JPH0779795B2 - Endoscopic image file system - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an endoscope image file system in which an endoscope device and an image file are combined.

[Conventional technology]

It has been conventionally practiced to convert an endoscopic image obtained by an endoscopic device into a television signal and display it on a monitor, or record a VTR. Further, there is also one in which the endoscope device has a built-in information input device and is configured to superimpose and display the information such as the patient name and the date of birth input from the input device on the monitor with the endoscopic image. It has been put to practical use.

On the other hand, a still image is recorded and saved together with search information in an optical disk device or a magnetic disk device, and at the time of search, by specifying the search information, an image file configured to search and display the recorded image The device is also realized.

Further, the endoscope device and the image file device are connected to each other, the information input from the endoscope device is transmitted as search information and recorded in the image file device, and at the same time, the endoscope obtained from the endoscope device is sent. An endoscopic image file system that records an image as an input image in an image file device has also been developed.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in the conventional endoscopic image file system in which the endoscope device and the image file device are simply connected, the endoscope device side and the image file device side can freely operate, that is, input information in the same manner. Since it is possible to execute or to execute by inputting a command, for example, when an operation is performed from the endoscope device side and an unexpected operation is performed on the image file device side, the endoscope device I was confused by the person who was operating the, which caused confusion in terms of operation.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional endoscopic image file system, and an object thereof is to provide an endoscopic image file system that can be operated by a simple operation while preventing erroneous operations and confusion. To do.

[Means and Actions for Solving Problems]

A configuration of the present invention for solving the above problems will be described based on the conceptual diagram shown in FIG. In the figure, A is an endoscope apparatus section and B is an image file section. In the endoscope device section A, the image obtained by the endoscope 1 is input to the television signal output means 2 for processing, displayed on the display means 4, and further displayed on the image file section B via the transmission means 5. Sent. On the other hand, the patient information input from the information input means 6 is temporarily stored in the control means 3 and is combined and displayed on the display means 4 with the image obtained by the endoscope 1, and the patient information is further transmitted by the transmission means 5. It is transmitted to the receiving means 7 of the image file section B.

The information received by the receiving means 7 is displayed on the display means 9 by the control means 8. Similarly, the information input device 6
The instruction for recording or the like input from is also transmitted to the image file section B, and the instruction is executed by the control means 8. Patient information can also be input from the information input means 10 of the image file section B,
The image file section B is configured to be operable. The storage means 11 of the image file section B stores and saves the patient information and the image information transmitted from the endoscope apparatus section A, and the search means 12 inputs the search condition from the information input means 10, and further When the search is instructed, the storage means 11 is searched by the control of the control means 8. The connection detection means 13 is
It is to detect whether or not the endoscope apparatus section A and the image file section B are connected.

In the thus configured endoscope image file system, the connection detecting means 13 detects the connection between the endoscope device section A and the image file section B, and the image file section B is detected.
Is in the recording mode, the control unit 8 prevents the information input unit 10 from inputting the patient information and the operation instruction input from the information input unit 6 of the endoscope apparatus section A. If the connection detecting means 13 does not detect the connection between the endoscope apparatus section A and the image file section B, all patient information input and operation instructions can be input from the information input section 10 of the image file section B. To

Therefore, by operating in this manner, the operation on the side of the endoscope device section A, which is the main subject in the clinical setting, is smoothly performed, and the careless operation on the side of the image file section B causes confusion or erroneous operation. Can be prevented.

〔Example〕

Examples will be described below. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 21 is an endoscope, 21a is a universal cord, which is connected to a light source unit 22 that introduces illumination light into the endoscope 21, and 21c is an operating portion. The image signal obtained from the solid-state imaging device 21b arranged at the tip of the endoscope 21 is converted into a television signal by the signal processing circuit 23, and is combined with patient information input from the keyboard 25 by the controller 24, Monitor 26
Is displayed in. The patient information input from the keyboard 25 is transmitted to the data transmission / reception circuit 31 of the image file section B by the data transmission / reception circuit 27, and the image signal processed by the signal processing circuit 23 is the signal input circuit of the image file section B.
Sent to 33. The data transmission / reception circuits 27 and 31 of the endoscope device unit A and the image file unit B are connected by a plurality of lines, one of which is a data transmission / reception circuit of the endoscope device unit A.
It is designed to be used to transmit the connection signal that 27 always outputs.

The patient information obtained by the data transmitting / receiving circuit 31 and the patient information input from the keyboard 36 are temporarily stored in the memory 34 and displayed on the CRT device 40.
The keyboard 36 is configured to be able to input information such as alphabets and input commands by operating function keys such as recording.

On the other hand, the image information input from the signal input circuit 33 is temporarily held in the frame memory 35, and the image display 39
Is displayed in. The recording instruction can be issued from the keyboard 25 of the endoscope device section A, the keyboard 36 of the image file section B, or the operation section 21c of the endoscope 21, and when the instruction is given in the endoscope device section A, , The data transmission / reception circuit 27 of the image file section B from the data transmission / reception circuit 27 by the controller 24.
To be sent as a command. After that, as in the case where the recording command is input from the keyboard 36 of the image file section B, the command is executed by the CPU 32, and the image information is DMA-transferred from the frame memory 35 to the optical disc device 37.
It is supposed to be transferred. At the same time, the keyboard 25 of the endoscope device section A or the keyboard of the image file section B
Patient information pre-entered from 36, optical disc device
Search information including the address of the image information written in 37,
It is recorded in the magnetic disk device 38. As shown in FIG. 3, an example of the search information is composed of an information number, a keyword such as a patient name and a date of birth, and an address on an optical disc in which corresponding image information is recorded.

When a search condition is input and a search instruction is issued from the keyboard 25 of the endoscopic device unit A or the keyboard 36 of the image file unit B during the search, the magnetic disk device 38 operates as a CPU.
The corresponding image information is DMA-transferred from the optical disk device 37 to the frame memory 35 by the address of the image information in the search information searched by the control of the device 32. The contents of the frame memory 35 are displayed by the image disc play 39, while the retrieved search information is also displayed on the CRT device 4.
It is supposed to be displayed at 0. Reference numeral 30 is a connection detection circuit, which detects whether or not the endoscope apparatus section A is connected to the image file section B, and 41 indicates a selection instruction of a menu displayed on the CRT apparatus 40 or the like. Mouse to do.

In the endoscopic image file system configured as described above, the flow of operation when recording is described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the image file section B is operated, first, initialization and clear processing is performed, and further, a menu as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the CRT device 40. At this time, when "record" is input from the keyboard 36 by the function key or "record" is selected by the icon of the menu of FIG. 5 displayed on the CRT device 41 by the mouse 41, the image is displayed. The file section B enters the recording mode. Note that selecting an icon with the mouse means moving the mouse cursor displayed on the CRT device 40 to the inside of the icon to be selected by moving the ams and pressing the mouse button.

When the image file section B enters the recording mode, the CPU 32 reads the detection signal of the connection detection circuit 30, and when detecting that the endoscope apparatus section A is connected to the image file section B, the control right is given to the endoscope. The controller 24 is notified via the data transmission / reception circuit 31 of the image file unit B and the data transmission / reception circuit 27 of the endoscope device unit A that the data should be transferred to the device unit A side. By obtaining the control right, the endoscopic device unit A transmits information such as patient information input from the keyboard 25 to the image file unit B and transmits a recording command or the like. The image file section B receives the information and commands transmitted from the endoscope apparatus section A from the data transmitting / receiving circuit 31, stores the information in the memory 34, displays the information on the CRT device 40, and executes the commands.

In this way, when the control right is on the endoscope device section A side, on the image file B side, the same information and commands sent from the endoscope device section A side are input by the keyboard 36 and the mouse 41. Are prohibited. That is, CPU32 is a CRT device
Even if the display of the icon on 40 is stopped and the above information or command is about to be input from the keyboard 36, an invalid sound is output and it is not accepted.

In this way, when the recording for one endoscopic examination is completed and the command for ending the examination is transmitted from the endoscopic device unit A side to the image file unit B, the search information is written in the magnetic disk device 38, etc. After processing, it waits for the reception of the command and information again.
Alternatively, the recording mode end command can be accepted from the mouse 41.

When the recording mode end command is input from the image file section B side, the control right is transferred to the image file section B side and the endoscope apparatus section A side is notified of this. After this, the image file section B side can independently perform processing such as searching. During this time, the image file unit B from the endoscope apparatus unit A side
Even if the user inputs information or a command from the keyboard 25 on the side of the endoscope apparatus A in an attempt to send information or a command to the side,
Do not accept invalid sound.

On the other hand, when the recording mode end command is not input and the recording command or the like is transmitted from the endoscope device unit A side, the control right remains held in the endoscope device unit A side and the image file unit B Input of patient information and commands from the side keyboard 36 is prohibited, and operations from the keyboard 25 of the endoscope apparatus unit A and the endoscope operation unit 21c are continuously enabled.

Even during these operations, the CPU 32 detects the connection of the endoscope device unit A at a constant time interval by the connection detection circuit 30 and when the endoscope device unit A is disconnected, the image file unit B restores the control right. Then, it becomes possible to input information from the keyboard 36 or a command with the mouse 41.
When the endoscope apparatus section A is connected again, the connection detection circuit 30
The controller 24 is notified through both data transmission / reception circuits 31 and 27 that this is detected and the control right is passed to the endoscope apparatus section A, and the keyboard of the endoscope apparatus section A is notified.
It becomes possible to allow the input of information and commands from 25 and the endoscope operation unit 21c, and to send them to the image file unit B.

In this way, the connection between the endoscope device unit A and the image file unit B is automatically detected, and the control right is passed to only the endoscope device unit A or the image file unit B.
There is no possibility that confusion will occur due to simultaneous operation from both sides, and a special operation for notifying the image file section B that the endoscope apparatus section A has been connected is performed by the operation from the endoscope apparatus section A. It can be done easily without doing.

The operation during recording has been described above, but the operation such as search performed during recording is also the same. However, the endoscope device section A
When a function that cannot be operated from, for example, a list of data registered in the image file section B is displayed, only the image file section B can be operated, and the endoscope apparatus section A is operated during these operations. Be unaffected by the presence or absence of a connection. At this time, the image file apparatus B can be freely operated, and even if the endoscope apparatus section A is connected and an attempt is made to transmit information or the like, the operation is not accepted, and the image file section B changes the mode to a recording mode or the like. For the first time, the operation from the endoscope device section A is enabled.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described in the above embodiments, according to the present invention, the connection between the endoscopic device unit and the image file unit is automatically detected and the control right is transferred. The operation is performed smoothly, and it is possible to prevent confusion due to careless operation in the image file portion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of search information, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart at the time of recording in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a menu displayed on the CRT device in the embodiment shown in FIG.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An endoscope apparatus unit comprising at least a patient information input unit for inputting patient information, an instruction unit for instructing an operation of an image file unit, and a communication unit for communicating with the image file unit, and the endoscope device. Communication means, and an image file section including at least a connection detecting means for detecting whether or not the endoscope apparatus section is connected, and the image file section,
An endoscopic image file system, which inputs and executes information and instructions from the endoscopic device unit when the connection detecting unit detects the connection of the endoscopic device unit.