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Color correction device for an endoscope
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1990-10-03
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Granted: 1992-05-05
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Expires: 2010-10-03
Abstract
Abstract A color correction device for an endoscope capable of performing color corrections in accordance with chromatic characteristics such as saturation and/or hue of image signals is disclosed. The device includes an unit that selects appropriate color corrections to be made in accordance with chromatic characteristics of image signals, and an unit that performs the selected color corrections. An endoscope incorporating such a device is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadashi Sekiguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:33
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/80; H04N23/84; H04N23/88; H04N23/86; H04N23/50; H04N23/555
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A color correction device for an endoscope, comprising: means for specifying an appropriate color correction for image signals to be made in accordance with certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals; and means for performing the color correction specified by the specifying means, including: calculation means receiving said image signals for carrying out calculations for the color correction; and memory means for storing sets of color correction factors to be used in the calculation of the color correction and for providing an appropriate set of the color correction factors to the calculation means, the appropriate set of the color correction factors being selected according to addresses of the memory means specified by the specifying means according to said certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A color correction device for an endoscope, comprising: means for specifying an appropriate color correction for image signals to be made in accordance with certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals; and means for performing the color correction specified by the specifying means, including: calculation means receiving said image signals for carrying out calculations for the color correction; and memory means for storing sets of color correction factors to be used in the calculation of the color correction and for providing an appropriate set of the color correction factors to the calculation means, the appropriate set of the color correction factors being selected according to addresses of the memory means specified by the specifying means according to said certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the performing means includes memory means which store formulae for calculations of the color correction, and wherein the specifying means selects addresses of the memory means corresponding to the appropriate color correction formulae.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the chromatic characteristics include saturation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the chromatic characteristics include hue.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the chromatic characteristics include saturation and hue.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising means for converting the image signals in the form of RGB signals into image signals in the form of NTSC signals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the performing means further includes arithmetic logic means which calculates continuously variable color correction factors from at least two sets of the color correction factors stored in the memory means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
171 words
An endoscope comprising: a scope including imaging device means for picking up light signals form an object to be imaged; camera control unit means for extracting image signals from output signals of the imaging device means; and a color correction device, including means for specifying an appropriate color correction for said image signals to be made in accordance with certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals extracted by the camera control unit means, and means for performing the color correction specified by the specifying means; said performing means further including: calculation means receiving said image signals for carrying out calculations for the color correction; and memory means for storing sets of color correction factors to be used in the calculation for the color correction and for providing an appropriate set of the color correction factors to the calculation means, the appropriate set of the color correction factors being selected according to addresses of the memory means specified by the specifying means according to said certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
171 words
An endoscope comprising: a scope including imaging device means for picking up light signals form an object to be imaged; camera control unit means for extracting image signals from output signals of the imaging device means; and a color correction device, including means for specifying an appropriate color correction for said image signals to be made in accordance with certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals extracted by the camera control unit means, and means for performing the color correction specified by the specifying means; said performing means further including: calculation means receiving said image signals for carrying out calculations for the color correction; and memory means for storing sets of color correction factors to be used in the calculation for the color correction and for providing an appropriate set of the color correction factors to the calculation means, the appropriate set of the color correction factors being selected according to addresses of the memory means specified by the specifying means according to said certain chromatic characteristics of said image signals.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The endoscope of claim 8, wherein the performing means includes memory means which store formulae for calculations of the color correction, and wherein the specifying means selects addresses of the memory means corresponding to the appropriate color correction formulae.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The endoscope of claim 8, wherein the chromatic characteristics include saturation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
The endoscope of claim 8, wherein the chromatic characteristics include hue.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The endoscope of claim 8, wherein the chromatic characteristics include saturation and hue.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The endoscope of claim 8, further comprising means for converting the image signals in the form of NTSC signals into image signals in form of RGB signals.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The endoscope of claim 8, wherein the performing means further includes means for converting the image signals in the form of RGB signals into image signals in the form of NTSC signals.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
The endoscope of claim 8, wherein the performing means further includes arithmetic logic means which calculates continuously variable color correction factors from a set of the color correction factors stored in the memory means.
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