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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2010
Akio Uchiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuo Minai, Hachioji, JP;
Shinsuke Tanaka, Hino, JP;
Takeshi Suga, Hino, JP;
Tatsuya Orihara, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuaki Tamura, Hachioji, JP;
Akio Uchiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuo Minai, Hachioji, JP;
Shinsuke Tanaka, Hino, JP;
Takeshi Suga, Hino, JP;
Tatsuya Orihara, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuaki Tamura, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A capsule endoscope device includes an illumination unit that illuminates a living tissue using at least one of a white light illumination unit and a special light illumination unit; an imaging unit that captures an image of the tissue; a transmission unit that transmits imaging information containing the image; a storage unit that stores a threshold with respect to information on a distance between the endoscope and the tissue; a detection unit that detects the information; and an output unit that compares the information with the threshold, selects an image capturing condition of a special light observation mode if the distance is not larger than the threshold, selects an image capturing condition of a normal light observation mode if the distance is larger than the threshold, and outputs the selected image capturing condition to an operation unit related to image capturing.