Patent ID: 11892617
Assignee: KARL STORZ IMAGING, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An endoscope system for capturing a scene, comprising:
a plurality of lighting elements located at a distal end;
a camerahead for capturing a first set of one or more images of the scene; and
software and/or hardware comprising at least one process, wherein the at least one process is configured to:
determine correspondences between a plurality of regions of the first set of one or more images and a first lighting element of the plurality of lighting elements, based at least in part on a signal generated by the first lighting element using one or more non-visible wavelengths;
determine pixel intensities at the plurality of regions;
determine a first drive strength for the first lighting element based on the correspondences and the pixel intensities; and
cause the first drive strength to be applied by the first lighting element.