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US 7,261,414 · App. 10/616,329 · Granted Aug 28, 2007

Ophthalmologic apparatus

Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,261,414
App. No.
10/616,329
Granted
Aug 28, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an ophthalmologic apparatus capable of changing a gain to a digitized image signal according to observation and image taking operations by rewriting data in an LUT or selecting a suitable LUT from a plurality of LUTs.

Claims (19)

1. An ophthalmologic apparatus comprising:

observation illumination means for illuminating an eye fundus of an eye to be examined with infrared light in moving image observation operation;

image taking illumination means for illuminating the eye fundus in static image taking operation;

image pickup means for converting an image of the eye fundus of the eye to be examined into an image signal;

conversion means for converting the image signal into a digital data;

a plurality of lookup tables;

setting means for setting a first lookup table of the plurality of the lookup tables in the moving image observation operation, and setting a second lookup table of the plurality of the lookup tables in the static image taking operation; and

gradation conversion means for gradationally converting the digital data by using the lookup table set by the setting means,

wherein the first lookup table is used so as to enhance a region of a blood vessel on a retina image formed on the basis of a histogram calculated from the digital data.

2. An ophthalmologic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a monitor for displaying a digital data after gradationally converted.

3. An ophthalmologic apparatus comprising:

observation illumination means for illuminating an eye fundus of an eye to be examined with infrared light in moving image observation operation;

image taking illumination means for illuminating the eye fundus in static image taking operation;

image pickup means for converting an image of the eye fundus of the eye to be examined into an image signal;

conversion means for converting the image signal into a digital data;

a plurality of lookup tables;

setting means for setting a first lookup table of the plurality of the lookup tables in the moving image observation operation, and setting a second lookup table of the plurality of the lookup tables in the static image taking operation; and

gradation conversion means for gradationally converting the digital data by using the lookup table set by the setting means,

wherein the first lookup table is formulated on the basis of a gain of the image pickup means and amount of light from the observation illumination means.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2003
From: SAIGUSA, AKIO; KITAMURA, TAKESHI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 014267/0897 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-201600 · Jul 10, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040008321A1 · Jan 15, 2004