Patent ID: 6919914
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An endoscopic viewing system comprising: an endoscope, said endoscope having a proximal end that is located outside of a patient; a camera head located over the proximal end of said endoscope, said camera head having a transducer for receiving an optical endoscopic image and producing transducer output signals based on the image; a coupler located between the proximal end of said endoscope and said camera head, said coupler including: a video signal circuit connected to receive the output signals from said transducer, said video signal circuit being configured to produce display signals for application to a monitor based on the received transducer output signals, said video signal circuit being configured to selectively produce display signals based on a received video signal processing command; and a camera control processor, said camera control processor connected to receive the first lens state signal from said first lens state sensor, to actuate said first motor and to provide a video signal processing command to said video signal circuit.