JP2004097783A - Remote image analysis apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote image analysis apparatus in which problems in a network such as the Internet is coped with and motion image observation at good real time on a remote side can be made by raising maneuverability on the remote side. <P>SOLUTION: A remote apparatus 20 is provided with an ID (identification) application section 22 for applying ID to a parametric constellation, ultrasonic diagnostic equipment 10 has an ID appending section 14 for obtaining an image data in qualifications specified by the parametric constellation and appending to the image data the ID given previously. Furthermore, the remote apparatus 20 is provided with an ID interpret section 32 for reproducing the parametric constellation by interpreting the ID added to the image data sent from the ultrasonic diagnostic equipment 10 by cooperation with an ID management section 23 for managing each parametric constellation by the ID, an image composition section 33 for composing the duplicated parametric constellation with the image data, and a display section 34 for displaying the composed image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image diagnostic apparatus such as an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and a surface analyzer such as an electron microscope, and an image analyzer such as a sample analyzer, which are operated to set conditions from a remote place via a network. Although the term "device" may sound like not including an image diagnostic device such as an ultrasonic diagnostic device, in this specification, image diagnosis is included in image analysis, and "image analyzer" is referred to as those image diagnostic devices. Is used in a broad sense, including
[0002]
[Prior art]
In an image diagnostic device such as an ultrasonic diagnostic device, a surface analyzer such as an electron microscope, and a sample analyzer, an image corresponding to the parameters that determine observation conditions or analysis conditions can be obtained when an operator inputs the parameters. , The user can observe a moving image under desired conditions in real time. By the way, with the spread of networks in recent years, systems for operating an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, an electron microscope, and the like from a remote place via the network and observing a moving image in response to the operation at a remote place have begun to be proposed.
[0003]
For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-163873 controls an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus from a remote general-purpose personal computer through a communication network such as the Internet, observes an ultrasonic echo image corresponding to the operation as a moving image in a remote place, and performs diagnosis. A enabling system is disclosed. Patent Document 2 below discloses a remote observation system for transmitting and receiving a setting operation signal, a setting state signal, and an image signal between a personal computer and an electron microscope at a remote place via the Internet. Further, in Patent Document 3 below, a surface analyzer such as a scanning electron microscope or an electron beam microanalyzer is connected to a remote controller through an INS public line, and a control signal is sent from the remote controller to the surface analyzer. The image data of the moving image is measured under the control of the control signal, and the moving image is MPEG-compressed and returned to the remote control device. The remote control device decompresses and displays the measured moving image. Thus, the analysis operation is performed while observing the moving image in a remote place.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-10-179581
[0005]
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2000-123770 A
[0006]
[Patent Document 3]
JP-A-2000-206064
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional remote image analyzer via the Internet or the like has many problems in practice. As shown in the above publications, when an operator operates parameters such as observation conditions or analysis conditions from a remote place via a network, obtains an image reflecting the same as a moving image, and intends to observe this in real time. Conventionally, there has been a problem that good operability cannot be obtained and real-time moving image observation is difficult due to insufficient awareness of characteristics of networks such as the Internet.
[0008]
That is, when an image diagnostic device such as an ultrasonic diagnostic device, a surface analyzer such as an electron microscope, and a sample analyzer are used as independent devices, parameters such as observation conditions or analysis conditions input by an operator are not used. The hardware is immediately set via the firmware, and the image data acquired under the conditions is displayed on the monitor device in real time. There, the user interface system that manages the operation of the operator and the hardware control system are tightly coupled, and the operation results of the operator are reflected in the image data with good response, so that the setting parameters can be set without impairing the operability of the operator. Can be linked with the image data reflecting that.
[0009]
However, when a network such as the Internet is interposed, such a tight connection cannot be expected, and the response is reduced. This is because in a network, data transfer may be delayed, image data may arrive out of order, or part of the data may be lost. Therefore, after changing parameters such as analysis conditions, the image reflecting the changes may be delayed until it is displayed at a remote location, or the image that should reflect the parameter changes may be dropped, and the observation conditions and analysis conditions may not be appropriate. In some cases, it may not be clear whether or not the operability has occurred, and the operability in a remote place will be significantly inferior.
[0010]
Referring to FIG. 3 taking an example of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, when the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 is used alone, the obtained ultrasonic image is displayed on the display device 17 together with character information such as a patient name. It is displayed, and the input device such as the keyboard 18 is operated to input and set parameters in post-processing such as gain (sensitivity), dynamic range, and gamma conversion, or parameters for edge enhancement. The image immediately appears on the screen of the display device 17 and the conditions are displayed as character information or the like. Therefore, the operator of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 looks at the screen of the display device 17 and verifies whether or not the user's own settings are appropriate, and changes various parameters to obtain an optimal ultrasonic image. Can be operated.
[0011]
However, if the same operation and observation are performed from a remote place using the remote device 20 via the network 50, such comfortable operability cannot be obtained. When a parameter is changed by operating the keyboard 28 or the like on the remote side, an ultrasonic image corresponding to the parameter is transmitted via the network 50 and displayed on the screen of the display device 27. Due to delays or omissions, it is not clear whether the image corresponding to the parameter that has just been changed is currently displayed or the image with the parameter that was set a while ago is currently displayed. The task of observing an image and finding the optimal image condition is virtually impossible from the remote side.
[0012]
In view of the above, the present invention addresses a problem in a network such as the Internet, improves operability on a remote side, and enables a remote image analyzer capable of excellent real-time moving image observation on a remote side. The purpose is to provide.
[0013]
Furthermore, the present invention supports operation on the main body (host) side as well as operation on the remote side, and in the case where operation is also performed on the host side in addition to the operation on the remote side, the changed parameter on the remote side is also provided. It is another object of the present invention to provide a remote image analyzer which synchronizes with each other and enables a remote side to optimally perform real-time moving image observation.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image analyzing apparatus including a setting unit for setting a condition defining parameter of a moving image to be obtained, and obtaining a moving image based on the set conditions. And a remote image analyzer comprising a remote device connected to the image analyzer via a network,
An input unit for inputting the condition defining parameter, an ID assigning unit for assigning an ID to a group of parameters forming one condition input by the remote unit, and the group of parameters; And a transmitting unit for transmitting the corresponding ID to the image analyzer through a network, and an ID managing unit for storing the assigned ID and a corresponding parameter group, and
The image analysis device further includes a receiving unit that receives the parameter group and the ID sent via the network and sends the parameter group to the parameter setting unit, and an image data when the image data is acquired under a specific condition. An ID adding unit that adds an ID corresponding to the condition, and a transmitting unit that transmits the image data with the ID added to the remote device via a network,
The remote device further includes a receiving unit that receives image data with an ID transmitted from the image analysis device, and decodes the received ID based on data from the ID management unit and converts the received ID into a corresponding parameter group. It has an ID decoding unit, an image synthesizing unit that synthesizes the converted parameter group with the received image data, and a display unit that displays the synthesized image.
[0015]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the remote image analyzer according to the first aspect,
The image analysis device includes an input unit that inputs the parameter for defining the condition, sends the input parameter to the parameter setting unit, and an ID for a group of parameters forming one condition input by the input unit. And a composite ID generation unit that generates a composite ID of the ID and the ID sent from the remote device. The transmission unit includes a parameter group on the image analysis device side. To the remote device, the ID adding unit has a function of adding a corresponding composite ID to the acquired image data, and the transmitting unit transmits the image data with the composite ID to the Has a function to send to a remote device, and
The receiving unit in the remote device further includes a function of receiving the composite ID and the parameter group transmitted from the image analysis device and transmitting the composite ID and the parameter group to the ID management unit,
The ID management unit in the remote device has a function of holding the received composite ID and a corresponding parameter group,
The ID decoding unit in the remote device has a function of decoding the composite ID added to the image data based on the data from the ID management unit and converting it into a corresponding parameter group.
[0016]
When a group of parameters forming one condition of image analysis or image observation is input to the remote device (remote) side of the remote image analysis apparatus according to claim 1, an appropriate ID is assigned to the parameter group to perform image analysis. While being sent to the device (host) side, the remote side holds the correspondence between the ID and the parameter group, and manages the corresponding parameter group with the ID. Then, when the host acquires image data under the conditions defined by the parameter group, an ID corresponding to the parameter group is added to the image data, and the image data is returned to the remote side. The ID can be added to the image data as an image such as a barcode in addition to the code data. Since the correspondence between the ID and the parameter group is held on the remote side as described above, the parameter group can be reproduced from the returned ID. Since the reproduced parameter group is combined with the image data and displayed, the correspondence between the displayed image and the parameter group forming the acquisition condition is not correct even if the data is delayed or missing in the network. It won't be accurate or confusing. Therefore, it is very easy to obtain an image as a moving image, observe the image on the remote side, and variously change the conditions for image acquisition on the remote side to obtain the optimum condition. become. The data of the parameter group itself is not returned from the host to the remote side, but the ID is returned as a barcode image or code data attached to the image data, so that the transfer data amount can be reduced and the image data can be reduced. And an accurate correspondence relationship between the parameter group and the parameter group forming the acquisition condition can be maintained. Also, the display resolution of the parameter group can be improved and the host-side parameter group can be viewed more easily than when the parameter group is returned after being synthesized with the image data.
[0017]
In the image analysis apparatus (host) according to the second aspect, in addition to the above, it is also possible to input a parameter group forming one condition of image analysis or image observation on the host side. Image acquisition conditions are set by the group, moving image data according to the conditions is obtained, and an appropriate ID is assigned to the parameter group. The ID is sent from the remote side to the host side. When the conditions are set on the host side in this way, the composite ID of the remote ID sent from the remote side and the host ID before that is set. The composite ID is generated and sent to the remote side together with the corresponding host-side parameter group. At the remote side, the composite ID and the host-side parameter group are taken into the ID management unit and managed. Thereafter, when the image data is obtained on the host side, the composite ID corresponding to the image data is added and sent to the remote side. Therefore, the remote side can convert the composite ID into a corresponding parameter group. Therefore, even if the parameter group is operated on the remote side and further operated on the host side, the remote side must know exactly what kind of operation the sent image data corresponds to on the host side. Thus, it is possible to perform favorable image observation synchronized with the remote side and the host side on the remote side.
[0018]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 and the remote apparatus 20 are configured to transmit and receive each other via a network 50. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 (host side) includes an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 11. Although not shown in the figure, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main unit 11 includes a probe (ultrasonic transducer element) for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves, a pulse driving circuit thereof, a receiving circuit, a control circuit for controlling these, and the like. In. When a group of parameters, such as parameters in post-processing such as size, mode, gain, dynamic range, and gamma conversion of an ultrasonic image, or parameters for edge enhancement, are input to the parameter setting unit 12, those parameters are used for ultrasonic diagnosis. Ultrasonic images set in the control circuit of the apparatus main body 11 and meeting the conditions defined by the group of parameters are sequentially obtained as moving images from the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 11.
[0019]
On the remote device 20 (remote side), various parameters of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 can be set via the parameter input unit 21 by operating the keyboard 28 and the like. The parameters include a size, a mode, a gain, a dynamic range, and the like. Further, there are image processing parameters, for example, parameters in a post process such as gamma conversion, and parameters for edge enhancement. The gain can be set such that the sensitivity is determined uniformly for all the images, or the gain is changed depending on the depth. Various parameters defining one condition, such as a parameter for a gain and a parameter for a dynamic range, are set as one set. Changing one or several of the parameters results in a different condition, and a group of parameters forming the condition is generated as another. Thus, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the size is changed, a parameter group a is generated, when the mode is changed, a parameter group b is generated, and when the image is frozen, a parameter group c is generated.
[0020]
The parameter group set in this way is given an appropriate ID by the ID assigning section 22 under the control of the ID managing section 23, and then received by the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 (host side) from the transmitting section 25 via the network 50. Sent to the unit 16. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the parameter group is composed of a parameter group a, a parameter group b,... ID (remote ID) is given.
[0021]
On the host side, when these parameter groups are sequentially received by the receiving unit 16, they are sent to the parameter setting unit 12, and each of the parameter groups is set in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main unit 11. An ultrasonic image (moving image) obtained from the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main unit 11 under one condition defined by the parameter group is subjected to, for example, MPEG compression in the image compression unit 13. The ID adding unit 14 adds an ID code indicating a condition (group of parameters) for obtaining the image to the compressed image, and the image data with the ID added is transmitted via the transmitting unit 15.
[0022]
The image data to which the ID is added, which is transmitted from the host side, is received by the receiving section 26 on the remote side, and the image data portion is subjected to the compression processing of the compressed image data in the image restoration section 31. On the other hand, the ID portion of the received data is sent to the ID decoding unit 32, and the ID is decoded under the control of the ID management unit 23. The ID management unit 23 holds a data table (FIG. 2) of the parameter group and the ID assigned to the parameter group. When the ID is received, the parameter group corresponding to the ID is read. The character information of the parameter group thus reproduced and the restored image are combined in the image combining unit 33. As a result, the ultrasonic image and the character information corresponding to each of the parameters are displayed on one screen by the display unit 34 (the display device 27 thereof).
[0023]
Therefore, the operator on the remote side can observe the moving image thus obtained together with the parameters for obtaining the moving image. Therefore, it is easy to confirm whether the conditions (parameters) set beforehand are appropriate. If the obtained image is not appropriate, the parameters are changed in various ways, and each time such a change is made, a new parameter group is generated and transmitted with an ID attached thereto. In the management unit 23, the correspondence between the parameter group and the ID is held. When the image under the new condition is returned from the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus 10 to the remote device 20, the parameter is known by the ID added thereto, and the parameter is displayed together with the ultrasound image. It is possible to know whether or not it was appropriate for obtaining an optimal ultrasonic image. By such operation and observation, an operation for obtaining an optimal ultrasonic image can be easily performed.
[0024]
At this time, even if there is an unavoidable delay or loss of image data due to the data transfer via the network 50, the currently displayed moving image is obtained under any conditions. This makes it possible to reliably and easily know the situation, and eliminates the inconvenience that the operation for obtaining the optimum ultrasonic image is difficult.
[0025]
By the way, in order to display the reliable correspondence between the image observed on the remote side and the conditions under which the image is obtained, instead of returning the parameter group as an ID as described above, the parameter group is returned. Although it is conceivable to return the data as is, the parameter group is setting information of various parameters and becomes large data, so there is an inconvenience that the amount of transfer information increases, and there are problems such as delay and loss during transfer. Is more likely to be affected. In addition, the entire image to be displayed in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10, that is, the entire image including the ultrasonic image and character information indicating parameters synthesized with the ultrasonic image is sequentially regarded as one piece of image data. Can be sent to the remote device 20 from the remote device 20. However, since the resolution of the image matches the resolution of the ultrasonic image, the resolution of characters and the like representing parameters and the like becomes low, and the remote device 20 becomes difficult to see. Occurs. According to the configuration in which the parameter group is converted into an ID and returned from the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 to the remote device 20, the inconvenience of adopting a configuration in which the data of the parameter group is returned as it is or a configuration in which characters or the like representing the parameter group are returned as image data is adopted. Can be avoided.
[0026]
FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment. The second embodiment is obtained by adding a specific configuration and function to the first embodiment, and is the same as the first embodiment except for the added portions. The description is omitted here. In FIG. 4, first, a parameter input unit 19 is provided on the host (ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10) side, and a parameter group forming an image acquisition condition can be input from the keyboard 18 or the like. When a group is input, it is sent to the parameter setting unit 12 to set image acquisition conditions in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main unit 11, and the ID assigning unit 41 appropriately applies the new parameter group to the new parameter group. For example, a host ID (consisting of a series of numbers) is assigned.
[0027]
For example, if the size is changed on the remote side and then the mode is changed in the same manner as in the above example, the data of the parameter group a corresponding to the size change is transmitted from the remote side to the host side as shown in FIG. After that, the data of the parameter group b corresponding to the mode change is sent together with the remote ID “2”. At this time, the main body 11 of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus on the host side obtains the image information under the conditions set by the current parameter group b, compresses the image information by the image compressing section 13, and the remote ID “2” Is sent from the transmission unit 15 to the remote side via the network 50 in the same manner as in the above example.
[0028]
At this time, assuming that the size is independently changed on the host side, data of the parameter group a ′ corresponding to the size change is obtained and sent to the parameter setting unit 12, and the image of the image acquired by the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 11 is obtained. After the size is changed, the image data whose size has been changed is obtained by the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 11. That is, by adding the parameter group a ′ to the parameter group b given from the remote side, only the parameters related to the size are changed, and the image data whose size is changed only in the same mode is obtained. The ID assigning unit 41 assigns an appropriate (for example, a series of numbers) host ID (for example, “1”) to the parameter group a ′ on the host side. The composite ID generation unit 42 generates a composite ID “21” indicating that the parameter is changed on the host side, that is, only the parameter group b set on the remote side is replaced with the parameter group a ′. This composite ID is transmitted to the remote side via the transmission unit 15 together with the parameter group a 'on the host side.
[0029]
After that, when the pan zoom and the gain adjustment of the B-mode image are sequentially performed on the host side, the settings corresponding to the pan zoom and the B mode image are sequentially and sequentially made in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 11 and the parameter group corresponding to the pan zoom For example, a host ID of “2” is assigned to b ′, and a host ID of “3” is assigned to a parameter group c ′ corresponding to the gain adjustment of the B-mode image. In this way, the host ID is given to the parameter group generated each time the host is operated, and the composite IDs “22” and “23” of the host ID and the remote ID at this time are sequentially generated by the composite ID generation unit 42. , And the parameter groups b ′ and c ′ on the host side are sent to the remote side in sequence.
[0030]
On the remote side, the transmitted composite IDs and the host-side parameter group accompanying them are sequentially taken into the ID management unit 23 via the reception unit 26. The ID management unit 23 combines the host-side parameter group and the host ID assigned to the remote-side parameter group and the remote ID assigned to the remote-side parameter group, and stores them in a table.
[0031]
The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 11 on the host side outputs image data corresponding to the size change operation as described above. When pan zoom, gain adjustment, and the like are performed, image data corresponding to those is sequentially output. Each time these image data are obtained, the composite IDs “21”, “22”, and “23” representing the parameter groups b + a ′, b + b ′, and b + c ′ defining the conditions for obtaining the image data are stored in the ID adding unit 14. The image data to which the composite ID has been added are sequentially transmitted to the remote side via the network 50 via the transmission unit 15.
[0032]
Since the remote side receives the image data with the composite ID attached, the composite ID is sent to the ID decoding unit 32, and the composite ID is transmitted to the ID decoding unit 32 based on the table managed by the ID management unit 23 that manages the composite ID. The parameter groups b + a ′, b + b ′, b + c ′,. The image data is compressed and decompressed by the image decompression unit 31, and the image data and character data representing the decoded parameter group are synthesized by the image synthesis unit 33, sent to the display unit 34, and displayed by the display device 27. Is the same as in the above example.
[0033]
Further, if an operation for instructing a freeze is performed on the remote side and a parameter group c is input, a remote ID “3” is assigned by the ID assigning unit 22, and the remote ID “3” and the parameter group c are assigned to the host side. And these are managed by the ID management unit 23. The host acquires image data under the conditions defined by the parameter group c, and sends the image data to the remote with the composite ID “33” added. Since the remote side manages the remote ID and the parameter group corresponding to the remote ID, it is possible to decode the parameter group, which is the acquisition condition of the image data, from the composite ID attached to the received image data.
[0034]
As described above, in the second embodiment, when the image acquisition condition is set on the remote side, the image data is acquired on the host side based on the condition, and the image data is sent to the remote side for display, the condition is also set on the host side. When the reflected image data is sent to the remote side, the remote side can also know what parameter settings have been made on the host side. This makes it possible to perform optimal image observation on the remote side.
[0035]
Note that the above description relates to one embodiment, and it goes without saying that the specific configuration and the like can be variously changed. For example, in the above description, an ID representing a parameter group is added as code data to the compressed image in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 and then sent back to the remote apparatus 20. , The image is combined with an ultrasonic image, and the image is compressed and returned to the remote device 20. The remote device 20 restores the received compressed image, and includes a bar code included in the restored image. Such an image may be converted into an ID, a parameter group corresponding to the ID may be obtained, and the parameter group may be combined with a restored ultrasonic image instead of an image such as a barcode.
[0036]
In the above description, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus has been described as an example. However, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to a case where another image diagnostic apparatus, a surface analyzer such as an electron microscope, a sample analyzer, and the like are remotely controlled and observed.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the remote image analyzer of the present invention, an ID is assigned to each parameter group forming one condition on the remote device side, and each parameter group is managed by the ID. Since the device does not return the data of the parameter group itself to the remote device but returns the ID added to the image data, it addresses the problem of data delay or loss in the network and configures the image data and its acquisition conditions. Correspondence with the parameter group can be accurately and easily displayed on the remote device, and the amount of transfer data can be reduced. Further, it is possible to improve the display resolution of the parameter group and make it easier to see than in the case where the data of the parameter group is converted into image data and returned after being combined with the acquired image data. Therefore, in the remote device, while observing the moving image obtained by the image analysis device, it is possible to extremely easily perform the operation of changing the conditions for acquiring the image in various ways and finding the optimum condition, As a result, an image as desired by the operator can be easily obtained even in the remote device.
[0038]
Further, even when conditions are set on the remote device side and the image analysis device side of the remote image analysis device, synchronization is established between them, and what settings are made on the remote device side on the image analysis device side. It is possible to observe the image while being informed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a data table of parameter groups and IDs according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram in a case where an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and a remote apparatus are connected via a network.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data table of parameter groups and IDs according to the second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Ultrasound diagnostic equipment
11 Ultrasound diagnostic device body
12 Parameter setting section
13 Image compression unit
14 ID addition part
15, 25 transmitter
16, 26 receiver
17,27 display device
18, 28 keyboard
19, 21 Parameter input section
20 Remote devices
22, 41 ID assigning unit
23 ID Management Department
31 Image restoration unit
32 ID decryption unit
33 Image synthesis unit
34 Display
42 Composite ID generation unit
50 Network

Claims (2)

The image analysis apparatus includes a setting unit that sets a parameter for defining a condition of a moving image to be obtained, and an image analysis apparatus that obtains a moving image based on the set conditions, and a remote apparatus connected to the image analysis apparatus via a network. In the remote image analyzer provided,
An input unit for inputting the condition defining parameter, an ID assigning unit for assigning an ID to a group of parameters forming one condition input by the remote unit, and the group of parameters; And a corresponding ID to the image analyzer via a network, and an ID manager for holding the assigned ID and a corresponding parameter group, and the image analyzer further includes a A receiving unit that receives the parameter group and the ID that are sent to the parameter setting unit and sends the parameter group to the parameter setting unit. An ID addition unit to be added, and a transmission unit to transmit the image data with the ID added to the remote device via a network,
The remote device further includes a receiving unit that receives image data with an ID transmitted from the image analysis device, and decodes the received ID based on data from the ID management unit and converts the received ID into a corresponding parameter group. A remote image analyzer, comprising: an ID decoding unit; an image synthesizing unit for synthesizing the converted parameter group with the received image data; and a display unit for displaying the synthesized image. The image analysis device includes an input unit that inputs the parameter for defining the condition, sends the input parameter to the parameter setting unit, and an ID for a group of parameters forming one condition input by the input unit. And a composite ID generation unit that generates a composite ID of the ID and the ID sent from the remote device. The transmission unit includes a parameter group on the image analysis device side. To the remote device, the ID adding unit has a function of adding a corresponding composite ID to the acquired image data, and the transmitting unit transmits the image data with the composite ID to the It has a function of sending to the remote device, and the receiving unit in the remote device further has a function of receiving the composite ID and the parameter group sent from the image analysis device and sending it to the ID management unit. Provided,
The ID management unit in the remote device has a function of holding the received composite ID and a corresponding parameter group,
2. The ID decoding unit in the remote device has a function of decoding a composite ID added to image data based on data from the ID management unit and converting it into a corresponding parameter group. Remote image analyzer.

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