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Electronic endoscope
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1988-09-14
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Granted: 1990-01-16
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Expires: 2008-09-14
Abstract
Abstract An electronic endoscope apparatus whereby a picture image can be displayed at any desired displaying view angle irrespective of the pixel formation of a solid state imaging device, the picture image magnification rate and contraction rate of an observed object and the television broadcasting system comprises an imaging apparatus having a solid state imaging device outputting an object image as an electric signal and a video signal processing circuit driving the solid state imaging device and processing the read out electric signal to produce a video signal. The object image imaged by the solid state imaging device will be magnified or contracted by a picture image displaying magnification rate varying apparatus which can either magnify or contract the object image in at least one of the vertical direction and horizontal direction. The object image either magnified or contracted by the picture image displaying magnification rate varying apparatus will be displayed by a monitor. The view angle of the picture image displayed in the monitor will be adjusted by a picture image displaying magnification rate controlling apparatus which can control the magnification rate independently in at least one of the vertical direction and horizontal direction. The picture image displaying magnification rate controlling apparatus has a sensing and instructing apparatus sensing or instructing the factor varying the displaying view angle and outputting a signal relating to the picture image displaying magnification rate to the picture image displaying magnification rate controlling apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Akinobu Uchikubo
- 👤 Masahiko Sasaki
- 👤 Katsuyuki Saito
- 👤 Masahide Kanno
- 👤 Jun Hasegawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:48
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T3/00; G06T3/40; G06T3/4007; H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/50; H04N23/555; H04N5/00; H04N5/222; H04N5/262; H04N5/2628
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 42
Claim 1
Independent Claim
220 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus comprising: an imaging means having an elongated insertable part to be inserted into a body cavity and a solid state imaging device outputting as an electric signal an object image obtained through an observing window provided in the tip part of said insertable part; a video signal processing means driving said solid state imaging device and processing said read out electric signal to produce a video signal; a picture image displaying rate varying means capable of either magnifying or contracting in at least one of the vertical direction and horizontal direction said object image imaged by said solid state imaging device on the basis of the picture image displaying rate by inputting said video signal; a monitor means displaying said object image magnified or contracted by said picture image displaying rate varying means; a picture image displaying rate controlling means capable of controlling independently in at least one of the vertical direction and horizontal direction the picture image displaying rate of said picture image displaying rate varying means adjust the view angle of the picture image displayed by said monitor means; and a sensing and instructing means sensing or instructing the factor varying said displaying view angle and outputting a signal relating to the picture image displaying rate to said picture image displaying rate controlling means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
220 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus comprising: an imaging means having an elongated insertable part to be inserted into a body cavity and a solid state imaging device outputting as an electric signal an object image obtained through an observing window provided in the tip part of said insertable part; a video signal processing means driving said solid state imaging device and processing said read out electric signal to produce a video signal; a picture image displaying rate varying means capable of either magnifying or contracting in at least one of the vertical direction and horizontal direction said object image imaged by said solid state imaging device on the basis of the picture image displaying rate by inputting said video signal; a monitor means displaying said object image magnified or contracted by said picture image displaying rate varying means; a picture image displaying rate controlling means capable of controlling independently in at least one of the vertical direction and horizontal direction the picture image displaying rate of said picture image displaying rate varying means adjust the view angle of the picture image displayed by said monitor means; and a sensing and instructing means sensing or instructing the factor varying said displaying view angle and outputting a signal relating to the picture image displaying rate to said picture image displaying rate controlling means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said imaging means is an electronic endoscope electrically converting and outputting an object image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said imaging means is formed of an optical endoscope having an image guide means transmitting an object image and a television camera capable of being fitted to said optical endoscope and imaging an object image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said picture image displaying rate varying means comprises a horizontal picture image magnifying means magnifying a picture image in the horizontal direction and a vertical picture image magnifying means magnifying a picture image in the vertical direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said picture image displaying rate varying means comprises a horizontal picture image contracting means contracting a picture image in the horizontal direction and a vertical picture image contracting means contracting a picture image in the vertical direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said horizontal picture image magnifying means produces new video data by multiplying adjacent video data respectively by interpolating coefficients in the horizontal direction and adding said interpolated video data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said horizontal picture image magnifying means is provided with a plurality of horizontal interpolating coefficients corresponding to the picture image displaying rates.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said vertical picture image magnifying means produces new scanning line data by adding synchronized scanning line data of two adjacent lines multiplied respectively by vertical interpolating coefficients.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said vertical picture image magnifying means is provided with plurality of vertical direction interpolating coefficients corresponding to the picture image displaying rates.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
54 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said vertical picture image contracting means produces new scanning line data by multiplying at least two nearby scanning line data for each of a plurality of scanning lines determined by contraction rates respectively by vertical direction interpolating coefficients and adding said interpolated scanning line data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said vertical picture image contracting means is provided with a plurality of vertical direction interpolating coefficients corresponding to picture image displaying rates.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said horizontal picture image contracting means produces new pixel data by multiplying at least two nearby pixel data for each of a plurality of pixels determined by the contraction rate of the picture image by horizontal direction interpolating coefficients and adding said interpolated pixel data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 12 wherein said horizontal picture image contracting means is provided with a plurality of horizontal direction interpolating coefficients corresponding to the picture image displaying rates.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said picture image displaying rate controlling means can output a coefficient switching signal selecting said vertical and horizontal direction interpolating coefficients to at least one of said horizontal picture image magnifying means and vertical picture image magnifying means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
47 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said picture image displaying rate controlling means can output a coefficient switching signal selecting said vertical and horizontal direction interpolating coefficients to at least one of said horizontal picture image contracting means and vertical picture image contracting means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
48 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said sensing and instructing means senses the pixel formation of said solid state imaging device and outputs a signal relating to the picture image displaying rate corresponding to said pixel formation to said picture image displaying rate controlling means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
62 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said sensing and instructing means externally inputs a signal selecting the size of the displayed picture image of said monitor means and outputs a signal relating to the picture image displaying rate corresponding to said signal to said picture image displaying rate controlling means to adjust the view angle of said monitor means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
49 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said sensing and instructing means senses the broadcasting system corresponding to said video signal processing means and outputs a signal relating to the picture image displaying rate corresponding to said broadcasting system to said picture image displaying rate controlling means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electronic endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said sensing and instructing means inputs a control signal which can set a magnification rate or contraction rate of a continuous numerical value into said picture image displaying rate limiting means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
152 words
An imaging apparatus processing an electric signal obtained from an electronic endoscope comprising; a video signal processing means processing an electric signal output from a solid state imaging device as an imaging means to produce a video signal; a picture image displaying rate varying means capable of either magnifying or contracting in at least one of the vertical direction and horizontal direction an object image imaged by said solid state imaging device; a picture image displaying rate controlling means capable of controlling independently in the vertical direction and horizontal direction the picture image displaying rate of said picture image displaying rate varying means to adjust the view angle of the picture image displayed by said object image; and a sensing and instructing means sensing or instructing the factor varying said displaying view angle and outputting a signal relating to the picture image displaying rate to said picture image displaying rate controlling means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
152 words
An imaging apparatus processing an electric signal obtained from an electronic endoscope comprising; a video signal processing means processing an electric signal output from a solid state imaging device as an imaging means to produce a video signal; a picture image displaying rate varying means capable of either magnifying or contracting in at least one of the vertical direction and horizontal direction an object image imaged by said solid state imaging device; a picture image displaying rate controlling means capable of controlling independently in the vertical direction and horizontal direction the picture image displaying rate of said picture image displaying rate varying means to adjust the view angle of the picture image displayed by said object image; and a sensing and instructing means sensing or instructing the factor varying said displaying view angle and outputting a signal relating to the picture image displaying rate to said picture image displaying rate controlling means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
45 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 20 wherein said picture image displaying rate varying means comprises a horizontal picture image magnifying means magnifying a picture image in the horizontal direction and a vertical picture image magnifying means magnifying a picture image in the vertical direction.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
45 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 20 wherein said picture image displaying rate varying means comprises a horizontal picture image contracting means contracting a picture image in the horizontal direction and a vertical picture image contracting means contracting a picture image in the vertical direction.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
37 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 21 wherein said horizontal picture image magnifying means produces new video data by multiplying adjacent video data respectively by interpolating coefficients in the horizontal direction and adding said interpolated video data.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
30 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 23 wherein said horizontal picture image magnifying means is provided with a plurality of horizontal interpolating coefficients corresponding to the picture image displaying rates.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
35 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 21 wherein said vertical picture image magnifying means produces new scanning line data by adding synchronized scanning line data of two adjacent lines multiplied respectively by vertical interpolating coefficients.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
31 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 25 wherein said vertical picture image magnifying means is provided with a plurality of vertical direction interpolating coefficients corresponding to the picture image displaying rates.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
53 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 22 wherein said vertical picture image contracting means produces new scanning line data by multiplying at least two nearby scanning line data for each of a plurality of scanning lines determined by contraction rates respectively by vertical direction interpolating coefficients and adding said interpolated scanning line data.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
30 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 27 wherein said vertical picture image contracting means is provided with a plurality of vertical direction interpolating coefficients corresponding to picture image displaying rates.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
49 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 22 wherein said horizontal picture image contracting means produces new pixel data by multiplying at least two nearby pixel data for each of a plurality of pixels determined by the contraction rate by horizontal direction interpolating coefficients and adding said interpolated pixel data.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
32 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 29 wherein said horizontal picture image contracting means is provided with a plurality of horizontal direction interpolating coefficients corresponding to the picture image displaying magnification rates.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
46 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 20 wherein said picture image displaying rate controlling means can output a coefficient switching signal selecting said vertical and horizontal direction interpolating coefficients to at least one of said horizontal picture image magnifying means and vertical picture image magnifying means.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
46 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 20 wherein said picture image displaying rate controlling means can output a coefficient switching signal selecting said vertical and horizontal direction interpolating coefficients to at least one of said horizontal picture image contracting means and vertical picture image contracting means.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
47 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 20 wherein said sensing and instructing means senses the pixel formation of said solid state imaging device and outputs a signal relating to the picture image displaying rate corresponding to said pixel formation to said picture image displaying rate controlling means.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
61 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 20 wherein said sensing and instructing means externally inputs a signal selecting the size of the displayed picture image of said monitor means and outputs a signal relating to the picture image displaying rate corresponding to said signal to said picture image displaying rate controlling means to adjust the view angle of said monitor means.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
48 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 20 wherein said sensing and instructing means senses the broadcasting system corresponding to said video signal processing means and outputs a signal relating to the picture image displaying rate corresponding to said broadcasting system to said picture image displaying rate controlling means.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
35 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 20 wherein said sensing and instructing means inputs a control signal which can freely set a magnification rate or contraction rate into said picture image displaying rate limiting means.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
44 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said vertical picture image contracting means is to thin the scanning lines determined by the picture image displaying rate and can select the scanning lines to be thinned in response to the picture image displaying rate.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
43 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said horizontal picture image contracting means is to thin the pixel data determined by the picture image displaying rate and can select the pixels to be thinned in response to the picture image displaying rate.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
44 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 22 wherein said vertical picture image contracting means is to thin the scanning lines determined by the picture image displaying rate and can select the scanning lines to be thinned in response to the picture image displaying rate.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
43 words
An imaging apparatus according to claim 22 wherein said horizontal picture image contracting means is to thin the pixel data determined by the picture image displaying rate and can select the pixels to be thinned in response to the picture image displaying rate.
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