Sony Group Corporation

Reflexite Corporation

Kabushiki Kaisha Ssc

Takashi Kawai

Masatoshi Onikubo

Yoshito Terashima

Kiyoshi Hosono

James X Jing

Tsunenori Matsunaga

Yoshikazu Oochi

The present technology relates to an endoscope system, an endoscope control method, and a program that allow AF processing to be performed without deterioration in accuracy. Provided are a drive unit that drives a lens, a measurement unit that measures a position of the lens, and a control unit that controls focusing, the control of the focusing including setting a control amount of wobbling at the time of the focusing based on a first hysteresis that is stored and a second hysteresis that is measured upon energization. The present technology is applicable to a medical observation device such as an endoscope or a microscope.

Endoscope system, endoscope control method, and program with hysteresis compensation for autofovus control

A light emitting device irradiates a surgical area with first wavelength light and second wavelength light. A wobbling operation of a focus lens included in an imaging device is controlled according to an emission timing of the first wavelength light and the second wavelength light when the surgical area is alternately irradiated with the first wavelength light and the second wavelength light. The present disclosure can be applied to an endoscopic surgical system, for example.

Medical observation system, apparatus, control method, and imaging apparatus using different wobbling operation for different observation modes

An endoscope system includes circuitry configured to monitor a characteristic of an endoscope including an imaging device and a scope coupled to the imaging device, wherein the characteristic is indicative of whether the scope is inserted in a living body or not, in the event that the characteristic satisfies a predetermined condition, control a focus of the endoscope system in a first manner and, in the event that the characteristic does not satisfy the predetermined condition, control the focus of the endoscope system in a second manner, different from the first manner.

Endoscope system, non-transitory computer readable medium, and method

A system includes an endoscope including a scope and an image sensor. The image sensor is configured to capture medical image data that includes effective image portion data and a mechanical vignetting portion data, the mechanical vignetting portion data of the medical image data being generated due to mechanical vignetting caused by a difference in the image sensor which generates the medical image data and the scope. There is also circuitry configured to determine evaluation information from image data which is from the effective image portion data, and execute a control process to at least partially control at least one of an autofocus processing, and an auto white balance processing on the endoscope on the basis of the evaluation information.

System with endoscope and image sensor and method for processing medical images

A portable and compact retroreflective sign system includes a base, a winding mechanism roller attached to the base, and a retroreflective roll-up sheeting having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the roller and the sign is wound about the roller. A sign support is attached to the base for supporting the roll-up sign in an unrolled position, wherein the sign support is extendible from the base. An attachment means is present at the second end of the retroreflective roll-up sheeting for attaching the sheeting to the sign support.

Portable and compact retroreflective sign system

A method for forming a coating of glass over a surface of a basis material, clay body, of a ceramic such as pottery, earthen ware, porcelain and stoneware instead of a conventional glaze coating. Glass grains are attached to the basis material surface of the ceramic and thereafter the glass grains are heated to be melted and form a coating of glass over the basis material. Glass grains can be attached to the basis material directly or by way of a glaze, water glass or adhesive. Further, the glass grains may be attached to the basis material by way of static electricity.

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Tokyo, Japan

Takashi Kawai