Scope Imaging Connector for Secure Diagnostic Image Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical imaging devices, such as scopes and imaging systems, lack efficient integration with personal communication devices for enhanced image capture, processing, and diagnosis capabilities.
Innovation Solution
An imaging system comprising a personal communication device, a scope, and a connector that includes a light transmitter and image transmitter, allowing for the transmission of light and images between the device and the scope, along with an image-processing system for encryption, storage, editing, and comparison of images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If medical imaging devices are integrated with personal communication devices, then image capture and processing capabilities are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides functionality between the personal communication device (image capture, processing, storage) and the medical scope (illumination, image transmission). The connector separates light transmission and image transmission pathways, allowing independent optimization of each component while achieving integrated functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The personal communication device serves multiple functions: capturing images via the scope, processing the images, storing them securely, and enabling communication. This multi-functional approach enhances productivity without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
2Measurement precision
If light transmission and image transmission are separated into distinct pathways, then image quality and light delivery are improved, but connector structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into separate light transmission and image transmission pathways. This segmentation allows each pathway to be optimized independently - light transmission for illumination quality and image transmission for diagnostic accuracy - while the overall connector structure remains manageable through modular design.
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
Enables efficient image capture, secure storage, and accurate diagnosis of medical conditions by leveraging the imaging and processing capabilities of personal communication devices, facilitating enhanced medical imaging and diagnosis.
Implementation Method 1
The light-transmitting portion may be operable to transmit light from the input end to the output end
Implementation Method 2
The image-transmitting portion may be operable to transmit an image from the output end to the input end
Implementation Method 3
The light transmitter may be configured to transmit light from the light source to the scope
Implementation Method 4
The image transmitter may be configured to transmit an image from the scope to the camera system
Data Source
AI summary
An imaging system includes an image acquisition module, an image processing module, a comparison module, a diagnostic module, and a user interface module. The image acquisition module is configured to obtain a set of images of a human subject. The image processing module is configured to edit the set of images to produce a set of edited images. The comparison module is configured to select a set of reference images and generate a set of differences by comparing the set of edited images to the set of reference images. The diagnostic module is configured to process the set of differences to generate diagnostic information describing the human subject. The user interface module is configured to graphically present the diagnostic information to a user.