Handheld Wireless Endoscope Streaming Without External Receiver
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional endoscopic systems are bulky, difficult to maneuver, and require external receiver boxes for wireless communication, making them costly and hard to transport.
Innovation Solution
A handheld wireless endoscope system with a battery-operated onboard processor, digital camera, and wireless transceiver that streams video imagery directly to a computer system without an external receiver box, allowing for wireless connectivity and software updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional wired endoscopic systems are used, then stable image transmission is achieved, but the device becomes bulky and difficult to maneuver
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the receiver box and cable transmission components from the endoscopic system, removing the external receiver box and using wireless communication to transmit images directly from the endoscope to the display device, thereby eliminating the bulky cables and external equipment while maintaining stable image transmission
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical cable-based transmission system with a wireless communication system, substituting the physical connection (mechanical system) with wireless signals (electromagnetic field system), which eliminates the bulk and maneuverability issues caused by cables while maintaining stable image transmission
2Ease of operation
If external receiver boxes are used for wireless communication, then wireless operation is achieved, but cost and portability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the receiver functionality directly into the endoscope device itself, combining the wireless transmission and reception functions into a single integrated unit, thereby eliminating the need for separate external receiver boxes and reducing both cost and portability issues
Solution Approach 2:
The endoscope device is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as the image capture device and the wireless communication device, eliminating the need for dedicated external receiver boxes and reducing the overall system complexity and cost
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media relate to a handheld wireless endoscope image streaming apparatus. The apparatus may establish a wireless connection to a computer system. The apparatus may obtain, via a digital camera, video imagery via an endoscope, the video imagery including multiple frames. The apparatus may stream to a computer system video data.