Patent ID: 9510735
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A61B,G02B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for displaying an image acquired by an endoscope system, wherein the endoscope system comprises: an endoscope shaft extending along a longitudinal axis; optical elements and an image sensor arranged to the endoscope shaft, wherein the optical elements and the image sensor are configured to be controlled by a user to acquire a plurality of images in at least: wherein the method comprises: controlling a display to display a current image acquired by the optical elements and the image sensor in the first view direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the endoscope shaft; controlling the display to display a first marking overlaid on the current image, the first marking indicating the first view direction; and controlling the display to display a second marking overlaid on the current image, the second marking indicating the second view direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the endoscope shaft in which the optical elements and the image sensor can be controlled by the user to acquire a future image in the second view direction after the acquisition of the current image.