Endoscope Image Display Buffering for Delay-Safe Frame Capture
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image display systems for endoscopes do not effectively manage network delays when transmitting and displaying images, leading to potential misalignment between the user's intended image selection and the recorded image due to variable network delays.
Innovation Solution
An image display system that includes a first system for acquiring images, a second system for processing and storing images, and a monitor for displaying images, utilizing processors to add identification information and manage network delays by storing temporary images on a buffer, allowing precise selection and recording of intended images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If images are transmitted between systems over a network, then image processing and display capabilities are improved, but network delays cause misalignment between user-selected images and recorded images
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing transmitted images in a buffer memory within the second system before they are needed for recording. This allows the system to compensate for network delays by having images ready in advance, ensuring that when a user selects an image for recording, the corresponding image is immediately available without misalignment caused by transmission delays.
2Measurement precision
If images are stored in a buffer to manage network delays, then image selection accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing a buffer memory as a mediator between the network transmission system and the recording system. The buffer acts as an intermediate storage that decouples the timing between image transmission and image recording, allowing the system to maintain accuracy without requiring complex real-time synchronization mechanisms.
3Measurement precision
If identification information is added to images, then image tracking accuracy is improved, but data processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by adding identification information to images at the point of transmission to the buffer, rather than adding it later during processing. This early tagging allows the system to quickly identify and retrieve specific images using their pre-assigned identifiers, reducing the time required for image tracking and retrieval operations.
Data Source
AI summary
An image display system includes a first processor disposed in a first system and a second processor disposed in a second system. The first processor is configured to transmit two or more first images to the second system and receive two or more second images from the second system. The first processor is configured to transmit, to the second system, first identification information added to a second image displayed on a monitor when a release signal has been received. The second processor is configured to acquire a temporary image to which the same second identification information is added as the first identification information among two or more temporary images stored on a buffer.