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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tadashi Sekiguchi, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358 29 ; 358 28 ; 358 80 ; 358 98 ;
Abstract
A color correction device for an endoscope capable of performing color corrections in accordance with chromatic characteristics such as saturation and/or hue of image signals is disclosed. The device includes an unit that selects appropriate color corrections to be made in accordance with chromatic characteristics of image signals, and an unit that performs the selected color corrections. An endoscope incorporating such a device is also disclosed.