Color correction device for an endoscope
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1. A color correction device for an endoscope, comprising:
- means for specifying an appropriate color correction for image signals to be made in accordance with certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals; and
means for performing the color correction specified by the specifying means, including;
calculation means receiving said image signals for carrying out calculations for the color correction; and
memory means for storing sets of color correction factors to be used in the calculation of the color correction and for providing an appropriate set of the color correction factors to the calculation means, the appropriate set of the color correction factors being selected according to addresses of the memory means specified by the specifying means according to said certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals.
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Abstract
A color correction device for an endoscope capable of performing color corrections in accordance with chromatic characteristics such as saturation and/or hue of image signals is disclosed. The device includes an unit that selects appropriate color corrections to be made in accordance with chromatic characteristics of image signals, and an unit that performs the selected color corrections. An endoscope incorporating such a device is also disclosed.
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1. A color correction device for an endoscope, comprising:
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means for specifying an appropriate color correction for image signals to be made in accordance with certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals; and means for performing the color correction specified by the specifying means, including; calculation means receiving said image signals for carrying out calculations for the color correction; and memory means for storing sets of color correction factors to be used in the calculation of the color correction and for providing an appropriate set of the color correction factors to the calculation means, the appropriate set of the color correction factors being selected according to addresses of the memory means specified by the specifying means according to said certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An endoscope comprising:
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a scope including imaging device means for picking up light signals form an object to be imaged; camera control unit means for extracting image signals from output signals of the imaging device means; and a color correction device, including means for specifying an appropriate color correction for said image signals to be made in accordance with certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals extracted by the camera control unit means, and means for performing the color correction specified by the specifying means;
said performing means further including;calculation means receiving said image signals for carrying out calculations for the color correction; and memory means for storing sets of color correction factors to be used in the calculation for the color correction and for providing an appropriate set of the color correction factors to the calculation means, the appropriate set of the color correction factors being selected according to addresses of the memory means specified by the specifying means according to said certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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