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US 11,439,477 B2Granted
Medical observation system
AssigneeSony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
InventorKazuhiro Yamaguchi
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Abstract
A disclosed medical observation system includes a capturing unit operable to capture an image of an observation target; and a light projection unit operable to project light on the observation target, outside a capturing area that is captured by the capturing unit and in a periphery of the capturing area, the light enabling recognition of a capturing state of the capturing unit.
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A medical observation system comprising:
- an image capture device operable to capture an image of an observation target;
- and
- a light projector operable to project periphery light on the observation target, outside a capturing area that is captured by the image capture device and in a periphery of the capturing area, the periphery light enabling determination of a capturing state of the image capture device,
- wherein the capturing state of the image capture device includes a direction of the capturing area, which includes a correspondence relationship between an up direction of the captured image that is displayed on a display device and an up direction of the image capture device, wherein the up direction of the image capture device is perpendicular to a first axis of a first joint portion of a support section, and wherein the correspondence relationship includes an angle between the up direction of the image capture device and a reference direction.
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A medical observation system comprising:
- an image capture device operable to capture an image of an observation target;
- and
- a light emitter operable to emit first illumination light in a capturing direction of the image capture device,
- wherein the light emitter radiates second periphery illumination light on the observation target, outside a capturing area that is captured by the image capture device and in a periphery of the capturing area, the second periphery illumination light enabling recognition of a capturing state of the image capture device,
- wherein the capturing state of the image capture device includes a direction of the capturing area, which includes a correspondence relationship between an up direction of the captured image that is displayed on a display device and an up direction of the image capture device, wherein the up direction of the image capture device is perpendicular to a first axis of a first joint portion of a support section, and wherein the correspondence relationship includes an angle between the up direction of the image capture device and a reference direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.