Endoscope Dual Storage Segmentation for Missed Image Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional endoscope image recording systems require user instruction for image capture, leading to missed recordings and the need for re-examination of previously unrecorded areas.
Innovation Solution
An endoscope apparatus with a controller that records images in both a main storage and a secondary storage unit, with the secondary storage recording images continuously regardless of user instruction, allowing for automatic capture of all examination footage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If image recording is performed only when instructed by user operation, then storage space is conserved and recording operation is simple, but images may be missed and re-examination is required
Solution Approach 1:
The storage is divided into two distinct storage units: a first storage unit that records images based on user instructions, and a second storage unit that continuously records all images. This segmentation allows the system to maintain both manual control capability and automatic comprehensive recording without mixing the two functions in a single storage system.
Solution Approach 2:
The second storage unit performs preliminary continuous recording of all images before any user instruction is given. This preliminary action ensures that no images are missed, as the continuous recording is already in progress and captures everything that occurs during the examination.
2Reliability
If continuous recording is performed in addition to instructed recording, then all images are captured without missing any, but storage space is consumed and system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is segmented into a first storage unit for instructed recordings and a second storage unit for continuous recordings. This segmentation allows the system to manage storage space efficiently by directing different types of recordings to appropriate storage units, preventing unnecessary consumption of storage resources.
Solution Approach 2:
Different storage units are assigned different recording qualities or resolutions appropriate to their function. The first storage unit can use higher quality settings for selectively recorded important images, while the second storage unit uses sufficient quality for continuous monitoring purposes, optimizing overall storage space utilization.
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AI summary
An endoscope apparatus includes: an operation unit through which recording of an image acquired by an image pickup device can be instructed; and a controller configured to perform control to record, in a main recording unit, a first image acquired by the image pickup device when the image recording is instructed through the operation unit and record, in a sub recording unit, a second image acquired by the image pickup device irrespective of whether the image recording is instructed through the operation unit.