# US 10,499,794 B2 · Operational interface in a multi-viewing element endoscope > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,499,794 B2 - Document ID: US10499794B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/965,261 - Filed: 2018-04-27 - Published: 2018-11-01 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-05-09 - Assignees: EndoChoice, Inc. - Applicants: EndoChoice, Inc. - Inventors: Mark Gilreath; Will Parks; Avi Levy; Yoram Ashery; Yaniv Kirma; Anat Shimony; Charlie Jacobs; Stephan Wieth; Doug Ladd; Yuri Gershov; Leonid Krivopisk - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10499794B2 ## CPC - A61B 1/00009: {of image signals during a use of endoscope} - A61B 1/00048: {Constructional features of the display} - A61B 1/0005: {combining images e.g. side-by-side, superimposed or tiled} - A61B 1/00091: {Nozzles} - A61B 1/00096: {Optical elements} - A61B 1/00098: {Deflecting means for inserted tools} - A61B 1/00101: {the distal tip features being detachable} - A61B 1/0011: {Manufacturing of endoscope parts} - A61B 1/00177: {for 90 degrees side-viewing} - A61B 1/00181: {for multiple fixed viewing angles (A61B1/00193 takes precedence)} - A61B 1/00188: {with focusing or zooming features} - A61B 1/015: Control of fluid supply or evacuation - A61B 1/018: for receiving instruments - A61B 1/051: {Details of CCD assembly} - A61B 1/053: {being detachable} - A61B 1/0615: {for radial illumination} - A61B 1/0676: {at distal tip of an endoscope} - A61B 1/0684: {using light emitting diodes [LED]} - A61B 1/126: {provided with means for cleaning in-use} - G02B 23/24: Instruments {or systems} for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes - G02B 23/2461: {Illumination} - G02B 23/2484: {Arrangements in relation to a camera or imaging device (processing or control of video signals generated by an endoscope H04N23/60, H04N23/70)} - H04N 5/77: between a recording apparatus and a television camera - H04N 5/772: {the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure} - H04N 5/91: Television signal processing therefor - H04N 5/268: Signal distribution or switching - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract The present specification describes an endoscopy display system including an endoscope with a distal tip having at least three image capturing components, and a handle with an actuator that, when activated, generates a video processing command; a controller including a video processing system adapted to transmit commands to the three image capturing components and receive an image feed from each of said three image capturing components; and a display system, including at least one monitor that concurrently receives and concurrently visually displays each of said processed image feeds, where the video processing system is adapted to process each of said image feeds in accordance with the video processing command to cause at least one of changing a position of, zooming into or out of; recording; freezing; highlighting; or superimposing a navigation indicator upon the at least one of the processed image feeds. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An endoscopy display system, comprising: an endoscope, comprising: a distal tip, wherein said distal tip has at least one image capturing component, and a handle, wherein said handle has at least one actuator that, when activated, generates a video processing command; a controller external to said endoscope, wherein said controller comprises a video processing system adapted to: transmit at least one command to said at least one image capturing component, receive at least one image feed from the at least one image capturing component, and process said at least one image feed; and a display system, wherein said display system comprises a single monitor adapted to: receive at least one processed image feed from the video processing system, and concurrently visually display a plurality of portions of the at least one processed image feed, wherein said plurality of portions of the at least one processed image feed are displayed separately on the single monitor, with at least one of the displayed plurality of portions being angled relative to another of the displayed plurality of portions; wherein, in response to said video processing command, the video processing system concurrently causes a zoom into two of said plurality of portions of the at least one processed image feed. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The endoscopy display system of claim 1, wherein said monitor displays three processed image feeds with a first image feed being centrally positioned on said monitor, a second image feed being on a right of said centrally positioned image feed, and a third image being on a left of said centrally positioned image feed, and wherein, when the actuator generates said video processing command, positions of each image feed changes resulting in the second image feed being centrally positioned, the first image feed being on the right, and the third image feed being on the left. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The endoscopy display system of claim 1, wherein said monitor displays three processed image feeds with a first image feed being centrally positioned on said monitor, a second image feed being on a right of said centrally positioned image feed, and a third image being on a left of said centrally positioned image feed, and wherein, when the actuator generates said video processing command, positions of each image feed changes resulting in the third image feed being centrally positioned, the first image feed being on the left, and the second image feed being on the right. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The endoscopy display system of claim 1, wherein the zoomed portions of the at least one processed image feed are highlighted during zoom. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The endoscopy display system of claim 1, wherein, in response to said video processing command, the video processing system records only one portion of said at least one processed image feed. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The endoscopy display system of claim 5, wherein the recorded portion is highlighted during recording. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The endoscopy display system of claim 1, wherein, in response to said video processing command, the video processing system freezes only one portion of said at least one processed image feed. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The endoscopy display system of claim 7, wherein the frozen portion is highlighted during freezing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The endoscopy display system of claim 1, wherein both zoomed portions of the at least one processed image feed are highlighted during zoom. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The endoscopy display system of claim 1, wherein, in response to said video processing command, the video processing system concurrently records only two of said portions of the at least one processed image feed. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The endoscopy display system of claim 10, wherein the two recorded portions of the at least one processed image feed are highlighted during recording. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The endoscopy display system of claim 1, wherein the displayed plurality of portions of the at least one are separated by a black stripe. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The endoscopy display system of claim 1, wherein the distal tip comprises a plurality of image capturing components; wherein each of the plurality of image capturing components have their own image feed. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The endoscopy display system of claim 1, wherein a top edge of at least one of the displayed plurality of portions of the at least one processed image feed is angled relative to a top edge of another of the displayed plurality of portions of the at least one processed image feed.