CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE FILING METHOD
First Claim
1. A capsule endoscope system comprising:
- a capsule endoscope, swallowable in a body, for forming an image in said body;
a receiver, positioned on said body, for wirelessly receiving said image from said capsule endoscope, to store said image;
an information manager for filing said image from said receiver, managing said image, and controlling display of said image;
a first wireless interface, positioned on said receiver, for wirelessly transmitting said image during imaging with said capsule endoscope; and
a second wireless interface, positioned on said information manager, for wirelessly receiving said image from said first wireless interface.
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Abstract
A capsule endoscope system includes a capsule endoscope, swallowable in a body, for forming an image. A receiver is positioned on the body, for wirelessly receiving the image from the capsule endoscope, to store the image. A workstation as information manager operates for image filing of the image from the receiver. A first wireless interface is incorporated in the receiver, for wirelessly transmitting the image during imaging with the capsule endoscope. A second wireless interface is positioned on the workstation, for wirelessly receiving the image from the first wireless interface. Furthermore, an image selector selects the image for image filing in the workstation among plural images received by the receiver. The first wireless interface transmits the selected image to the workstation. The receiver includes an image compressor for reducing a data size of the image received from the capsule endoscope before transmission in the first wireless interface.
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1. A capsule endoscope system comprising:
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a capsule endoscope, swallowable in a body, for forming an image in said body; a receiver, positioned on said body, for wirelessly receiving said image from said capsule endoscope, to store said image; an information manager for filing said image from said receiver, managing said image, and controlling display of said image; a first wireless interface, positioned on said receiver, for wirelessly transmitting said image during imaging with said capsule endoscope; and a second wireless interface, positioned on said information manager, for wirelessly receiving said image from said first wireless interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An endoscopic image filing method of filing an image formed in a body with a capsule endoscope swallowed in said body, comprising steps of:
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wirelessly receiving said image from said capsule endoscope to a receiver positioned on said body, to store said image; wirelessly transmitting said image from said receiver during imaging with said capsule endoscope; and filing said image wirelessly transmitted from said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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