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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
May. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23216 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); H04N 5/23203 (2013.01); H04N 5/23296 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01);
Abstract
A task-assistance control apparatus that assists an operator performing a task while viewing a captured task image includes: a task-image acquisition circuit that acquires the task image; and a task determination circuit that determines task details on the basis of the type of a tool detected in the task image and the movement of the tool.