Patent ID: 7358987
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: A61B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An endoscope system, comprising: an endoscope processor that processes an image signal output by an electronic endoscope and outputs a processed image signal to an image outputting system; an endoscope controlling system that is connected to said endoscope processor and controls an operation of at least one of said endoscope processor and a device connected to said endoscope processor; an endoscope server that communicates with said endoscope controlling system through a first network; a service server that communicates with at least one of said endoscope processor and said device connected to said endoscope processor through a second network; and a surveillance circuit that surveys an operation of at least one of said endoscope processor and said device connected to said endoscope processor, said surveillance circuit being provided in said endoscope controlling system and configured to detect an irregular condition of at least one of said endoscope processor and said device connected to said endoscope processor, said endoscope controlling system transmitting a surveying result of said surveillance circuit to said endoscope server through said first network in response to receiving an authentication code from said endoscope server, said surveying result comprising an irregular condition code, said endoscope server transmitting the surveying result of said surveillance circuit to said service server through said second network.