公开(公告)号：US4951135A

公开(公告)日：1990-08-21

申请号：US290943

申请日：1988-12-28

申请人： Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Masao Uehara ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Shinji Yamashita

发明人： Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Masao Uehara ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Shinji Yamashita

IPC分类号： G02B23/24 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/05 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/243 ,  H04N7/18 ,  A61B1/06 ,  H04N5/20

CPC分类号： A61B1/00059 ,  A61B1/05 ,  H04N5/2253 ,  H04N5/243 ,  H04N2005/2255

摘要： An endoscope system has a signal processing circuit for converting an image signal output of a solid state imaging device into a standard image signal, a monitor for providing a display of the standard image signal, an automatic gain control circuit for outputting an image signal whose level is automatically adjusted in accordance with the level of the image signal; and a gain variation region setting circuit for outputting a control signal to set the gain variation region of the automatic gain control circuit. With this arrangement, it is possible to properly set the AGC variation region of the AGC of the signal processing apparatus in accordance with such factors as the number of pixels of the solid state imaging device which constitutes a part of an electronic endoscope connected.

摘要翻译： 内窥镜系统具有用于将固态成像装置的图像信号输出转换为标准图像信号的信号处理电路，用于提供标准图像信号的显示的监视器，输出图像信号的自动增益控制电路， 根据图像信号的电平自动调整; 以及增益变化区域设定电路，用于输出控制信号以设定自动增益控制电路的增益变化区域。 根据该结构，能够根据构成电子内窥镜的一部分的固态成像装置的像素数量等，适当地设定信号处理装置的AGC的AGC变动区域。

公开(公告)号：US5113254A

公开(公告)日：1992-05-12

申请号：US473260

申请日：1990-01-31

申请人： Masahide Kanno ,  Masao Uehara ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Shinji Yamashita ,  Takehiro Nakagawa

发明人： Masahide Kanno ,  Masao Uehara ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Shinji Yamashita ,  Takehiro Nakagawa

IPC分类号： G02B23/24 ,  A61B1/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/2251 ,  H04N5/23203 ,  H04N5/3591 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N2005/2255 ,  H04N5/372

摘要： An endoscope apparatus is disclosed in which the horizontal transfer of the charge of a solid imaging device such as a CCD and the resetting for the detection of the charge are conducted by a common drive signal. The signal transmitted from the solid imaging device is caused to contain a feed-through period by making the drive signal to be served by a multi-valued level horizontal transfer signal exceeding a trinary value. Therefore, reset noise or the like can be eliminated by processing the output signal by using a correlated double sampling circuit or the like so that a video signal exhibiting a good S/N ratio can be obtained.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种内窥镜装置，其中通过公共驱动信号进行水平传送诸如CCD的固态成像装置的电荷和用于检测电荷的复位。 通过使驱动信号由多值水平传输信号超过三进制值而被服务，使从固体成像装置发送的信号包含馈通周期。 因此，可以通过使用相关双重采样电路等处理输出信号来消除复位噪声等，从而可以获得表现出良好S / N比的视频信号。

公开(公告)号：US4967269A

公开(公告)日：1990-10-30

申请号：US343718

申请日：1989-04-27

申请人： Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Masao Uehara ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Takehiro Nakagawa ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Shinji Yamashita

发明人： Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Masao Uehara ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Takehiro Nakagawa ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Shinji Yamashita

IPC分类号： G02B23/24 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/06 ,  G02B23/26 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/235

CPC分类号： A61B1/042 ,  H04N5/2352 ,  H04N5/2354 ,  H04N2005/2255

摘要： An endoscope automatic light control apparatus comprises an automatic light control apparatus for controlling the quantity of light incident to an imaging apparatus for imaging an endoscopic image so as to maintain a signal from the imaging apparatus substantially at a constant level. An automatic gaim control apparatus inputs a signal from the imaging apparatus and controls its output level so as to maintain the signal substantially at a constant level. The automatic light control apparatus and the automatic gain control apparatus respectively having a plurality of brightness information generating apparatuses generating brightness information based on the signal from the imaging apparatus. The plurality of brightness information generating apparatuses are different from each other in a method of generating brightness information and one of the plurality of brightness information generating apparatuses able to be selected. A selecting apparatus selects the brightness generating apparatus of the same method as the automatic light control apparatus and as the automatic gain control apparatus. The automatic light control apparatus controls the quantity of light based on the brightness information and the automatic gain control apparatus controls its output level based on the brightness information. The endoscope apparatus further comprises an endoscope unit having an insert section with an observation window and an image forming optical system, an imaging apparatus, a signal processing apparatus and an illuminating system.

摘要翻译： 一种内窥镜自动照明光控制装置，包括：自动光控制装置，用于控制入射到成像装置的光量，用于对内窥镜图像进行成像，以便将来自成像装置的信号基本保持在恒定水平。 自动发射控制装置输入来自成像装置的信号并控制其输出电平，以便将信号保持在恒定水平。 所述自动光控制装置和所述自动增益控制装置分别具有基于来自所述摄像装置的信号生成亮度信息的多个亮度信息生成装置。 多个亮度信息生成装置在生成亮度信息的方法和能够选择的多个亮度信息生成装置中的一个之间彼此不同。 选择装置选择与自动光控制装置和自动增益控制装置相同的方法的亮度生成装置。 自动光控制装置基于亮度信息来控制光量，并且自动增益控制装置基于亮度信息来控制其输出电平。 所述内窥镜装置还具备：内窥镜单元，具有具有观察窗的插入部和图像形成用光学系统，成像装置，信号处理装置以及照明系统。

公开(公告)号：US4959710A

公开(公告)日：1990-09-25

申请号：US311541

申请日：1989-02-16

申请人： Masao Uehara ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Shinji Yamashita ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Takehiro Nakagawa

发明人： Masao Uehara ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Shinji Yamashita ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Takehiro Nakagawa

IPC分类号： A61B1/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N7/183 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/0638 ,  A61B1/0646 ,  H04N5/2354 ,  H04N2005/2255

摘要： An electronic endoscope apparatus whereby the position of the tip part of an insertable part inserted into a body cavity is confirmed from outside the body with the transmission out of the body from within the body cavity of a light emitted from an illuminating window provided in the tip part. It comprises an imaging apparatus for creating an image of an inspected part obtained from an observing window provided in the tip part of the insertable part and for converting this image to an electric signal and outputting it, an illuminating apparatus for feeding an illuminating light to the imaging apparatus and for adjusting the brightness of the illuminating light when a confirming signal directing to confirm the position of the tip part of the insertable part is input, a signal processing apparatus for processing the electric signal obtained from the imaging apparatus, outputting a video signal which is a normal observing picture image signal of a moving picture in case the confirming signal is not input and outputting a video signal which is a picture image signal different from the ordinary observing picture image signal in case the confirming signal is input, and a displaying apparatus for receiving the video signal output by the signal processing apparatus and displaying the picture image of the inspected part.

摘要翻译： 一种电子内窥镜装置，其中从身体外部确认插入到体腔中的可插入部分的末端部分的位置，其中从身体内的透射体从设置在尖端中的照明窗口发出的光的体腔内 部分。 它包括一个成像装置，用于产生从设置在可插入部分的顶端部分的观察窗口获得的被检查部分的图像，并将该图像转换成电信号并将其输出;照明装置，用于将照明光馈送到 成像装置，并且当输入指示确认可插入部分的末端部分的位置的确认信号时，调节照明光的亮度;信号处理装置，用于处理从成像装置获得的电信号，输出视频信号 在确认信号未被输入的情况下，其是运动图像的正常观察图像信号，并且在输入确认信号的情况下输出作为与普通观察图像信号不同的图像信号的视频信号，以及显示 用于接收由信号处理装置输出的视频信号并显示th的装置 e被检部件的图像。

公开(公告)号：US4926258A

公开(公告)日：1990-05-15

申请号：US255228

申请日：1988-10-11

申请人： Masahiko Sasaki ,  Masao Uehara ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Shinji Yamashita ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Akinobu Uchikubo

发明人： Masahiko Sasaki ,  Masao Uehara ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Shinji Yamashita ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Akinobu Uchikubo

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  H04N9/04

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/2253 ,  H04N2005/2255

摘要： An apparatus has a simple configuration using a drive circuit for outputting horizontal transfer clocks with a given frequency regardless of the number of picture elements of a solid state imaging device which constitutes an imaging means of an endoscope and the reading structure thereof so that it can be used for an endoscope having a different number of picture elements.

摘要翻译： 一种装置具有使用驱动电路的简单配置，用于输出具有给定频率的水平传送时钟，而不管构成内窥镜的成像装置的固态成像装置的像素数量及其读取结构，使得它可以是 用于具有不同数量的图像元素的内窥镜。

公开(公告)号：US4901143A

公开(公告)日：1990-02-13

申请号：US311510

申请日：1989-02-16

申请人： Masao Uehara ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Shinji Yamashita ,  Akira Kusumoto ,  Kazunari Nakamura ,  Shinichiro Hattori ,  Keiichi Hiyama ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Takehiro Nakagawa

发明人： Masao Uehara ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Shinji Yamashita ,  Akira Kusumoto ,  Kazunari Nakamura ,  Shinichiro Hattori ,  Keiichi Hiyama ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Takehiro Nakagawa

IPC分类号： A61B1/05 ,  H04N5/14 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N9/04

CPC分类号： H04N5/23254 ,  A61B1/05 ,  H04N5/144 ,  H04N5/23248 ,  H04N5/23267 ,  H04N5/4448 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N2005/2255

摘要： There is provided a frozen picture memorizing memory holding as a frozen picture image a picture image signal imaged by an electronic endoscope. By the operation of a frozen picture directing switch, whether the frozen picture is adapted to the memorizing condition or not is judged through a picture image movement detecting circuit. In case it is judged to be adapted to the memorizing condition, the picture image signal is memorized actually as a frozen picture image to obtain a clear frozen picture having little color smear and fogging.

摘要翻译： 提供一种冻结图像存储器，其将由电子内窥镜成像的图像信号作为冻结图像保持。 通过图像图像移动检测电路来判断冻结画面指示开关的操作，判定冻结图像是否适应存储条件。 在判断为适应存储条件的情况下，将图像信号实际上存储为冻结图像图像，以获得具有较少颜色拖尾和起雾的清晰冻结图像。

公开(公告)号：US4933760A

公开(公告)日：1990-06-12

申请号：US388108

申请日：1989-08-01

申请人： Shinji Yamashita ,  Masao Uehara ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Takehiro Nakagawa ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Katsuyuki Saito

发明人： Shinji Yamashita ,  Masao Uehara ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Takehiro Nakagawa ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Katsuyuki Saito

IPC分类号： G02B23/24 ,  A61B1/04 ,  H04N5/14 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N9/78 ,  H04N11/04 ,  H04N19/00 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/134 ,  H04N19/136 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/186 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/42 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/527 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N19/85

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  H04N5/144

摘要： The movement detecting circuit of this invention has a band detecting circuit for detecting the signal components of a plurality of image signals. The output signal of this band detecting circuit is input into a band varying circuit for varying the band characteristics of the image signals. The plural image signals having had the band characteristics varied in the band varying circuit are input into a difference signal producing circuit which produces a difference signal of pixel signals approaching respective plural image signals representing the images of an object imaged at different times. A correlation amount between the corresponding plural difference signals produced by the difference signal producing circuit is detected in a correlation detecting circuit. The signal output detected in the correlation detecting circuit is quantified in a quantifying circuit.

摘要翻译： 本发明的移动检测电路具有用于检测多个图像信号的信号分量的频带检测电路。 该频带检测电路的输出信号被输入到用于改变图像信号的频带特性的频带改变电路中。 具有频带特性在频带变化电路中变化的多个图像信号被输入到差分信号产生电路中，该差分信号产生电路产生接近代表在不同时间成像的对象的图像的各个多个图像信号的像素信号的差分信号。 在相关检测电路中检测由差分信号产生电路产生的对应的多个差分信号之间的相关量。 在相关检测电路中检测的信号输出在量化电路中被量化。

公开(公告)号：US4928172A

公开(公告)日：1990-05-22

申请号：US244777

申请日：1988-09-15

申请人： Masao Uehara ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Shinji Yamashita

发明人： Masao Uehara ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Shinji Yamashita

IPC分类号： A61B1/05 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/235

CPC分类号： H04N5/2352 ,  A61B1/05 ,  H04N2005/2255

摘要： An endoscope using a solid state imaging device characterized by comprising a solid state imaging device capable of imaging an object image, a light emitting means giving an illuminating light to said object, a first level detecting means fed with a video signal from said solid state imaging device and detecting the level of this signal, a first level comparing means comparing the detected level of this detecting means and a preset first reference level with each other and outputting a first control signal corresponding to the level difference, a light adjusting means fed with this first control signal and adjusting the illuminating light from said light emitting means on the basis of this signal, a gain variable amplifying means taking in the video signal from the detecting end in said first level detecting means and amplifying it, a second level detecting means detecting the level of the signal from this amplifying means and a circuit means comparing the detected level of this detecting means and a preset second reference level with each other, forming a second control signal corresponding to the level difference and making this signal a gain controlling signal to said amplifying means.

摘要翻译： 一种使用固态成像装置的内窥镜，其特征在于，包括能够对被摄体图像进行成像的固态成像装置，向所述被摄体赋予照明光的发光装置，具有来自所述固态摄像机的视频信号的第一电平检测装置 装置并检测该信号的电平;第一电平比较装置，将检测装置的检测电平与预先设定的第一参考电平进行比较，并输出对应于电平差的第一控制信号;馈送该电平差的光调节装置 第一控制信号，并且基于该信号调整来自所述发光装置的照明光;增益可变放大装置，从所述第一电平检测装置中的检测端接收视频信号并对其进行放大;第二电平检测装置检测 来自该放大装置的信号的电平和比较检测到的该检测电平的电路装置 形成与所述电平差对应的第二控制信号，并使所述信号成为所述放大装置的增益控制信号。

公开(公告)号：US4891697A

公开(公告)日：1990-01-02

申请号：US265727

申请日：1988-11-01

申请人： Katsuyuki Saito ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Masao Uehara ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Shinji Yamashita ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Jun Hasegawa

发明人： Katsuyuki Saito ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Masao Uehara ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Shinji Yamashita ,  Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Jun Hasegawa

IPC分类号： G02B23/24 ,  A61B1/04 ,  H04N5/14 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N9/74

CPC分类号： H04N5/2628 ,  H04N5/142 ,  H04N9/74 ,  H04N2005/2255

摘要： In an electronic endoscope apparatus of the type which uses a solid state imaging device to effect photoelectric conversion of an optical image, the image signal read from the solid state imaging device is subjected to signal processing for changing image size so as to effect enlargement/reduction of an image to be displayed on a monitor, and then the outline of the image signal is enhanced by an outline enhancement circuit. With this arrangement, it is possible to achieve natural outline enhancement.

摘要翻译： 在使用固态成像装置进行光学图像的光电转换的电子内窥镜装置中，从固态成像装置读取的图像信号经受用于改变图像尺寸的信号处理，以便实现放大/缩小 要显示在监视器上的图像，然后通过轮廓增强电路增强图像信号的轮廓。 通过这种安排，可以实现自然轮廓增强。

公开(公告)号：US4891695A

公开(公告)日：1990-01-02

申请号：US292144

申请日：1988-12-30

申请人： Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Masao Uehara ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Shinji Yamashita

发明人： Akinobu Uchikubo ,  Masao Uehara ,  Masahide Kanno ,  Jun Hasegawa ,  Masahiko Sasaki ,  Katsuyuki Saito ,  Katsuyoshi Sasagawa ,  Shinji Yamashita

IPC分类号： A61B1/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N5/2253 ,  A61B1/042 ,  H04N7/181 ,  H04N2005/2255

摘要： The electronic endoscope apparatus of this invention is provided with a first endoscope apparatus having a solid state imaging device whereby an object image obtained from an observing window provided in the tip part of an insertable part inserted into a body cavity is formed and is converted to an electric signal to be output and a second endoscope apparatus having a solid state imaging device different from the solid state imaging device provided in the first endoscope apparatus in shape or number of pixels but the same in at least one pixel forming element. The first and second endoscope apparatus are connected to a video processing circuit and the electric signal output from the solid state imaging device is processed to be a video signal. The signal procesed by the video processing circuit is output to a displaying apparatus to display the object image.

摘要翻译： 本发明的电子内窥镜装置设置有具有固态成像装置的第一内窥镜装置，由此形成从设置在插入体腔的插入部的前端部的观察窗口获得的被摄体图像，并将其转换为 电信号和第二内窥镜装置，其具有与设置在第一内窥镜装置中的固态成像装置不同的固态成像装置的形状或数量，但至少在一个像素形成元件中。 第一和第二内窥镜装置连接到视频处理电路，并且从固态成像装置输出的电信号被处理为视频信号。 由视频处理电路处理的信号被输出到显示装置以显示对象图像。