end of the start-up process and a thumbnail display operation according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a thumbnail display example when the number of images to be displayed is small.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a thumbnail display example when the number of images to be displayed as a thumbnail is medium.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a thumbnail display example when the number of images to be displayed as thumbnails is large.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a thumbnail display example according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a directory structure in a recording medium on which an image is recorded according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the image recording apparatus.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an image recording apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a thumbnail display example according to the fifth embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a directory structure in a recording medium on which an image is recorded according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the image recording apparatus.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an image recording apparatus according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a view showing an example of a display screen on which conditions for displaying thumbnails can be set.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an image recording apparatus according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of displaying a reduced image.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a thumbnail display example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Endoscope system 2 ... Endoscope 3 ... TV camera 4 ... Signal processing device 5 ... Light guide cable 6 ... Light source device 7 ... Image recording device 8 ... Monitor 9 ... Insertion part 16 ... Body part 19 ... Remote controller 21 ... Digital video signal output terminal 22 ... Analog video signal output terminal 23, 24 ... Video signal cable 25 ... Digital video signal input terminal 26 ... Analog video signal input terminal 27 ... Video output terminal 31 ... ROM 32 ... RAM 33 ... CPU 41 ... MO drive 41a MO 43a, 43b Recording switch 44a, 44b Reproduction switch 45a, 45b Image selection switch 48 Patient ID input switch 49 Input signal instruction switch 51 Left button 52 Right button 53 Confirm button 55 Image file 57: Recording date / time data 58: Patient ID data 61: Reduced image Data 62 ... image data

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Claims (3)

[Claims] A recording medium capable of recording a plurality of image file data obtained by adding date information relating to a date when the image data is obtained and identification information for identifying the subject image to image data obtained by capturing a subject image; Thumbnail display instruction means for instructing thumbnail display of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium; and the date in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium based on an input instruction of the thumbnail display instruction means Searching means for searching for information and the identification information; and displaying reduced images of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium in a group of images of the date information and the identification information based on a search result of the searching means. An image recording apparatus, comprising: 2. A recording medium capable of recording a plurality of image file data obtained by adding date information relating to a date when the image data is obtained and identification information for identifying the subject image to image data obtained by capturing a subject image, Thumbnail display instruction means for instructing thumbnail display of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium; and the date in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium based on an input instruction of the thumbnail display instruction means Searching means for searching for information and the identification information; and displaying a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium on a display means in association with the date information and the identification information based on a search result of the searching means. An image recording apparatus, comprising: 3. A plurality of image file data recording image file data obtained by adding subject date information relating to a date when the image data was obtained and identification information identifying the subject image to image data obtained by capturing the subject image. A recording step of recording on a possible recording medium; a thumbnail display instruction detecting step of detecting an input instruction of thumbnail display instruction means for instructing a thumbnail display of a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium; Based on the detection results of the process,
A search step of searching for the date information and the identification information in the plurality of image file data recorded on the recording medium, based on a search result of the search step, a plurality of image data recorded on the recording medium, A step of classifying and displaying the date information and the identification information on a display unit in association with the date information and the identification information.