Abstract: An endoscope, an endoscope system having an endoscope, and an endoscope control method are disclosed. The endoscope includes: a main body and a buoyancy control device. The main body may be configured in the form of a capsule and include an image capturing unit for capturing image information. The buoyancy control device may control buoyancy by changing the volume of the main body. Images of various types of internal organs can be precisely captured.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 9, 2009
Date of Patent:
September 10, 2013
Assignee:
i3System Corp.
Inventors:
Han Jung, Byung-Hyuk Kim, Yong-Woo Lee, Chul Cha, Sung-Do Kim
Abstract: Disclosed is a capsule-type endoscope, including: a lens for obtaining an image inside the body, one or more sensors for obtaining information related to the inside of the body, a controller for interleaving the information detected by the one or more sensors with the image captured by the lens and encoding the image interleaved with the sensor data for signal output, and a transmitter for transmitting a signal from the controller.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 26, 2008
Date of Patent:
January 29, 2013
Assignee:
I3System Corp.
Inventors:
Han Jung, Byung-Hyuk Kim, Chul Cha, Yong-Woo Lee
Abstract: Disclosed is a capsule-type endoscope, including: a lens for obtaining an image inside the body, one or more sensors for obtaining information related to the inside of the body, a controller for interleaving the information detected by the one or more sensors with the image captured by the lens and encoding the image interleaved with the sensor data for signal output, and a transmitter for transmitting a signal from the controller.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 26, 2008
Publication date:
June 3, 2010
Applicant:
I3SYSTEM CORP.
Inventors:
Han Jung, Byung-Hyuk Kim, Chul Cha, Yong-Woo Lee
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