Observation device comprising a control unit

US10645372B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Benedikt Köhler · Tuttlingen, DE
• Andreas Heni · Tuttlingen, DE
• Markus Kupferschmid · Emmingen-Liptingen, DE
• Eckhart Baum · Tuttlingen, DE
• Peter Schwarz · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 2, 2016
• Grant date: May 5, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 2, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04N23/555
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An observation device is provided with an image acquisition unit comprising at least one image sensor, an image display unit, that is arranged for displaying image data that is provided by the image acquisition unit, an image processing unit for image processing procedures, and a control unit comprising a multi-axis input module. The image acquisition unit is configured to provide recorded images having a predefined recording pixel quantity. The image display unit is configured to display images having a predefined display pixel quantity, wherein the recording pixel quantity is equal to or greater than the display pixel quantity. Image pixels of the display pixel quantity are obtained from the recording pixel quantity. Subsets of the recording pixel quantity are selected to form the display pixel quantity. Image acquisition parameters and display parameters are controlled by the input module. The input module is arranged to be coupled with the image acquisition unit for controlling at least one image acquisition parameter.