Fujifilm Corporation

Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Facebook, Inc.

Masayuki Takahira

Makoto Kagaya

Masahiro Kubo

Ryo Takahashi

Shuichi Ishii

Masayuki Kuramoto

Shingo Masuno

Yasunori Ohta

Naoto Kinjo

Noriko Kawamura

Issei Suzuki

Hajime Shirasaka

Masanobu Uchihara

Masahrio Kubo

An endoscope data transmission unit transmits first endoscope-running data to an endoscope data collection server through a specific network at a first timing. The endoscope data transmission unit transmits second endoscope-running data, of which the volume is larger than the volume of the first endoscope-running data, to the endoscope data collection server at a second timing including a timing when an error is generated.

Processor device for endoscope and endoscope data collection server

An endoscope apparatus including: an image pickup device; a detection device that detects whether or not an image region at which a part of an object region is edged along a direction parallel to the scan lines in a state that is different to a case where a plurality of the scan lines are simultaneously exposed exists in a frame image due to differences of exposure timings for each of the scan lines of the image pickup device based on an image feature amount in the frame image that is obtained from the image data for each of the scan lines that is outputted from the image pickup device; and an exposure control device that changes an exposure time of each of the scan lines by the image pickup device simultaneously for all of the scan lines if the detection device detects the image region.

Endoscope apparatus and image pickup control method thereof

An endoscope apparatus, comprising: an image pickup device; a detection device that detects whether or not an image region at which a part of an object region is edged along a direction parallel to the scan lines in a state that is different to a case where a plurality of the scan lines are simultaneously exposed exists in a frame image due to differences of exposure timings for each of the scan lines based on an image feature amount in the frame image that is obtained from the image data for each of the scan lines that is outputted from the image pickup device; and an exposure control device that lengthens an exposure time of each of the scan lines by the image pickup device in comparison to a case where the detection device does not detect the image region, if the detection device detects the image region.

When slide show image data sets are generated from a plurality of image data sets, the image data sets, DVD-Video files representing the slide shows generated from the image data sets, and information representing reproduction order are stored in a manner that allows a user to access them so that pleasure of the slide shows for the user is not ruined. The user changes the images to be included in the DVD-Video files and the reproduction order, while referring to the image data sets, the DVD-Video files, and the information. A digitalization center newly generates DVD-Video files according to the changed images and the changed reproduction order.

Apparatus and method for generating slide show and program therefor

A narrow-band observation image and a spectral estimation image are automatically switched based on the type of a subject. In an endoscopic image obtained by a scope, judgment is made as to whether the endoscopic image was obtained by close-up imaging or by distant-view imaging. When it is judged that the endoscopic image was obtained by distant-view imaging, white light is output from a light source unit and a spectral estimation image is output. When it is judged that the endoscopic image was obtained by close-up imaging, narrow-band light is output from the light source unit and a narrow-band observation image that has been obtained when the narrow-band light was output is output.

Endoscope apparatus and control method thereof

An endoscope image is obtained by imaging a subject with a scope. Then, an edge portion of the endoscope image is extracted and a complexity degree of the edge portion is detected. Thereafter, a determination is made as to whether the endoscope image is an image obtained through near view imaging or distant view imaging according to the complexity degree and an imaging condition is changed according to the determined near view imaging or distant view imaging.

Endoscope apparatus and control method therefor

An imaging mode is automatically switched based on the kind of a subject. The spatial frequency of an endoscopic image obtained by imaging the subject is detected. Further, judgment is made, based on the distribution of the spatial frequency, as to whether the endoscopic image was obtained by performing close-up imaging on the subject. The condition of imaging is switched based on the result of judgment as to whether the image was obtained by close-up imaging or distant-view imaging.

Endoscope apparatus and its control method

The image processing method and apparatus separate image data into plural frequency components that are different from each other, calculate a first evaluation value for an edge degree judgment by applying direction-specific templates to remainder frequency components other than a low-frequency component among the plural frequency components, extract an edge portion using the first evaluation value, perform image enhancement processing separately for each of the plural frequency components based on a result of the extraction of the edge portion and synthesize the processed plural frequency components. The image processing program implements the image processing method.

Image processing method and apparatus, and image processing program

Method of compressing/extending a color reproducing space which compresses or extends chroma of a first color gamut in a same hue plane. The color reproducing method and apparatus produces a third transformation definition by transforming a first color gamut represented by a first transformation definition within a second color gamut represented by a second transformation definition such that the gradation is preserved, produces a fourth transformation definition by transforming a second gamut within the first color gamut such that gradation is preserved and produces a fifth transformation definition in the second transformation definition by providing an inverse transformation from the second transformation definition into the first transformation definition to the first color gamut and then produces a color reproduction target transformation definition for transformation from the first transformation to the second transformation definition by mixing the second color gamuts represented by the third transformation definition and the fifth transformation definition.

Method of compressing/extending color reproducing space, color reproducing method and color reproducing apparatus

An image processing method and apparatus enhancing sharpness of an image while suppressing enhancement of noise components. Image data is separated into frequency components, and an evaluation value for evaluating the level of an image to be enhanced is calculated for each pixel. A gain for an intermediate/high frequency component is set in accordance with the evaluation value, and multiplied by the intermediate/high frequency component, and the frequency components are synthesized. Test images, each having a density which is different from the other but constant over the test image, are prepared and an evaluation value is obtained from each of the test images as an evaluation correction value. The evaluation value of the image for processing is corrected by subtracting the evaluation correction value corresponding to the density of each pixel from the evaluation value of the image data to be processed for each pixel.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Masayuki Takahira