IN-VIVO IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND RECEIVING SYSTEM

• US 20080262298A1
• Filed: 06/25/2008
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation, Olympus Medical Systems Corporation (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Mori, Takeshi
• Granted Patent: US 8,920,310 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/109
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/000095 for image enhancement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00016 using wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/0005 combining images e.g. side-by-side, superimposed or tiled
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00059 provided with identification means for the endoscope
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/041 Capsule endoscopes for imaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/073 Intestinal transmitters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7232 involving compression of the physiological signal, e.g. to extend the signal recording period

Abstract

A viewer includes a display unit. The display unit has a first display area for displaying an in-vivo image obtained by a first capsule endoscope received from a first receiver, and second display areas for displaying in-vivo images obtained by second capsule endoscopes received from second receivers. The viewer displays the in-vivo images in the first and second display areas, respectively.

Claims

1. An in-vivo image display apparatus comprising a first display unit, the first display unit having a first display area for displaying image data obtained inside a subject by a first body-insertable apparatus, and a second display area for displaying image data obtained inside a subject by a second body-insertable apparatus.

2. The in-vivo image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first display unit displays a still image, the in-vivo image display apparatus further comprising:

a second display unit that sequentially receives image data from any one of the first body-insertable apparatus and the second body-insertable apparatus directly or indirectly, and sequentially displays the image data in real time.

3. The in-vivo image display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image selector for switching between displaying one image and displaying a plurality of images.

4. An in-vivo image display system, comprising:

an in-vivo image display apparatus including a first display unit, the first display unit having a first display area for displaying image data obtained inside a subject by a first body-insertable apparatus, and a second display area for displaying image data obtained inside a subject by a second body-insertable apparatus;

a plurality of receivers for receiving image data obtained inside the subject; and

a server for receiving image data from the plurality of receivers and sending the image data to the in-vivo image display apparatus.

5. A receiving system comprising:

a plurality of radio transceivers that receive and transmit image data obtained inside subjects by a plurality of body-insertable apparatuses, the radio transceivers including a first radio transceiver and a second radio transceiver; and

an in-vivo image display apparatus that includes a first display unit, the first display unit having a first display area for displaying image data received from the first radio transceiver, and a second display area for displaying image data received from the second radio transceiver.

6. The receiving system according to claim 5, wherein

the first display unit displays a still image, and

the in-vivo image display apparatus further includes a second display unit that sequentially receives image data from any one of the first radio transceiver and the second radio transceiver directly or indirectly, and sequentially displays the image data in real time.

7. The receiving system according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of radio transceivers transmit different frequency signal for each other.

8. The receiving system according to claim 5, wherein the transmitted signal transmitted by the plurality of radio transceivers includes a parameter for identifying each of the radio transceivers.