Magnifying Observation Apparatus Automatic Display Mode Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing magnifying observation apparatuses face challenges in displaying real-time images with high frame rates due to the time-consuming process of generating synthetic images, leading to complex operations for users as they need to constantly switch between still and moving image modes.
Innovation Solution
A magnifying observation apparatus with automatic display mode switching, allowing users to switch from a first display mode with longer image processing to a second mode with lighter processing load upon detecting user operations, such as movement of the visual field or changes in imaging conditions, enabling real-time updates without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If synthetic image processing is performed to obtain high-quality images with large depth of focus or increased resolution, then image quality is improved, but processing time increases significantly and frame rate is lowered
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between two display modes based on operational context: first display mode shows processed synthetic images for detailed observation, while second display mode shows unprocessed or lightly processed images for real-time navigation. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by providing high image quality when needed and high frame rate when real-time viewing is required.
Solution Approach 2:
The observation process is segmented into distinct phases: field searching phase using second display mode with high frame rate, and detailed observation phase using first display mode with high image quality. This segmentation allows each phase to use the appropriate processing level, eliminating the need for constant mode switching and resolving the productivity-quality tradeoff.
2Adaptability or versatility
If display mode switching between still image and moving image is implemented manually, then users can select appropriate viewing modes, but operational complexity increases and user burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines when to switch between first and second display modes based on detection of visual field changes or imaging condition changes. This self-service approach eliminates manual mode switching operations while maintaining the adaptability of providing both high-quality and real-time views, thereby resolving the contradiction between versatility and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors operational context through detection mechanisms that sense visual field changes and imaging condition changes. This feedback loop enables automatic, context-appropriate switching between display modes, providing the flexibility of multiple modes without requiring manual user decisions, thus resolving the operational complexity issue.
3Productivity
If high frame rate live picture is displayed during field searching, then real-time viewing capability is improved, but synthesis processing cannot be performed simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs periodic action by alternating between two operational states: periods of real-time live picture display for field searching, and periods of synthetic image processing for detailed observation. This periodic alternation, automatically managed through context detection, ensures that both real-time viewing and synthesis processing capabilities are fully utilized at appropriate times without interference.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution simplifies the operation by reducing the need for manual mode switching, improving usability and operability by allowing users to view live images during field searching and automatically switching back to synthetic image mode upon stabilization, thus saving time and labor.
Implementation Method 1
reflected light or transmitted light which is incident via an optical system and comes from an observation target fixed to an observation target fixing section is received with an imaging element such as a CCD or a CMOS where the light is electrically read
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is for saving the time of searching a visual field to be observed and observing a synthetic image. A magnifying observation apparatus includes a controller configured to set an imaging condition, to generate a first image to be displayed in a first display mode by performing a first image processing on the image acquired on the imaging condition, to generate a second image to be displayed in a second display mode by performing a second image processing on the image, to detect an image changing operation including at least one of changing of the imaging condition and changing of a visual field, and to switch from the first display mode to the second display mode in response to detect the image changing operation.