IP Library Granted Patent US 8,968,184
Granted Patent B2
US 8,968,184 · App. 13/709,442 · Granted Mar 3, 2015

Endoscope apparatus, folder generating method, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,968,184
App. No.
13/709,442
Granted
Mar 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An endoscope apparatus comprises an analyzing portion configured, in a folder generating mode for extracting folder generating information regarding generation of a plurality of folders that record a plurality of image data of an inspection object, to analyze an image picked up by an image pickup portion and to extract the folder generating information; a folder generating portion configured to generate a plurality of folders regarding the inspection object based on the folder generating information extracted by the analyzing portion; and an inspection image recording portion configured to record each image data of the inspection object picked up by the image pickup portion in one folder among the plurality of folders generated by the folder generating portion.

Claims (13)

1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:

an image pickup portion configured to pick up an image containing folder generating information in a folder generating mode, and to pick up image data of an inspection object in an inspection mode;

an analyzing portion configured to analyze the image picked up by the image pickup portion in the folder generating mode, and to extract from the analyzed image a folder name contained in the folder generating information;

a folder generating portion configured to generate a folder in a memory, and to set the folder name extracted by the analyzing portion as a name of the folder;

an image recording portion configured to record in the folder generated by the folder generating portion the image data of the inspection object picked up by the image pickup portion in the inspection mode; and

a display portion configured to display an image of the inspection object based on the image data of the inspection object picked up by the image pickup portion in the inspection mode,

wherein the display portion is configured to display an indication when the folder generating information is not included in the image picked up by the image pickup portion in the folder generating mode.

2. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display portion is configured to display a guide for obtaining the folder generating information in the folder generating mode.

3. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an operating portion configured to designate the folder generated by the folder generating portion to be displayed on the display portion.

4. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the folder name includes a name of the inspection object.

5. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the analyzing portion is further configured to extract report template information from the analyzed image, and to generate a report template from the report template information.

6. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the extracted report template information includes information indicating a sequence of attaching a plurality of image data to the report template.

7. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the analyzing portion analyzes a two-dimensional code in the image picked up by the image pickup portion in the folder generating mode, the two-dimensional code including the folder generating information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2023
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: EVIDENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062492/0267 →