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Granted Patent B2
US 12,574,631 · App. 18/512,019 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Imaging support apparatus, imaging system, imaging support method, and program

Inventor: Yasuhiko Kaneko (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
H04N23/64G03B17/54H04N23/56
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Patent No.
US 12,574,631
App. No.
18/512,019
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an imaging support apparatus including a processor and a memory connected to or built into the processor, in which the processor is configured to control, in a state in which projection light, which represents at least a position of an imaging target region in a subject, is projected onto the subject by a projection apparatus, and in a case where the imaging target region is imaged by an imaging apparatus, the projection apparatus to transition to a state in which the projection light is suppressed.

Claims (52)

1 . An imaging support apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory connected to or built into the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

control, in a state in which projection light, which represents at least a position of an imaging target region in a subject, is projected onto the subject by a projection apparatus, and in a case where an analysis image for analyzing the imaging target region is obtained by imaging the imaging target region by an imaging apparatus, the projection apparatus to transition to a state in which the projection light is suppressed; and

control the projection apparatus to maintain the projection light in a case where a visual inspection image for visually inspecting the imaging target region is obtained by imaging the imaging target region by the imaging apparatus.

2 . An imaging system comprising:

the imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ;

the projection apparatus; and

the imaging apparatus.

3 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the state in which the projection light is suppressed is a state in which the projection light is stopped.

4 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the projection apparatus to project the projection light onto the subject.

5 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the projection light includes projection light representing a position of an edge portion of the imaging target region.

6 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the projection light includes projection light representing a position of a center of the imaging target region.

7 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the projection light includes projection light representing a range of the imaging target region.

8 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the projection light includes projection light displayed in a grid shape.

9 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the projection light includes projection light displayed in a rectangular shape.

10 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the projection light includes projection light representing an imaging order.

11 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the projection apparatus to move the projection light along the subject.

12 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 11 ,

wherein a portion of a first imaging target region, as the imaging target region, corresponding to the projection light before movement and a portion of a second imaging target region, as the imaging target region, corresponding to the projection light after the movement overlap with each other.

13 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the projection light includes projection light representing a dimension.

14 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the projection light includes projection light representing information related to the subject.

15 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to perform control of projecting the projection light onto the subject in accordance with a default plan.

16 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 15 ,

wherein the plan includes at least one of a projection position, a projection range, or a projection order for projecting the projection light onto the subject.

17 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the projection light includes projection light representing a damaged location of the subject.

18 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to output relative information representing a relative relationship between an imaging range that is imaged by the imaging apparatus and the imaging target region.

19 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the imaging apparatus to image the subject in a case where a default imaging condition is established.

20 . The imaging support apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to further control the projection apparatus to maintain the projection light in a case where the imaging target region is imaged by the imaging apparatus.

21 . An imaging support method comprising:

control, in a state in which projection light, which represents at least a position of an imaging target region in a subject, is projected onto the subject by a projection apparatus, and in a case where an analysis image for analyzing the imaging target region is obtained by imaging the imaging target region by an imaging apparatus, the projection apparatus to transition to a state in which the projection light is suppressed; and

control the projection apparatus to maintain the projection light in a case where a visual inspection image for visually inspecting the imaging target region is obtained by imaging the imaging target region by the imaging apparatus.

22 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process comprising:

control, in a state in which projection light, which represents at least a position of an imaging target region in a subject, is projected onto the subject by a projection apparatus, and in a case where an analysis image for analyzing the imaging target region is obtained by imaging the imaging target region by an imaging apparatus, the projection apparatus to transition to a state in which the projection light is suppressed; and

control the projection apparatus to maintain the projection light in a case where a visual inspection image for visually inspecting the imaging target region is obtained by imaging the imaging target region by the imaging apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2023
From: KANEKO, YASUHIKO
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065641/0757 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-086814 · May 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022019581 · May 6, 2022
Related Publication 20240089593A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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