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

Claim 13:
14. An endoscope system comprising
a first processor configured to output a first clock signal and a second clock signal; and
an endoscope configured to detachably couple to the first processor and a second processor outputting a second clock signal, the endoscope comprising:
an image sensor; and
an integrated circuit configured to:
in a first operation mode:
receive the first clock signal and the second clock signal from the first processor;
switch from a first state to a second state in response to the first clock signal received;
generate a first enable signal based on the first clock signal while in the second state;
generate a switching signal based on the first enable signal and the first clock signal; and
generate 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:
receive the second clock signal from the second processor; and
in the absence of the first clock signal from the first processor, generate a second drive signal for driving the endoscope based on the second clock signal received from the second processor.