# US 2018/0324348 A1 · Endoscopy system and method for processing image of the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324348 A1 - Document ID: US20180324348A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/036,964 - Filed: 2018-07-17 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-25 - Assignees: INTHESMART Inc. - Applicants: Inthesmart Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Uk Kang; Ilhyung Shin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324348A1 ## CPC - H04N 23/663: for controlling interchangeable camera parts based on electronic image sensor signals - A61B 1/00009: {of image signals during a use of endoscope} - A61B 1/00018: {using electrical cables} - H04N 5/265: Mixing - H04N 23/45: for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images - H04N 23/63: by using electronic viewfinders - A61B 1/00006: {of control signals} - A61B 1/0005: {combining images e.g. side-by-side, superimposed or tiled} - H04N 23/555: {for picking-up images in sites, inaccessible due to their dimensions or hazardous conditions, e.g. endoscopes or borescopes} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract Provided is an endoscopy system including: an image signal generator connected to one side of a cable, including a signal transmitter for amplifying and transmitting an image signal so as to transmit the image signal of inner body through the cable; a signal processor connected the other side of the cable, for damping and receiving the image signal which is transmitted through the cable; a central processing unit for outputting an operation control signal to perform an user interface for the image signal; and an image processing unit for overlapping the user interface into the image signal outputted from the signal processor and for processing the image signal in accordance with the operation control signal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An endoscopy system comprising: an image signal generator connected to one side of a cable, including a signal transmitter for amplifying and transmitting an image signal so as to transmit the image signal of inner body through the cable; a signal processor connected the other side of the cable, for damping and receiving the image signal which is transmitted through the cable; a central processing unit for outputting an operation control signal to perform an user interface for the image signal; and an image processing unit for overlapping the user interface into the image signal outputted from the signal processor and for processing the image signal in accordance with the operation control signal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The endoscopy system of claim 1, further comprising a monitoring unit that monitors at least one condition of the signal processor, the central processing unit and the image processing unit in real-time, and that resets at least one of the signal processor, the central processing unit and the image processing unit in accordance with the conditions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The endoscopy system of claim 1, wherein the central processing unit performs image processing for the image signal, wherein an image processing speed for the image signal performed by the image processing unit is faster than the image processing speed for the image signal performed by the central processing unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The endoscopy system of claim 3, wherein the central processing unit matches up the image signal with a database or an image data based on an illness written in a local table, a matched result is overlapped with the image signal performed by the image processing unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The endoscopy system of claim 3, wherein the central processing unit outputs a processing control signal to select at least one of a plurality of filter in the image processing unit, compared with the image processing speed for the image signal performed by the central processing unit, the filter selected by the processing control signal performs image signal processing at a high speed. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The endoscopy system of claim 2, wherein the monitoring unit receives the operation control signal or the processing control signal for controlling a transmission or a conversion of the image signal from the central processing unit, and transmits a control command corresponding to the operation control signal or the processing control signal to at least one of the signal transmitter, the signal processor and the image processing unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The endoscopy system of claim 1, wherein the image signal generator further includes a first conversion unit that converts the amplified image signal to an analog signal and transmits the analog signal to the one side of the cable, wherein the signal processor includes a second conversion unit that converts the analog signal transmitted through the other side of the cable to a digital image signal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The endoscopy system of claim 1, further comprising a light emitting unit that irradiates a light to the inner body, wherein the image signal generator comprises an image sensing unit that generates the image signal, and, when an amount of the radiated light exceeds an amount of light that can be accepted by the image sensing unit, the central processing unit controls the light emitting unit to reduce an intensity of light. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The endoscopy system of claim 1, wherein the cable is a coaxial cable or a twisted cable. ### Claim 10 An endoscopy system comprising: an image signal generator which is connected to one side of a cable, and which is configured to amplify an image signal of inner body having n frames per second and an additional image signal of inner body having m frames per second so that it is possible to transmit the image signal and the additional image signal via the cable; a signal processor which is connected to the other side of the cable, and which is configured to damp the image signal and the additional image signal transmitted through the cable, and to transmit the image signal and the additional image signal to a first transmission path and a second transmission path respectively; a central processing unit configured to transmit the additional image signal transmitted via the second transmission path at a speed lower than a transmission speed of the image signal in the first transmission path; and an image processing unit configured to overlap the image signal transmitted through the first transmission path and the additional image signal output from the central processing unit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The endoscopy system of claim 10, wherein the image signal generator comprises: an image sensing unit configured to generate the image signal; an additional image sensing unit configured to generate the additional image signal; a serializer configured to integrate the image signal and the additional image signal to generate a serial signal; and a signal transmitter which is connected to one side of the cable, and which is configured to amplify and transmit the serial signal so as to transmit the serial signal via the cable. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The endoscopy system of claim 10, wherein the signal processor comprises: a signal reception unit which is configured to receive the serial signal and damp the serial signal; a deserializer configured to divide the serial signal into the image signal and the additional image signal; and a path forming unit configured to output the image signal to the first transmission path, and output the additional image signal to the second transmission path. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The endoscopy system of claim 10, wherein a transmission speed of the image signal in the first transmission path is faster than a transmission speed of the additional image signal in the second transmission path. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The endoscopy system of claim 10, wherein a bandwidth of the image signal in the first transmission path is wider than a bandwidth of the additional image signal in the second transmission path. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The endoscopy system of claim 10, wherein the central processing unit performs image processing for the image signal, wherein an image processing speed for the image signal performed by the image processing unit is faster than the image processing speed for the image signal performed by the central processing unit. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The endoscopy system of claim 10, further comprising a light emitting unit that irradiates a light to the inner body, wherein the image signal generator comprises an image sensing unit that generates the image signal, and, when an amount of the radiated light exceeds an amount of light that can be accepted by the image sensing unit, the central processing unit controls the light emitting unit to reduce an intensity of light. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The endoscopy system of claim 11, wherein the image signal generator further comprises a first conversion unit that converts the amplified serial signal image signal into an analog signal to transmit to one side of the cable, and the signal processor further comprises a second conversion unit that converts the analog signal transmitted via the other side of the cable into the digital serial signal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The endoscopy system of claim 10, wherein the central processing unit outputs a user interface for at least one of the image signal and the additional image signal, and outputs an operation control signal according to a user interface handling of a user, and the image processing unit overlaps the user interface together with the image signal and the additional image signal and processes at least one of the image signal and the additional image signal according to the operation control signal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The endoscopy system of claim 11, wherein the image sensing unit generates the image signal of n frames per second, the additional image sensor generates the additional image signal of m frames per second, and the m is smaller than the n. ### Claim 20 A method for processing an image of an endoscopy system, the method comprising: amplifying and transmitting an image signal of inner body so as to achieve transmission of the image signal through a cable of an endoscope; damping the image signal transmitted through the cable; outputting a user interface for the image signal and an operation control signal according to a handling of the user interface of a user; and overlapping the user interface on the image signal and processing the image signal according to the operation control signal.