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US 2010/0137683 A1Published application
Capsule-type endoscope having sensor and communication method thereof
AssigneeI3SYSTEM, Inc.
InventorsHan Jung, Byung-Hyuk Kim, Chul Cha, Yong-Woo Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed is a capsule-type endoscope, including: a lens for obtaining an image inside the body, one or more sensors for obtaining information related to the inside of the body, a controller for interleaving the information detected by the one or more sensors with the image captured by the lens and encoding the image interleaved with the sensor data for signal output, and a transmitter for transmitting a signal from the controller.
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A capsule-type endoscope, comprising:
- a lens for capturing an image inside the body;
- one or more sensors for obtaining information related to the inside of the body;
- a controller for interleaving the information obtained by the one or more sensors with the image captured by the lens, encoding the image, which is interleaved with the sensor data, and outputting a signal of the encoded image;
- and
- a transmitter for transmitting the signal from the controller.
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A capsule-type endoscope, comprising:
- a lens for capturing an image inside the body;
- one or more sensors for obtaining information related to the inside of the body;
- a sensor data processor for signal-processing and outputting information obtained by the one or more sensors;
- an image sensor for receiving a signal from the sensor data processor, interleaving the signal with the image captured by the lens, encoding the interleaved image, and outputting a signal of the encoded image;
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- a transmitter for transmitting the signal from the image sensor.
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A communication method in a capsule-type endoscope, comprising:
- capturing an image inside the body;
- receiving information related to the inside of the body detected by one or more sensors;
- interleaving the detected information with the image;
- encoding the image interleaved with the information;
- and
- transmitting the encoded image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.