Endoscope Apparatus Image Selection and Annotation Composite Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional endoscope apparatuses cannot select and display multiple images from a storage medium as a single image or add annotations to images for effective analysis and diagnosis.
Innovation Solution
An endoscope apparatus with selection means to reproduce and display multiple images, display means for inputting additional information, and record reproduction means to store selected images with annotations on a removable storage medium.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional storage and reproduction methods are used, then images can be stored and displayed, but multiple images cannot be selected and displayed as a single composite image with annotations
Solution Approach 1:
The endoscope apparatus integrates multiple functions including image capture, storage, selection, annotation input, and composite display within a single system. The control unit coordinates these diverse functions, allowing the apparatus to not only store images but also select multiple images, accept annotations, and display them as a composite image with annotation overlays, thereby achieving multi-functionality without requiring separate external devices for each operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple images and annotation information into a single composite display image. The control unit merges the selected plurality of images with annotation data input through the input unit, creating an integrated display that shows both the medical images and their corresponding annotations together, rather than requiring separate displays or external processing systems.
2Reliability
If only basic storage and reproduction functions are provided, then the system remains simple, but effective analysis and diagnosis cannot be performed
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service functionality by automatically managing the composite image creation process. When the user inputs annotations through the input unit and confirms them, the control unit automatically integrates these annotations with the selected images to generate the composite display image, eliminating the need for manual image processing or external assistance, thereby maintaining ease of operation while enhancing diagnostic reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus performs preliminary actions by pre-selecting and storing multiple images before the actual diagnosis process. The images are captured and stored in advance, and when needed, they can be quickly retrieved and combined with annotations for composite display, allowing efficient review and analysis without requiring time-consuming manual image acquisition during the diagnostic process.
3Loss of information
If annotations are added to images, then analysis and diagnosis are enhanced, but the system requires additional input and processing capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit serves multiple purposes: it manages image capture, coordinates storage operations, processes annotation inputs, and generates composite displays. This multi-functional control unit handles both the technical aspects of image management and the informational aspect of annotation integration, reducing the need for separate dedicated components for each function while maintaining information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges annotation information with image data in the composite display. Rather than requiring separate annotation tools or external processing systems, the control unit integrates annotation text directly with the corresponding images in a unified display output, combining informational layers (images and annotations) into a single coherent presentation that enhances information completeness without adding separate processing systems.
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AI summary
An endoscope device in which endoscope images and patient information can be recorded in a removable storage medium and in which the endoscope images and patient information recorded in the storage medium can be reproduced. The endoscope device has a selection means for reproducing the endoscope images in a list form and selecting at least one endoscope image from the reproduced list; a display means for inputting additional information other than the patient information, adding the additional information to the endoscope image selected by the selection means, and displaying the result; and a recording/reproduction means for recording the selected endoscope image and the additional information in the storage medium or reproducing the image and the information.