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ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS

  • US 20090167849A1
  • Filed: 03/10/2009
  • Published: 07/02/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:

  • a first video signal generating portion that generates a first video signal displayed on a display device as an endoscope image from an image pickup signal picked up by an image pickup device of an endoscope;

    a second video signal generating portion that performs a signal processing of the first video signal using application software that runs on an operating system and generates a second video signal;

    a video signal selecting portion that selects one of the first video signal and the second video signal and outputs the signal to the display device; and

    a control portion that determines or estimates whether the second signal generating portion can output the second video signal, and applies a control signal so that the video signal selecting portion outputs the first video signal when determining or estimating that the second signal generating portion cannot output the second video signal.

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