Patent ID: 9295372
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61B,G06T

Claim Text:
1. One or more computer storage media storing computer usable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising: identifying an area of interest of a patient's organ within images captured by an endoscope during an endoscopic procedure; providing a visual marker identifying the area of interest within displayed images of a camera view being viewed by an endoscopist; tracking a location of the area of interest relative to the camera view during the endoscopic procedure; determining the location of the area of interest has changed relative to the camera view; determining if the area of interest remains within the camera view; if the area of interest remains within the camera view, moving the visual marker based on the change in the location of the area of interest; if the area of interest has moved outside of the camera view, providing a visual directional marker based on the location of the area of interest relative to the camera view; tracking the endoscopist's eyes looking at the displayed images of the camera view; and based on movements of the endoscopist's eyes, controlling a directionality of the endoscope.