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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Onikubo, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshito Terashima, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshikazu Oochi, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope system includes circuitry configured to monitor a characteristic of an endoscope including an imaging device and a scope coupled to the imaging device, wherein the characteristic is indicative of whether the scope is inserted in a living body or not, in the event that the characteristic satisfies a predetermined condition, control a focus of the endoscope system in a first manner and, in the event that the characteristic does not satisfy the predetermined condition, control the focus of the endoscope system in a second manner, different from the first manner.