Endoscope system, and image processing apparatus and image processing method used in endoscope system
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorsKatsuyoshi TANIGUCHI, Yamato KANDA, Akihiro KUBOTA
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Abstract
An image processing device includes: a first processor configured to perform image processing on an inputted image, the image processing including diagnostic process; a second processor configured to perform selection processing to select and transmit a portion of the inputted image to an external image processing apparatus connected to an external network; and an interface configured to receive a processing result of the diagnostic process by the external image processing apparatus.
Claims22
An image processing apparatus used in an endoscope system comprising:
- a first processor configured to perform image processing on an inputted image, the image processing including diagnostic process;
- a second processor configured to perform selection processing to select and transmit a portion of the inputted image to an external image processing apparatus connected to an external network;
- and
- an interface configured to receive a processing result of the diagnostic process by the external image processing apparatus.
An image processing method used in an endoscope system comprising:
- performing image processing on an inputted image, the image processing including diagnostic process;
- performing selection processing to select and transmit a portion of the inputted image to an external image processing apparatus connected to an external network;
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- receiving a processing result of the diagnostic process by the external image processing apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.