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

Claim 0:
1. An endoscopic task supporting system comprising:
an endoscopic system that is manipulated by a first manipulator, the endoscopic system comprising an endoscope configured to acquire a plurality of endoscopic images in a chronological order;
an image management apparatus that includes an image storage that stores the plurality of endoscopic images acquired by the endoscopic system in a chronological order and a first processor comprising hardware, wherein the first processor is configured to generate three-dimensional data indicating a three-dimensional shape of a predetermined part subject to observation, based on the plurality of endoscopic images stored in the image storage;
an input device manipulated by a second manipulator different from the first manipulator; and
a diagnosis supporting apparatus that includes a second processor comprising hardware, wherein the second processor is configured to generate, from the generated three-dimensional data, a two-dimensional image corresponding to a viewpoint position and a direction of line of sight entered in the input device, and cause a predetermined display unit to display the generated two-dimensional image;
wherein the image storage 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;
the first processor is configured to:
extract endoscopic images from the plurality of endoscopic images stored in the image storage, based on the manipulation information;
generate three-dimensional data based on the extracted endoscopic images; and
identify an amount of manipulation of a tip part of the endoscope, based on the manipulation information, and extract, 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.