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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Takenouchi, Saitama, JP;
Aki Mizukami, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashige Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Taira, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A signal processing apparatus relays communication of control signals between a controller and a plurality of processing modules, and includes: a communication device configured to perform communication of the control signals with the plurality of processing modules; a plurality of first storages provided respectively to correspond to the plurality of processing modules, the plurality of first storages being configured to store the control signals written by the controller; a second storage configured to store: address information indicating each communication address assigned to each of the plurality of processing modules; and correspondence information indicating correspondence relationships between the plurality of first storages and a plurality of module-side storages respectively included in the plurality of processing modules; and a synchronization processor configured to synchronize the plurality of first storages with the plurality of corresponding module-side storages via the communication device based on the address information and the correspondence information.