公开(公告)号：US08303491B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-06

申请号：US13083216

申请日：2011-04-08

申请人： Masatoshi Homan ,  Kaoru Kotouda ,  Motoo Azuma

发明人： Masatoshi Homan ,  Kaoru Kotouda ,  Motoo Azuma

IPC分类号： A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/04

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00006 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/00036 ,  A61B5/7232

摘要： An image pick-up unit inserted in the body picks up an image of the body, and transmits by radio the image to an extra-corporeal unit which is arranged outside the body. The image pick-up unit includes an image pick-up portion capturing an image, a data transmitting portion for transmitting the image obtained by the image pick-up portion to the extra-corporeal unit at a plurality of transmitting ratios, a characteristic amount detecting portion for detecting a predetermined amount of characteristics based on the image, and a determining portion for determining a valid image based on an output from the characteristic amount detecting portion. The data transmitting portion controls the data transmitting ratio in accordance with the determining result of the determining portion.

公开(公告)号：US07195588B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-27

申请号：US10790327

申请日：2004-03-01

申请人： Masatoshi Homan ,  Kaoru Kotouda ,  Motoo Azuma

发明人： Masatoshi Homan ,  Kaoru Kotouda ,  Motoo Azuma

IPC分类号： A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/06

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00006 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/00036 ,  A61B5/7232

摘要： An image pick-up unit inserted in the body picks up an image of the body, and transmits by radio the image to an extra-corporeal unit which is arranged outside the body. The image pick-up unit includes an image pick-up portion capturing an image, a data transmitting portion for transmitting the image obtained by the image pick-up portion to the extra-corporeal unit at a plurality of transmitting ratios, a characteristic amount detecting portion for detecting a predetermined amount of characteristics based on the image, and a determining portion for determining a valid image based on an output from the characteristic amount detecting portion. The data transmitting portion controls the data transmitting ratio in accordance with the determining result of the determining portion.

公开(公告)号：US09198557B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-01

申请号：US13527113

申请日：2012-06-19

申请人： Kazuhiro Takizawa ,  Motoo Azuma ,  Hisashi Nishimura ,  Kaoru Kotoda ,  Satoshi Tanaka ,  Takayuki Sato ,  Naruyasu Kobayashi

发明人： Kazuhiro Takizawa ,  Motoo Azuma ,  Hisashi Nishimura ,  Kaoru Kotoda ,  Satoshi Tanaka ,  Takayuki Sato ,  Naruyasu Kobayashi

IPC分类号： H04N5/06 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/04

CPC分类号： A61B1/00006 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/00013 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/04 ,  H04N5/0675 ,  H04N5/123

摘要： A phase control unit compares a phase of a display synchronization signal with a phase of a clock signal generated from a clock signal generated by an imaging clock generating unit, and controls oscillation of the imaging clock generating unit based on a result of the comparison. A drive signal generating unit generates a drive signal that drives a CMOS sensor based on a multiplication clock signal synchronized to the clock signal.

摘要翻译： 相位控制单元将显示同步信号的相位与由成像时钟产生单元生成的时钟信号产生的时钟信号的相位进行比较，并且基于比较结果控制成像时钟生成单元的振荡。 驱动信号生成单元基于与时钟信号同步的乘法时钟信号生成驱动CMOS传感器的驱动信号。

公开(公告)号：US20120320177A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-20

申请号：US13528385

申请日：2012-06-20

申请人： Hisashi Nishimura ,  Kaoru Kotoda ,  Satoshi Tanaka ,  Naruyasu Kobayashi ,  Takayuki Sato ,  Kazuhiro Takizawa ,  Motoo Azuma

发明人： Hisashi Nishimura ,  Kaoru Kotoda ,  Satoshi Tanaka ,  Naruyasu Kobayashi ,  Takayuki Sato ,  Kazuhiro Takizawa ,  Motoo Azuma

IPC分类号： H04N5/04 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/00006 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/0002 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  H04N5/0675 ,  H04N5/123 ,  H04N2005/2255

摘要： A phase comparing unit compares a phase of an imaging-side synchronization signal with a phase of a display-side clock, and controls oscillation of a display-side clock generating unit based on a result of the comparison. A display timing adjusting unit receives a video signal output from an endoscope at a timing based on the imaging-side synchronization signal and adjusts a synchronization timing of the received video signal to a synchronization timing based on a display-side synchronization signal.

摘要翻译： 相位比较单元将成像侧同步信号的相位与显示侧时钟的相位进行比较，并且基于比较的结果来控制显示侧时钟生成单元的振荡。 显示定时调整单元在基于成像侧同步信号的定时接收从内窥镜输出的视频信号，并且基于显示侧同步信号将接收到的视频信号的同步定时调整为同步定时。

公开(公告)号：US08182420B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-22

申请号：US11710809

申请日：2007-02-26

申请人： Masatoshi Homan ,  Kaoru Kotouda ,  Motoo Azuma

发明人： Masatoshi Homan ,  Kaoru Kotouda ,  Motoo Azuma

IPC分类号： A61B1/06

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00006 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/00036 ,  A61B5/7232

摘要： An image pick-up unit inserted in the body picks up an image of the body, and transmits by radio the image to an extra-corporeal unit which is arranged outside the body. The image pick-up unit includes an image pick-up portion capturing an image, a data transmitting portion for transmitting the image obtained by the image pick-up portion to the extra-corporeal unit at a plurality of transmitting ratios, a characteristic amount detecting portion for detecting a predetermined amount of characteristics based on the image, and a determining portion for determining a valid image based on an output from the characteristic amount detecting portion. The data transmitting portion controls the data transmitting ratio in accordance with the determining result of the determining portion.

摘要翻译： 插入身体的图像拾取单元拾取身体的图像，并且通过无线电将图像发送到布置在身体外部的体外单元。 图像拾取单元包括拍摄图像的图像拾取部分，用于以多个传送比将由图像拾取部分获得的图像发送到体外单元的数据发送部分，特征量检测 用于基于图像检测预定量的特征的部分，以及用于基于特征量检测部分的输出来确定有效图像的确定部分。 数据发送部分根据确定部分的确定结果控制数据传输比率。

公开(公告)号：US20080122925A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-29

申请号：US12003289

申请日：2007-12-21

申请人： Tomomi Sekimoto ,  Motoo Azuma

发明人： Tomomi Sekimoto ,  Motoo Azuma

IPC分类号： H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N5/367 ,  A61B1/041 ,  H04N2005/2255 ,  H04N2209/045

摘要： An in vivo image pickup device that is inserted in the body cavity and generates and sends an image signal of a subject, and includes an image pickup unit that has a plurality of pixels with arrays on a light receiving surface thereof and converts a subject image formed on the light receiving surface into the image signal, a defect correcting circuit that corrects the image signal of a defective pixel of the image pickup unit, a compressing circuit that compresses the image signal from the defect correcting circuit, and a sending circuit that sends the compressed image signal. Before the compressing circuit compresses the image signal, the defective pixel is corrected, thereby preventing the danger of harmful affection to a normal pixel from the defective pixel.

摘要翻译： 一种体内图像拾取装置，其插入到体腔内并产生并发送被检体的图像信号，并且包括：图像拾取单元，其在其光接收表面上具有阵列的多个像素，并转换形成的被摄体图像 在光接收表面上形成图像信号的缺陷校正电路，校正图像拾取单元的缺陷像素的图像信号的压缩电路，压缩来自缺陷校正电路的图像信号的压缩电路以及发送电路 压缩图像信号。 在压缩电路压缩图像信号之前，对缺陷像素进行校正，从而防止来自缺陷像素的对正常像素的不良影响的危险。

公开(公告)号：US20050099510A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-12

申请号：US10930355

申请日：2004-08-30

申请人： Keisuke Nakazono ,  Akira Ueno ,  Motoo Azuma

发明人： Keisuke Nakazono ,  Akira Ueno ,  Motoo Azuma

IPC分类号： G06T1/20 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N5/907 ,  H04N9/804

CPC分类号： H04N5/772 ,  H04N5/907 ,  H04N9/8047

摘要： An image processing apparatus for storing taken image data into a memory and for reading the stored image data to effect image processing thereof, including: a storage section for storing sequence codes that indicate processing procedures of a series of image processing for the image data; an image processing section for effecting the series of image processing on the read out image data; and a sequencer for controlling the image processing section based on the sequence codes read out from the storage section in effecting the series of image processing at the image processing section, wherein the sequence codes are composed of data coding all sequence instructions corresponding to the series of image processing and are tranferred and stored collectively from CPU to the storage section before starting the series of image processing every time when the series of image processing is to be effected.

摘要翻译： 一种图像处理装置，用于将获取的图像数据存储到存储器中并用于读取存储的图像数据以进行其图像处理，包括：存储部分，用于存储指示用于图像数据的一系列图像处理的处理过程的序列代码; 用于对读出的图像数据进行一系列图像处理的图像处理部分; 以及序列发生器，用于基于从存储部分读出的序列码来控制图像处理部分，以实现图像处理部分的一系列图像处理，其中序列码由与所述序列号相对应的所有序列指令的数据编码 每次当要进行一系列图像处理时，在开始一系列图像处理之前，从CPU向存储部分集中地传送和存储图像处理。

公开(公告)号：US09161683B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-20

申请号：US13527098

申请日：2012-06-19

申请人： Takayuki Sato ,  Kaoru Kotoda ,  Hisashi Nishimura ,  Kazuhiro Takizawa ,  Motoo Azuma ,  Satoshi Tanaka ,  Naruyasu Kobayashi

发明人： Takayuki Sato ,  Kaoru Kotoda ,  Hisashi Nishimura ,  Kazuhiro Takizawa ,  Motoo Azuma ,  Satoshi Tanaka ,  Naruyasu Kobayashi

IPC分类号： H04N7/18 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/00006 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/00013 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/0002 ,  H04N5/0675 ,  H04N5/123

摘要： A CMOS sensor converts optical information into an electric signal, and outputs the converted electric signal as an image signal. An imaging clock generating unit generates an imaging clock acting as a source of a drive signal that drives the CMOS sensor. A drive signal generating unit generates an imaging synchronization signal and a drive signal based on the imaging clock. A display clock generating unit generates a display clock. A display synchronization signal generating unit generates a display synchronization signal based on the display clock. A phase comparing unit compares a phase of the imaging synchronization signal with a phase of the display clock, and controls oscillation of the display clock generating unit based on a result of the comparison.

摘要翻译： CMOS传感器将光学信息转换为电信号，并将转换的电信号作为图像信号输出。 成像时钟产生单元产生作为驱动CMOS传感器的驱动信号的源的成像时钟。 驱动信号生成单元基于成像时钟生成成像同步信号和驱动信号。 显示时钟生成单元生成显示时钟。 显示同步信号生成单元基于显示时钟生成显示同步信号。 相位比较单元将成像同步信号的相位与显示时钟的相位进行比较，并且基于比较的结果来控制显示时钟生成单元的振荡。

公开(公告)号：US07450152B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-11

申请号：US10235527

申请日：2002-09-05

申请人： Motoo Azuma

发明人： Motoo Azuma

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N5/228 ,  G03B15/00 ,  G03B17/02

CPC分类号： H04N1/00132 ,  H04N1/00151 ,  H04N1/00161 ,  H04N1/00167 ,  H04N1/00172 ,  H04N1/0018 ,  H04N1/00188 ,  H04N1/4406 ,  H04N1/4426 ,  H04N1/4486

摘要： The digital camera comprises a photoelectric conversion part configured to perform a photoelectric conversion of a field image and output a first image signal, a first processing part configured to perform a first signal processing of the image signal and output a second image signal, an encoding part configured to encode the second image signal and output a third image signal, a second processing part configured to perform a second signal processing to the second image signal and output a fourth image signal, a first memory configured to memorize a customer ID information, a code key used in the encoding part, and the third image signal, and a second memory configured to memorize the fourth image signal.

摘要翻译： 数字照相机包括被配置为执行场图像的光电转换并输出第一图像信号的光电转换部，配置为执行图像信号的第一信号处理并输出第二图像信号的第一处理部，输出第二图像信号的编码部 被配置为对第二图像信号进行编码并输出第三图像信号，第二处理部件，被配置为对第二图像信号执行第二信号处理并输出第四图像信号;第一存储器，被配置为存储客户ID信息;代码 密钥和第三图像信号，以及第二存储器，被配置为存储第四图像信号。

公开(公告)号：US20080136943A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US12003290

申请日：2007-12-21

申请人： Motoo Azuma

发明人： Motoo Azuma

IPC分类号： H04N5/76

CPC分类号： H04N5/367 ,  H04N5/23238 ,  H04N5/3572 ,  H04N9/735 ,  H04N2209/045

摘要： An image pickup device may include an optical system having a distortion that captures a distortion-containing optical image, a conversion unit that converts the distortion-containing optical image into distortion-containing image data, a storage unit that stores the distortion-containing image data and additional data related to a distortion of the distortion-containing image data, and a distortion correction unit that corrects the distortion of the distortion-containing image data with reference to the additional data.