Patent ID: 11877046
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  A  G | IPC A  G  H

Claim 9:
10. A driving method implemented by an endoscope that detachably couples to a first processor outputting a first clock signal and a second clock signal and a second processor outputting a second clock signal, the driving method comprising:
in a first operation mode:
receiving the first clock signal and the second clock signal from the first processor; switching from a first state to a second state in response to the first clock signal received;
generating a first enable signal based on the first clock signal while in the second state;
generating a switching signal based on the first enable signal and the first clock signal; and
generating a first drive signal for driving the endoscope based on the switching signal and the second clock signal received from the first processor; and

in a second operation mode:
receiving the second clock signal from the second processor; and
in the absence of the first clock signal from the first processor, generating a second drive signal for driving the endoscope based on the second clock signal received from the second processor.