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Patent No.:

US 10645255 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2017

System and method for endoscope calibration

Applicant:

Barco NV, Kortrijk, BE;

Inventors:

Lode De Paepe, Ghent, BE;

Guillaume Spalla, La Madeleine, FR;

Arnout Vetsuypens, Ostend, BE;

Gert Van Hoey, Sint-Amandsberg, BE;

Assignee:

BARCO NV, Kortrijk, BE;

Attorney:

Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Irfan Habib

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/80 (2017.01); H04N 5/243 (2006.01); H04N 9/73 (2006.01); H04N 1/60 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G01J 3/52 (2006.01); A61B 1/045 (2006.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/6055 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00057 (2013.01); A61B 1/045 (2013.01); G01J 3/522 (2013.01); G01J 3/524 (2013.01); G06T 7/80 (2017.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); H04N 1/6008 (2013.01); H04N 1/6033 (2013.01); H04N 1/6086 (2013.01); H04N 5/243 (2013.01); H04N 9/735 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10068 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30244 (2013.01); H04N 2201/3256 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for calibrating an endoscope having the camera and the light source close to each other in an enclosed environment. The system includes a colour chart plate, being specularly reflecting, having radially extending colour patches, and a circular central achromatic bright field that can handle the automatic gain control of the camera. The colour chart can be mounted into a container unit having mechanically connected holders to support the endoscope arm.

Find Patent Forward Citations

De Paepe, Lode. (2020). System and method for endoscope calibration (U.S. Patent No. 10645255). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10645255

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