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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2005
Chien Mien Pang, San Jose, CA (US);
Yangpeng NG, Santa Clara, CA (US);
William H. L. Chang, Milpitas, CA (US);
Emmet J. Mccarthy, Gilroy, CA (US);
Konstantin Y. Zak, San Jose, CA (US);
Chien Mien Pang, San Jose, CA (US);
Yangpeng Ng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
William H. L. Chang, Milpitas, CA (US);
Emmet J. McCarthy, Gilroy, CA (US);
Konstantin Y. Zak, San Jose, CA (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A control unit is connected to an endoscopic video camera, which is connected to an endoscope. Image data representing an image is received by the control unit from the video camera. Based on a characteristic of the received image which is indicative of a physical characteristic of the endoscope, the endoscope is recognized and/or and the value of a parameter for processing or display of images acquired by the camera is then automatically selected.