Patent ID: 8419618

Claim:
A display device comprising: a display unit that displays examination procedure information indicating an examination procedure of a subject; and a control unit that acquires position related information of a capsule endoscope inserted into the subject, calculates a position of the capsule endoscope based on the acquired position-related information, determines a to-be-executed examination procedure of the subject corresponding to the calculated position, and performs control to display the examination procedure information indicating the determined to-be-executed examination procedure of the subject, wherein the examination procedure information is posture information indicating a posture to be taken by the subject, and the control unit determines whether the capsule endoscope is in a stagnant state based on the calculated position of the capsule endoscope, determines the posture to be taken by the subject when the stagnant state continues for a predetermined time or longer and when the position of the capsule endoscope is a predetermined reached position, and performs control to display the posture information indicating the determined posture to be taken by the subject.