VIDEO SIGNAL GENERATING APPARATUS, VIDEO SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND VIDEO SIGNAL GENERATING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM

• US 20150373244A1
• Filed: 08/28/2015
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: SHIBATA, Yoshiaki
• Granted Patent: US 10,389,926 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00059 provided with identification means for the endoscope
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/05 characterised by the image sensor, e.g. camera, being in the distal end portion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/06 with illuminating arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10068 Endoscopic image
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/0012 Biomedical image inspection
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/3027 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/555 for picking-up images in sites, inaccessible due to their dimensions or hazardous conditions, e.g. endoscopes or borescopes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums

Abstract

A video signal generating apparatus is disclosed which includes: a camera configured to generate a video signal; an operating device configured to operate at least either the camera or an apparatus configured to receive the video signal; a text data generating device configured to generate text data including a meaningful term in response to the operation performed on the operating device; and a text data inserting device configured to insert the text data generated by the text data generating device into the video signal in a corresponding manner.

Claims

1. A surgical image processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to

generate metadata comprising recognition information of an object from a surgical image data and time information indicating a timing of the recognition of the object,

associate the generated metadata with the surgical image data, and

output the surgical image data with the associated metadata.

2. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recognition information in the metadata is represented as a text data.

3. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to generate the metadata by performing image recognition on the surgical image data.

4. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the circuitry identifies a diagnosis from the surgical image data.

5. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the circuitry identifies a position associated with the diagnosis within the surgical image data.

6. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the circuitry generates the recognition information indicating the diagnosis, and sets a time of identification of the diagnosis as the time information.

7. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the circuitry identifies a position in the surgical image data having brightness above a threshold.

8. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the text data is selected from a predetermined dictionary.

9. A system comprising:

a surgical imaging device configured to capture surgical image data from a patient;

a recording device configured to receive the captured surgical image data from the surgical imaging device, store the received surgical image data, and provide the surgical image data to a surgical image processing apparatus; and

the surgical image processing apparatus including circuitry configured to

generate metadata comprising recognition information of an object from a surgical image data and time information indicating a timing of the recognition of the object,

associate the generated metadata with the surgical image data, and

output the surgical image data with the associated metadata.

10. A surgical image processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to

generate metadata comprising

an operation indicator for at least one of a surgical camera or a peripheral device connected to the surgical image processing apparatus or the surgical camera, and

time information indicating a timing of the operation corresponding to the operation indicator, associate the generated metadata with a surgical image captured by the surgical camera, and

output the surgical image with the associated metadata.

11. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the peripheral device is connected to the surgical image processing apparatus, the peripheral device being a recording device.

12. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the circuitry is further configured to recognize an operation from an input audio signal, wherein the operation indicator is generated based on the recognized operation.

13. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

the operation indicator is generated based on a control of a button.

14. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the operation indicator indicates capture of a still image by the surgical camera.

15. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the still image includes an affected region of a patient.

16. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the circuitry is further configured to output the captured still image with a Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine DICOM) format.

17. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the operation indicator is a control signal to the surgical camera, and the control signal is at least one of light control, control of a shutter speed, gain control, or white balance control.

18. The surgical image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the peripheral device is connected to the surgical image processing apparatus and the peripheral device is a light source.

19. A system comprising:

a surgical imaging device configured to capture surgical image data from a patient;

a recording device configured to receive the captured surgical image data from the surgical imaging device, store the received surgical image data, and provide the surgical image data to a surgical image processing apparatus; and

the surgical image processing apparatus including circuitry configured to

generate metadata comprising

an operation indicator for at least one of the surgical imaging device or a peripheral device connected to the surgical image processing apparatus or the surgical imaging device, and

time information indicating a timing of the operation corresponding to the operation indicator, associate the generated metadata with the surgical image data captured by the surgical imaging device, and

output the surgical image data with the associated metadata.