Method of displaying image taken by capsule endoscope and record media of storing program for carrying out that method
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Publication Number
US-8744231-B2
Publication Date
2014-06-03
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Abstract
A method of displaying images taken by a capsule endoscope and record media of storing program for carrying out that method, wherein the method comprises generating the capsule-endoscope image using image stream data transmitted from a capsule endoscope inserted into a living body, and generating a time bar corresponding to the generated capsule-endoscope image; displaying the generated capsule-endoscope image on a main-display area of a diagnosis screen; displaying at least one capture image on a sub-display area of the diagnosis screen when the capsule-endoscope image displayed on the main-display area is captured; and shifting the capture image on the sub-display area in such a way that the capture image is linked with a movement of a time slider positioned on the time bar, or moving the time slider on the time bar in such a way that the time slider is linked with a movement of the capture image.
Core Innovation
The document discloses a capsule-endoscope diagnosis screen that generates image stream data transmitted from a swallowable capsule endoscope inserted into a body and generates a time bar corresponding to the generated capsule-endoscope image. The capsule-endoscope image is displayed on a main-display area of a first page of the diagnosis screen, and the time bar is displayed on a time bar display area with a time slider indicating a position corresponding to time and distance information of a current capsule-endoscope image displayed on the main-display area.
When the capsule-endoscope image displayed on the main-display area is captured, at least one capture image is displayed on a sub-display area of the first page of the diagnosis screen. The capture image on the sub-display area is shifted so that the capture image is linked with movement of the time slider on the time bar, or the time slider is moved so that the time slider is linked with movement of the capture image. The linked browsing is refined by detecting the slider position to align adjacent recording-time capture images, and by resizing the sub-display area based on an observer request.
When the sub-display area is enlarged, capture images are presented in a matrix configuration with recording time order, including arranging earliest recording time images in each row or each column. When reduced, the view returns to the original size of the sub-display area. Diagnosis information is handled per capture image by storing diagnosis information and displaying at least one icon corresponding to the capture image and including the diagnosis information, and providing the observer with diagnosis information selected by the observer.
Claims Coverage
The partial content provides two independent claims. Independent claim 1 covers diagnosis-screen image streaming with time bar-linked capture-image browsing and sub-display resizing. Independent claim 6 covers the same capture-image/time-bar display with stored diagnosis information presented via icons and observer selection.
Time bar-linked capture image browsing on a diagnosis screen
Generating image stream data from a swallowable capsule endoscope inserted into a body and generating a time bar corresponding to the generated capsule-endoscope image; displaying the generated capsule-endoscope image on a main-display area of a first page of a diagnosis screen; displaying the time bar on a time bar display area with a time slider indicating a position corresponding to information about time and distance of a current capsule-endoscope image displayed on the main-display area; displaying at least one capture image on a sub-display area when the capsule-endoscope image displayed on the main-display area is captured; shifting the capture image so it is linked with movement of the time slider, or moving the time slider so it is linked with movement of the capture image.
Observer-controlled resizing of the capture image sub-display area
When there is an observer's request for changing the size of the sub-display area: enlarging the sub-display area to display the capture images on the enlarged sub-display area, or reducing the enlarged sub-display area to display the capture images on the sub-display area.
Storing and icon-based presentation of diagnosis information per capture image
Storing diagnosis information about the capture image; displaying at least one icon corresponding to the capture image and including the diagnosis information on the sub-display area of the first page of the diagnosis screen; and providing the observer with the diagnosis information selected by the observer.
Across the two independent claims, the core coverage includes displaying a capsule-endoscope image stream with a time bar and linking capture-image browsing to time-slider movement, optionally resizing the capture-image sub-display area upon observer request, and in the second independent claim adding stored diagnosis information per capture image presented via selectable icons.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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