JP2014128423A5

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Publication number: JP2014128423A5
Application number: JP2012287935A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2012-12-28
Publication date: 2016-01-21

Description

本発明は、被写体に光を照射する光源と、光学系と撮像素子とを備え、前記被写体を撮像して画像データーを取得する内視鏡スコープと、前記内視鏡スコープと接続され、表示画像を生成する画像プロセッサと、前記画像プロセッサに接続され前記表示画像を描出するモニタと、を備え、前記画像プロセッサは、前記内視鏡スコープが取得した前記画像データーに対して第１の画像処理を行い、第１の画像信号を出力するローカル画像処理部と、ネットワーク通信路を介して前記画像プロセッサに接続されると共に、前記内視鏡スコープが取得した前記画像データーに対して第２の画像処理を行い第２の画像信号を出力する画像処理サーバーに前記画像データーが送信され、前記第２の画像処理が施されて前記ネットワーク通信路を介して受信した前記第２の画像信号と前記第１の画像信号とを結合して前記表示画像を生成する処理結果結合部と、前記光源と、前記内視鏡スコープと、前記画像プロセッサとが備える各部の制御を行うシステム制御部と、を備え、前記システム制御部は、前記光源の発光を制御する光源制御部と、前記ネットワーク通信路を介して前記画像処理サーバーとの間でのデーターの送受信を制御するネットワーク制御部と、前記撮像素子が前記被写体を撮像するタイミングを前記光源と同期させる制御を行う内視鏡スコープ制御部と、を備えていることを特徴とする内視鏡システムである。 The present invention includes a light source that irradiates light to a subject, an optical system, and an imaging device, and is connected to the endoscope scope that captures the subject and obtains image data, the endoscope scope, and a display image and an image processor for generating, is connected before Symbol image processor and a monitor for visualization of the display image, wherein the image processor includes a first image processing on the image data of the endoscope scope acquired And a local image processing unit that outputs a first image signal and a second image for the image data acquired by the endoscope scope and connected to the image processor via a network communication path The image data is transmitted to an image processing server that performs processing and outputs a second image signal, is subjected to the second image processing, and is received via the network communication path. And the second image signal and the processing result combining unit in which the first image signal and coupled to the generating the display image, and the light source, and the endoscope scope of each unit of said image processor A system control unit that performs control, and the system control unit controls transmission and reception of data between the light source control unit that controls light emission of the light source and the image processing server via the network communication path. An endoscope system comprising: a network control unit configured to perform control, and an endoscope scope control unit configured to synchronize timing at which the imaging element captures an image of the subject with the light source.

Claims

A light source that illuminates the subject,
An endoscope scope including an optical system and an image sensor, capturing an image of the subject and acquiring image data;
An image processor connected to the endoscope scope for generating a display image;
A monitor connected to the front Symbol image processor to render the display image,
With
The image processor is
A local image processing unit that performs first image processing on the image data acquired by the endoscope scope and outputs a first image signal;
The image is connected to the image processor via a network communication path, and the image processing server outputs a second image signal by performing second image processing on the image data acquired by the endoscope scope. Processing result of generating the display image by combining the second image signal and the first image signal received through the network communication path after the data is transmitted and subjected to the second image processing A coupling part;
A system control unit that controls each unit included in the light source, the endoscope scope, and the image processor;
With
The system controller is
A light source control unit for controlling light emission of the light source;
A network control unit that controls transmission / reception of data to / from the image processing server via the network communication path;
An endoscope scope controller that performs control to synchronize the timing at which the imaging element images the subject with the light source;
An endoscope system comprising: