Patent ID: 11871903
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium on which a program is recorded, the program causing a computer to at least execute:
acquiring an image of an object photographed by an endoscope;
outputting an image for display including at least the acquired image to a monitor apparatus;
detecting a region of interest included in the acquired image;
determining whether a detection of the region of interest has ceased;
calculating a detailed observation parameter that changes depending on whether the region of interest is observed in detail, the detailed observation parameter being calculated based on at least one of a shape change amount of the region of interest, a moving amount of the region of interest, or an observation mode of the endoscope;
performing a display propriety determination based on the detailed observation parameter, in response to acquiring a cessation determination is acquired, the cessation determination indicating a determination result that the detection of the region of interest has ceased, the display propriety determination being a determination of whether to display assisting information on the monitor apparatus, the assisting information being information for assisting to cause the region of interest, the detection of which has ceased, to be restored on a screen of the monitor apparatus;
outputting an image further including the assisting information to the monitor apparatus, as the image for display, in response to a determination to display the assisting information being made in the display propriety determination; and
outputting an image not including the assisting information to the monitor apparatus, as the image for display, in response to a determination not to display the assisting information being made in the display propriety determination.