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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hisakazu Shiraki, Kanagawa, JP;

Masahito Yamane, Kanagawa, JP;

Kenji Takahasi, Kanagawa, JP;

Takeshi Uemori, Tokyo, JP;

Kentaro Fukazawa, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/045 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/000095 (2022.02); A61B 1/00 (2013.01); A61B 1/045 (2013.01); G06T 3/4053 (2013.01); G06T 5/002 (2013.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01);
Abstract

An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an endoscope system capable of providing an optimal video image to an operator in accordance with surgical scenes are provided. A processing mode determination unit determines, in accordance with surgical scenes, a processing mode for an in-vivo image captured by an imaging apparatus including an imaging element arranged so as to enable pixel shift processing, and an image combining unit processes an image output from the imaging apparatus, in accordance with the processing mode. The present technology is applicable to, for example, an endoscope system for imaging a living body with an endoscope.


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