Information management apparatus and capsule endoscope inspection system

A system comprising:

• a capsule endoscope configured to perform an examination of a selected type and to wirelessly transmit data as the capsule endoscope performs the examination of the selected type;
• a receiving device comprising:
• a receiver configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted data from the capsule endoscope as the capsule endoscope performs the examination of the selected type;
• and
• a rechargeable battery configured to supply electric power to at least the receiver to receive the wirelessly transmitted data;
• and
• a processor comprising hardware, wherein the processor is configured to:
• acquire a current value of a remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery;
• access a memory configured to store, for the examination of the selected type, a necessary value of the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery needed to complete the examination of the selected type;
• determine whether the current value of the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery is equal to or greater than the necessary value of the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery;
• and
• in response to determining that the current value of the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery is not equal to or greater than the necessary value of the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery:
• calculate a charging time needed to increase the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery from the current value of the remaining capacity to the necessary value of the remaining capacity;
• calculate a predicted portion of the examination of the selected type that can be completed with the current value of the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery;
• and
• control a display to display the charging time and the predicted portion of the examination of the selected type that can be completed.

A computer-readable storage device storing instructions for managing a receiving device comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive wirelessly transmitted data from a capsule endoscope as the capsule endoscope performs an examination of a selected type;
• and a rechargeable battery configured to supply electric power to at least the receiver to receive the wirelessly transmitted data, wherein the instructions cause a computer to perform processes comprising:
• acquiring a current value of a remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery;
• accessing a memory configured to store, for the examination of the selected type, a necessary value of the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery needed to complete the examination of the selected type;
• determining whether the current value of the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery is equal to or greater than the necessary value of the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery;
• and
• in response to determining that the current value of the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery is not equal to or greater than the necessary value of the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery:
• calculating a charging time needed to increase the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery from the current value of the remaining capacity to the necessary value of the remaining capacity;
• calculating a predicted portion of the examination of the selected type that can be completed with the current value of the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery;
• and
• controlling a display to display the charging time and the predicted portion of the examination of the selected type that can be completed.