JPH03246529A - Photographing device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a photographing device applied to, for example, an endoscope device or an ultrasonic diagnostic device, and particularly relates to a photographing device for photographing a subject using a camera. This invention relates to an improvement in a photographic device capable of counting and displaying a film number on a monitor each time a photograph is taken, and recording the film number on the film for each image of four subjects.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in an endoscope apparatus to which this type of photographing apparatus is applied, the film number after each photograph is counted up and displayed on a monitor. Furthermore, each time a cartridge is loaded into the film loading section of the camera, the doctor can reset the film number displayed on the monitor by pressing a reset switch.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the case of an endoscope device to which this type of conventional photographic device is applied, sometimes people forget to press the push button for resetting the film counter on the device body. There was a situation. If the user forgets to press the button, there is a problem in that the film number is recorded together with the image of the subject across multiple cartridges.

Furthermore, due to such defects, nurses and other endoscopy assistants may lose the timing to change the film (patrone exchange) and end up changing the film in a hurry even though the endoscopy is in progress. There was also a risk of it getting lost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a photographic device that can automatically reset the film number each time the film is replaced. .

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a counting means for counting and displaying the film number on a monitor each time a subject is photographed with a camera; cartridge exchange detection means for detecting that a cartridge has been replaced in the film loading section of the camera, and a film number counted by the counting means is reset each time a detection signal is received from the cartridge exchange detection means. The invention is characterized in that it comprises: initialization means; and i.

(Function) With the configuration of the photographic device according to the present invention, when a cartridge is loaded or replaced in the film loading section of the camera, a detection signal is generated in the cartridge replacement detection means, and the counting means displayed on the monitor generates a detection signal. The count value of the film number is reset by the initialization means.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a functional configuration diagram schematically showing an embodiment of an endoscope apparatus to which a photographing apparatus of the present invention is applied.

The endoscope apparatus of this embodiment includes an endoscope scope 1 and a main body 2 of the apparatus. In the endoscope 1, a guide section 3 is inserted into the body cavity of a patient to be photographed, and a video signal is obtained by a solid-state image sensor (not shown) mounted at the tip of the guide section 3. The device main body 2 drives and controls an image processing section 5 by a system controller 4 that functions as the control center of the entire system, and the image processing section 5 generates images based on video signals obtained by the endoscope 1. It basically has a functional configuration for displaying a captured image on a monitor 6 and photographing the image using a camera 7. Note that the camera 7 is detachable from the device body 2.

In addition to the basic functional configuration described above, this embodiment has a functional configuration as a photographic device,
The system controller 4 includes a counting means 8 and an initializing means 9.
In addition, a cartridge exchange detection means 11 is provided in the film loading section 10 of the camera.

The cartridge exchange detecting means 11 detects that a cartridge (not shown) has been replaced at the film loading section 10 of the camera 7, and the cartridge is inserted into the film loading section 10 of the camera 7.
When the cartridge is removed from 0, it is turned off, and every time a new cartridge is loaded into the film loading section 10, it is turned on to send a detection signal to the system controller 9.

On the other hand, the counting means 8 in the system controller 4 is
Each time an image of the subject created by the image processing unit 5 is photographed by the camera 7, the film number is counted and the image is displayed on the monitor 6.
In order to display the image on the top, the image processing unit 5 controls image composition. Further, the initializing means 9 resets the film number counted by the counting means 8 every time it receives a detection signal from the cartridge exchange detecting means 11. When this reset is performed, the count value of the film number displayed on the monitor 6 by the counting means 8 is initialized.
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Note that photographing by the camera 7 is achieved by pressing the copy button 12 provided on the endoscope 1 when the user wants to photograph the image of the subject displayed on the monitor 6. Further, additional information displayed together with the image of the subject on the monitor 6 can be written or changed by manually operating keys on the keyboard 13.

Since the endoscope apparatus of this embodiment is equipped with the various parts described above, the image of the subject as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the monitor 6, as well as the patient number and patient name.

When incidental information such as age, gender, film number, etc. is displayed simultaneously, you can not only take a photo of this displayed content with the camera 7 by operating the copy button 12 of the endoscope 1, but also copy the film number of the incidental information to the film. This can be initialized at the time of exchange (exchanging the cartridge).

By the way, camera 7 takes 12 shots, 24 shots, and 3 shots.
A commercially available film such as a 6-shot film can be used, and it is required that a numerical value that is the same as or close to that number be recorded as a count value of the film number during normal photographing. However, in the conventional system configuration to which the photographing device of the present invention is not applied, the count value of the film number is reset by manual key operation on the keyboard 13, so if you forget this operation, the count value of the film number is reset across multiple cartridges. The film number is recorded. For example, when using multiple 12-shot film cartridges, if you forget to reset the film number count value when replacing the first film, the film number count value will start from "13" when recording the next cartridge. A problem occurs in which the

On the other hand, in the case of the endoscope apparatus of this embodiment to which the photographing apparatus of the present invention is applied, even if the count value of the film number recorded in the first patrone is "12", which is the final count value. , the film number count value is initialized when the film is replaced, so in the next cartridge record, the film number count value will be changed as shown in Figure 2.
It will start from 1.

Therefore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the count value of the film number can be reliably displayed on the monitor 6 and recorded on the film by the camera 7 without going through the trouble of resetting it. Ta.

Note that the photography device of the present invention is not limited to endoscope devices.
For example, it can be applied to ultrasonic diagnostic equipment, etc.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the photographing device of the present invention initializes the count value of the film number displayed on the monitor at the same time as the film is replaced, so that the film number is displayed for each cartridge together with the image of the subject. It is possible to record after initialization.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional configuration diagram showing an outline of an embodiment of an endoscope device to which the photographing device of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the content displayed on the monitor and the content captured by the camera. It is. 1... Endoscope scope 2... Device body 3...
Groove center 4... System controller 5... Image processing section 6... Monitor 7... Camera 8... Counting means 9... Initialization means 10... Film loading section 11... Patrone Exchange detection means 12...Copy button 13...Keyboard"S1 Patent attorney Hidekazu Niyoshi 2nd m

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Counting means for counting and displaying a film number on a monitor each time a photograph of a subject is taken by a camera; and cartridge exchange for detecting that a cartridge has been loaded or replaced in a film loading section of the camera. 1. A photographic apparatus comprising: a detection means; and an initialization means for resetting the film number counted by the counting means each time a detection signal is received from the cartridge exchange detection means.