Patents Assigned to Olympus Coproration
  • Patent number: 10447939
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes an imaging element, a video signal generating circuit, an illuminator, and one or more controllers. An imaging area in which a plurality of pixels are disposed includes a scanning area. In a case in which a first operation mode is set, the one or more controllers control the imaging element such that at least parts of the exposure periods of the pixels disposed in at least a part of the scanning area overlap each other. In a case in which a second operation mode is set, the one or more controllers control the illuminator such that the light source is turned on in a period in which at least parts of the exposure periods of the pixels disposed in at least a part of the scanning area overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Olympus Coproration
    Inventors: Eiichi Kobayashi, Yutaka Konomura, Masayoshi Yokota, Kiyotomi Ogawa