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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1992
Isamu Karasawa, Hachioji, JP;
Yasuyuki Kaneko, Hachioji, JP;
Masahiko Hamano, Hachioji, JP;
Kazufumi Takamizawa, Chofu, JP;
Matsumi Oshima, Hachioji, JP;
Hideyuki Shoji, Hachioji, JP;
Ken-ya Inomata, Mitaka, JP;
Atsushi Amano, Hachioji, JP;
Toshiaki Nishikori, Sagamihara, JP;
Akira Osawa, Yokohama, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope system comprises first and second endoscopes each of which includes an elongated insertion tube and an imaging device, a light source for supplying illumination light to the endoscopes, a function for processing a signal originating from one of the imaging devices, and a video processor which mixes the signal with at least a signal sent from an external input terminal and outputs a given video signal corresponding to the first and second endoscopic images. The video signal provided by the video processor is output to a shared monitor, thus displaying two endoscopic images simultaneously.