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US 8,274,559 B2Granted
Replaceable hardware component of a camera control unit for video systems
AssigneeKARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
InventorsMarc R. Amling, David Chatenever
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Abstract
A video imaging system is provided including a camera head for transmitting image data to a CCU, a CCU for receiving and processing the image data into a usable format, a storage device accessible by the camera control unit, information stored on the storage device, and wherein the information is used by the camera control unit for selecting hardware in the camera control unit to process the image data.
Claims22
A video imaging system, comprising:
- a camera head for transmitting image data;
- a camera control unit for receiving and processing said image data from said camera head, said camera control unit having a detachable configurable component;
- said detachable configurable component including a processor;
- a storage device accessible by said camera control unit;
- and
- a software program stored on said storage device;
- said camera control unit receiving said software program and overwriting an existing software program on said processor, said processor configuring said detachable configurable component for processing the image data, wherein said detachable configurable component is completely removable from said camera control unit such that a different detachable configurable component is installable in said camera control unit.
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A video imaging system, comprising:
- a camera head for transmitting image data;
- and
- a camera control unit receiving and processing the image data from said camera head;
- said camera control unit having a detachable configurable component comprising a processor;
- said camera control unit receiving a software program and overwriting an existing software program on said processor, said processor configuring said detachable configurable component for processing the image data, wherein said detachable configurable component is completely removable from said camera control unit such that a different detachable configurable component is installable in said camera control unit.
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A video imaging system, comprising:
- a camera head transmitting image data;
- a camera control unit receiving and processing the image data from said camera head;
- said camera control unit having a detachable configurable component comprising a processor;
- and
- a software program executing on said processor and overwriting an existing software program on said processor, said processor configuring said detachable configurable component in said camera control unit to process the image data;
- wherein said detachable configurable component is completely removable from said camera control unit such that a different detachable configurable component is installable in said camera control unit.
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