Endoscopic apparatus
First Claim
1. An endoscopic apparatus comprising:
- illuminating means disposed at an end of a scope and illuminating an inspected object by sequentially switching illuminating light from positions different from each other;
means for picking up an image of the inspected object illuminated by the illuminating means; and
means for processing image information outputted from the image pick-up means and corresponding to the respective positions of the illuminating means, said processing means outputting information with respect to the height in irregularity of the inspected object.
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Abstract
An endoscopic apparatus comprises a plurality of illuminating members disposed at an end of a scope around an observing point and illuminating an inspected object by sequentially switching illuminating light from positions different from each other; an image pick-up device disposed at the observing point and picking up an image of the inspected object illuminated by sequentially switching the plural illuminating members; and a processing unit for processing image information outputted from the image pick-up device and corresponding to the respective positions of the plural illuminating members. The processing unit outputs information with respect to the height of the inspected object having a three-dimensional shape.
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12 Claims
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1. An endoscopic apparatus comprising:
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illuminating means disposed at an end of a scope and illuminating an inspected object by sequentially switching illuminating light from positions different from each other; means for picking up an image of the inspected object illuminated by the illuminating means; and means for processing image information outputted from the image pick-up means and corresponding to the respective positions of the illuminating means, said processing means outputting information with respect to the height in irregularity of the inspected object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An endoscopic apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of illuminating means disposed at an end of a scope around an observing point and illuminating an inspected object by sequentially switching illuminating light from positions different from each other; image pick-up means disposed at the observing point and picking up an image of the inspected object illuminated by sequentially switching the plural illuminating means; and processing means for processing image information outputted from the image pick-up means and corresponding to the respective positions of the plural illuminating means, said processing means outputting information with respect to the height of the inspected object having a three-dimensional shape.
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