JP4477451B2 - Image display device, image display method, and image display program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image display device, an image display method, and an image display program for sequentially displaying a plurality of stored images in a predetermined display area in the order of imaging.

  In recent years, in the field of endoscopes, swallowable capsule endoscopes have been proposed. This capsule endoscope is provided with an imaging function and a wireless communication function. Capsule endoscopes are peristaltic in the body cavity, for example, inside the organs such as stomach and small intestine, after being swallowed from the subject's mouth for observation (examination) and before being spontaneously discharged. And has a function of taking images of the subject at intervals of 0.5 seconds, for example.

  While moving in the body cavity, image data captured by the capsule endoscope is stored in an external memory sequentially transmitted to the outside by wireless communication. By carrying a receiver having a wireless communication function and a memory function, the subject can freely move between swallowing the capsule endoscope and discharging it. After the capsule endoscope is ejected, the doctor or nurse can make a diagnosis by displaying an organ image on a display based on the image data stored in the memory (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-19111

  By the way, images are sequentially displayed on the display at a predetermined display rate in accordance with the imaging order, and the doctor or nurse sometimes selects an image necessary for diagnosis from among the sequentially displayed images. However, conventionally, when a doctor or nurse confirms a selected image on a display, it is complicated to search for a desired selected image from a plurality of stored images and display the searched selected image on the display. In some cases, it was necessary to perform an appropriate process, which hindered prompt diagnosis by doctors or nurses.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described drawbacks of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an image display device, an image display method, and an image display program that enable a user to quickly confirm a selected image. .

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an image display device according to the present invention is an image display device including display means for sequentially displaying a plurality of stored images in a predetermined display area in the order of imaging. Input means for inputting selection information for selecting a desired image from the sequentially displayed images, selection image extraction means for extracting an image corresponding to the selection information from the plurality of images, and the display And means for displaying the image extracted by the selected image extracting means in a predetermined selected image display area.

  Further, in the image display device according to the present invention, the control means causes the display means to display the image extracted by the selected image extraction means as an image smaller than the image displayed in the predetermined display area. It is displayed on a predetermined selected image display area.

  The image display apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the control means stops the sequential display of images in the predetermined display area when the selection information is input.

  Further, in the image display device according to the present invention, the control unit has passed a predetermined waiting time after displaying the image extracted by the selected image extracting unit in the predetermined selected image display region of the display unit. After that, the display unit restarts the sequential display of the stopped images.

  The image display device according to the present invention further comprises instruction means for instructing resumption of sequential display of the images in the predetermined display area, and the control means sequentially controls the images in the predetermined display area by the instruction means. When the display restart is instructed, the display means restarts the sequential display of the stopped images.

  In the image display device according to the present invention, the control means causes the display means to display the images extracted by the selected image extraction means in the predetermined selected image display area in the order of imaging. And

  The image display device according to the present invention is characterized in that the image is an image obtained by imaging the inside of the subject.

  The image display method according to the present invention is a selection method for selecting a desired image from the sequentially displayed images in an image display method for sequentially displaying a plurality of stored images in a predetermined display area in accordance with an imaging order. An input step for inputting information; a selected image extracting step for extracting an image corresponding to the selected information from the plurality of images; and an image extracted in the selected image extracting step is displayed in a predetermined selected image display area. And a selected image display step.

  Further, in the image display method according to the present invention, in the selected image display step, the image selected in the selected image extraction step is an image smaller than the image displayed in the predetermined display area. It is displayed in the area.

  The image display method according to the present invention further includes a display stop step of stopping sequential display of images in the predetermined display area when the selection information is input.

  The image display program according to the present invention is a selection method for selecting a desired image from the sequentially displayed images in an image display program for sequentially displaying a plurality of stored images in a predetermined display area in accordance with an imaging order. An input procedure for inputting information, a selection image extraction procedure for extracting an image corresponding to the selection information from the plurality of images, and an image extracted in the selection image extraction procedure are displayed in a predetermined selection image display area And a selection image display procedure to be performed.

  In the image display program according to the present invention, the selected image display procedure may be configured such that the image selected in the selected image extraction procedure is an image smaller than the image displayed in the predetermined display area. It is displayed in the area.

  The image display program according to the present invention further includes a display stop procedure for stopping sequential display of images in the predetermined display area when the selection information is input.

  According to the present invention, since an image selected from images sequentially displayed in a predetermined display area is displayed in the predetermined selected image display area, the user can quickly confirm the selected image. Play.

  Hereinafter, an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. In the description of the drawings, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Further, as an image display apparatus according to the present embodiment, an image display apparatus in an in-vivo information acquiring system using a capsule endoscope will be described as an example.

(Embodiment 1)
First, the image display apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described. The image display apparatus according to the first embodiment displays an image selected by a user among images sequentially displayed in a predetermined image display area in a predetermined selected image display area.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the in-vivo information acquiring system according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the in-vivo information acquiring system according to the first embodiment is introduced into the body of a receiving device 2 having a receiving function and the subject 1, and captures an in-vivo image to the receiving device 2. A capsule endoscope 3 that performs data transmission is provided. The in-subject information acquisition system also performs image transfer between the image display device 4 that displays an image in the body cavity based on data received by the reception device 2 and the reception device 2 and the image display device 4. A portable recording medium 5. The receiving device 2 includes a receiving jacket 2a worn by the subject 1 and an external device 2b that performs processing of radio signals transmitted and received through the receiving jacket 2a.

  The image display device 4 is for displaying an in-vivo image captured by the capsule endoscope 3 and includes a workstation that displays an image based on data obtained by the portable recording medium 5. The image display device 4 sequentially displays a plurality of still images captured by the capsule endoscope 3 in the order of image capturing. The sequentially displayed images are referred to as pseudo moving images.

  The portable recording medium 5 is detachable with respect to the external device 2b and the image display device 4, and has a structure capable of outputting or recording information when attached to both. Specifically, the portable recording medium 5 is inserted into the external device 2 b and transmitted from the capsule endoscope 3 while the capsule endoscope 3 is moving in the body cavity of the subject 1. Record the data. Then, after the capsule endoscope 3 is ejected from the subject 1, that is, after the imaging of the inside of the subject 1 is finished, the capsule endoscope 3 is taken out from the external device 2b and inserted into the image display device 4, and the image is displayed. Data recorded by the display device 4 is read out. The data exchange between the external device 2b and the image display device 4 is performed between the external device 2b and the image display device 4 in addition to the configuration performed by the portable recording medium 5 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory. It is also possible to take a configuration for wired connection.

  Here, the image display device 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the image display device 4 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the image display device 4 includes an input unit 20, a display unit 30, a storage unit 40, and a control unit 50.

  The input unit 20 includes a selection information input unit 21 that inputs selection information for selecting a desired image from images sequentially displayed on the display unit 30. The input unit 20 is realized by a pointing device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and sends an operation instruction of the image display device 4 and instruction information of processing performed by the image display device 4 to the control unit 50.

  The display unit 30 is realized by a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, or the like, and displays and outputs instruction information or an instruction result of the input unit 20. In addition, the display unit 30 sequentially displays each image of the image group captured by the capsule endoscope 3 as a pseudo moving image in a predetermined pseudo moving image display area according to the shooting order. The display unit 30 displays and outputs a reduced image of the image selected in the selection information of the selection information input unit 21 in a predetermined reduced image display area.

  The storage unit 40 is realized by, for example, a hard disk device, and holds various images. In particular, the image group P1 captured by the capsule endoscope 3 and the reduced image group P2 generated by the control unit 50 are folders. Stored in F1 and F2.

  The control unit 50 controls each process or operation of the input unit 20, the display unit 30, and the storage unit 40. The control unit 50 includes a selected image extraction unit 52, and an image display control unit 55 having a reduced image generation unit 53 and a timer 54. The selected image extraction unit 52 extracts the selected image from the folder F1 based on the selection information input from the selection information input unit 21. The reduced image generation unit 53 generates a reduced image for the image extracted by the selected image extraction unit 52 by performing a pixel thinning process and a determination process by linear interpolation of pixel values to be displayed. The reduced image generation unit 53 generates an image smaller than the image displayed in the pseudo moving image display area of the display unit 30 as a reduced image for the image extracted by the selected image extraction unit 52. The timer 54 has a function of measuring time. The image display control unit 55 controls image display processing in the display unit 30. The image display control unit 55 causes the display unit 30 to display the reduced image generated by the reduced image generation unit 53 in the reduced image display area. In other words, the image display control unit 55 causes the display unit 30 to display the image extracted by the selected image extraction unit 52 in the reduced image display area as an image smaller than the image displayed in the pseudo moving image display area. It will be.

  Next, an image display processing procedure by the control unit 50 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the control unit 50 determines whether or not there is instruction information for instructing the pseudo moving image display from the input unit 20 (step S102). The control unit 50 repeats the determination in step S102 until there is instruction information for instructing pseudo moving image display. When there is instruction information for instructing pseudo moving image display (step S102: Yes), the image display control unit 55 Then, pseudo moving image display is performed on the display unit 30 so that each image of the image group P1 stored in the folder F1 of the storage unit 40 is sequentially displayed in a predetermined pseudo moving image display area in accordance with the imaging order (step S104).

  The control unit 50 determines whether there is instruction information for instructing the end of the pseudo moving image display from the input unit 20 (step S106), and when there is this instruction information (step S106: Yes), The pseudo moving image display ends. On the other hand, when the control unit 50 determines that there is no instruction information for instructing the end of the pseudo moving image display from the input unit (step S106: No), the image display control unit 55 causes the display unit 30 to display the image group P1. It is determined whether or not all the final images have been displayed (step S108). When the image display control unit 55 determines that the display unit 30 has displayed up to the final image of the image group P1 (step S108: Yes), the pseudo moving image display ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the display unit 30 has not displayed the final image of the image group P1 (step S108: No), the control unit 50 selects an image based on the presence / absence of selection information from the selection information input unit 21. It is determined whether or not there is an instruction (step S110). When it is determined that there is no image selection instruction (step S110: No), the control unit 50 proceeds to step S104 and continues the pseudo moving image display.

  On the other hand, when the selection information is input from the selection information input unit 21 and it is determined that there is an image selection instruction (step S110: Yes), the control unit 50 reduces the image selected based on the selection information. Then, an image selection process for displaying the reduced image in a predetermined reduced image display area is performed on the display unit 30 (step S112). After performing the image selection process, the control unit 50 proceeds to step S104 and displays a pseudo moving image.

  Next, the image selection process shown in FIG. 3 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the image selection processing shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the image display control unit 55 causes the display unit 30 to temporarily stop the sequential display of the pseudo moving images displayed in the pseudo moving image display area (step S122), and stops the pseudo moving image display area. Display an image. The selection image extraction unit 52 extracts the selected image from the folder F1 of the storage unit 40 based on the selection information input from the selection information input unit 21 (step S124). The reduced image generation unit 53 generates a reduced image for the image extracted by the selected image extraction unit 52 (step S126). The image display control unit 55 causes the display unit 30 to display the reduced image generated by the reduced image generation unit 53 in a predetermined reduced image display area (step S128).

  Thereafter, the image display control unit 55 starts measuring the timer 54 (step S130). The image display control unit 55 determines whether or not the measured value T of the timer 54 is equal to or longer than the predetermined standby time Ts (step S132), and repeats the determination in step S132 until the measured value T becomes equal to or longer than the standby time Ts. . When it is determined that the measured time T is equal to or longer than the waiting time Ts (step S132: Yes), the image display control unit 55 cancels the temporary stop of the sequential display of the pseudo moving image display (step S134). That is, the image display control unit 55 instructs the display unit 30 to resume sequential display of pseudo moving image display. Thereafter, the image display control unit 55 resets the time value of the timer 54 to 0 and stops it (step S136).

  Here, specific operations and processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 5-7 is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the display part 30, and the window W is displayed on the display screen of the display part 30. FIG. The window W roughly includes a pseudo moving image display area A1, a reduced image display area A2, and a moving image display control key area A3. The reduced image display area A2 is provided in the right area of the pseudo moving image display area A1. The moving image display control key area A3 is provided below the pseudo moving image display area A1. In the pseudo moving image display area A1, the images in the folder F1 stored in the storage unit 40 are sequentially displayed according to the imaging order, and the reduced image generated by the reduced image generating unit 53 is displayed in the reduced image display area A2. In the moving image display control key area A3, button images indicating various display control processes of the pseudo moving image such as the play button 24 and the pause button 25 are displayed. In the reduced image display area A2, the scroll bar 32 is displayed when the reduced image cannot be displayed on one screen. The user moves the mouse of the input unit 20 and moves the cursor 23 moved on the slider 33 up and down, thereby moving the slider 33 on the screen up and down and moving the display content of the reduced image display area A2 up and down. Change.

  First, by operating the mouse of the input unit 20 or the like, the cursor 23 shown in FIG. 5 is moved onto the playback button 24 and the left button of the mouse is clicked. 50. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the image Pa is displayed in the left area of the pseudo moving image display area A1, and the capsule endoscope is next to the image Pa in the right area of the pseudo moving image display area A1. An image Pb captured by 3 is displayed. Thereafter, the image captured by the capsule endoscope 3 is displayed next to the image Pb in the left area of the pseudo moving image display area A1, and is displayed on the left side in the right area of the pseudo moving image display area A1. Next to the image, an image captured by the capsule endoscope 3 is displayed.

  For example, when selecting the image Pa as a desired image, the user moves the mouse of the input unit 20, moves the cursor 23 over the image Pa, and double-clicks the left button of the mouse to select the input unit 20. Selection information for selecting the image Pa is input from the image input unit 21 to the control unit 50.

  When selection information is input to the control unit 50, the image display control unit 55 first causes the display unit 30 to temporarily stop the sequential display of pseudo moving images. As a result, the images Pa and Pb are continuously displayed in the pseudo moving image display area A1. The selected image extraction unit 52 extracts the image Pa selected from the folder F1 of the storage unit 40 based on the selection information, and the reduced image generation unit 53 generates a reduced image Pa1 for the extracted image Pa. . As shown in FIG. 6, the image display control unit 55 causes the display unit 30 to display the reduced image Pa1 generated by the reduced image generation unit 53 in the reduced image display area A2. As a result, the reduced image Pa1 corresponding to the selected image Pa is displayed in the reduced image display area A2.

  Thereafter, the timer 54 starts counting, and when the measured value T of the timer 54 becomes equal to or longer than the waiting time Ts, the images in the pseudo moving image display area of the display unit 30 are sequentially displayed by the display control of the image display control unit 55. Display resumes. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the images Pc and Pd captured by the capsule endoscope 3 are displayed in the pseudo moving image display area A1 next to the images Pa and Pb. As described above, after the selection of the image Pa, the display of the images in the pseudo moving image display area A1 is stopped and the images Pa and Pb are continuously displayed until the waiting time Ts elapses after the reduced image Pa1 is displayed. Is done.

  According to the image display device 4 according to the first embodiment, an image selected by a user among images sequentially displayed in a predetermined pseudo moving image display region is displayed in a display region different from the pseudo moving image display region. By displaying in a certain selected image display area, the user can quickly confirm the selected image. Further, the image display device 4 reduces the image selected by the user from the images sequentially displayed in the predetermined pseudo moving image display area to the predetermined selected image display area which is another display area according to the imaging order. Since it displays, the user can grasp | ascertain reliably in which order the selected image was imaged.

  Further, in the first embodiment, after the selection information is input, the sequential display of the pseudo moving image is stopped after the reduced image is displayed until the predetermined standby time elapses. In other words, after the user selects a desired image, the reduced image of the selected image is displayed in the reduced image display area A2 of the window W and the predetermined waiting time Ts elapses. The video stops. As described above, in the first embodiment, when the user selects an image, the moving image of the pseudo moving image is stopped, and thus it is possible to prevent the user from overlooking the image in the pseudo moving image. Furthermore, in the first embodiment, since the moving image for displaying the pseudo moving image is stopped during the predetermined waiting time Ts after the reduced image is displayed, the user is viewing the reduced image display area. However, it is possible to secure a sufficient time for moving the visual recognition to the pseudo moving image display area, and to prevent the user from overlooking the pseudo moving image. As a result, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user when selecting an image necessary for diagnosis. As a result, by using the image display device 4 according to the first embodiment, it is possible to improve the diagnosis using the endoscope image by the user.

  In addition, the user inputs selection information for a desired image by double-clicking the left button of the mouse while moving the cursor directly on the desired image. For this reason, the user does not need to move the cursor 23 on the moving image display control key area A3. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to reduce mouse movement at the time of selecting an image, so that the burden on the user at the time of selecting an image can be reduced.

  In the first embodiment, the case where selection information is input by double-clicking the left mouse button in FIGS. 5 to 7 is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The selection information may be input by. In addition, selection information may be input by so-called drag and drop. For example, a case where the image Pb shown in FIG. 8 is selected will be described. The user moves the mouse of the input unit 20, moves the cursor 23 onto the image Pb, presses the mouse button in a state where the cursor 23 overlaps the image Pb, and moves the mouse according to the arrow Y1 in the state as it is. Is moved to the reduced image display area A2, and the mouse button is released on the reduced image display area A2. In the first embodiment, selection information for selecting a desired image may be input by such a drag-and-drop operation.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, after a predetermined waiting time has elapsed after the reduced image is displayed, the sequential display of the stopped image is resumed. In the second embodiment, the instruction to resume the sequential display of the image is given. After the instruction information to be input is input, the sequential display of the stopped images is resumed.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a schematic configuration of the image display apparatus according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, the image display device 204 according to the second embodiment further includes a restart information input unit 222 instead of the input unit 20 as compared with the image display device 4 according to the first embodiment. An input unit 220 is provided. The control unit 250 includes an image display control unit 255 having a configuration in which the timer 54 is deleted instead of the image display control unit 55. The input unit 220 has the same function as the input unit 20 in the first embodiment, and the resumption information input unit 222 inputs resumption information instructing resumption of sequential display of images in the temporarily stopped pseudo moving image. Control unit 250 has the same function as control unit 50 in the first embodiment. The image display control unit 255 has a function equivalent to that of the image display control unit 55, and on the basis of the resume information input from the resume information input unit 222 in the input unit 220, a pseudo moving image is displayed on the display unit 30. Resume sequential display of images.

  Next, an image display processing procedure by the control unit 250 will be described with reference to FIG. First, similarly to the first embodiment, the control unit 250 determines whether or not there is instruction information for instructing the pseudo moving image display from the input unit 220 (step S202), and determines that there is this instruction information. In that case (step S202: Yes), the display unit 30 is caused to display the pseudo moving image of the image group P1 (step S204). Next, as in the first embodiment, the control unit 250 determines whether there is instruction information for instructing the end of the pseudo moving image display from the input unit 220 (step S206), and there is this instruction information. If it is determined (step S206: Yes), the pseudo moving image display is ended on the display unit 30. On the other hand, when the control unit 250 determines that there is no instruction information for instructing the end of the pseudo moving image display (step S206: No), as in the first embodiment, the final image group P1 is displayed as a pseudo moving image. It is determined whether or not an image has been displayed (step S208). When the control unit 250 determines that the final image has been displayed (step S208: Yes), the control unit 250 causes the display unit 30 to end the pseudo moving image display. On the other hand, when determining that the final image is not displayed (step S208: No), the control unit 250 determines whether there is an image selection instruction based on the presence / absence of selection information from the selection information input unit 21. If it is determined (step S210) and it is determined that there is no image selection instruction (step S210: No), the process proceeds to step S204, and the display unit 30 continues the pseudo moving image display. The selection information may be input by double-clicking the left button of the mouse of the input unit 220 as described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, or by a drag and drop operation as described with reference to FIG. 8. It may be entered.

  On the other hand, when the control unit 250 determines that there is an image selection instruction (step S210: Yes), the control unit 250 generates a reduced image for the selected image, and reduces the reduced image in a predetermined reduced display area with respect to the display unit 30. Is selected (step S212). After performing the image selection process, the control unit 250 proceeds to step S204 and performs pseudo moving image display.

  Next, the image selection process shown in FIG. 10 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the image selection process illustrated in FIG. 10. As shown in FIG. 11, as in the first embodiment, the image display control unit 255 temporarily stops the sequential display of the pseudo moving image display on the display unit 30 (step S222), and the selected image extraction unit 52 Based on the selection information input from the selection information input unit 21, the selected image is extracted from the folder F1 in the storage unit 40 (step S224). The reduced image generation unit 53 generates a reduced image for the image extracted by the selected image extraction unit 52 (step S226), and the image display control unit 255 generates the reduced image generated by the reduced image generation unit 53 for the display unit 30. Is displayed in a predetermined reduced image display area A2 (step S228).

  Thereafter, the image display control unit 255 is instructed to resume the sequential display of the pseudo moving image display based on the presence / absence of the resume information instructing the restart of the sequential display of the pseudo moving image display from the restart information input unit 222 in the input unit 220. It is determined whether or not there is (step S230). For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the resume information is input by moving the cursor 23 onto the reproduction button 24 and clicking the left button of the mouse.

  The image display control unit 255 repeats the determination in step S230 until a restart instruction is issued, and if it is determined that there is a restart instruction (step S230: Yes), the pseudo moving image is sequentially displayed on the display unit 30. Is suspended (step S232). Then, the process proceeds to step 204 in FIG. 10, and the display unit 30 resumes the sequential display of the pseudo moving image.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the sequential display of the images is stopped until the instruction information for instructing the resumption of the sequential display of the images is input. Since the user himself / herself can instruct the resumption of the sequential display of the pseudo moving image, it is possible to reliably prevent the false moving image from being overlooked.

  In the first and second embodiments, the case where two images are displayed in the pseudo moving image display area A1 in FIGS. 5 to 8 and 12 has been described. One image may be displayed, or four images may be displayed, and the number of displayed images is not limited. The number of images displayed in the pseudo moving image display area A1 can be changed based on the instruction information of the input units 20 and 220.

  In the first and second embodiments, the image display devices 4 and 204 that restart the sequential display of the pseudo moving image on the condition that the predetermined standby time has elapsed or the presence / absence of the resumption information have been described. An image display device that can select a condition for resuming sequential display of moving images as to whether a predetermined waiting time has elapsed or whether there is resumption information is also possible. In this case, before inputting the start of the pseudo moving image display, a mode for resuming the sequential display of the pseudo moving image may be selected from a mode in which a predetermined waiting time has elapsed or whether there is resumption information. In addition, when the default condition for restarting the sequential display of pseudo moving images is set as the elapse of a predetermined waiting time, and the presence / absence of restart information is a condition, the restart condition for sequential display of pseudo moving images is set as the presence / absence of restart information. May be indicated as

  In addition, by moving and clicking the cursor 23 on the pause button 25 shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 and 12, the temporary display of the pseudo moving images is instructed to be paused, and the pause button 25 is clicked again. Thus, the sequential display of the pseudo moving image is resumed.

  The image display devices 4 and 204 described in the first and second embodiments can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer system such as a personal computer or a workstation. Hereinafter, a computer system that executes an image display program having the same functions as those of the image display apparatuses described in the first and second embodiments will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a system configuration diagram showing the configuration of a computer system using the above-described first and second embodiments, and FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main body in this computer system. As shown in FIG. 13, a computer system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 101, a display 102 for displaying information such as an image on a display screen 102a according to an instruction from the main body 101, and the computer system. A keyboard 103 for inputting various information to 100 and a mouse 104 for designating an arbitrary position on the display screen 102a of the display 102 are provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, a main body 101 in the computer system 100 includes a CPU 121, a RAM 122, a ROM 123, a hard disk drive (HDD) 124, a CD-ROM drive 125 that receives a CD-ROM 109, and a flexible disk. An FD drive 126 that accepts an (FD) 108; an I / O interface 127 that connects the display 102, keyboard 103, and mouse 104; and a LAN interface 128 that connects to a local area network or wide area network (LAN / WAN) 106 Prepare.

  Further, a modem 105 for connecting to a public line 107 such as the Internet is connected to the computer system 100, and another computer system (PC) 111 and server 112 are connected via a LAN interface 128 and a LAN / WAN 106. The printer 113 is connected.

  And this computer system 100 implement | achieves an image display apparatus by reading and executing the image display program recorded on the predetermined recording medium. Here, the predetermined recording medium is not limited to “portable physical medium” such as flexible disk (FD) 108, CD-ROM 109, MO disk, DVD disk, magneto-optical disk, IC card, etc. Connected to internal and external hard disk drives (HDD) 124, “fixed physical media” such as RAM 122 and ROM 123, public line 107 connected via modem 105, other computer system 111 and server 112 Any recording medium that records an image display program that can be read by the computer system 100, such as a “communication medium” that holds the program in a short period of time when the program is transmitted, such as a LAN / WAN 106 that is used.

  That is, the image display program is recorded on a recording medium such as the above-mentioned “portable physical medium”, “fixed physical medium”, “communication medium”, etc. so that it can be read by a computer. The image display program and the image display method are realized by reading and executing the image display program from such a recording medium. Note that the image display program is not limited to be executed by the computer system 100, and when the other computer system 111 or the server 112 executes the image display program or in cooperation with them, the image display program is executed. The present invention can be similarly applied to the case where the above is executed.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an in-subject information acquisition system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image display apparatus according to a first embodiment; It is a flowchart which shows the image display processing procedure by the control part shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the image selection process shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the display part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the display part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the display part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the display part shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image display apparatus according to a second embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the image display processing procedure by the control part shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the image selection process shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the display part shown in FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a configuration of a computer system using Embodiments 1 and 2. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the main-body part in the computer system shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Subject 2 Reception apparatus 2a Reception jacket 2b External apparatus 4,204 Image display apparatus 5 Portable recording medium 20,220 Input part 21 Selection information input part 30 Display part 40 Storage part 50,250 Control part 52 Selected image extraction part 53 Reduced image generation unit 54 Timer 55, 255 Image display control unit 23 Cursor 24 Play button 25 Pause button 32 Scroll bar 33 Slider 222 Resume information input unit 100 Computer system 101 Main unit 102 Display 102a Display screen 103 Keyboard 104 Mouse 105 Modem 106 Local area network or wide area network (LAN / WAN)
107 Public line 108 Flexible disk (FD)
109 CD-ROM
111 Other computer systems (PC)
112 server 113 printer 121 CPU
122 RAM
123 ROM
124 hard disk drive (HDD)
125 CD-ROM drive 126 FD drive 127 I / O interface 128 LAN interface

Claims (8)

In an image display device comprising display means for sequentially displaying a plurality of stored images in a predetermined display area according to the order of imaging
Input means for inputting selection information for selecting a desired image from among the images displayed sequentially;
Selection image extraction means for extracting an image corresponding to the selection information from the plurality of images;
The display means displays the image extracted by the selection image extraction means in a predetermined selection image display area, and stops the sequential display of the images in the predetermined display area when the selection information is input. Control means;
Instruction means for instructing resumption of sequential display of images in the predetermined display area;
And the control means is configured to stop the predetermined display after a predetermined waiting time has elapsed since the image extracted by the selected image extracting means is displayed in the predetermined selected image display area of the display means. The sequential display of the image in the area is resumed, or the sequential display of the image in the predetermined display area that has been stopped is resumed when the instruction means instructs to resume the sequential display of the image in the predetermined display area. An image display apparatus comprising: selecting one of the resuming conditions to be performed and then resuming the sequential display of the images stopped by the display unit according to the selected condition.   The control means causes the display means to display the image extracted by the selected image extraction means in the predetermined selected image display area as an image smaller than the image displayed in the predetermined display area. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein   3. The image according to claim 1, wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display the image extracted by the selected image extraction unit in the predetermined selection image display area in the order of imaging. Display device.   The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image is an image obtained by imaging the inside of a subject. In an image display method for sequentially displaying a plurality of stored images in a predetermined display area according to an imaging order,
An input step of inputting selection information for selecting a desired image from the images displayed in sequence;
A selection image extraction step of extracting an image corresponding to the selection information from the plurality of images;
A selection image display step for displaying the image extracted in the selection image extraction step in a predetermined selection image display region;
A display stop step of stopping sequential display of images in the predetermined display area when the selection information is input;
A display resuming step of resuming the sequential display of images of the predetermined display area that has been stopped;
And the display resuming step includes an image of the predetermined display area stopped after a predetermined waiting time has elapsed since the image extracted in the selected image extraction step was displayed in the predetermined selected image display area. Or the sequential display of the stopped image in the predetermined display area is resumed when an instruction to resume the sequential display of the image in the predetermined display area is given. An image display method comprising: selecting one of the restart conditions among the conditions and then restarting the sequential display of the stopped images according to the selected restart condition.   The selection image display step displays the image extracted in the selection image extraction step in the predetermined selection image display region as an image smaller than an image displayed in the predetermined display region. 6. The image display method according to 5. In an image display program for sequentially displaying a plurality of stored images in a predetermined display area in an image display system according to an imaging order,
An input procedure in which selection information indicating a desired image selected from the sequentially displayed images is input to the image display system;
A selection image extraction procedure for causing the image display system to extract an image corresponding to the selection information from the plurality of images;
A selection image display procedure for causing the image display system to display an image extracted in the selection image extraction procedure in a predetermined selection image display area;
A display stop procedure for stopping sequential display of images in the predetermined display area when the selection information is input to the image display system;
A display resumption procedure for causing the image display system to resume sequential display of images in the predetermined display area,
And the display resumption procedure includes displaying the image extracted in the selection image extraction procedure in the predetermined selection image display area and then stopping the image of the predetermined display area after a predetermined waiting time has elapsed. The sequential display is resumed, or the sequential display of the stopped image in the predetermined display area is resumed when an instruction to resume the sequential display of the image in the predetermined display area is given. An image display program, comprising: selecting one of the restart conditions among the conditions and then restarting the sequential display of the stopped images according to the selected restart condition.   In the selected image display procedure, the image extracted in the selected image extraction procedure is displayed in the predetermined selected image display area as an image smaller than the image displayed in the predetermined display area. The image display program according to claim 7, wherein:

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