Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120120305 | IMAGING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND FOCUS CONTROL METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an optical system, a first focusing section that controls a focus of the optical system, and performs a first focusing process based on a first evaluation value, a second focusing section that controls the focus of the optical system, and performs a second focusing process based on a second evaluation value, and a focusing process switch section that switches a focusing process between the first focusing process and the second focusing process. The first focusing section includes an in-focus determination section that determines whether or not the first focusing process has been accomplished. The focusing process switch section switches the focusing process from the first focusing process to the second focusing process when the in-focus determination section has determined that the first focusing process has been accomplished. | 05-17-2012 |
20120147165 | CONTROL DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, AND FOCUS CONTROL METHOD - A control device includes an image acquisition section and a focus control section. The image acquisition section acquires an image captured by an imaging section. The focus control section performs a focus control process that focuses the imaging section on an object based on the acquired image. The focus control section performs the focus control process based on an image for which occurrence of a bright spot is suppressed. | 06-14-2012 |
20120327205 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The image processing device includes a first image acquisition section that acquires a first image that includes an object image including information within a wavelength band of white light, a second image acquisition section that acquires a second image that includes an object image including information within a specific wavelength band, a type determination section that determines a type of the object image in the second image based on a feature quantity of each pixel included in the second image, and a highlight section that performs a highlight process on the first image based on the type of the object image determined by the type determination section. | 12-27-2012 |
20130165753 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device processes an image acquired by an imaging section that enables magnifying observation. The image processing device includes a motion information acquisition section that acquires motion information that indicates a relative motion of the imaging section with respect to an object, an imaging magnification calculation section that calculates an imaging magnification of the imaging section, and an image extraction section that extracts an image within a specific area from a captured image acquired by the imaging section as an extracted image. The image extraction section sets the position of the specific area within the captured image based on the motion information, and sets the size of a margin area based on the imaging magnification and the motion information, the margin area being an area except the specific area in the captured image. | 06-27-2013 |
20130188029 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes a focus control section that performs a focus control process on an optical system of an endoscopic scope, an operation information acquisition section that acquires operation information about at least one operation among a discharge operation, a suction operation, and a tissue treatment operation based on sensor information from an operation detection sensor, and a switch control section that determines whether or not to cause the focus control section to perform the focus control process based on the operation information. | 07-25-2013 |
20140046131 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes an image acquisition section, an attention area setting section, and a scaling section. The image acquisition section acquires a captured image that includes an object image. The attention area setting section sets an attention area within the captured image based on information from the endoscope system. The scaling section performs a local scaling process that relatively enlarges the attention area as compared with another area. | 02-13-2014 |
20140081083 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes an image acquisition section, an attention area setting section, and a dimming control section. The image acquisition section acquires a captured image that includes an object image. The attention area setting section sets an attention area within the captured image based on information from the endoscope system. The dimming control section performs a dimming control process that controls the intensity of illumination light based on the attention area set by the attention area setting section. | 03-20-2014 |
20140210973 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE DEVICE - An image processing device includes an evaluation value calculation section that calculates an evaluation value that is used to determine whether or not an inter-frame state of an object within a captured image is a stationary state, an estimated noise amount acquisition section that acquires an estimated noise amount of the captured image, a determination section that determines whether or not the inter-frame state of the object is the stationary state based on the evaluation value and the estimated noise amount, and a noise reduction processing section that performs a first noise reduction process (time-direction noise reduction process) when it has been determined that the inter-frame state of the object is the stationary state, and performs a second noise reduction process that includes at least a spatial-direction noise reduction process when it has been determined that the inter-frame state of the object is not the stationary state. | 07-31-2014 |
20140307072 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE - An image processing device includes an image acquisition section that acquires an image in time series, the image having been captured by an imaging section, and including an object, a distance acquisition section that acquires distance information based on the distance from the imaging section to the object, and links the distance information to the image, an electronic zoom condition setting section that sets at least an electronic zoom magnification as an electronic zoom condition, and an electronic zoom processing section that performs an electronic zoom process on the image based on the electronic zoom condition, the electronic zoom condition setting section increasing the electronic zoom magnification as the distance indicated by the distance information decreases. | 10-16-2014 |