Video-scope in electronic endoscope apparatus
First Claim
1. A video-scope of an electronic endoscope apparatus, which has an image sensor and which is selectively connectable to plural types of video-processors, the video-scope comprising:
- a memory that stores a plurality of register setting data, said plurality of register setting data being associated with signal processes for processing image signals read from said image sensor, said plurality of register setting data associated with the plural types of video-processors, the register setting data being defined in accordance with at least one of a characteristic of a signal processing circuit that is provided in each of the plural types of video-processors, a characteristic of a light source unit that has a light source and a collecting mirror and a characteristic of a collecting optical system that collects light from the light source so that the light enters a fiber-optic bundle provided in said video-scope;
a signal processor that is provided in said video-scope and that processes the image signals;
a video-processor detector that detects type information of a video-processor connected to said video-scope; and
a data setter that reads register setting data corresponding to the detected type information from said memory; and
that writes the register setting data in a register provided in said signal processor,wherein said signal processor processes the image signals in accordance with the register setting data in said register.
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Abstract
A video-scope according to the present invention has an image sensor and is selectively connectable to plural types of video-processors. The video-scope has a memory, a signal processor, a video-processor detector, and a data setter. The memory stores a series of register setting data, which is associated with signal processes for image signals, read from the image sensor, and which corresponds to the plural types video-processors. The signal processor is provided in the video-scope and processes the image signals. The video-processor detector detects the type information of the connected video-processor. Then, the data setter reads the register setting data corresponding to the detected type information from the memory, and writes the register setting data in a register provided in the signal processor. The signal processor processes the image signals in accordance with the register setting data in the register.
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1. A video-scope of an electronic endoscope apparatus, which has an image sensor and which is selectively connectable to plural types of video-processors, the video-scope comprising:
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a memory that stores a plurality of register setting data, said plurality of register setting data being associated with signal processes for processing image signals read from said image sensor, said plurality of register setting data associated with the plural types of video-processors, the register setting data being defined in accordance with at least one of a characteristic of a signal processing circuit that is provided in each of the plural types of video-processors, a characteristic of a light source unit that has a light source and a collecting mirror and a characteristic of a collecting optical system that collects light from the light source so that the light enters a fiber-optic bundle provided in said video-scope; a signal processor that is provided in said video-scope and that processes the image signals; a video-processor detector that detects type information of a video-processor connected to said video-scope; and a data setter that reads register setting data corresponding to the detected type information from said memory; and
that writes the register setting data in a register provided in said signal processor,wherein said signal processor processes the image signals in accordance with the register setting data in said register. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for setting data associated with signal processes performed in a video-scope of an electronic endoscope apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory that stores a plurality of register setting data, which is associated with the signal processes said plurality of register setting data associated with plural types of video-processors, the register setting data being defined in accordance with at least one of a characteristic of a signal processing circuit that is provided in each of the plural types of video-processors, a characteristic of a light source unit that has a light source and a collecting mirror and a characteristic of a collecting optical system that collects light from the light source so that the light enters a fiber-optic bundle provided in said video-scope; a video-processor detector that detects type information of a video-processor connected to the video-scope; and a data setter that reads register setting data corresponding to the detected type information from said memory, and writes the register setting data in a register in a signal processor that processes image signals read from an image sensor provided in said video-scope, wherein said signal processor processes the image signals in accordance with the register setting data in said register. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A computer program product embodied in computer readable medium for setting data associated with signal processes performed in a video-scope of an electronic endoscope apparatus, the computer program product comprising:
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a video-processor detector that detects type information of a video-processor connected to the video-scope; and a data setter that reads register setting data corresponding to the detected type information from a memory that stores a plurality of register setting data, which is associated with the signal processes, said plurality of register setting data associated with plural types of video-processors, said data setter writing the register setting data in a register in a signal processor that processes image signals read from an image sensor provided in said video-scope, the register setting data being defined in accordance with at least one of a characteristic of a signal processing circuit that is provided in each of the plural types of video-processors, a characteristic of a light source unit that has a light source and a collecting mirror, and a characteristic of a collecting optical system that collects light from the light source so that the light enters a fiber-optic bundle provided in said video-scope, wherein said signal processor processes the image signals in accordance with the register setting data in said register. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for setting data associated with signal processes performed in a video-scope of an electronic endoscope apparatus, the method comprising:
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detecting type information of a connected video-processor; reading register setting data corresponding to the type of video-processor connected to the video-scope from a memory that stores a plurality of register setting data, which is associated with the signal processes, the plurality of register setting data associated with plural types of video-processors, the register setting data being defined in accordance with at least one of a characteristic of a signal processing circuit that is provided in each of the plural types of video-processors, a characteristic of a light source unit that has a light source and a collecting mirror, and a characteristic of a collecting optical system that collects light from the light source so that the light enters a fiber-optic bundle provided in the video-scope; and writing the register setting data in a register in a signal processor that processes image signals read from an image sensor provided in the video-scope, the signal processor processing the image signals in accordance with the register setting data in the register. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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