Endoscope system, control method, and recording medium
AssigneeEvident Inspection Technologies Japan Corporation
InventorKenji NUMATA
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Abstract
An endoscope system includes an insertion unit including a sensor at a distal end and being bendable and a processor. The processor receives a mode signal indicating a mode in which the insertion unit is automatically bent. The processor acquires data output from the sensor. The processor determines a gravitational direction at the distal end based on the data. The processor outputs a control signal for bending the insertion unit such that an angle between a forward direction of the distal end and the gravitational direction increases after the mode signal has been received.
Claims16
An endoscope system comprising:
- an insertion unit that includes a sensor at a distal end and that is bendable;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive a mode signal indicating a mode in which the insertion unit is automatically bent;
- acquire data output from the sensor;
- determine a gravitational direction at the distal end based on the data;
- and
- output a control signal for bending the insertion unit such that an angle between a forward direction of the distal end and the gravitational direction increases after the mode signal has been received.
A control method comprising:
- receiving a mode signal indicating a mode in which an insertion unit including a sensor at a distal end and being bendable is automatically bent;
- acquiring data output from the sensor;
- determining a gravitational direction at the distal end based on the data;
- and
- outputting a control signal for bending the insertion unit such that an angle between a forward direction of the distal end and the gravitational direction increases after the mode signal has been received.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer to execute:
- receiving a mode signal indicating a mode in which an insertion unit including a sensor at a distal end and being bendable is automatically bent;
- acquiring data output from the sensor;
- determining a gravitational direction at the distal end based on the data;
- and
- outputting a control signal for bending the insertion unit such that an angle between a forward direction of the distal end and the gravitational direction increases after the mode signal has been received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.