Endoscope Data Converter Encapsulating HD Video in SD Format

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Solution Overview

Problem

Handling and storing high definition video data requires significant computational resources due to its high data rates, necessitating a more efficient solution for processing and storage.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising a host processor and a data converter that encapsulates high definition video data in a standard definition transmission format, allowing for efficient storage and playback by converting the data into equally sized packets and conveying them to the host processor for storage, and subsequently converting back to high definition format for display.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If high definition video data is processed and stored directly, then video quality is maintained, but computational resources and storage requirements increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevideo qualityVSAvoidcomputational resources
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a data converter as an intermediary component that receives high definition video data, encapsulates it in standard definition transmission format, and transmits it to the host processor. This mediator handles the format conversion and packaging, allowing the host processor to work with standardized data structures while the original high definition quality is preserved in the encapsulated packets.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If high definition video data is stored in original format, then video quality is preserved, but storage space and data management complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevideo qualityVSAvoidstorage space
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments high definition video data into equally sized packets and encapsulates them in standard definition transmission format. This segmentation allows the video data to be organized into manageable units that can be efficiently stored and managed while maintaining the original high definition quality within each packet.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Measurement precision

If high definition video data is transmitted directly to host processor, then video quality is maintained, but processing complexity and resource consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevideo qualityVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the format parameters of high definition video data by encapsulating it in standard definition transmission format. This parameter change involves packaging the high definition packets within a standardized container structure, making the data easier to process and manage while preserving the high definition content within the packets.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9584755B2Endoscope with high definition video recorder/player
Publication Date: 2017.02.28 GYRUS ACMI INC
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AI summary

Apparatus includes an endoscope including a high definition video camera, and a host processor, which is configured to receive video data encapsulated in a standard definition transmission format, and to store the encapsulated video data in a memory. The apparatus further includes a data converter, which is configured to receive high definition video data originating from an image captured by the high definition video camera as a sequence of packets and to encapsulate the sequence of packets in the standard definition transmission format. The data converter is also configured to convey the encapsulated packets to the host processor so that the host processor stores the packets in the memory.