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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1992
Kenji Matsunaka, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshitaka Miyoshi, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A video signal generator produces a video signal which contains an endoscope image sensed by an image sensor and a character image comprising an ID code, etc. The video signal generator is connected to an image processing unit via a communication circuit, through which information indicating an arrangement for respective signal areas of the endoscope image and the character image contained in the video signal is transmitted. Based on the information received by the communication circuit, the image processing unit performs different processing for each image area of the endoscope image and the character image contained in the video signal.