Endoscopic system, control method, endoscope control apparatus, and program
The present technology relates to a surgery system, a control method, a surgical apparatus, and a program that allow easy updating of a function of a medical apparatus. A configuration includes an information processor, and a surgical apparatus. The information processor includes a storage section storing an application, and a transmission section transmitting, in response to a request from the surgical apparatus, the application stored in the storage section. The surgical apparatus includes a reception section receiving the application transmitted by the transmission section, and an execution section executing the application received by the reception section.
1 . An endoscopic system comprising:
an information processor; and
a endoscope control apparatus, wherein the endoscope control apparatus is configured to be coupled to different endoscopic apparatuses, to recognize a coupled endoscopic apparatus among the different endoscopic apparatuses, and transmit information regarding the coupled endoscopic apparatus to the information processor, and
the information processor is configured to transmit, to the endoscope control apparatus, an endoscopic image processing application corresponding to the information regarding the recognized coupled endoscopic apparatus to the endoscope control apparatus,
the information processor including
a memory storing a plurality of different endoscopic image processing applications to operate corresponding different endoscopic apparatuses, and
transmission circuitry configured to transmit, in response to a request from the endoscope control apparatus, the application stored in the memory based on the information regarding the coupled endoscopic apparatus, and
the endoscope control apparatus including processing circuitry configured to
receive the endoscopic image processing application transmitted by the transmission circuitry, and
execute the endoscopic image processing application, to thereby be used as the endoscope control apparatus having a function suitable for the recognized coupled endoscopic apparatus.
2 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein
the memory is configured to store an endoscopic image processing application per clinical department, and
the processing circuitry is configured to execute the image processing application, to thereby be used as the endoscopic apparatus having a function suitable for the clinical department.
3 . The endoscopic system according to claim 2 , wherein the endoscope control apparatus accepts a selection of the clinical department, and requests the information processor to transmit an application corresponding to the accepted clinical department.
4 . The endoscopic system according to claim 2 , wherein the information processor accepts a selection of the clinical department, and transmits, to the endoscope control apparatus, an application corresponding to the accepted clinical department.
5 . The endoscopic system according to claim 2 , wherein
the endoscope control apparatus recognizes an apparatus that is coupled, and transmits information regarding the recognized apparatus to the information processor, and
the information processor transmits, to the endoscope control apparatus, an application for the clinical department corresponding to the information regarding the apparatus.
6 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the endoscope control apparatus includes a rigid endoscope.
7 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the information processor is provided outside an room in which the endoscopic apparatus is disposed.
8 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the endoscope control apparatus is configured to delete the received endoscopic image processing application when an operation of the recognized coupled endoscopic apparatus is finished.
9 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the endoscopic image processing application performs an image color adjustment process based on a red-color component of an organ.
10 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the coupled endoscopic apparatus is a camera head, and the information regarding the recognized coupled endoscopic apparatus includes at least one of a scope diameter or a lens type of the camera head.
11 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the information processor is a shared server provided outside of a room in which the endoscope control apparatus is disposed and is configured to collectively update applications for a plurality of rooms.
12 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the coupled endoscopic apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion module and is configured to transmit image signals to the endoscope control apparatus via optical communication.
13 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the endoscopic image processing application configures the endoscope control apparatus to perform preprocessing on image data acquired from the coupled endoscopic apparatus and transmit the preprocessed data to the information processor for main processing.
14 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the endoscopic image processing application configures the endoscope control apparatus for special light observation including at least one of narrow band imaging or fluorescence observation.
15 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the endoscope control apparatus is configured to automatically trigger the request for the endoscopic image processing application from the information processor immediately upon recognizing the coupled endoscopic apparatus.
16 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to execute the received endoscopic image processing application by dynamically loading a library corresponding to the application.
17 . The endoscopic system according to claim 2 , wherein the memory of the endoscope control apparatus stores a common application providing functions independent of a clinical department, and the processing circuitry is configured to execute the endoscopic image processing application in combination with the common application.
18 . The endoscopic system according to claim 1 , wherein the endoscope control apparatus recognizes the coupled endoscopic apparatus by reading a unique identification code stored in a memory within a connector of the coupled endoscopic apparatus.
19 . A method for an endoscopic system, comprising:
recognizing, by a endoscope control apparatus, a coupled endoscopic apparatus among different endoscopic apparatuses;
transmitting, from the endoscope control apparatus to an information processor, information regarding the recognized coupled endoscopic apparatus;
transmitting, from the information processor to the endoscope control apparatus, an endoscopic image processing application corresponding to the information regarding the recognized coupled endoscopic apparatus;
receiving, by the endoscope control apparatus, the transmitted endoscopic image processing application; and
executing, by the endoscope control apparatus, the received endoscopic image processing application to thereby perform an image processing function suitable for the recognized coupled endoscopic apparatus.
20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of an endoscope control apparatus, cause the endoscope control apparatus to perform operations comprising:
recognizing a coupled endoscopic apparatus among different endoscopic apparatuses; transmitting, to an information processor, information regarding the recognized coupled endoscopic apparatus;
receiving, from the information processor, an endoscopic image processing application corresponding to the information regarding the recognized coupled endoscopic apparatus; and
executing the received endoscopic image processing application to thereby perform an image processing function suitable for the recognized coupled endoscopic apparatus.