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Capsule Coating for Image Capture Control

  • US 20170245742A1
  • Filed: 12/04/2014
  • Published: 08/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of image capture control for a capsule device with a camera and a light source enclosed in a capsule housing, wherein a coating on outer surface of the housing to cover a field of view of the camera and the coating is dissolvable depending on a factor of an intraluminal environment, the method comprising:

  • administering the capsule device to a living subject;

    determining a first image corresponding to a coating image that the capsule device captures with the coating present;

    capturing a second image using the camera and the light source at a first frame rate substantially below a target frame rate;

    determining whether first information related to the first image matches with second information related to the second image;

    if the first information matches with the second information, repeating said capturing the second image and said determining whether the first information related to the first image matches with the second information related to the coating image; and

    if the first information does not matches with the second information, configuring the camera to capture third images at the target rate after said declaring that the coating has dissolved.

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