Patent ID: 7762946
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An electronic endoscope system configured to observe living tissues inside a body cavity, comprising: an image capturing system configured to capture images of the living tissues; a displayer having an image displaying area, each of the images captured by the image capturing system and the image displaying area having substantially a same rectangular shape defined by a predetermined aspect ratio; a display control system that controls the displayer to display a plurality of images in the image displaying area of the displayer along a predetermined direction parallel to one side of the rectangular shape; a data conversion system that converts the predetermined aspect ratio of at least one of the plurality of images displayed in the image displaying area such that at least one of both sides of the at least one image in the predetermined direction is eliminated, a remaining portion of the converted image being displayed in such an enlarged manner that a length of the converted image in the predetermined direction is unchanged on the image displaying area, wherein at least one of the plurality of images is configured to be enlarged independently of the other of the plurality of images while the plurality of images are displayed in the image displaying area; a first conversion-assignment switch configured to independently enlarge the at least one of the plurality of images; and a second conversion-assignment switch configured to independently enlarge at least one of the other plurality of images, wherein when the first conversion-assignment switch is turned OFF and the second conversion-assignment switch is turned ON, the aspect ratio of the normal image is converted into 1:1, and both lateral ends thereof are cut so that the center portion thereof is displayed with higher magnification.