Patent ID: 7252633
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: A61B,G02B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An industrial use endoscope control system comprising: an endoscope device provided with an insertion section for taking an image of an inner section of a sample object for obtaining an endoscope image; a control section connected to the endoscope device via a cable and comprising a server for performing network communication so as to transmit and receive the endoscope image by an electric signal or an optical signal and to control a driving operation for the endoscope device by executing external application software; a communication network structure connectable to the control section; and at least one external terminal for operating the endoscope device while observing the endoscope image via the communication network, wherein the endoscope device is controlled remotely by the external terminal when the external terminal and the control section are connected by the communication network.