Endoscopic camera single-button mode activation
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1. A variable direction of view endoscope system, comprising:
- an endoscope having an image receiver with a variable direction of view adjustable over a viewing range bound by a first limit and a second limit, said variable direction of view being adjustable in only one direction over the viewing range with a wrap-around from the second limit directly back to the first limit;
the endoscope having only one control interface, said one control interface is configured to adjust the variable direction of view of the image receiver and to capture images via said endoscope, wherein actuating said one control interface issues a command to a view control device to advance the variable direction of view sequentially through the viewing range from a first one of a plurality of view angle positions to a second one of the plurality of view angle positions, wherein when the image receiver is at the second limit of the viewing range, one same actuation of said one control interface issues the command and adjusts the image receiver back to the first limit of the viewing range;
wherein said one control interface is a button.
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A variable direction of view endoscope system including an endoscope having an image receiver with a variable direction of view adjustable over a viewing range bound by a first limit and a second limit and a single button for adjusting the variable direction of view of the image receiver, wherein actuation of the single button advances the variable direction of view sequentially through the viewing range. When the image receiver is at the second limit of the viewing range, actuation of the single button adjusts the image receiver back to the first limit of the viewing range.
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1. A variable direction of view endoscope system, comprising:
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an endoscope having an image receiver with a variable direction of view adjustable over a viewing range bound by a first limit and a second limit, said variable direction of view being adjustable in only one direction over the viewing range with a wrap-around from the second limit directly back to the first limit; the endoscope having only one control interface, said one control interface is configured to adjust the variable direction of view of the image receiver and to capture images via said endoscope, wherein actuating said one control interface issues a command to a view control device to advance the variable direction of view sequentially through the viewing range from a first one of a plurality of view angle positions to a second one of the plurality of view angle positions, wherein when the image receiver is at the second limit of the viewing range, one same actuation of said one control interface issues the command and adjusts the image receiver back to the first limit of the viewing range; wherein said one control interface is a button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A variable direction of view endoscope system, comprising:
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an endoscope having an image receiver with a variable direction of view adjustable over a viewing range bound by a first limit and a second limit, said variable direction of view being adjustable in a single direction over the viewing range with a wrap-around from the second limit directly back to the first limit; only one mechanism disposed on the endoscope for receiving user input to adjust the variable direction of view of the image receiver and to capture images via said endoscope, said mechanism consisting of only one button, actuation of the one button issuing a command to a view control device to advance the variable direction of view sequentially in a direction towards the second limit from a first one of a plurality of view angle positions to a second one of the plurality of view angle positions and, once the second limit is reached, back to the first limit with one same actuation of the one button. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A variable direction of view endoscope system, comprising:
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an endoscope having an image receiver with a variable direction of view adjustable over a viewing range bound by a first limit and a second limit; the endoscope having only one button, said one button for adjusting the variable direction of view of the image receiver, wherein actuating said one button issues a command to advance the variable direction of view sequentially through the viewing range, wherein said one button provides only one direction traverse of the viewing range with a wrap-around to the first limit once the second limit has been reached; and a view control device, wherein said one button issues the command to the view control device to adjust the variable direction of view of the image receiver.
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