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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2010
Saichi Sato, Sagamihara, JP;
Yuusuke Kuwa, Tokyo, JP;
Saichi Sato, Sagamihara, JP;
Yuusuke Kuwa, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope apparatus includes: a video signal acquisition portion; a video signal processing portion that processes a video signal to generate a display video signal; a measurement processing portion that performs measurement; and a display portion that displays the display video signal. The video signal processing portion generates a first display video signal based on one image extracted from the video signal, and a second display video signal based on the one image and other image of the video signal. During a period regarding measurement, the display portion displays the first display video signal or the second display video signal along with at least one of operation-related information and measurement information. A position where at least one of the operation-related information and the measurement information is displayed is controlled according to the first display video signal or the second display video signal displayed by the display portion.