US 7,068,300 B2Granted

Endoscope image filing system and endoscope image filing method

AssigneeOlympus Corporation

InventorsMakoto Watai, Hiroyuki Shibata

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Abstract

A personal computer is a main part of an image filing device. In accordance with a release trigger generated by pressing a release switch included in an electronic endoscope, the personal computer records image signals output from an endoscope device, which are associated with examination information relating to endoscope examination input through a keyboard and/or a mouse. Then, the personal computer displays image signals and/or information output from the endoscope device on a monitor. The personal computer searches and displays examination information in accordance with a search condition input by the keyboard and/or the mouse. In addition, the personal computer searches and displays examination information by changing a search range under a predetermined condition with respect to the search condition.

Claims21

Dependent claims

An endoscope image filing system having an image filing device recording image signals output from an endoscope device by associating with examination information relating to an endoscope examination, comprising:

endoscope examination information recording means for recording the examination information;
search condition input means for inputting a search condition for searching the examination information;
endoscope examination information search means for searching the examination information recorded by the endoscope examination information recording means in accordance with the input search condition;
before/after search setting means for setting a before/after search condition in order to change a search range under a condition predetermined for the search condition;
before/after search executing means for searching the examination information recorded by the endoscope examination information recording means in accordance with the before/after search condition set by the before/after search setting means, said before/after search executing means having a before portion for decrementing said search range by said before/after search condition and an after portion for incrementing said search range by said before/after search condition;
and
examination information display means for displaying at least one of search results by the endoscope examination information search means and the before/after search executing means.

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An endoscope image filing method having an image filing device recording image signals output from an endoscope device by associating with examination information relating to an endoscope examination, comprising:

an endoscope examination information recording step for recording the examination information;
a search condition input step for inputting a search condition for searching the examination information;
an endoscope examination information search step for searching the examination information recorded by the endoscope examination information recording step in accordance with the input search condition;
a before/after search setting step for setting a before/after search condition in order to change a search range under a condition predetermined for the search condition;
a before/after search executing step for searching the examination information recorded by the endoscope examination information recording step in accordance with the before/after search condition set by the before/after search setting step said before/after search execution step being configured for selectively executing a search before process for decrementing said search range by said before/after search condition or a search after process for incrementing said search range by said before/after search condition;
and
an examination information display step for displaying at least one of search results by the endoscope examination information search step and the before/after search executing step.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/224,603Filed 20 Aug 2002
Priority: JP 2001-25846928 Aug 2001
Published: US 2003/0043265 A16 Mar 2003
Granted: 27 Jun 2006
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A61B 1/00045
Provided with output arrangements: display arrangement
A61B 1/0004
Provided with input arrangements for the user: for electronic operation
A61B 1/00042
Provided with input arrangements for the user: for mechanical operation
G16H 40/63
For the operation of medical equipment or devices: for local operation