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Stereoscopic electronic endoscope device

US4926257A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 1987
Grant dateMay 15, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/555
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A stereoscopic electronic endoscope device comprises an electronic endoscope with an image pickup device having a solid-state image sensor located at the tip part of an inserting part and an optical imagery system for creating an image of a shooting object on said solid-state image sensor and enabling observation at two positions where stereoscopic view is possible, an image signal processing device for processing an output signal of said image pickup device, and a stereoscopic image forming device that forms a stereoscopic image of the shooting object using an image signal generated by said image signal processing device based on each output signal of said image pickup device at two positions.

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