Torque compensation
US-2024358370-A1 · Oct 31, 2024 · US
Endoscope system, control method, and imaging device
US9215366B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9215366-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313750343-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | Aug 6, 2010 |
| Publication date | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2015 |
How to read this patent
A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.
- Title
What the patent document calls the invention.
- Abstract
A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.
- Assignees and inventors
Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.
- Key dates
Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.
- First independent claim
The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.
- CPC / IPC classifications
Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.
- Citations and related patents
Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.
Abstract
Official abstract text for this publication.
An endoscope system includes an imaging section that captures an object via an optical system and an image sensor, an observation state determination section that determines the observation state of the object captured by the imaging section, and an aperture control section that controls the state of an aperture included in the optical system based on the observation state, the aperture control section controlling the state of the aperture so that the resolution determined by the diffraction limit due to the aperture is equal to or higher than a resolution determined by the image sensor when the observation state determination section has determined that the observation state is a first observation state, and stopping down the aperture as compared with the state of the aperture in the first observation state when the observation state determination section has determined that the observation state is a second observation state.
First claim
Opening claim text (preview).
What is claimed is: 1. An endoscope system comprising: an imaging section comprising: an optical system comprising an aperture; and an image sensor configured to acquire an image signal of an object based on light passing through the aperture; and a processor comprising hardware, the processor being configured to implement: an observation state determination section configured to determine an observation state of the imaging section; and an aperture control section confi…
Assignees
Inventors
Classifications
Electricity · mapped topic
Human Necessities · mapped topic
- A61B1/000095Primary
Human Necessities · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
- H04N5/23216Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Patent family
Related publications grouped by family.
External sources
Next steps
Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What does patent US9215366B2 cover?
- An endoscope system includes an imaging section that captures an object via an optical system and an image sensor, an observation state determination section that determines the observation state of the object captured by the imaging section, and an aperture control section that controls the state of an aperture included in the optical system based on the observation state, the aperture control…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Olympus Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61B1/000095. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 15 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).