Patent ID: 6339446
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: A61B,H04N

Abstract:
An endoscopic image display system capable of always and simultaneously displaying (1) endoscope moving images under current examination obtained by an endoscope, (2) a plurality of reduced still endoscope images from former examinations which were conducted before the current examination, (3) non-reduced still images selected from among said plurality of reduced still endoscope images, and (4) character information related to at least one of said endoscope moving images, said reduced still images, and said no-reduced still images, in a predetermined region on a single monitor, comprising:a recording apparatus for recording image signals; a first image memory, operably coupled to said recording apparatus, for storing only said endoscope moving images in the form of said recorded image signals; a second image memory, operably coupled to said recording apparatus, for storing only said reduced and non-reduced still images in the form of said recorded image signals; a third image memory, operably coupled to said recording apparatus, for storing only said character information as a retrieval-character image signal; and display control means, operably coupled to said first, second and third image memories, for switching outputs of said memories of each of said images between said first, second and third image memories in every corresponding display region sequentially and for outputting the plurality of image signals to said monitor in accordance with the switching operation.