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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2018
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Yamazaki, Matsumoto, JP;
Yuichi Mori, Minowa-machi, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope operation support system includes: an image display unit which, transmits external scenery and allows the user to visually recognize the external scenery, and also displays a virtual image as superimposed on the external scenery and allows the user to visually recognize the virtual image; a control unit which controls the image display unit; an endoscope unit having an image pickup unit at a distal end part inserted in an image pickup target part of an object, the image pickup unit picking up an image inside the image pickup target part; and a position detection unit which detects a position of the distal end part. The control unit causes the image display unit to display a position display image including a pointer image indicating the position of the distal end part detected by the position detection unit, as the virtual image superimposed on the object in the external scenery.