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Electronic endoscope system for reducing random noise of a video signal

US6900829B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 1997
Grant dateMay 31, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30004
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic endoscope system which captures an image of an object and displays the same on a display device is provided with a noise reduction system. The noise reduction system reduces noise included in a frame of an image signal for each color component. The noise-reduced color components are stored in a buffer, and then output as a video signal to be transmitted to a display where a color image of the object is displayed.

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