Patent ID: 8102415

Claim:
An electronic endoscope system, comprising: an electronic endoscope configured to process an image captured thereby so as to generate a first image with a first image processing tool; a network; a processor for the electronic endoscope connected with the electronic endoscope and network, the processor being configured to process the first image generated by the electronic endoscope; and a server configured to perform data communication with the processor via the network, wherein the processor for the electronic endoscope comprises: an area specifying unit configured to specify an area to be adjusted in the first image generated by the electronic endoscope; an image adjustment unit configured to provide image adjustment for the area in the first image that is specified by the area specifying unit so as to generate a second image with a second image processing tool; a request creating unit configured to create update request data including the second image data and positional information representing a position of the specified area in the first image; a request sending unit configured to send, to the server, the update request data created by the request creating unit; an updating data receiving unit configured to receive, from the server, updating data for updating at least one of the first and second image processing tools; and an updating unit configured to update at least one of the first and second image processing tools based on the updating data received by the updating data receiving unit, and wherein the server comprises: a request receiving unit configured to receive the update request data sent by the request sending unit; and an updating data sending unit configured to send, to the processor, the updating data created based on the update request data received by the request receiving unit.