In-vivo image acquiring apparatus, receiving apparatus and in-vivo image acquiring system
An in-vivo image acquiring system includes a capsule endoscope which is introduced into the inside of a subject to acquire an in-vivo image of the subject and a receiving apparatus for receiving the in-vivo images of the subject from the capsule endoscope through receiving antennas. The capsule endoscope transmits the in-vivo images of the subject taken successively at a time interval corresponding to function or feature of the capsule endoscope. The receiving apparatus calculates a time interval of the in-vivo images received successively from the capsule endoscope and identifies the in-vivo images depending on the function or feature of the capsule endoscope based on a calculated time interval.
1. A receiving apparatus comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving in-vivo images of a subject, the in-vivo images being transmitted by radio by an in-vivo image acquiring apparatus for taking the in-vivo images with at least one imaging unit;
a detecting unit for detecting time information concerning time when the in-vivo image is received or time relating to the receiving time; and
a control unit for calculating a time interval between continuous in-vivo images of the in-vivo images based on the time information detected by the detecting unit and identifying a type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus based on the calculated time interval,
wherein the control unit identifies the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus based on a combination of the plural time intervals.
2. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a memory unit for storing therein a data table indicating a correspondence relationship between the combination of the time interval and the function or feature of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus, wherein
the control unit determines the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus corresponding to the combination of the time intervals by referring to the data table and identifies the in-vivo images depending on the determined type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus.
3. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a recording unit in where the in-vivo image is recorded, wherein
the control unit records the in-vivo images in the recording unit so that the in-vivo images are identified depending on the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus.
4. The receiving apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit attaches the identification information corresponding to the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus to the in-vivo image and identifies the in-vivo images depending on the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus.
5. The receiving apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit controls the recording unit to record the in-vivo images depending on the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus and identifies the in-vivo images depending on the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus.
6. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a compressing unit for compressing the in-vivo image, wherein
the control unit determines whether the in-vivo image is a compressed image and if the in-vivo image is not a compressed image, controls the compressing unit to compress the in-vivo image.
7. An in-vivo image acquiring system comprising:
an in-vivo image acquiring apparatus which is introduced into an inside of a subject to take in-vivo images of the subject and transmits the in-vivo images of the subject successively by radio at a time interval depending on function or feature of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus; and
a receiving apparatus which receives the in-vivo image transmitted successively by radio by the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus, detects each time information which specifies the received in-vivo image, calculates the time interval which is a difference of the time information between continuous in-vivo images of the in-vivo images, and identifies the in-vivo images depending on a type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus based on the calculated time interval, wherein the receiving apparatus comprises:
a receiving unit for receiving the in-vivo images transmitted by radio by the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus;
a detecting unit for detecting pieces of time information each specifying the in-vivo image;
a calculating unit for calculating the time interval which is a difference of the time information between the continuous in-vivo images of the in-vivo images; and
an identification processing unit for identifying the in-vivo images depending on the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus corresponding to the time interval calculated by the calculating unit, wherein the identification processing unit identifies the in-vivo images depending on the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus based on a combination of the plural time intervals.
8. The in-vivo image acquiring system according to claim 7 , wherein the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus comprises
a plurality of imaging units for taking the in-vivo images;
a transmitting unit for transmitting the in-vivo images taken by the imaging units to the receiving apparatus by radio; and
a control unit for controlling the imaging units to take the in-vivo images successively and controlling the transmitting unit to transmit the in-vivo images successively by radio at the time interval depending on the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus following order that the imaging units take images.
9. The in-vivo image acquiring system according to claim 8 , wherein the control unit compresses the in-vivo images and controls the transmitting unit to transmit the compressed in-vivo images successively by radio at the time interval depending on the compression processing function.
10. The in-vivo image acquiring system according to claim 7 , wherein the receiving apparatus further comprises a memory unit for storing therein a data table indicating a correspondence relationship between a combination of the time interval and the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus, wherein
the identification processing unit determines the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus corresponding to a combination of the time intervals by referring to the data table and identifies the in-vivo image depending on the determined type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus.
11. The in-vivo image acquiring system according to claim 7 , wherein the receiving apparatus further comprises a recording unit in which the in-vivo image is recorded, wherein
the identification processing unit records the in-vivo images in the recording unit in conditions in which the in-vivo images are identified depending on the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus.
12. The in-vivo image acquiring system according to claim 11 , wherein the identification processing unit attaches identification information corresponding to the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus to the in-vivo images and identifies the in-vivo images depending on the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus.
13. The in-vivo image acquiring system according to claim 11 , wherein the identification processing unit records the in-vivo image in the recording unit depending on the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus and identifies the in-vivo image depending on the type of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus.
14. The in-vivo image acquiring system according to claim 7 , further comprising a compressing unit for compressing the in-vivo image, wherein
the identification processing unit determines whether the in-vivo image is a compressed image and if the in-vivo image is not a compressed image, controls the compressing unit to compress the in-vivo image.