Patent ID: 7492388

Claim:
An endoscopic imaging system for performing endoscopic examination of patients, said system comprising a video processor adapted for receiving images from an endoscope device having an imaging device for generating images of an object during an endoscopic examination, said video processor for processing the images into original image signals suitable for display on a first display device, said system comprising: means for automatically discriminating use of a particular imaging device used during said endoscopic examination; means operating in cooperation with said video processor device for enabling specification of a magnification ratio for modifying a displayed image; an imaging node in communication with said video processor adapted to receive said original image signals during the course of an endoscopic examination, capture said original image signals and store captured images in an associated memory device, said imaging node including means for automatically receiving first information representing the imaging device utilized during said examination and for receiving second information representing a specified magnification ratio; and, processing means responsive to said received first and second information for automatically selecting one mask setting from a plurality of stored pre-determined mask settings and, for configuring the selected mask setting in said memory device, said mask setting defining a video image portion to be captured from said original image signals for display on said first display device, wherein said captured video image portion is displayed at a predetermined portion of said first display device in accordance with said mask setting.