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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2023
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Nishimura, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image acquisition unit acquires an endoscopic image photographed by an endoscope. A segmentation unit partitions the endoscopic image into a plurality of regions. A depth information generator generates depth information indicating a depth of the endoscopic image. A recognition unit specifies a direction in which the endoscope is advanceable based on region information indicating a result of segmentation by the segmentation unit and depth information of the endoscopic image generated by the depth information generator.
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