Patent ID: 7735131

Claim:
An endoscope device comprising: an endoscope for capturing the image of an object; a signal processing unit for signal processing of a image-capturing signal from the endoscope and for measurement of the object based on an endoscope image; the signal processing unit having an authentication information input unit for inputting authentication information, a login information storage unit for storing authentication confirmation information for verifying the authentication information and login mode information that specifies a login qualifier at the time of system login with multiple modes, an authentication verification unit for verifying the authentication information and the authentication confirmation information, and a login qualifier authorization unit for authorizing system login for a login qualifier based on verification results of the authentication verification unit when the login mode information is a first login mode information, and for at least an arbitrary login qualifier when the login mode information is a second login mode information, wherein the login mode information is determined by a user setting function.