RECEIVING APPARATUS AND IN-VIVO INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME

• US 20070150728A1
• Filed: 12/28/2006
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corporation (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: HONDA, Takemitsu
• Granted Patent: US 8,001,373 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/161
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00016 using wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00059 provided with identification means for the endoscope
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/041 Capsule endoscopes for imaging

Abstract

A receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives image data acquired through image capturing by a capsule endoscope introduced inside a subject; a reader to which a portable recording medium on which identification information identifying the subject is recorded in an erasable manner is detachably connected, the reader reading out the identification information of the subject in the recording medium; a display unit which displays the identification information of the subject read out by the reader; and a control unit which controls registration of the identification information of the subject displayed by the display unit and erasure of the registered identification information of the subject remaining in the recording medium.

Claims

1. A receiving apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit which receives image data acquired through image capturing by a capsule endoscope introduced inside a subject;

a reader to which a portable recording medium on which identification information identifying the subject is recorded in an erasable manner is detachably connected, the reader reading out the identification information of the subject in the recording medium;

a display unit which displays the identification information of the subject read out by the reader; and

a control unit which controls registration of the identification information of the subject displayed by the display unit and erasure of the registered identification information of the subject remaining in the recording medium.

2. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the control unit initializes the receiving apparatus based on the registered identification information of the subject which is an examination target of the receiving apparatus, and sequentially accumulates the image data acquired through the image capturing by the capsule endoscope as image data of the subject identified by the identification information.

3. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the receiving unit and the control unit are arranged in a main receiving device, and

the reader and the display unit are arranged in an external display unit which is detachably connected to the main receiving device.

4. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

plural pieces of identification information of plural test bodies including at least the identification information of the subject are recorded on the recording medium, and

the receiving apparatus further comprises a selection instructing unit which gives a selection instruction of the identification information of the subject from the plural pieces of identification information of the plural test bodies,

the display unit displays a list of the plural pieces of identification information of the plural test bodies, and

the control unit registers the identification information of the subject selected by the selection instructing unit from the plural pieces of identification information of the plural test bodies.

5. The receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the selection instructing unit is an input unit which inputs selection instruction information to give the selection instruction of the identification information of the subject from the plural pieces of identification information of the plural test bodies displayed as the list by the display unit.

6. The receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the selection instructing unit is an ID reader which reads out the identification information recorded in an ID tag carried by the subject, and

the control unit registers the identification information of the subject which matches with the identification information read out by the RFID reader from plural pieces of identification information of the plural test bodies.

7. The receiving apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the ID reader is an RF-ID reader, and the ID tag is an RF-ID tag.

16. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

a printer which outputs a printed material on which desirable information to be notified to the subject is printed.

8. A receiving apparatus comprising:

an external display unit which includes a recording medium on which identification information identifying a subject is recorded in an erasable manner and a display unit which displays the identification information of the subject in the recording medium; and

a main receiving device which includes a receiving unit which is detachably connected to the external display unit and receives image data acquired through image capturing by a capsule endoscope introduced inside the subject, and a control unit which controls registration of the identification information of the subject displayed by the display unit and erasure of the registered identification information of the subject remaining in the recording medium.

9. The receiving apparatus according to claim 8, wherein

the control unit initializes the receiving apparatus based on the registered identification information of the subject which is an examination target of the receiving apparatus, and sequentially accumulates image data acquired through the image capturing by the capsule endoscope as image data of the subject identified by the identification information.

10. The receiving apparatus according to claim 8, wherein

the control unit sends erasure instruction information to instruct erasure of the registered identification information of the subject to the external display unit, and

the external display unit performs processing to erase the identification information of the subject designated in the erasure instruction information, the identification information being recorded on the recording medium, on receiving the erasure instruction information.

11. The receiving apparatus according to claim 8, wherein

plural pieces of identification information of plural test bodies including at least the identification information of the subject are recorded on the recording medium,

the receiving apparatus further comprises a selection instructing unit which gives a selection instruction of the identification information of the subject from the plural pieces of identification information of the plural test bodies,

the display unit displays a list of the plural pieces of identification information of the plural test bodies, and

the control unit registers the identification information of the subject selected by the selection instructing unit from the plural pieces of identification information of the plural test bodies.

12. The receiving apparatus according to claim 11, wherein

the selection instructing unit is an input unit which inputs selection instruction information to give the selection instruction of the identification information of the subject from the plural pieces of identification information of the plural test bodies displayed as the list by the display unit.

13. The receiving apparatus according to claim 11, wherein

the selection instructing unit is an ID reader which reads out the identification information recorded in an ID tag carried by the subject, and

the control unit registers the identification information of the subject which matches with the identification information read out by the RFID reader from the plural pieces of identification information of the plural test bodies.

14. The receiving apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the ID reader is an RF-ID reader, and the ID tag is an RF-ID tag.

15. The receiving apparatus according to claim 8, wherein

the main receiving device includes an infrared communication unit which performs infrared communication with the external display unit, and

the identification information of the subject is transmitted to the main receiving device from the external display unit by the infrared communication.

17. An in-vivo information acquiring system, comprising:

a portable recording medium on which identification information identifying a subject is recorded in an erasable manner; and

a receiving apparatus which is detachably connected to the recording medium, displays the identification information of the subject read out from the recording medium, registers the identification information of the subject displayed, erases the registered identification information of the subject remaining in the recording medium, and receives image data acquired through image capturing by a capsule endoscope inside the subject.

18. The in-vivo information acquiring system according to claim 17, wherein

the receiving apparatus initializes the receiving apparatus based on the registered identification information of the subject which is an examination target of the receiving apparatus, and sequentially accumulates image data acquired through the image capturing by the capsule endoscope as image data of the subject identified by the identification information.

19. The in-vivo information acquiring system according to claim 17, wherein

the receiving apparatus includes

an external display unit which includes a reader that is detachably connected to the recording medium, reads out the identification information of the subject in the recording medium, and a display unit that displays the identification information of the subject read out by the reader, and

a main receiving device which includes a receiving unit that is detachably connected to the external display unit, and receives the image data acquired through the image capturing by the capsule endoscope in the subject, and a control unit that controls registration of the identification information of the subject displayed by the display unit, and erasure of the registered identification information of the subject remaining in the recording medium.

20. The in-vivo information acquiring system according to claim 17, wherein

the control unit sends erasure instruction information to instruct erasure of the registered identification information of the subject to the external display unit, and

the external display unit performs processing to erase the identification information of the subject designated in the erasure instruction information, the identification information being recorded on the recording medium, on receiving the erasure instruction information.

21. The in-vivo information acquiring system according to claim 17, further comprising

a management unit which manages plural pieces of identification information of plural test bodies including the identification information of the subject in an integrated manner, wherein

the plural pieces of identification information of plural test bodies managed by the management unit in an integrated manner are recorded on the recording medium.

22. An in-vivo information acquiring system, comprising:

an external display unit which includes a recording medium on which identification information identifying a subject is recorded in an erasable manner and a display unit that displays the identification information of the subject in the recording medium, and

a main receiving device which includes a receiving unit that is detachably connected to the external display unit and receives the image data acquired through image capturing by a capsule endoscope inside the subject, and a control unit which controls registration of the identification information of the subject displayed by the display unit and erasure of the registered identification information of the subject remaining in the recording medium.

23. The in-vivo information acquiring system according to claim 22, wherein

the control unit initializes the receiving apparatus based on the registered identification information of the subject which is an examination target of the receiving apparatus, and sequentially accumulates image data acquired through the image capturing by the capsule endoscope as image data of the subject identified by the identification information.

24. The in-vivo information acquiring system according to claim 22, further comprising

a management unit which manages plural pieces of identification information of plural test bodies including the identification information of the subject in an integrated manner, wherein

the plural pieces of identification information of the test bodies managed by the management unit in an integrated manner are recorded on the recording medium.

25. An information registration method, comprising:

reading identification information of a subject from a recording medium which is portable and on which the identification information identifying the subject is recorded in an erasable manner;

displaying the identification information of the subject read out in the reading;

registering the identification information of the subject read out in the reading;

erasing the registered identification information of a subject remaining in a recording medium.

26. The information registration method according to claim 25, further comprising:

sequentially accumulating image data acquired through image capturing by a capsule endoscope introduced inside the subject as image data of the subject identified by the identification information.

27. The information registration method according to claim 25, further comprising

instructing a selection of the identification information of the subject from plural pieces of identification information of plural test bodies, wherein

the registering includes registering the identification information of the subject selected in the instructing.

28. The information registration method according to claim 25, further comprising:

sending erasure instruction information to instruct erasure of the registered identification information of the subject from a main receiving device side to an external display unit which is connected to the main receiving device and to which the recording medium is connected; and

erasing the identification information of the subject designated in the erasure instruction information, the identification information being recorded on the recording medium, when the erasure instruction information is received by the external display unit.