Capsule Endoscope Image Display Time Bar Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for displaying images from capsule endoscopes are inefficient, as observers cannot easily search for specific images among a large volume and cannot accurately determine the recording time of displayed images.
Innovation Solution
A method that generates a time bar linked with a slider, allowing observers to navigate and select capture images based on time, with the ability to group and display images in a matrix configuration, and provide additional diagnosis information such as text and sound.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If images are displayed in time-sequential order at predetermined intervals, then the observer can view the entire examination period coverage, but the observer cannot easily search for specific desired images among the large volume of images
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a time bar dimension that represents the entire examination period horizontally. Capture images are positioned along this time bar according to their recording timestamps, allowing observers to navigate to specific time points and instantly locate corresponding images without sequentially browsing through all images in time-sequential order.
Solution Approach 2:
The time bar acts as an intermediary element between the observer and the large volume of capture images. By interacting with the time bar (e.g., clicking at a specific position), the observer can directly access and display the corresponding capture image, eliminating the need to manually search through numerous images displayed in time-sequential order.
2Measurement precision
If images are displayed at predetermined time intervals, then the display system is simple, but it is difficult to provide the observer with the correct recording time point of the displayed image
Solution Approach 1:
The time bar provides a visual temporal dimension where position along the bar corresponds to specific recording time points. The system displays the precise recording timestamp of each capture image near its corresponding position on the time bar, allowing observers to accurately identify when each image was captured without complex time calculation or navigation through multiple screens.
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AI summary
A method of displaying images taken by a capsule endoscope and record media of storing program for carrying out that method, wherein the method comprises generating the capsule-endoscope image using image stream data transmitted from a capsule endoscope inserted into a living body, and generating a time bar corresponding to the generated capsule-endoscope image; displaying the generated capsule-endoscope image on a main-display area of a diagnosis screen; displaying at least one capture image on a sub-display area of the diagnosis screen when the capsule-endoscope image displayed on the main-display area is captured; and shifting the capture image on the sub-display area in such a way that the capture image is linked with a movement of a time slider positioned on the time bar, or moving the time slider on the time bar in such a way that the time slider is linked with a movement of the capture image.