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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
May. 03, 2018
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuichi Imaizumi, Hachioji, JP;
Susumu Hashimoto, Hachioji, JP;
Suguru Okaniwa, Hachioji, JP;
Tomoya Sato, Tokorozawa, JP;
Hidekazu Iwaki, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope apparatus includes a detecting section to which an observation image of a subject is sequentially inputted, the detecting section being configured to detect a characteristic region in the observation image based on a predetermined feature value concerning the observation image, and an emphasis processing section configured to apply, when the characteristic region is continuously detected in the detecting section, emphasis processing of a position corresponding to the characteristic region to the observation image of the subject inputted after elapse of a first predetermined time period from a time when the characteristic region is detected.