Endoscope system
US9030541B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/2438
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoscope system includes: a photoelectric conversion element; a contour enhancing section that detects an edge component in a picked-up image subjected to the photoelectric conversion, thereby generating a contour enhancement signal; an electronic zoom region determining section that determines an electronic zoom region in the picked-up image based on a strength of the contour enhancement signal; an instruction section that provides an instruction for enlargement/reduction of the image; a parameter setting section that sets a zoom parameter for an electronic zoom section according to the instruction provided by the instruction section; and the electronic zoom section that performs an electronic zoom of the picked-up image for the electronic zoom region determined, according to the parameter set by the parameter setting section.
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