Patent ID: 11910993
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A

Claim 3:
4. An endoscopic task supporting method for execution by an image processing system capable of accessing a predetermined storage area that stores a plurality of endoscopic images acquired in a chronological order, the method comprising:
causing the storage area to store a plurality of endoscopic images acquired as a first manipulator manipulates an endoscopic system comprising an endoscope configured to acquire the plurality of endoscopic images, wherein the storage area stores each of the plurality of endoscopic images, associating each endoscopic image of the plurality of endoscopic images with manipulation information indicating a manipulation of the endoscope performed when each endoscopic image is taken;
generating three-dimensional data indicating a three-dimensional shape of a predetermined part inside a body, based on the plurality of endoscopic images stored in the storage area;
generating, from the three-dimensional data generated, a two-dimensional image corresponding to a viewpoint position and a direction of line of sight entered as a second manipulator different from the first manipulator manipulates an input device;
causing a predetermined display unit to display the two-dimensional image generated;
extracting endoscopic images from the plurality of endoscopic images stored in the image storage, based on the manipulation information;
generating three-dimensional data based on the extracted endoscopic images; and
identifying an amount of manipulation of a tip part of the endoscope, based on the manipulation information, and extracting, from the plurality of endoscopic images stored in the image storage, endoscopic images taken during a period of time in which the amount of manipulation is greater than a predetermined threshold value or during a period of time in which the amount of manipulation is greater than the predetermined threshold value and during a neighboring period of time.