INDUSTRIAL ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An endoscope apparatus, comprising:
- an insertion portion configured to include a bend portion;
an image pickup portion configured to capture an image of an object to be inspected;
an operation portion configured to perform a bending operation of the bend portion;
a storage portion configured to store at least an image of the objected to be inspected as a recorded image;
a display portion configured to display the image, the display portion having a fixed positional relationship relative to the operation portion; and
a display control portion configured to;
determine a display orientation of a superimposition information, the superimposition information being superimposed on the image;
display the image captured by the image pickup portion without rotating the image; and
display the superimposition information according to the display orientation of the superimposition information,the display control portion being further configured to;
determine a display orientation of at least one of the recorded image and a Graphical User Interface; and
display the at least one of the recorded image and the Graphical User Interface according to the display orientation of the at least one of the recorded image and the Graphical User Interface.
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Abstract
This endoscope apparatus includes: an insertion portion configured to include a bend portion; an image pickup portion configured to capture an image of an object to be inspected; an operation portion configured to perform a bending operation of the bend portion; a storage portion configured to store at least an image of the objected to be inspected as a recorded image; a display portion configured to display the image, and a display control portion configured to: determine a display orientation of a superimposition information,; display the image captured by the image pickup portion without rotating the image; and display the superimposition information, the display control portion being further configured to: determine a display orientation of at least one of the recorded image and a Graphical User Interface; and display the at least one of the recorded image and the Graphical User Interface.
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18 Claims
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1. An endoscope apparatus, comprising:
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an insertion portion configured to include a bend portion; an image pickup portion configured to capture an image of an object to be inspected; an operation portion configured to perform a bending operation of the bend portion; a storage portion configured to store at least an image of the objected to be inspected as a recorded image; a display portion configured to display the image, the display portion having a fixed positional relationship relative to the operation portion; and a display control portion configured to; determine a display orientation of a superimposition information, the superimposition information being superimposed on the image; display the image captured by the image pickup portion without rotating the image; and display the superimposition information according to the display orientation of the superimposition information, the display control portion being further configured to; determine a display orientation of at least one of the recorded image and a Graphical User Interface; and display the at least one of the recorded image and the Graphical User Interface according to the display orientation of the at least one of the recorded image and the Graphical User Interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of displaying an image of an object to be inspected by an endoscope apparatus, comprising:
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capturing the image using the endoscope apparatus; displaying the image on a display portion of the endoscope apparatus; determining a display orientation of a superimposition information, the superimposition information being superimposed on the image; displaying the image without rotating the image; and displaying the superimposition information according to the display orientation of the superimposition information; wherein in playing back a recorded image stored in a storage portion of the endoscope, the method further comprising; determining a display orientation of at least one of the recorded image and a Graphical User Interface; and displaying the at least one of the recorded image and the Graphical User Interface according to the display orientation of the at least one of the recorded image and the Graphical User Interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification