Illumination control system and method for endoscopes

An illumination control method for endoscopes comprising:

• a storing step of storing in a memory at least a set value of a light regulation level for light emanating from a light source among various set values determined as various operational conditions for use of an endoscope system;
• a reading step of, when a driving power supply of the endoscope system is turned on again in order to reuse the endoscope system, reading at least the set value of the light regulation level among the set values previously determined as the operational conditions and stored in the memory;
• a comparing step of comparing the previously determined set value of the light regulation level read at the reading step with a predetermined threshold value;
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• a light level setting step of:
• when the result of the comparison performed at the comparing step demonstrates that the previously determined set value of the light regulation level is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value, setting the light regulation level for light emanating from the light source to a predetermined value;
• and when the previously determined set value of the light regulation level is smaller than the threshold value, setting the light regulation level for light emanating from the light source to the previously determined set value of the light regulation level.

An illumination control method for endoscopes comprising the steps of:

• storing in a memory at least a set value of a light regulation level for light emanating from a light source among various set values determined as various operational conditions for use of an endoscope system;
• when a driving power supply of the endoscope system is turned on again in order to reuse the endoscope system, reading at least the set value of the light regulation level among the set values previously determined as the operational conditions and stored in the memory;
• comparing the previously determined set value of the light regulation level with a predetermined threshold value;
• when the result of the comparison demonstrates that the previously determined set value of the light regulation level is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value, setting the light regulation level for light emanating from the light source to a predetermined value;
• and when the previously determined set value of the light regulation level is smaller than the threshold value, setting the light regulation level for light emanating from the light source to the previously determined set value of the light regulation level.