Processor for electronic endoscope and electronic endoscope system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11457795
APP PUB NO 20200345205A1
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16642601

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A processor for an electronic endoscope includes: a region detection unit configured to detect an enhancement processing target region to be enhanced from pixel information of a captured image of a living tissue; and an enhancement processing unit configured to perform enhancement processing on the enhancement processing target region detected by the region detection unit. The region detection unit is configured to repeat a candidate extraction process of extracting a focused pixel as a candidate for an enhancement processing target region when a signal level value of the focused pixel is smaller than signal level values of two farthest pixels located on both sides farthest from the focused pixel in any one of a plurality of pixel array directions in a region surrounded by a frame surrounding a region with the focused pixel as a center while changing a size of the frame.

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HOYA CORPORATIONSHINJUKU-KU TOKYO 160-8347

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Glatz, Jurgen Friedberg, DE 1 0
Makino, Takao Tokyo, JP 46 277

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