Patent ID: 6612981
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An endoscope apparatus comprising:an endoscope having an insertion unit inserted into a body cavity and an image pickup device for picking up an image of a portion to be observed; a wireless transmitter, provided in an image information signal transmission path in said endoscope, for transmitting an image information signal by wireless; an information display portion provided in said endoscope to display frequency information of a transmission frequency of said wireless transmitter; an information reading device for reading said frequency information of said information display portion; a wireless receiver for receiving said image information signal transmitted from said wireless transmitter; a reception frequency setting unit for tuning a reception frequency of said wireless receiver to the transmission frequency of the image information signal transmitted from the wireless transmitter by the frequency information read by said information reading device; and an image display device for processing said image information signal received by said wireless receiver to display an image.