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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2010
Tsung-chun Lee, Taipei, TW;
Syu-jyun Peng, Zhubei, TW;
Hsuan-ting Chang, Xinying, TW;
Hsiu-po Wang, Taipei, TW;
Tsung-Chun Lee, Taipei, TW;
Syu-Jyun Peng, Zhubei, TW;
Hsuan-Ting Chang, Xinying, TW;
Hsiu-Po Wang, Taipei, TW;
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin, TW;
Abstract
An endoscopic navigation method includes the steps of: receiving an image from an endoscopic navigation system; performing image classification to determined whether the image is usable; performing a first image process on the image to filter out dark areas of the image to produce a first processed image; performing a first determination procedure to identify the dark areas of the first processed image; producing a first result image for indicating lumen direction; performing a second image process to filter out fold curves of the image to produce a second processed image when there is no dark area in the image; performing a second determination procedure to identify the fold curves of the second processed image; producing a second result image for indicating lumen direction according to the fold curves; and outputting the first or the second result image to a display device to assist users in operating the photographic device.