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US 2006/0077349 A1Published application
Ophthalmic image pickup apparatus, ophthalmic image pickup method and Ophthalmic image processing system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkihiro Kushida
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Abstract
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an ophthalmic image pickup apparatus that can separate and display image segments, where the image segments are assigned various priority levels for display, of an ophthalmic image according to the various priority levels.
Claims16
An ophthalmic image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup unit configured to photograph a fundus image;
- an image dividing unit configured to divide the fundus image into at least two individual image segments;
- an image segment priority level setup unit configured to set priority levels for the at least two individual image segments;
- and
- an image segment recording unit configured to record, for the at least two individual image segments, position information relative to the original image and the priority levels.
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An ophthalmic image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup unit configured to photograph a fundus image;
- an image dividing unit configured to divide the fundus image into at least two individual image segments;
- an image segment priority level setup unit configured to set priority levels for the at least two individual image segments;
- and
- a transmission unit configured to transmit position information for the at least two individual image segments relative to the original image, the priority levels of the at least two individual image segments and the at least two individual image segments.
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An ophthalmic image pickup method comprising:
- an image pickup step of photographing a fundus image;
- an image dividing step of dividing the fundus image into at least two individual image segments;
- an image segment priority level setup step of setting priority levels for the at least two image segments;
- and
- an image segment recording step of recording position information relative to the original image and the priority levels, for the at least two individual image segments.
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An ophthalmic image processing system comprising:
- an image pickup unit configured to photograph a fundus image;
- an image dividing unit configured to divide the fundus image into at least two individual image segments;
- an image segment priority level setup unit configured to set priority levels for the at least two individual image segments;
- a transmission unit configured to transmit position information for the at least two individual image segments relative to the original image, the priority levels of the at least two individual image segments and the at least two individual image segments;
- a reception unit configured to receive the at least two individual image segments, the position information relative to the original image and the priority levels;
- an image segment recording unit configured to record the position information relative to the original image and the priority levels, for the at least two individual image segments;
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- an image display unit configured to display the at least two individual image segments in order of the priority level.
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An ophthalmic image processing system comprising:
- an image pickup unit configured to photograph a fundus image;
- an image segment priority level setup unit configured to set priority levels for a plurality of areas in the fundus image;
- an image dividing unit configured to divide the plurality of areas into a plurality of individual image segments;
- a transmission unit configured to transmit position information for the plurality of individual image segments relative to the original image, the priority levels of the plurality of individual image segments and the plurality of individual image segments;
- a reception unit configured to receive the plurality of individual image segments, the position information relative to the original image and the priority levels;
- an image segment recording unit configured to record the position information relative to the original image and the priority levels, for the plurality of individual image segments;
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- an image display unit configured to display the plurality of image segments in order of the priority level.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.