WO2020079787A1 - Endoscope system, endoscope device, and function assignment method - Google Patents

Endoscope system, endoscope device, and function assignment method Download PDF

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WO2020079787A1
WO2020079787A1 PCT/JP2018/038717 JP2018038717W WO2020079787A1 WO 2020079787 A1 WO2020079787 A1 WO 2020079787A1 JP 2018038717 W JP2018038717 W JP 2018038717W WO 2020079787 A1 WO2020079787 A1 WO 2020079787A1
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翔太 田中
健一郎 松下
雄介 大塚
真一郎 佐伯
桂 山浦
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  • the present invention relates to an endoscope system, a function allocation method executed in the endoscope system, an endoscope apparatus, and a function allocation method executed in the endoscope apparatus.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a composite endoscope that is connected to an endoscope observation device and an ultrasonic observation device, which are examples of the endoscope device, and a plurality of composite endoscopes included in the composite endoscope are disclosed.
  • a technique is disclosed in which the function of the endoscope observation apparatus and the function of the ultrasonic observation apparatus are assigned to the operation switch.
  • endoscopes differ in the number of operation switches that are provided depending on their type and application. Therefore, when an endoscope is connected to the endoscope apparatus and a function is assigned to each operation switch, unless the number of operation switches of the connected endoscope is confirmed, the number of assigned functions may be excessive or insufficient. was there.
  • Patent Document 2 discloses a technique of detecting the number of switches provided in a connected endoscope and increasing or decreasing the number of functions to be assigned according to the detected number of switches.
  • the switch to which the function is assigned differs depending on the user, if a function having a high priority for the user is assigned to the switch to be increased or decreased, priority is given to it depending on the number of switches of the connected endoscope. There was a risk that high-performance functions would be omitted.
  • the present invention provides an endoscope system and a function assigning method capable of assigning a desired function to an operation switch of an endoscope according to switching of an operation mode, and the number of operation switches. It is an object of the present invention to provide an endoscope and a function allocating method capable of allocating a high-priority function to an operation switch even when different endoscopes are connected.
  • a first aspect of the present invention is an endoscope system capable of switching to any of a plurality of operation modes, wherein an endoscope having a plurality of operation switches and the above-mentioned operation switches for each of the plurality of operation switches are provided.
  • a function assigning unit that assigns a function to be executed in the endoscope system; a data storage unit that stores registration data in which the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches for each operation mode is registered; The function allocation for reading the registration data corresponding to the operation mode of the endoscope system from the data storage unit and allocating the function to each of the plurality of operation switches based on the read registration data.
  • a control unit that controls the unit.
  • the plurality of operation modes include a normal observation mode in which illumination light is used to observe the inside of the subject, and an ultrasound is used to observe the inside of the subject. At least one of an ultrasonic observation mode and an insertion shape observation mode for observing the insertion shape of the endoscope is included.
  • the data storage unit has the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches when the endoscope system is in the normal observation mode.
  • the registered first registration data and the second registration data in which the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches when the endoscope system is in the ultrasonic observation mode are registered.
  • the control unit reads out the first registration data from the data storage unit when the endoscope system is in the normal observation mode, and controls the plurality of operations based on the first registration data.
  • the function assigning unit is controlled for the purpose of assigning the function to each of the switches, and when the endoscope system is in the ultrasonic observation mode, the data storage unit is Reading the second registration data, and controls the function allocation unit for the purpose of allocating the function for each of said plurality of operation switch based on the second registration data, wherein the.
  • a fourth aspect of the present invention is the same as the first aspect, further including a discriminating section that discriminates which of the plurality of operation modes the endoscope system is, and the control section is the discriminating section.
  • the function allocation unit is controlled based on the determination result.
  • a fifth aspect of the present invention according to the first aspect further includes a mode switching unit that switches to any one of the plurality of operation modes, and the control unit switches the operation mode in the mode switching unit. It is characterized in that the function allocation unit is controlled at a predetermined timing.
  • a sixth aspect of the present invention is a function allocation method executed in an endoscope system including an endoscope having a plurality of operation switches and capable of switching to any of a plurality of operation modes, wherein For each of the plurality of operation switches, the registration data corresponding to the operation mode of the endoscope system is read out from the data storage unit that stores the registration data in which the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches is stored. The function is assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches based on the registration data.
  • a seventh aspect of the present invention is an endoscope device to which an endoscope having a plurality of operation switches is connected, and a function executed by the endoscope device for each of the plurality of operation switches. And a first allocation data in which the function allocated to each operation switch of the endoscope having a first number of operation switches is registered, and a second number of operation switches.
  • a data storage unit that stores second registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch of the endoscope is registered, and information regarding the number of operation switches that the connected endoscope has.
  • a control unit that controls the function assigning unit for the purpose of assigning the function to the operation switch.
  • An eighth aspect of the present invention is a function allocation method executed in an endoscope apparatus to which an endoscope having a plurality of operation switches is connected, wherein the endoscope connected to the endoscope apparatus Registration data in which a function assigned to each operation switch of the endoscope having the first number of operation switches is registered when the number of the operation switches included in the operation switch is a first number. Is read from a data storage unit, the function is assigned to each of the first number of operation switches based on the first registration data, and the endoscope connected to the endoscope device has When the number of operation switches is the second number, the second registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch of the endoscope having the second number of operation switches is registered is the data. Read from memory And, wherein the allocating the function for each of said second number of operating switches on the basis of the second registration data, wherein the.
  • an endoscope system and a function assigning method capable of assigning a desired function to an operation switch of an endoscope according to switching of an operation mode, and a different number of operation switches. Even when the endoscope is connected, it is possible to provide an endoscope and a function assigning method capable of assigning a high-priority function to an operation switch.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on the operation panel in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of registration data stored in a data storage unit in the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the endoscope system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on the operation panel in the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of registration data stored in a data storage unit in the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a hardware configuration.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the endoscope system according to the first embodiment.
  • the endoscope system 1 has a plurality of switchable operation modes and can perform an operation according to any of the plurality of operation modes.
  • the two operation modes are the normal observation mode in which the inside of the subject is observed using illumination light and the inside of the subject in which ultrasonic waves are used. It is assumed that the ultrasonic observation mode is used.
  • the endoscope system 1 includes an endoscope (also referred to as “scope”) 2, an endoscope device 3, and an ultrasonic observation device 4.
  • the endoscope 2 is connected to the endoscope device 3 via the connector 5 and the connector 6, and is also connected to the ultrasonic observation device 4 via the connector 7.
  • the endoscopic device 3 and the ultrasonic observation device 4 are connected by, for example, a cable, and the ultrasonic observation device 4 can operate in cooperation with the endoscopic device 3.
  • the endoscope 2 is a compound endoscope that can be connected to the endoscope device 3 and the ultrasonic observation device 4, and is also a flexible endoscope.
  • the endoscope 2 includes a light guide 21, a lens 22, an image pickup element 23, a signal line 24, an ultrasonic transducer 25, a signal line 26, an operation unit 27, and a signal line 28.
  • the light guide 21 has a configuration in which the end portion of the light guide 21 extends into the endoscope device 3 via the connector 6 when the endoscope 2 is connected to the endoscope device 3. And guides the illumination light supplied from a light source (not shown) included in the endoscope apparatus 3 to the lens 22.
  • the lens 22 emits the illumination light guided by the light guide 21 to a target site in the subject.
  • the image pickup device 23 converts an optical image of a target portion in the subject into an electric signal, and outputs the converted electric signal to the endoscope device 3 via the signal line 24 and the connector 5.
  • the image pickup device 23 is, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor).
  • the ultrasonic oscillator 25 emits an ultrasonic wave to a target site in the subject and receives a reflected wave reflected by the target site, and sends an electric signal based on the received reflected wave via the signal line 26 and the connector 7. , To the ultrasonic observation device 4.
  • the operation unit 27 includes a plurality of operation switches (also referred to as “scope switch”) 271.
  • Each operation switch 271 is connected to the function allocation unit 31 of the endoscope device 3 via the signal line 28 and the connector 6. In FIG. 1, for convenience of description, only one operation switch 271 is shown and the remaining operation switches 271 are omitted.
  • the endoscope device 3 controls the image sensor 23 included in the endoscope 2, generates a video signal relating to an endoscopic image based on an electric signal output from the image sensor 23, and the generated video signal
  • the represented endoscopic image is displayed on a monitor (not shown) connected to the endoscope device 3 or recorded on a recording device (not shown) connected to the endoscope device 3.
  • the endoscope apparatus 3 allocates the function executed in the endoscope system 1 to each of the plurality of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 according to the operation mode of the endoscope system 1.
  • the function allocation unit 31, the operation panel 32, the mode discrimination / switching unit 33, the data storage unit 34, and the control unit 35 are provided as a configuration related to the function allocation.
  • the function assigning unit 31 assigns a function to be executed in the endoscope system 1 to each of the plurality of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2. Further, when the function allocation unit 31 detects that the operation switch 271 is turned on, the function allocation unit 31 controls the execution of the function allocated to the operation switch 271. For example, when the function assigned to the operation switch 271 is to execute the function of the ultrasonic observation device 4, the ultrasonic function of the ultrasonic observation device 4 is a control signal for executing the function. Output to the control unit 41. Alternatively, when the function assigned to the operation switch 271 is to execute the function of the endoscope apparatus 3, the execution of the function is controlled.
  • the operation panel 32 is, for example, a display device with a touch panel, and displays various screens and receives various inputs from the user.
  • the operation panel 32 displays a setting screen shown in FIG. 2, which will be described later, and receives an input relating to a setting instruction of a function assigned to each operation switch 271 in each operation mode, or displays a predetermined setting screen. It is displayed and accepts an input related to an operation mode switching instruction.
  • the mode determination / switching unit 33 determines which of the plurality of operation modes the endoscope system 1 is in and notifies the control unit 35 of the determination result. Further, when the operation panel 32 receives an input relating to an operation mode switching instruction, the mode determination / switching unit 33 switches the operation mode of the endoscope system 1 according to the switching instruction and controls the switching content. Notify the unit 35. Information about the current operation mode of the endoscope system 1 is stored in, for example, a memory (not shown) included in the endoscope device 3. The mode determination / switching unit 33 also determines whether or not the endoscope 2 connected to the endoscope device 3 is an endoscope compatible with the ultrasonic observation mode.
  • This determination is performed, for example, from the memory included in the endoscope 2 by reading out information that can determine whether or not the endoscope is compatible with the ultrasonic observation mode, and based on the information. Then, when the determination result is a determination result that the endoscope does not correspond to the ultrasonic observation mode, the mode determination / switching unit 33 prohibits switching to the ultrasonic observation mode or the ultrasonic observation mode. Notify that an endoscope that is not compatible with is connected. This notification is performed, for example, by displaying a message to that effect on the operation panel 32.
  • the data storage unit 34 is a non-volatile storage device, and stores registration data in which a function assigned to each operation switch 271 is registered for each operation mode.
  • first registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 in the normal observation mode is registered, and each operation switch 271 is assigned in the ultrasonic observation mode.
  • the second registration data in which the function is registered is stored in the data storage unit 34. Note that the registration content of each registration data can be freely changed by the user according to the input on the setting screen displayed on the operation panel 32, as described later with reference to FIG.
  • the control unit 35 reads corresponding registration data from the data storage unit 34 in response to the notification from the mode determination / switching unit 33, and assigns a function to each operation switch 271 based on the read registration data.
  • the allocation unit 31 is controlled. More specifically, the control unit 35 determines whether the determination result notified from the mode determination / switching unit 33 is the normal observation mode or the switching content notified from the mode determination / switching unit 33 is switched to the normal observation mode.
  • the first registration data is read from the data storage unit 34, and the function allocation unit 31 is controlled for the purpose of allocating a function to each operation switch 271 based on the first registration data.
  • the determination result notified from the mode determination / switching unit 33 is the ultrasonic observation mode, or the switching content notified from the mode determination / switching unit 33 is switched to the ultrasonic observation mode.
  • the second registration data is read from the data storage unit 34, and the function allocation unit 31 is controlled for the purpose of allocating a function to each operation switch 271 based on the second registration data. Accordingly, for example, when the operation mode is switched in the mode determining / switching unit 33, the function allocation unit 31 is controlled at the timing of the switching.
  • the ultrasonic observation device 4 controls the ultrasonic transducer 25 included in the endoscope 2, generates a video signal related to an ultrasonic image based on the electric signal output from the ultrasonic transducer 25, and generates the video signal.
  • the ultrasonic image represented by the video signal is displayed on a monitor (not shown) connected to the ultrasonic observation device 4 or recorded on a recording device (not shown) connected to the ultrasonic observation device 4.
  • the ultrasonic observation device 4 includes an ultrasonic function control unit 41.
  • the ultrasonic function controller 41 controls the functions executed in the ultrasonic observation device 4.
  • the ultrasonic function control unit 41 controls the function executed in the ultrasonic observation device 4 based on the control signal output from the function allocation unit 31 of the endoscope device 3.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on the operation panel 32.
  • the setting screen 321 (321a, 321b) shown in FIG. 2 is a function assignment setting screen that enables setting of the function assigned to each operation switch 271 for each operation mode.
  • the setting screen 321a shown on the upper side of FIG. 2 is a function allocation setting screen in the ultrasonic observation mode
  • the setting screen 321b shown on the lower side of FIG. 2 is a function allocation setting screen in the normal observation mode.
  • the setting screen 321 illustrated in FIG. 2 illustrates an example in which the endoscope 2 includes four operation switches 271.
  • the setting screen 321 shown in FIG. 2 when the user presses the “ultrasonic wave observation mode” button 322, the setting screen 321a shown in the upper side of FIG. You can freely set the functions that are assigned.
  • the function assigned to each operation switch 271 in the normal observation mode is freely set from the setting screen 321b shown in the lower side of FIG. be able to.
  • the function assigned to each operation switch 271 can be set by pressing the button 324 corresponding to each “operation switch” on the setting screen 321. For example, when the user presses the button 324 corresponding to the desired “operation switch”, a plurality of settable functions are displayed, and the desired function is set by selecting the desired function from the plurality of settable functions.
  • FIG. 2 a state in which “release 1” is set as the function assigned to “operation switch 1” in the ultrasonic observation mode is shown in FIG.
  • the setting screen 321b shown on the lower side shows a state in which "US freeze” is set as the function assigned to the "operation switch 1" in the normal observation mode.
  • the setting contents in each operation mode are stored in the data storage unit 34 as registration data. That is, the setting contents of the setting screen 321a in the ultrasonic observation mode are stored in the data storage unit 34 as the second registration data, and the setting contents of the setting screen 321b in the normal observation mode are stored in the data storage unit 34 as the first registration data.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of registration data stored in the data storage unit 34 at this time.
  • the second registered data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 is registered in the ultrasonic observation mode and the normal observation mode are registered.
  • the first registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 is registered is stored.
  • the first registration data and the second registration data are stored in the data storage unit 34 as one data table, but the first registration data and the second registration data are stored.
  • the registration data may be stored in the data storage unit 34 as separate data.
  • a desired function is assigned to each operation switch 271 of the endoscope 2 according to the operation mode of the endoscope system 1 or the switching of the operation mode. Can be assigned to Therefore, if a function that can be used is assigned to each operation switch 271 for each operation mode in advance, there is no problem that some operation switches 271 are not used and are wasted.
  • the endoscope system 1 further includes an endoscope insertion shape observation device (hereinafter referred to as “UPD”), and a plurality of switchable operation modes include a normal observation mode and an ultrasonic observation. Mode and an insertion shape observation mode for observing the insertion shape of the endoscope 2, and the data storage unit 34 further registers the function assigned to each operation switch 271 in the insertion shape observation mode.
  • the configuration may be such that the stored third registration data is stored.
  • the endoscope device 3 and the UPD are connected by, for example, a cable, and the UPD can operate in cooperation with the endoscope device 3.
  • the endoscope 2 has a configuration in which a magnetic coil is further built in the insertion portion thereof.
  • the UPD receives the magnetism transmitted from the magnetic coil built in the insertion portion of the endoscope 2 by the antenna connected to the UPD, and the endoscope insertion shape 3 based on the strength of the received magnetism.
  • a video signal related to a three-dimensional image is generated, and a three-dimensional image of the endoscope insertion shape represented by the generated video signal is displayed on a monitor connected to the UPD or recorded on a recording device connected to the UPD.
  • the functions that can be assigned to the operation switches 271 in the endoscope shape observation mode include, for example, a scope model rotating function and a scope model enlarging / reducing function.
  • the endoscope system 1 includes the above-mentioned UPD instead of the ultrasonic observation device 4, and the normal observation mode and the above-mentioned insertion shape observation mode are provided as a plurality of switchable operation modes.
  • the data storage unit 34 may be configured to store the first registration data and the above-described third registration data.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the endoscope system according to the second embodiment.
  • the endoscope system 1 includes an endoscope 2 and an endoscope device 3.
  • the endoscope 2 is connected to the endoscope device 3 via the connectors 5 and 6.
  • the endoscope 2 is, for example, a flexible endoscope, and includes the light guide 21, the lens 22, the image sensor 23, the signal line 24, the operation unit 27, and the signal line 28, as in the first embodiment.
  • the operation unit 27 includes a plurality of operation switches 271, and each operation switch 271 is connected to the function allocation unit 36 of the endoscope apparatus 3 via the signal line 28 and the connector 6. In FIG. 4, only one operation switch 271 is shown and the remaining operation switches 271 are omitted for convenience of description.
  • the endoscope device 3 controls the image pickup device 23 included in the endoscope 2 and, based on the electric signal output from the image pickup device 23, a video signal relating to an endoscopic image. Is generated and an endoscopic image represented by the generated video signal is displayed on a monitor (not shown) connected to the endoscope device 3 or recorded on a recording device (not shown) connected to the endoscope device 3. To do.
  • the endoscope apparatus 3 can assign a function to be executed in the endoscope system 1 to each operation switch 271 according to the number of operation switches 271 included in the connected endoscope 2.
  • a function allocation unit 36, an operation panel 32, an acquisition unit 37, a data storage unit 34, and a control unit 38 are provided.
  • the function assigning unit 36 assigns a function to be executed in the endoscope system 1 to each of the plurality of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 connected to the endoscope device 3. assign. Further, when the function assigning unit 36 detects that the operation switch 271 is turned on, it controls the execution of the function assigned to the operation switch 271.
  • the operation panel 32 is, for example, a display device with a touch panel, and displays various screens and receives various inputs from the user.
  • the operation panel 32 displays, for example, a setting screen shown in FIG. 5 described later, and is assigned to each operation switch 271 for each number of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2. The input related to the function setting instruction is accepted.
  • the acquisition unit 37 acquires information regarding the number of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 connected to the endoscope apparatus 3 (hereinafter referred to as “operation switch number information”), and notifies the control unit 38 of the acquisition result. To do.
  • the operation switch number information is acquired, for example, by the acquisition unit 37 reading the operation switch number information from a memory (not shown) of the endoscope 2.
  • the endoscope device 3 stores the association information between the endoscope identification information and the operation switch number information in advance, and the acquisition unit 37 reads the association information and the unillustrated memory of the endoscope 2.
  • the operation switch number information may be acquired based on the endoscope identification information.
  • the acquisition unit 37 may acquire the operation switch number information by detecting the number of the signal lines 28 in the connector 6.
  • the endoscope 2 is configured to have a signal line that outputs a signal having a signal level corresponding to the number of operation switches 271, and the acquisition unit 37 detects the signal level of the signal line. May be obtained.
  • the data storage unit 34 is a non-volatile storage device, as in the first embodiment.
  • the functions assigned to the respective operation switches 271 for each number of the operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 connected to the endoscope apparatus 3 are registered.
  • Store registration data In the second embodiment, as an example, when the number of operation switches 271 provided in the endoscope 2 is four, first registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 is registered, , The second registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 when the number of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 is 5 is stored in the data storage unit 34. It As will be described later with reference to FIG. 5, the registration content of each registration data can be freely changed by the user according to the input on the setting screen displayed on the operation panel 32.
  • the control unit 38 In response to the notification from the acquisition unit 37, the control unit 38 reads out the corresponding registration data from the data storage unit 34, and allocates the function to each operation switch 271 based on the read registration data. To control. Specifically, when the acquisition result notified from the acquisition unit 37 indicates that the number of operation switches is four, the control unit 38 reads the first registration data from the data storage unit 34, and The function assigning unit 36 is controlled for the purpose of assigning a function to each operation switch 271 based on the registration data of 1. Further, when the acquisition result notified from the acquisition unit 37 indicates that the number of operation switches is 5, the control unit 38 reads the second registration data from the data storage unit 34, and then reads the second registration data. The function assigning unit 36 is controlled for the purpose of assigning a function to each operation switch 271 based on the registration data of.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on the operation panel 32 in the second embodiment.
  • the setting screen 325 (325a, 325b) shown in FIG. 5 sets a function assigned to each operation switch 271 for each number of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 connected to the endoscope apparatus 3. It is a function allocation setting screen to enable.
  • the setting screen 325a shown on the upper side of FIG. 5 is a function allocation setting screen when the number of operation switches of the endoscope 2 is four
  • the setting screen 325b shown on the lower side of FIG. 7 is a function allocation setting screen when the number of operation switches of the endoscope 2 is five.
  • each operation switch 271 can be freely set.
  • the function assigned to each operation switch 271 can be set by pressing a button 328 corresponding to each “operation switch” on the setting screen 325.
  • a plurality of settable functions are displayed, and the desired function can be set by selecting the desired function from the plurality of settable functions.
  • “freeze” is set as a function assigned to “operation switch 1” when the number of operation switches of the endoscope 2 is five. It shows the state of being performed.
  • the setting content for each operation switch number is stored in the data storage unit 34 as registration data. That is, the setting content when the number of operation switches on the setting screen 325a is four is stored as the first registration data in the data storage unit 34, and the setting content when the number of operation switches on the setting screen 325b is five is the second registration data. The data is stored in the data storage unit 34.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of registration data stored in the data storage unit 34 at this time. As shown in FIG. 6, in the data storage unit 34, the first registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 when the number of operation switches is four and the number of operation switches are 5 are registered. Second registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 is registered.
  • the first registration data and the second registration data are stored in the data storage unit 34 as one data table, but the first registration data and the second registration data are stored.
  • the registration data may be stored in the data storage unit 34 as separate data.
  • a desired function is assigned to each operation switch 271 according to the number of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 connected to the endoscope apparatus 3. be able to. Therefore, by assigning a high-priority function to each operation switch 271 in advance for each operation switch number, a function with a high priority is saved when the endoscopes 2 having different operation switches are connected. There is no danger of getting burned.
  • the function control unit 41 and the function allocation unit 36, the acquisition unit 37, and the control unit 38 in the endoscope apparatus 3 described in the second embodiment include an FPGA (field-programmable gate array) and an ASIC (application specific integrated circuit). ) Or the like.
  • the configuration of a part of each of the endoscope device 3, the ultrasonic observation device 4, and the UDP described in the first embodiment and the endoscope device 3 described in the second embodiment is as follows. It may be realized by the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 7.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration.
  • the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 7 includes a CPU 81, a memory 82, an input / output device 83, an input / output IF 84, a storage device 85, a portable recording medium driving device 86 that stores a portable recording medium 88, and a communication IF 87. , These are connected to each other via a bus 89.
  • the CPU 81 is an arithmetic device that executes a program for processing performed by the endoscope device 3, the ultrasonic observation device 4, or the UDP.
  • the memory 82 is a RAM and a ROM.
  • the RAM is used as a work area of the CPU 81 and the like, and the ROM stores a program and information necessary for executing the program in a nonvolatile manner.
  • the input / output device 83 is an input device such as a touch panel and a keyboard, and an output device such as a display device.
  • the input / output IF 84 is an interface for transmitting / receiving a signal to / from an external device.
  • the external device is, for example, the endoscope 2, or the endoscope 2 and the ultrasonic observation device 4. Or the endoscope 2 and the ultrasonic observation device 4 and UDP, or the endoscope 2 and UDP. Further, when the device having the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 7 is the ultrasonic observation device 4 or UDP, the external device is, for example, the endoscope 2 and the endoscope device 3.
  • the storage device 85 is a storage that stores, in a nonvolatile manner, a program, information necessary for executing the program, information acquired by executing the program, and the like.
  • the storage device 85 is, for example, a hard disk device.
  • the portable recording medium drive device 86 drives the portable recording medium 88 to access the recorded contents.
  • the portable recording medium 88 is a memory device, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or the like.
  • the portable recording medium 88 also includes a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, and the like.
  • the portable recording medium 88 is also a storage that non-volatilely stores a program, information necessary for executing the program, information obtained by executing the program, and the like.
  • the communication IF 87 is an interface that is connected to a network and communicates with an external network device such as a server.
  • the configuration related to the above-described function allocation is not limited to being provided only in the endoscope device 3, and the endoscope device 3 and the others. May be provided in a distributed manner in one or more devices, or may be provided in a device other than the endoscope device 3, or may be provided in a distributed manner in a plurality of devices other than the endoscope device 3. May be.
  • the function allocation unit 31 (or 36) may be included in the endoscope 2.
  • the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and constituent elements can be modified and embodied within a range not departing from the gist of the invention in an implementation stage. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some of all the constituent elements shown in the embodiment may be deleted. Furthermore, the constituent elements of different embodiments may be combined appropriately.

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This endoscope system, which can be switched to any of a plurality of operating modes, comprises an endoscope having a plurality of operation switches, a function assignment unit for assigning a function to be executed by the endoscope system to each of the plurality of operation switches, a data storage unit for storing recorded data wherein the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches for each of the operating modes is recorded, and a control unit that reads the recorded data corresponding to the operating mode of the endoscope system from the data storage unit, and controls the function assignment unit on the basis of the recorded data that has been read for the purpose of assigning a function to each of the plurality of operation switches.

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内視鏡システム、内視鏡装置、及び機能割当方法Endoscope system, endoscope apparatus, and function allocation method
　本発明は、内視鏡システム、内視鏡システムにおいて実行される機能割当方法、内視鏡装置、及び内視鏡装置において実行される機能割当方法に関する。 The present invention relates to an endoscope system, a function allocation method executed in the endoscope system, an endoscope apparatus, and a function allocation method executed in the endoscope apparatus.
　従来、内視鏡装置と超音波観測装置とに接続される複合型内視鏡がある。
　例えば、特許文献１には、内視鏡装置の一例である内視鏡観測装置と超音波観測装置とに接続される複合型内視鏡が開示され、この複合型内視鏡が有する複数の操作スイッチに対して内視鏡観測装置の機能と超音波観測装置の機能とを割り当てる技術が開示されている。 Conventionally, there is a composite endoscope connected to an endoscope apparatus and an ultrasonic observation apparatus.
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a composite endoscope that is connected to an endoscope observation device and an ultrasonic observation device, which are examples of the endoscope device, and a plurality of composite endoscopes included in the composite endoscope are disclosed. A technique is disclosed in which the function of the endoscope observation apparatus and the function of the ultrasonic observation apparatus are assigned to the operation switch.
　しかしながら、複数の操作スイッチに対して内視鏡観測装置の機能と超音波観測装置の機能とが割り当てられてしまうと、例えば、内視鏡画像観測時には、超音波観測装置の機能が割り当てられた操作スイッチが使用されずに無駄になってしまう問題があった。 However, when the functions of the endoscopic observation device and the functions of the ultrasonic observation device are assigned to the plurality of operation switches, for example, at the time of endoscopic image observation, the functions of the ultrasonic observation device are assigned. There was a problem that the operation switch was not used and wasted.
　一方、内視鏡は、その種類や用途等に依って設けられる操作スイッチの数が異なる。そのため、内視鏡装置に内視鏡を接続して各操作スイッチに機能を割り当てる場合に、接続された内視鏡の操作スイッチの数を確認しないと、割り当てる機能の数に過不足が生じる虞があった。 On the other hand, endoscopes differ in the number of operation switches that are provided depending on their type and application. Therefore, when an endoscope is connected to the endoscope apparatus and a function is assigned to each operation switch, unless the number of operation switches of the connected endoscope is confirmed, the number of assigned functions may be excessive or insufficient. was there.
　例えば、特許文献２には、接続された内視鏡に設けられたスイッチの数を検出し、検出したスイッチの数に応じて割り当てる機能の数を増減させる技術が開示されている。
　しかしながら、ユーザに依って機能を割り当てるスイッチが異なることから、ユーザにとって優先度の高い機能が増減対象のスイッチに割り当てられてしまうと、接続された内視鏡のスイッチの数に依っては、優先度の高い機能が省かれてしまう虞があった。 For example, Patent Document 2 discloses a technique of detecting the number of switches provided in a connected endoscope and increasing or decreasing the number of functions to be assigned according to the detected number of switches.
However, since the switch to which the function is assigned differs depending on the user, if a function having a high priority for the user is assigned to the switch to be increased or decreased, priority is given to it depending on the number of switches of the connected endoscope. There was a risk that high-performance functions would be omitted.
特開２００１－１０４３１０号公報JP 2001-104310 A 特開２００２－２２４０２７号公報JP, 2002-224027, A
　本発明は、上記実状に鑑み、動作モードの切り替えに応じて所望の機能を内視鏡の操作スイッチに割り当てることができる内視鏡システム及び機能割当方法を提供すること、及び、操作スイッチの数が異なる内視鏡が接続された場合でも、操作スイッチに対して優先度の高い機能を割り当てることができる内視鏡及び機能割当方法を提供すること、を目的とする。 In view of the above situation, the present invention provides an endoscope system and a function assigning method capable of assigning a desired function to an operation switch of an endoscope according to switching of an operation mode, and the number of operation switches. It is an object of the present invention to provide an endoscope and a function allocating method capable of allocating a high-priority function to an operation switch even when different endoscopes are connected.
　本発明の第１の態様は、複数の動作モードの何れかに切替可能な内視鏡システムであって、複数の操作スイッチを有する内視鏡と、前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記内視鏡システムで実行される機能を割り当てる機能割当部と、前記動作モード毎の、前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して割り当てられる前記機能が登録された登録データを記憶するデータ記憶部と、前記内視鏡システムの前記動作モードに対応する前記登録データを前記データ記憶部から読み出し、読み出した前記登録データに基づいて前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記機能を割り当てる目的で前記機能割当部を制御する制御部と、を備えることを特徴とする。 A first aspect of the present invention is an endoscope system capable of switching to any of a plurality of operation modes, wherein an endoscope having a plurality of operation switches and the above-mentioned operation switches for each of the plurality of operation switches are provided. A function assigning unit that assigns a function to be executed in the endoscope system; a data storage unit that stores registration data in which the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches for each operation mode is registered; The function allocation for reading the registration data corresponding to the operation mode of the endoscope system from the data storage unit and allocating the function to each of the plurality of operation switches based on the read registration data. And a control unit that controls the unit.
　本発明の第２の態様は、第１の態様において、前記複数の動作モードは、照明光を用いて被検体内を観察する通常観察モードと、超音波を用いて前記被検体内を観察する超音波観察モードと、前記内視鏡の挿入形状を観測する挿入形状観測モードの何れか一つ以上を含む、ことを特徴とする。 According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the plurality of operation modes include a normal observation mode in which illumination light is used to observe the inside of the subject, and an ultrasound is used to observe the inside of the subject. At least one of an ultrasonic observation mode and an insertion shape observation mode for observing the insertion shape of the endoscope is included.
　本発明の第３の態様は、第２の態様において、前記データ記憶部は、前記内視鏡システムが前記通常観察モードであるときに前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して割り当てられる前記機能が登録された第１の登録データと、前記内視鏡システムが前記超音波観察モードであるときに前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して割り当てられる前記機能が登録された第２の登録データとを記憶し、前記制御部は、前記内視鏡システムが前記通常観察モードであるときに、前記データ記憶部から前記第１の登録データを読み出し、前記第１の登録データに基づいて前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記機能を割り当てる目的で前記機能割当部を制御し、更に、前記内視鏡システムが前記超音波観察モードであるときに、前記データ記憶部から前記第２の登録データを読み出し、前記第２の登録データに基づいて前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記機能を割り当てる目的で前記機能割当部を制御する、ことを特徴とする。 According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the data storage unit has the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches when the endoscope system is in the normal observation mode. The registered first registration data and the second registration data in which the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches when the endoscope system is in the ultrasonic observation mode are registered. The control unit reads out the first registration data from the data storage unit when the endoscope system is in the normal observation mode, and controls the plurality of operations based on the first registration data. The function assigning unit is controlled for the purpose of assigning the function to each of the switches, and when the endoscope system is in the ultrasonic observation mode, the data storage unit is Reading the second registration data, and controls the function allocation unit for the purpose of allocating the function for each of said plurality of operation switch based on the second registration data, wherein the.
　本発明の第４の態様は、第１の態様において、前記内視鏡システムが前記複数の動作モードの何れであるかを判別する判別部、を更に備え、前記制御部は、前記判別部における判別結果に基づいて前記機能割当部を制御する、ことを特徴とする。 A fourth aspect of the present invention is the same as the first aspect, further including a discriminating section that discriminates which of the plurality of operation modes the endoscope system is, and the control section is the discriminating section. The function allocation unit is controlled based on the determination result.
　本発明の第５の態様は、第１の態様において、前記複数の動作モードの何れかへ切り替えるモード切替部、を更に備え、前記制御部は、前記モード切替部において前記動作モードの切り替えが行われたタイミングで前記機能割当部を制御する、ことを特徴とする。 A fifth aspect of the present invention according to the first aspect further includes a mode switching unit that switches to any one of the plurality of operation modes, and the control unit switches the operation mode in the mode switching unit. It is characterized in that the function allocation unit is controlled at a predetermined timing.
　本発明の第６の態様は、複数の操作スイッチを有する内視鏡を備え、複数の動作モードの何れかに切替可能な内視鏡システムにおいて実行される機能割当方法であって、前記動作モード毎の、前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された登録データを記憶したデータ記憶部から、前記内視鏡システムの前記動作モードに対応する前記登録データを読み出し、読み出した前記登録データに基づいて前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記機能を割り当てる、ことを特徴とする。 A sixth aspect of the present invention is a function allocation method executed in an endoscope system including an endoscope having a plurality of operation switches and capable of switching to any of a plurality of operation modes, wherein For each of the plurality of operation switches, the registration data corresponding to the operation mode of the endoscope system is read out from the data storage unit that stores the registration data in which the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches is stored. The function is assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches based on the registration data.
　本発明の第７の態様は、複数の操作スイッチを有する内視鏡が接続される内視鏡装置であって、前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記内視鏡装置で実行される機能を割り当てる機能割当部と、第１の数の操作スイッチを有する内視鏡の各操作スイッチに対して割り当てられる前記機能が登録された第１の登録データと、第２の数の操作スイッチを有する内視鏡の各操作スイッチに対して割り当てられる前記機能が登録された第２の登録データと、を記憶するデータ記憶部と、接続された前記内視鏡が有する前記操作スイッチの数に関する情報を取得する取得部と、前記取得部における取得結果が前記第１の数であるときに、前記第１の登録データを前記データ記憶部から読み出し、前記第１の登録データに基づいて各操作スイッチに対して前記機能を割り当て、更に、前記取得部における取得結果が前記第２の数であるときに、前記第２の登録データを前記データ記憶部から読み出し、前記第２の登録データに基づいて各操作スイッチに対して前記機能を割り当てる目的で前記機能割当部を制御する制御部と、を備えることを特徴とする。 A seventh aspect of the present invention is an endoscope device to which an endoscope having a plurality of operation switches is connected, and a function executed by the endoscope device for each of the plurality of operation switches. And a first allocation data in which the function allocated to each operation switch of the endoscope having a first number of operation switches is registered, and a second number of operation switches. A data storage unit that stores second registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch of the endoscope is registered, and information regarding the number of operation switches that the connected endoscope has. When the acquisition unit to be acquired and the acquisition result in the acquisition unit are the first number, the first registration data is read from the data storage unit, and each operation switch is read based on the first registration data. And assigning the function, and further, when the acquisition result in the acquisition unit is the second number, the second registration data is read from the data storage unit, and the second registration data is read based on the second registration data. A control unit that controls the function assigning unit for the purpose of assigning the function to the operation switch.
　本発明の第８の態様は、複数の操作スイッチを有する内視鏡が接続される内視鏡装置において実行される機能割当方法であって、前記内視鏡装置に接続された前記内視鏡が有する前記操作スイッチの数が第１の数であるときに、前記第１の数の操作スイッチを有する前記内視鏡の各操作スイッチに対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第１の登録データをデータ記憶部から読み出し、前記第１の登録データに基づいて前記第１の数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記機能を割り当て、前記内視鏡装置に接続された前記内視鏡が有する前記操作スイッチの数が第２の数であるときに、前記第２の数の操作スイッチを有する前記内視鏡の各操作スイッチに対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第２の登録データを前記データ記憶部から読み出し、前記第２の登録データに基づいて前記第２の数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記機能を割り当てる、ことを特徴とする。 An eighth aspect of the present invention is a function allocation method executed in an endoscope apparatus to which an endoscope having a plurality of operation switches is connected, wherein the endoscope connected to the endoscope apparatus Registration data in which a function assigned to each operation switch of the endoscope having the first number of operation switches is registered when the number of the operation switches included in the operation switch is a first number. Is read from a data storage unit, the function is assigned to each of the first number of operation switches based on the first registration data, and the endoscope connected to the endoscope device has When the number of operation switches is the second number, the second registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch of the endoscope having the second number of operation switches is registered is the data. Read from memory And, wherein the allocating the function for each of said second number of operating switches on the basis of the second registration data, wherein the.
　本発明に依れば、動作モードの切り替えに応じて所望の機能を内視鏡の操作スイッチに割り当てることができる内視鏡システム及び機能割当方法を提供すること、及び、操作スイッチの数が異なる内視鏡が接続された場合でも、操作スイッチに対して優先度の高い機能を割り当てることができる内視鏡及び機能割当方法を提供すること、が可能になる。 According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an endoscope system and a function assigning method capable of assigning a desired function to an operation switch of an endoscope according to switching of an operation mode, and a different number of operation switches. Even when the endoscope is connected, it is possible to provide an endoscope and a function assigning method capable of assigning a high-priority function to an operation switch.
第１の実施形態に係る内視鏡システムの構成例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structural example of the endoscope system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. 第１の実施形態において、操作パネルに表示された設定画面の一例を示す図である。FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on the operation panel in the first embodiment. 第１の実施形態において、データ記憶部に記憶された登録データの一例を示す図である。FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of registration data stored in a data storage unit in the first embodiment. 第２の実施形態に係る内視鏡システムの構成例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structural example of the endoscope system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. 第２の実施形態において、操作パネルに表示された設定画面の一例を示す図である。FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on the operation panel in the second embodiment. 第２の実施形態において、データ記憶部に記憶された登録データの一例を示す図である。FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of registration data stored in a data storage unit in the second embodiment. ハードウェア構成の一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of a hardware configuration.
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　図１は、第１の実施形態に係る内視鏡システムの構成例を示す図である。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the endoscope system according to the first embodiment.
　図１において、内視鏡システム１は、切替可能な複数の動作モードを有し、その複数の動作モードの何れかに応じた動作を行うことができる。本実施形態では、複数の動作モードとして２つの動作モードを有し、その２つの動作モードが、照明光を用いて被検体内を観察する通常観察モードと、超音波を用いて被検体内を観察する超音波観察モードであるとする。 In FIG. 1, the endoscope system 1 has a plurality of switchable operation modes and can perform an operation according to any of the plurality of operation modes. In the present embodiment, there are two operation modes as a plurality of operation modes. The two operation modes are the normal observation mode in which the inside of the subject is observed using illumination light and the inside of the subject in which ultrasonic waves are used. It is assumed that the ultrasonic observation mode is used.
　内視鏡システム１は、内視鏡（「スコープ」ともいう）２、内視鏡装置３、及び超音波観測装置４を備える。内視鏡２は、コネクタ５及びコネクタ６を経由して内視鏡装置３と接続されると共に、コネクタ７を経由して超音波観測装置４と接続される。内視鏡装置３と超音波観測装置４は、例えばケーブルに依り接続され、超音波観測装置４は、内視鏡装置３と連携して動作可能である。 The endoscope system 1 includes an endoscope (also referred to as “scope”) 2, an endoscope device 3, and an ultrasonic observation device 4. The endoscope 2 is connected to the endoscope device 3 via the connector 5 and the connector 6, and is also connected to the ultrasonic observation device 4 via the connector 7. The endoscopic device 3 and the ultrasonic observation device 4 are connected by, for example, a cable, and the ultrasonic observation device 4 can operate in cooperation with the endoscopic device 3.
　内視鏡２は、内視鏡装置３と超音波観測装置４とに接続可能な複合型内視鏡であり、また、軟性の内視鏡でもある。内視鏡２は、ライトガイド２１、レンズ２２、撮像素子２３、信号線２４、超音波振動子２５、信号線２６、操作部２７、及び信号線２８を備える。 The endoscope 2 is a compound endoscope that can be connected to the endoscope device 3 and the ultrasonic observation device 4, and is also a flexible endoscope. The endoscope 2 includes a light guide 21, a lens 22, an image pickup element 23, a signal line 24, an ultrasonic transducer 25, a signal line 26, an operation unit 27, and a signal line 28.
　ライトガイド２１は、内視鏡２が内視鏡装置３に接続された状態において、ライトガイド２１の端部がコネクタ６を経由して内視鏡装置３内に延出する構成を有しており、内視鏡装置３が備える図示しない光源から供給される照明光をレンズ２２へ導く。レンズ２２は、ライトガイド２１に依り導かれた照明光を被検体内の対象部位に射出する。 The light guide 21 has a configuration in which the end portion of the light guide 21 extends into the endoscope device 3 via the connector 6 when the endoscope 2 is connected to the endoscope device 3. And guides the illumination light supplied from a light source (not shown) included in the endoscope apparatus 3 to the lens 22. The lens 22 emits the illumination light guided by the light guide 21 to a target site in the subject.
　撮像素子２３は、被検体内の対象部位の光学像を電気信号に変換し、変換した電気信号を、信号線２４及びコネクタ５を経由して、内視鏡装置３へ出力する。撮像素子２３は、例えば、ＣＣＤ（Charge Coupled Device）又はＣＭＯＳ（Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor）である。 The image pickup device 23 converts an optical image of a target portion in the subject into an electric signal, and outputs the converted electric signal to the endoscope device 3 via the signal line 24 and the connector 5. The image pickup device 23 is, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor).
　超音波振動子２５は、被検体内の対象部位に超音波を発して対象部位で反射した反射波を受信し、受信した反射波に基づく電気信号を、信号線２６及びコネクタ７を経由して、超音波観測装置４に出力する。 The ultrasonic oscillator 25 emits an ultrasonic wave to a target site in the subject and receives a reflected wave reflected by the target site, and sends an electric signal based on the received reflected wave via the signal line 26 and the connector 7. , To the ultrasonic observation device 4.
　操作部２７は、複数の操作スイッチ（「スコープスイッチ」ともいう）２７１を備える。各操作スイッチ２７１は、信号線２８及びコネクタ６を経由して内視鏡装置３の機能割当部３１に接続される。なお、図１では、説明の便宜のため、１つの操作スイッチ２７１のみを示し、残りの操作スイッチ２７１については図示を省略している。 The operation unit 27 includes a plurality of operation switches (also referred to as “scope switch”) 271. Each operation switch 271 is connected to the function allocation unit 31 of the endoscope device 3 via the signal line 28 and the connector 6. In FIG. 1, for convenience of description, only one operation switch 271 is shown and the remaining operation switches 271 are omitted.
　内視鏡装置３は、内視鏡２が備える撮像素子２３を制御し、その撮像素子２３から出力された電気信号に基づいて内視鏡画像に係る映像信号を生成し、生成した映像信号が表す内視鏡画像を、内視鏡装置３に接続された図示しないモニタに表示させたり、内視鏡装置３に接続された図示しない記録装置に記録させたりする。 The endoscope device 3 controls the image sensor 23 included in the endoscope 2, generates a video signal relating to an endoscopic image based on an electric signal output from the image sensor 23, and the generated video signal The represented endoscopic image is displayed on a monitor (not shown) connected to the endoscope device 3 or recorded on a recording device (not shown) connected to the endoscope device 3.
　また、内視鏡装置３は、内視鏡システム１の動作モードに応じて、内視鏡２が備える複数の操作スイッチ２７１の各々に対して内視鏡システム１において実行される機能を割り当てることができ、この機能割当に関係する構成として、機能割当部３１、操作パネル３２、モード判別・切替部３３、データ記憶部３４、及び制御部３５を備える。 Further, the endoscope apparatus 3 allocates the function executed in the endoscope system 1 to each of the plurality of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 according to the operation mode of the endoscope system 1. The function allocation unit 31, the operation panel 32, the mode discrimination / switching unit 33, the data storage unit 34, and the control unit 35 are provided as a configuration related to the function allocation.
　機能割当部３１は、制御部３５の制御の下、内視鏡２が備える複数の操作スイッチ２７１の各々に対して内視鏡システム１において実行される機能を割り当てる。また、機能割当部３１は、操作スイッチ２７１のＯＮを検出したら、その操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられている機能の実行を制御する。例えば、その操作スイッチ２７１に割り当てられている機能が、超音波観測装置４の機能を実行させるものである場合には、その機能を実行させるための制御信号を超音波観測装置４の超音波機能制御部４１へ出力する。あるいは、その操作スイッチ２７１に割り当てられている機能が、内視鏡装置３の機能を実行させるものである場合には、その機能の実行を制御する。 Under the control of the control unit 35, the function assigning unit 31 assigns a function to be executed in the endoscope system 1 to each of the plurality of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2. Further, when the function allocation unit 31 detects that the operation switch 271 is turned on, the function allocation unit 31 controls the execution of the function allocated to the operation switch 271. For example, when the function assigned to the operation switch 271 is to execute the function of the ultrasonic observation device 4, the ultrasonic function of the ultrasonic observation device 4 is a control signal for executing the function. Output to the control unit 41. Alternatively, when the function assigned to the operation switch 271 is to execute the function of the endoscope apparatus 3, the execution of the function is controlled.
　操作パネル３２は、例えばタッチパネル付きディスプレイ装置であり、各種画面の表示や、ユーザからの各種入力を受け付ける。例えば、操作パネル３２は、後述する図２に示す設定画面を表示して、各動作モード時における各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能の設定指示に係る入力を受け付けたり、所定の設定画面を表示して、動作モードの切替指示に係る入力を受け付けたりする。 The operation panel 32 is, for example, a display device with a touch panel, and displays various screens and receives various inputs from the user. For example, the operation panel 32 displays a setting screen shown in FIG. 2, which will be described later, and receives an input relating to a setting instruction of a function assigned to each operation switch 271 in each operation mode, or displays a predetermined setting screen. It is displayed and accepts an input related to an operation mode switching instruction.
　モード判別・切替部３３は、内視鏡システム１が複数の動作モードの何れであるかを判別し、その判別結果を制御部３５に通知する。また、モード判別・切替部３３は、動作モードの切替指示に係る入力を操作パネル３２が受け付けたときに、その切替指示に応じて内視鏡システム１の動作モードを切り替え、その切替内容を制御部３５に通知する。なお、内視鏡システム１の現在の動作モードに関する情報は、例えば、内視鏡装置３が備える図示しないメモリに格納される。また、モード判別・切替部３３は、内視鏡装置３に接続された内視鏡２が、超音波観察モードに対応した内視鏡であるか否かを判定する。この判定は、例えば、内視鏡２が備えるメモリから、超音波観察モードに対応した内視鏡であるか否かを判定可能な情報を読み出し、その情報に基づいて行われる。そして、モード判別・切替部３３は、その判定結果が、超音波観察モードに対応した内視鏡でないという判定結果である場合に、超音波観察モードへの切り替えを禁止したり、超音波観察モードに非対応な内視鏡が接続された旨を報知したりする。この報知は、例えば、その旨のメッセージを操作パネル３２に表示させることに依り行う。 The mode determination / switching unit 33 determines which of the plurality of operation modes the endoscope system 1 is in and notifies the control unit 35 of the determination result. Further, when the operation panel 32 receives an input relating to an operation mode switching instruction, the mode determination / switching unit 33 switches the operation mode of the endoscope system 1 according to the switching instruction and controls the switching content. Notify the unit 35. Information about the current operation mode of the endoscope system 1 is stored in, for example, a memory (not shown) included in the endoscope device 3. The mode determination / switching unit 33 also determines whether or not the endoscope 2 connected to the endoscope device 3 is an endoscope compatible with the ultrasonic observation mode. This determination is performed, for example, from the memory included in the endoscope 2 by reading out information that can determine whether or not the endoscope is compatible with the ultrasonic observation mode, and based on the information. Then, when the determination result is a determination result that the endoscope does not correspond to the ultrasonic observation mode, the mode determination / switching unit 33 prohibits switching to the ultrasonic observation mode or the ultrasonic observation mode. Notify that an endoscope that is not compatible with is connected. This notification is performed, for example, by displaying a message to that effect on the operation panel 32.
　データ記憶部３４は、不揮発性の記憶装置であり、動作モード毎の、各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された登録データを記憶する。本実施形態では、通常観察モードであるときに各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第１の登録データと、超音波観察モードであるときに各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第２の登録データとが、データ記憶部３４に記憶される。なお、各登録データの登録内容は、図２を用いて後述するとおり、操作パネル３２に表示された設定画面に対する入力に依り、ユーザが自由に変更することができる。 The data storage unit 34 is a non-volatile storage device, and stores registration data in which a function assigned to each operation switch 271 is registered for each operation mode. In the present embodiment, first registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 in the normal observation mode is registered, and each operation switch 271 is assigned in the ultrasonic observation mode. The second registration data in which the function is registered is stored in the data storage unit 34. Note that the registration content of each registration data can be freely changed by the user according to the input on the setting screen displayed on the operation panel 32, as described later with reference to FIG.
　制御部３５は、モード判別・切替部３３からの通知に応じて、対応する登録データをデータ記憶部３４から読み出し、読み出した登録データに基づいて各操作スイッチ２７１に対して機能を割り当てる目的で機能割当部３１を制御する。詳しくは、制御部３５は、モード判別・切替部３３から通知された判別結果が通常観察モードである場合、又は、モード判別・切替部３３から通知された切替内容が通常観察モードへの切り替えである場合に、データ記憶部３４から第１の登録データを読み出し、第１の登録データに基づいて各操作スイッチ２７１に対して機能を割り当てる目的で機能割当部３１を制御する。また、制御部３５は、モード判別・切替部３３から通知された判別結果が超音波観察モードである場合、又は、モード判別・切替部３３から通知された切替内容が超音波観察モードへの切り替えである場合に、データ記憶部３４から第２の登録データを読み出し、第２の登録データに基づいて各操作スイッチ２７１に対して機能を割り当てる目的で機能割当部３１を制御する。これに依り、例えば、モード判別・切替部３３において動作モードの切り替えが行われた場合には、その切り替えが行われたタイミングで、機能割当部３１の制御が行われる。 The control unit 35 reads corresponding registration data from the data storage unit 34 in response to the notification from the mode determination / switching unit 33, and assigns a function to each operation switch 271 based on the read registration data. The allocation unit 31 is controlled. More specifically, the control unit 35 determines whether the determination result notified from the mode determination / switching unit 33 is the normal observation mode or the switching content notified from the mode determination / switching unit 33 is switched to the normal observation mode. In some cases, the first registration data is read from the data storage unit 34, and the function allocation unit 31 is controlled for the purpose of allocating a function to each operation switch 271 based on the first registration data. Further, when the determination result notified from the mode determination / switching unit 33 is the ultrasonic observation mode, or the switching content notified from the mode determination / switching unit 33 is switched to the ultrasonic observation mode. In this case, the second registration data is read from the data storage unit 34, and the function allocation unit 31 is controlled for the purpose of allocating a function to each operation switch 271 based on the second registration data. Accordingly, for example, when the operation mode is switched in the mode determining / switching unit 33, the function allocation unit 31 is controlled at the timing of the switching.
　超音波観測装置４は、内視鏡２が備える超音波振動子２５を制御し、その超音波振動子２５から出力された電気信号に基づいて超音波画像に係る映像信号を生成し、生成した映像信号が表す超音波画像を、超音波観測装置４に接続された図示しないモニタに表示させたり、超音波観測装置４に接続された図示しない記録装置に記録させたりする。 The ultrasonic observation device 4 controls the ultrasonic transducer 25 included in the endoscope 2, generates a video signal related to an ultrasonic image based on the electric signal output from the ultrasonic transducer 25, and generates the video signal. The ultrasonic image represented by the video signal is displayed on a monitor (not shown) connected to the ultrasonic observation device 4 or recorded on a recording device (not shown) connected to the ultrasonic observation device 4.
　また、超音波観測装置４は、超音波機能制御部４１を備える。
　超音波機能制御部４１は、超音波観測装置４において実行される機能を制御する。例えば、超音波機能制御部４１は、内視鏡装置３の機能割当部３１から出力された制御信号に基づいて、超音波観測装置４において実行される機能を制御する。 Further, the ultrasonic observation device 4 includes an ultrasonic function control unit 41.
The ultrasonic function controller 41 controls the functions executed in the ultrasonic observation device 4. For example, the ultrasonic function control unit 41 controls the function executed in the ultrasonic observation device 4 based on the control signal output from the function allocation unit 31 of the endoscope device 3.
　図２は、操作パネル３２に表示された設定画面の一例を示す図である。
　図２に示した設定画面３２１（３２１ａ、３２１ｂ）は、動作モード毎に、各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能を設定可能にする機能割当設定画面である。詳しくは、図２の上側に示した設定画面３２１ａは、超音波観察モードにおける機能割当設定画面であり、図２の下側に示した設定画面３２１ｂは、通常観察モードにおける機能割当設定画面である。なお、図２に示した設定画面３２１は、内視鏡２が４つの操作スイッチ２７１を備えている場合の例を示している。 FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on the operation panel 32.
The setting screen 321 (321a, 321b) shown in FIG. 2 is a function assignment setting screen that enables setting of the function assigned to each operation switch 271 for each operation mode. Specifically, the setting screen 321a shown on the upper side of FIG. 2 is a function allocation setting screen in the ultrasonic observation mode, and the setting screen 321b shown on the lower side of FIG. 2 is a function allocation setting screen in the normal observation mode. . Note that the setting screen 321 illustrated in FIG. 2 illustrates an example in which the endoscope 2 includes four operation switches 271.
　図２に示した設定画面３２１では、ユーザが「超音波観察モード」ボタン３２２を押下すると、図２の上側に示した設定画面３２１ａから、超音波観察モードであるときに各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能を自由に設定することができる。また、ユーザが「通常観察モード」ボタン３２３を押下すると、図２の下側に示した設定画面３２１ｂから、通常観察モードであるときに各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能を自由に設定することができる。なお、各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能の設定は、設定画面３２１における各「操作スイッチ」に対応するボタン３２４を押下することに依って行うことができる。例えば、ユーザが、所望の「操作スイッチ」に対応するボタン３２４を押下すると、設定可能な複数の機能が表示され、その中から所望の機能を選択することに依って所望の機能を設定することができる。例えば、図２の上側に示した設定画面３２１ａにおいては、超音波観察モードであるときに「操作スイッチ１」に対して割り当てられる機能として「レリーズ１」が設定された状態を示し、図２の下側に示した設定画面３２１ｂにおいては、通常観察モードであるときに「操作スイッチ１」に対して割り当てられる機能として「ＵＳフリーズ」が設定された状態を示している。 In the setting screen 321 shown in FIG. 2, when the user presses the “ultrasonic wave observation mode” button 322, the setting screen 321a shown in the upper side of FIG. You can freely set the functions that are assigned. When the user presses the "normal observation mode" button 323, the function assigned to each operation switch 271 in the normal observation mode is freely set from the setting screen 321b shown in the lower side of FIG. be able to. The function assigned to each operation switch 271 can be set by pressing the button 324 corresponding to each “operation switch” on the setting screen 321. For example, when the user presses the button 324 corresponding to the desired “operation switch”, a plurality of settable functions are displayed, and the desired function is set by selecting the desired function from the plurality of settable functions. You can For example, in the setting screen 321a shown on the upper side of FIG. 2, a state in which “release 1” is set as the function assigned to “operation switch 1” in the ultrasonic observation mode is shown in FIG. The setting screen 321b shown on the lower side shows a state in which "US freeze" is set as the function assigned to the "operation switch 1" in the normal observation mode.
　そして、設定画面３２１における設定が終了すると、各動作モードにおける設定内容が登録データとしてデータ記憶部３４に記憶される。すなわち、設定画面３２１ａの超音波観察モードにおける設定内容が第２の登録データとしてデータ記憶部３４に記憶され、設定画面３２１ｂの通常観察モードにおける設定内容が第１の登録データとしてデータ記憶部３４に記憶される。 Then, when the setting on the setting screen 321 is completed, the setting contents in each operation mode are stored in the data storage unit 34 as registration data. That is, the setting contents of the setting screen 321a in the ultrasonic observation mode are stored in the data storage unit 34 as the second registration data, and the setting contents of the setting screen 321b in the normal observation mode are stored in the data storage unit 34 as the first registration data. Remembered.
　図３は、このときにデータ記憶部３４に記憶された登録データの一例を示す図である。
　図３に示したとおり、データ記憶部３４には、超音波観察モードであるときに各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第２の登録データと、通常観察モードであるときに各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第１の登録データとが記憶される。 FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of registration data stored in the data storage unit 34 at this time.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the data storage unit 34, the second registered data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 is registered in the ultrasonic observation mode and the normal observation mode are registered. The first registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 is registered is stored.
　なお、図３に示した例では、第１の登録データと第２の登録データとが１つのデータテーブルとしてデータ記憶部３４に記憶された例を示したが、第１の登録データと第２の登録データとが別々のデータとしてデータ記憶部３４に記憶されてもよい。 In the example shown in FIG. 3, the first registration data and the second registration data are stored in the data storage unit 34 as one data table, but the first registration data and the second registration data are stored. The registration data may be stored in the data storage unit 34 as separate data.
　以上のとおり、第１の実施形態に依れば、内視鏡システム１の動作モードに応じて、又は、動作モードの切り替えに応じて、所望の機能を内視鏡２の各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てることができる。従って、予め、動作モード毎に、使用され得る機能を各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てておけば、一部の操作スイッチ２７１が使用されずに無駄になってしまう、といった問題は生じない。 As described above, according to the first embodiment, a desired function is assigned to each operation switch 271 of the endoscope 2 according to the operation mode of the endoscope system 1 or the switching of the operation mode. Can be assigned to Therefore, if a function that can be used is assigned to each operation switch 271 for each operation mode in advance, there is no problem that some operation switches 271 are not used and are wasted.
　なお、本実施形態において、内視鏡システム１は、更に、内視鏡挿入形状観測装置（以下「ＵＰＤ」という）を備え、切替可能な複数の動作モードとして、通常観察モードと、超音波観察モードと、内視鏡２の挿入形状を観測する挿入形状観測モードとを有し、データ記憶部３４が、更に、挿入形状観測モードであるときに各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第３の登録データを記憶する構成としてもよい。この場合は、内視鏡装置３とＵＰＤとが、例えばケーブルに依り接続され、ＵＰＤは、内視鏡装置３と連携して動作可能である。また、内視鏡２は、更に、その挿入部に磁気コイルが内蔵された構成を有する。そして、ＵＰＤは、内視鏡２の挿入部に内蔵された磁気コイルから発信される磁気を、ＵＰＤに接続されたアンテナで受信し、受信した磁気の強度に基づいて内視鏡挿入形状の３次元画像に係る映像信号を生成し、生成した映像信号が表す内視鏡挿入形状の３次元画像を、ＵＰＤに接続されたモニタに表示させたり、ＵＰＤに接続された記録装置に記録させたりする。なお、内視鏡形状観測モードであるときに各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられ得る機能として、例えば、スコープモデルの回転機能や、スコープモデルの拡大・縮小機能等がある。 In addition, in the present embodiment, the endoscope system 1 further includes an endoscope insertion shape observation device (hereinafter referred to as “UPD”), and a plurality of switchable operation modes include a normal observation mode and an ultrasonic observation. Mode and an insertion shape observation mode for observing the insertion shape of the endoscope 2, and the data storage unit 34 further registers the function assigned to each operation switch 271 in the insertion shape observation mode. The configuration may be such that the stored third registration data is stored. In this case, the endoscope device 3 and the UPD are connected by, for example, a cable, and the UPD can operate in cooperation with the endoscope device 3. Further, the endoscope 2 has a configuration in which a magnetic coil is further built in the insertion portion thereof. Then, the UPD receives the magnetism transmitted from the magnetic coil built in the insertion portion of the endoscope 2 by the antenna connected to the UPD, and the endoscope insertion shape 3 based on the strength of the received magnetism. A video signal related to a three-dimensional image is generated, and a three-dimensional image of the endoscope insertion shape represented by the generated video signal is displayed on a monitor connected to the UPD or recorded on a recording device connected to the UPD. . The functions that can be assigned to the operation switches 271 in the endoscope shape observation mode include, for example, a scope model rotating function and a scope model enlarging / reducing function.
　また、本実施形態において、内視鏡システム１は、超音波観測装置４の代わりに、上述のＵＰＤを備え、切替可能な複数の動作モードとして、通常観察モードと上述の挿入形状観測モードとを有し、データ記憶部３４が、第１の登録データと上述の第３の登録データとを記憶する構成としてもよい。
＜第２の実施形態＞ In addition, in the present embodiment, the endoscope system 1 includes the above-mentioned UPD instead of the ultrasonic observation device 4, and the normal observation mode and the above-mentioned insertion shape observation mode are provided as a plurality of switchable operation modes. The data storage unit 34 may be configured to store the first registration data and the above-described third registration data.
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　第２の実施形態の説明では、第１の実施形態で説明した要素と同一の要素については同一の符号を付して説明する。
　図４は、第２の実施形態に係る内視鏡システムの構成例を示す図である。 In the description of the second embodiment, the same elements as those described in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the endoscope system according to the second embodiment.
　図４に示したとおり、第２の実施形態に係る内視鏡システム１は、内視鏡２と内視鏡装置３を備える。内視鏡２は、コネクタ５及びコネクタ６を経由して内視鏡装置３と接続される。 As shown in FIG. 4, the endoscope system 1 according to the second embodiment includes an endoscope 2 and an endoscope device 3. The endoscope 2 is connected to the endoscope device 3 via the connectors 5 and 6.
　内視鏡２は、例えば、軟性の内視鏡であり、第１の実施形態と同様に、ライトガイド２１、レンズ２２、撮像素子２３、信号線２４、操作部２７、及び信号線２８を備える。操作部２７は、複数の操作スイッチ２７１を備え、各操作スイッチ２７１は、信号線２８及びコネクタ６を経由して内視鏡装置３の機能割当部３６に接続される。なお、図４でも、説明の便宜のため、１つの操作スイッチ２７１のみを示し、残りの操作スイッチ２７１については図示を省略する。 The endoscope 2 is, for example, a flexible endoscope, and includes the light guide 21, the lens 22, the image sensor 23, the signal line 24, the operation unit 27, and the signal line 28, as in the first embodiment. . The operation unit 27 includes a plurality of operation switches 271, and each operation switch 271 is connected to the function allocation unit 36 of the endoscope apparatus 3 via the signal line 28 and the connector 6. In FIG. 4, only one operation switch 271 is shown and the remaining operation switches 271 are omitted for convenience of description.
　内視鏡装置３は、第１の実施形態と同様に、内視鏡２が備える撮像素子２３を制御し、その撮像素子２３から出力された電気信号に基づいて内視鏡画像に係る映像信号を生成し、生成した映像信号が表す内視鏡画像を、内視鏡装置３に接続された図示しないモニタに表示させたり、内視鏡装置３に接続された図示しない記録装置に記録させたりする。 As in the first embodiment, the endoscope device 3 controls the image pickup device 23 included in the endoscope 2 and, based on the electric signal output from the image pickup device 23, a video signal relating to an endoscopic image. Is generated and an endoscopic image represented by the generated video signal is displayed on a monitor (not shown) connected to the endoscope device 3 or recorded on a recording device (not shown) connected to the endoscope device 3. To do.
　また、内視鏡装置３は、接続された内視鏡２が備える操作スイッチ２７１の数に応じて、各操作スイッチ２７１に対して内視鏡システム１において実行される機能を割り当てることができ、この機能割当に関係する構成として、機能割当部３６、操作パネル３２、取得部３７、データ記憶部３４、及び制御部３８を備える。 In addition, the endoscope apparatus 3 can assign a function to be executed in the endoscope system 1 to each operation switch 271 according to the number of operation switches 271 included in the connected endoscope 2. As a configuration related to this function allocation, a function allocation unit 36, an operation panel 32, an acquisition unit 37, a data storage unit 34, and a control unit 38 are provided.
　機能割当部３６は、制御部３８の制御の下、内視鏡装置３に接続された内視鏡２が備える複数の操作スイッチ２７１の各々に対して内視鏡システム１において実行される機能を割り当てる。また、機能割当部３６は、操作スイッチ２７１のＯＮを検出したら、その操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられている機能の実行を制御する。 Under the control of the control unit 38, the function assigning unit 36 assigns a function to be executed in the endoscope system 1 to each of the plurality of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 connected to the endoscope device 3. assign. Further, when the function assigning unit 36 detects that the operation switch 271 is turned on, it controls the execution of the function assigned to the operation switch 271.
　操作パネル３２は、第１の実施形態と同様に、例えばタッチパネル付きディスプレイ装置であり、各種画面の表示や、ユーザからの各種入力を受け付ける。第２の実施形態において、操作パネル３２は、例えば、後述する図５に示す設定画面を表示して、内視鏡２が備える操作スイッチ２７１の数毎に、各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能の設定指示に係る入力を受け付ける。 Like the first embodiment, the operation panel 32 is, for example, a display device with a touch panel, and displays various screens and receives various inputs from the user. In the second embodiment, the operation panel 32 displays, for example, a setting screen shown in FIG. 5 described later, and is assigned to each operation switch 271 for each number of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2. The input related to the function setting instruction is accepted.
　取得部３７は、内視鏡装置３に接続された内視鏡２が備える操作スイッチ２７１の数に関する情報（以下「操作スイッチ数情報」という）を取得し、その取得結果を制御部３８に通知する。なお、操作スイッチ数情報の取得は、例えば、取得部３７が内視鏡２の図示しないメモリから操作スイッチ数情報を読み出すことに依り行われる。あるいは、内視鏡装置３が予め内視鏡識別情報と操作スイッチ数情報との対応付け情報を記憶しておき、取得部３７が、その対応付け情報と内視鏡２の図示しないメモリから読み出した内視鏡識別情報とに基づいて操作スイッチ数情報を取得してもよい。もしくは、取得部３７が、コネクタ６における信号線２８の数を検出することに依り操作スイッチ数情報を取得してもよい。あるいは、内視鏡２が、操作スイッチ２７１の数に応じた信号レベルの信号を出力する信号線を有する構成とし、その信号線の信号レベルを取得部３７が検出することに依り操作スイッチ数情報を取得してもよい。 The acquisition unit 37 acquires information regarding the number of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 connected to the endoscope apparatus 3 (hereinafter referred to as “operation switch number information”), and notifies the control unit 38 of the acquisition result. To do. The operation switch number information is acquired, for example, by the acquisition unit 37 reading the operation switch number information from a memory (not shown) of the endoscope 2. Alternatively, the endoscope device 3 stores the association information between the endoscope identification information and the operation switch number information in advance, and the acquisition unit 37 reads the association information and the unillustrated memory of the endoscope 2. The operation switch number information may be acquired based on the endoscope identification information. Alternatively, the acquisition unit 37 may acquire the operation switch number information by detecting the number of the signal lines 28 in the connector 6. Alternatively, the endoscope 2 is configured to have a signal line that outputs a signal having a signal level corresponding to the number of operation switches 271, and the acquisition unit 37 detects the signal level of the signal line. May be obtained.
　データ記憶部３４は、第１の実施形態と同様に、不揮発性の記憶装置である。第２の実施形態において、データ記憶部３４は、内視鏡装置３に接続された内視鏡２が備える操作スイッチ２７１の数毎の、各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された登録データを記憶する。第２の実施形態では、一例として、内視鏡２が備える操作スイッチ２７１の数が４つであるときの、その各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第１の登録データと、内視鏡２が備える操作スイッチ２７１の数が５つであるときの、その各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第２の登録データとが、データ記憶部３４に記憶される。なお、各登録データの登録内容は、図５を用いて後述するとおり、操作パネル３２に表示された設定画面に対する入力に依り、ユーザが自由に変更することができる。 The data storage unit 34 is a non-volatile storage device, as in the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, in the data storage unit 34, the functions assigned to the respective operation switches 271 for each number of the operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 connected to the endoscope apparatus 3 are registered. Store registration data. In the second embodiment, as an example, when the number of operation switches 271 provided in the endoscope 2 is four, first registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 is registered, , The second registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 when the number of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 is 5 is stored in the data storage unit 34. It As will be described later with reference to FIG. 5, the registration content of each registration data can be freely changed by the user according to the input on the setting screen displayed on the operation panel 32.
　制御部３８は、取得部３７からの通知に応じて、対応する登録データをデータ記憶部３４から読み出し、読み出した登録データに基づいて各操作スイッチ２７１に対して機能を割り当てる目的で機能割当部３６を制御する。詳しくは、制御部３８は、取得部３７から通知された取得結果が、操作スイッチ数が４つであることを示すものである場合に、データ記憶部３４から第１の登録データを読み出し、第１の登録データに基づいて各操作スイッチ２７１に対して機能を割り当てる目的で機能割当部３６を制御する。また、制御部３８は、取得部３７から通知された取得結果が、操作スイッチ数が５つであることを示すものである場合に、データ記憶部３４から第２の登録データを読み出し、第２の登録データに基づいて各操作スイッチ２７１に対して機能を割り当てる目的で機能割当部３６を制御する。 In response to the notification from the acquisition unit 37, the control unit 38 reads out the corresponding registration data from the data storage unit 34, and allocates the function to each operation switch 271 based on the read registration data. To control. Specifically, when the acquisition result notified from the acquisition unit 37 indicates that the number of operation switches is four, the control unit 38 reads the first registration data from the data storage unit 34, and The function assigning unit 36 is controlled for the purpose of assigning a function to each operation switch 271 based on the registration data of 1. Further, when the acquisition result notified from the acquisition unit 37 indicates that the number of operation switches is 5, the control unit 38 reads the second registration data from the data storage unit 34, and then reads the second registration data. The function assigning unit 36 is controlled for the purpose of assigning a function to each operation switch 271 based on the registration data of.
　図５は、第２の実施形態において、操作パネル３２に表示された設定画面の一例を示す図である。
　図５に示した設定画面３２５（３２５ａ、３２５ｂ）は、内視鏡装置３に接続された内視鏡２が有する操作スイッチ２７１の数毎に、各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能を設定可能にする機能割当設定画面である。詳しくは、図５の上側に示した設定画面３２５ａは、内視鏡２の操作スイッチ数が４つである場合における機能割当設定画面であり、図５の下側に示した設定画面３２５ｂは、内視鏡２の操作スイッチ数が５つである場合における機能割当設定画面である。 FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on the operation panel 32 in the second embodiment.
The setting screen 325 (325a, 325b) shown in FIG. 5 sets a function assigned to each operation switch 271 for each number of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 connected to the endoscope apparatus 3. It is a function allocation setting screen to enable. Specifically, the setting screen 325a shown on the upper side of FIG. 5 is a function allocation setting screen when the number of operation switches of the endoscope 2 is four, and the setting screen 325b shown on the lower side of FIG. 7 is a function allocation setting screen when the number of operation switches of the endoscope 2 is five.
　図５に示した設定画面３２５では、ユーザが「操作スイッチ４つ」ボタン３２６を押下すると、図５の上側に示した設定画面３２５ａから、内視鏡２の操作スイッチ数が４つであるときに各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能を自由に設定することができる。また、ユーザが「操作スイッチ５つ」ボタン３２７を押下すると、図５の下側に示した設定画面３２５ｂから、内視鏡２の操作スイッチ数が５つであるときに各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能を自由に設定することができる。なお、各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能の設定は、設定画面３２５における各「操作スイッチ」に対応するボタン３２８を押下することに依って行うことができる。例えば、ユーザが、所望の「操作スイッチ」に対応するボタン３２８を押下すると、設定可能な複数の機能が表示され、その中から所望の機能を選択することに依って所望の機能を設定することができる。例えば、図５の上側に示した設定画面３２５ａにおいては、内視鏡２の操作スイッチ数が４つであるときに「操作スイッチ１」に対して割り当てられる機能として「レリーズ１」が設定された状態を示し、図５の下側に示した設定画面３２５ｂにおいては、内視鏡２の操作スイッチ数が５つであるときに「操作スイッチ１」に対して割り当てられる機能として「フリーズ」が設定された状態を示している。 When the user presses the “four operation switches” button 326 on the setting screen 325 shown in FIG. 5, when the number of operation switches of the endoscope 2 is four from the setting screen 325a shown on the upper side of FIG. The function assigned to each operation switch 271 can be freely set. When the user presses the “five operation switches” button 327, from the setting screen 325b shown in the lower side of FIG. 5, when the number of operation switches of the endoscope 2 is five, each operation switch 271 is operated. You can freely set the functions that are assigned. The function assigned to each operation switch 271 can be set by pressing a button 328 corresponding to each “operation switch” on the setting screen 325. For example, when the user presses the button 328 corresponding to the desired “operation switch”, a plurality of settable functions are displayed, and the desired function can be set by selecting the desired function from the plurality of settable functions. You can For example, in the setting screen 325a shown on the upper side of FIG. 5, when the number of operation switches of the endoscope 2 is four, "release 1" is set as the function assigned to "operation switch 1". In the setting screen 325b shown in the lower side of FIG. 5, “freeze” is set as a function assigned to “operation switch 1” when the number of operation switches of the endoscope 2 is five. It shows the state of being performed.
　そして、設定画面３２５における設定が終了すると、各操作スイッチ数における設定内容が登録データとしてデータ記憶部３４に記憶される。すなわち、設定画面３２５ａの操作スイッチ数が４つの場合における設定内容が第１の登録データとしてデータ記憶部３４に記憶され、設定画面３２５ｂの操作スイッチ数が５つの場合における設定内容が第２の登録データとしてデータ記憶部３４に記憶される。 Then, when the setting on the setting screen 325 is completed, the setting content for each operation switch number is stored in the data storage unit 34 as registration data. That is, the setting content when the number of operation switches on the setting screen 325a is four is stored as the first registration data in the data storage unit 34, and the setting content when the number of operation switches on the setting screen 325b is five is the second registration data. The data is stored in the data storage unit 34.
　図６は、このときにデータ記憶部３４に記憶された登録データの一例を示す図である。
　図６に示したとおり、データ記憶部３４には、操作スイッチ数が４つであるときに各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第１の登録データと、操作スイッチ数が５つであるときに各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第２の登録データとが記憶される。 FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of registration data stored in the data storage unit 34 at this time.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the data storage unit 34, the first registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 when the number of operation switches is four and the number of operation switches are 5 are registered. Second registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch 271 is registered.
　なお、図６に示した例では、第１の登録データと第２の登録データとが１つのデータテーブルとしてデータ記憶部３４に記憶された例を示したが、第１の登録データと第２の登録データとが別々のデータとしてデータ記憶部３４に記憶されてもよい。 In the example shown in FIG. 6, the first registration data and the second registration data are stored in the data storage unit 34 as one data table, but the first registration data and the second registration data are stored. The registration data may be stored in the data storage unit 34 as separate data.
　以上のとおり、第２の実施形態に依れば、内視鏡装置３に接続された内視鏡２が備える操作スイッチ２７１の数に応じて、所望の機能を各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てることができる。従って、予め、操作スイッチ数毎に、優先度の高い機能を各操作スイッチ２７１に対して割り当てておけば、操作スイッチ数が異なる内視鏡２が接続されたときに優先度の高い機能が省かれてしまう虞はない。 As described above, according to the second embodiment, a desired function is assigned to each operation switch 271 according to the number of operation switches 271 included in the endoscope 2 connected to the endoscope apparatus 3. be able to. Therefore, by assigning a high-priority function to each operation switch 271 in advance for each operation switch number, a function with a high priority is saved when the endoscopes 2 having different operation switches are connected. There is no danger of getting burned.
　以上、第１及び第２の実施形態について説明したが、各実施形態に係る内視鏡システム１の一部の構成は、次のハードウェア構成に依り実現されてもよい。
　例えば、第１の実施形態で説明した内視鏡装置３における機能割当部３１、モード判別・切替部３３、及び制御部３５や、第１の実施形態で説明した超音波観測装置４における超音波機能制御部４１や、第２の実施形態で説明した内視鏡装置３における機能割当部３６、取得部３７、及び制御部３８は、ＦＰＧＡ（field-programmable gate array）やＡＳＩＣ（application specific integrated circuit）等の回路に依って実現されてもよい。 Although the first and second embodiments have been described above, a part of the configuration of the endoscope system 1 according to each embodiment may be realized by the following hardware configuration.
For example, the function allocation unit 31, the mode determination / switching unit 33, and the control unit 35 in the endoscopic device 3 described in the first embodiment, and the ultrasonic waves in the ultrasonic observation device 4 described in the first embodiment. The function control unit 41 and the function allocation unit 36, the acquisition unit 37, and the control unit 38 in the endoscope apparatus 3 described in the second embodiment include an FPGA (field-programmable gate array) and an ASIC (application specific integrated circuit). ) Or the like.
　また、例えば、第１の実施形態で説明した内視鏡装置３、超音波観測装置４、ＵＤＰ、及び第２の実施形態で説明した内視鏡装置３の各装置の一部の構成は、図７に示すハードウェア構成に依り実現されてもよい。 Further, for example, the configuration of a part of each of the endoscope device 3, the ultrasonic observation device 4, and the UDP described in the first embodiment and the endoscope device 3 described in the second embodiment is as follows. It may be realized by the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 7.
　図７は、ハードウェア構成の一例を示す図である。
　図７に示したハードウェア構成は、ＣＰＵ８１、メモリ８２、入出力装置８３、入出力ＩＦ８４、記憶装置８５、可搬記録媒体８８が収納される可搬記録媒体駆動装置８６、及び通信ＩＦ８７を備え、これらはバス８９を経由して互いに接続されている。 FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration.
The hardware configuration shown in FIG. 7 includes a CPU 81, a memory 82, an input / output device 83, an input / output IF 84, a storage device 85, a portable recording medium driving device 86 that stores a portable recording medium 88, and a communication IF 87. , These are connected to each other via a bus 89.
　ＣＰＵ８１は、内視鏡装置３、超音波観測装置４、又はＵＤＰが行う処理のためのプログラムを実行する演算装置である。メモリ８２は、ＲＡＭ及びＲＯＭであり、ＲＡＭはＣＰＵ８１のワークエリア等として使用され、ＲＯＭはプログラムやプログラムの実行に必要な情報を不揮発的に記憶する。 The CPU 81 is an arithmetic device that executes a program for processing performed by the endoscope device 3, the ultrasonic observation device 4, or the UDP. The memory 82 is a RAM and a ROM. The RAM is used as a work area of the CPU 81 and the like, and the ROM stores a program and information necessary for executing the program in a nonvolatile manner.
　入出力装置８３は、タッチパネル、キーボード等の入力装置と、ディスプレイ装置等の出力装置である。
　入出力ＩＦ８４は、外部装置との間で信号の送受信を行うためのインターフェースである。ここで、図７に示したハードウェア構成を備えた装置が内視鏡装置３である場合、その外部装置は、例えば、内視鏡２であったり、内視鏡２と超音波観測装置４であったり、内視鏡２と超音波観測装置４とＵＤＰであったり、内視鏡２とＵＤＰであったりする。また、図７に示したハードウェア構成を備えた装置が超音波観測装置４又はＵＤＰである場合、その外部装置は、例えば、内視鏡２と内視鏡装置３である。 The input / output device 83 is an input device such as a touch panel and a keyboard, and an output device such as a display device.
The input / output IF 84 is an interface for transmitting / receiving a signal to / from an external device. Here, when the device having the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 7 is the endoscope device 3, the external device is, for example, the endoscope 2, or the endoscope 2 and the ultrasonic observation device 4. Or the endoscope 2 and the ultrasonic observation device 4 and UDP, or the endoscope 2 and UDP. Further, when the device having the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 7 is the ultrasonic observation device 4 or UDP, the external device is, for example, the endoscope 2 and the endoscope device 3.
　記憶装置８５は、プログラム及びプログラムの実行に必要な情報や、プログラムの実行に依り取得された情報等を不揮発的に記憶するストレージである。記憶装置８５は、例えば、ハードディスク装置である。可搬記録媒体駆動装置８６は、可搬記録媒体８８を駆動し、その記録内容にアクセスする。可搬記録媒体８８は、メモリデバイス、フレキシブルディスク、光ディスク、光磁気ディスク等である。この可搬記録媒体８８には、ＣＤ－ＲＯＭ（Compact Disk Read Only Memory）、ＤＶＤ（Digital Versatile Disk）、ＵＳＢ（Universal Serial Bus）メモリ等も含まれる。可搬記録媒体８８も記憶装置８５と同様に、プログラム及びプログラムの実行に必要な情報や、プログラムの実行に依り取得された情報等を不揮発的に記憶するストレージである。 The storage device 85 is a storage that stores, in a nonvolatile manner, a program, information necessary for executing the program, information acquired by executing the program, and the like. The storage device 85 is, for example, a hard disk device. The portable recording medium drive device 86 drives the portable recording medium 88 to access the recorded contents. The portable recording medium 88 is a memory device, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or the like. The portable recording medium 88 also includes a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, and the like. Like the storage device 85, the portable recording medium 88 is also a storage that non-volatilely stores a program, information necessary for executing the program, information obtained by executing the program, and the like.
　通信ＩＦ８７は、ネットワークに接続され、サーバ等の外部のネットワーク装置と通信を行うためのインターフェースである。
　また、第１及び第２の実施形態に係る内視鏡システム１において、上述の機能割当に関係する構成は、内視鏡装置３のみに備えられることに限らず、内視鏡装置３と他の１つ以上の装置とに分散して備えられてもよいし、内視鏡装置３以外の装置に備えられてもよいし、内視鏡装置３以外の複数の装置に分散して備えられてもよい。例えば、機能割当部３１（又は３６）は、内視鏡２に備えられてもよい。 The communication IF 87 is an interface that is connected to a network and communicates with an external network device such as a server.
In addition, in the endoscope system 1 according to the first and second embodiments, the configuration related to the above-described function allocation is not limited to being provided only in the endoscope device 3, and the endoscope device 3 and the others. May be provided in a distributed manner in one or more devices, or may be provided in a device other than the endoscope device 3, or may be provided in a distributed manner in a plurality of devices other than the endoscope device 3. May be. For example, the function allocation unit 31 (or 36) may be included in the endoscope 2.
　以上、本発明は、上記実施形態にそのまま限定されるものではなく、実施段階ではその要旨を逸脱しない範囲で構成要素を変形して具体化できる。また、上記実施形態に開示されている複数の構成要素の適宜な組み合わせに依り、様々の発明を形成できる。例えば、実施形態に示される全構成要素のいくつかの構成要素を削除してもよい。さらに、異なる実施形態にわたる構成要素を適宜組み合わせてもよい。 As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and constituent elements can be modified and embodied within a range not departing from the gist of the invention in an implementation stage. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some of all the constituent elements shown in the embodiment may be deleted. Furthermore, the constituent elements of different embodiments may be combined appropriately.
１　　　　　内視鏡システム
２　　　　　内視鏡
３　　　　　内視鏡装置
４　　　　　超音波観測装置
５、６、７　コネクタ
２１　　　　ライトガイド
２２　　　　レンズ
２３　　　　撮像素子
２４　　　　信号線
２５　　　　超音波振動子
２６　　　　信号線
２７　　　　操作部
２８　　　　信号線
３１　　　　機能割当部
３２　　　　操作パネル
３３　　　　モード判別・切替部
３４　　　　データ記憶部
３５　　　　制御部
３６　　　　機能割当部
３７　　　　取得部
３８　　　　制御部
４１　　　　超音波機能制御部
８１　　　　ＣＰＵ
８２　　　　メモリ
８３　　　　入出力装置
８４　　　　入出力ＩＦ
８５　　　　記憶装置
８６　　　　可搬記録媒体駆動装置
８７　　　　通信ＩＦ
８８　　　　可搬記録媒体
８９　　　　バス
２７１　　　操作スイッチ
３２１、３２１ａ、３２１ｂ　設定画面
３２２、３２３、３２４　ボタン
３２５、３２５ａ、３２５ｂ　設定画面
３２６、３２７、３２８　ボタン 1 Endoscope System 2 Endoscope 3 Endoscope Device 4 Ultrasonic Observation Device 5, 6, 7 Connector 21 Light Guide 22 Lens 23 Image Sensor 24 Signal Line 25 Ultrasonic Transducer 26 Signal Line 27 Operation Unit 28 Signal Line 31 function allocation unit 32 operation panel 33 mode discrimination / switching unit 34 data storage unit 35 control unit 36 function allocation unit 37 acquisition unit 38 control unit 41 ultrasonic function control unit 81 CPU
82 memory 83 input / output device 84 input / output IF
85 storage device 86 portable recording medium drive device 87 communication IF
88 portable recording medium 89 bus 271 operation switches 321, 321a, 321b setting screens 322, 323, 324 buttons 325, 325a, 325b setting screens 326, 327, 328 buttons

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  1. 　複数の動作モードの何れかに切替可能な内視鏡システムであって、
    　複数の操作スイッチを有する内視鏡と、
    　前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記内視鏡システムで実行される機能を割り当てる機能割当部と、
    　前記動作モード毎の、前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して割り当てられる前記機能が登録された登録データを記憶するデータ記憶部と、
    　前記内視鏡システムの前記動作モードに対応する前記登録データを前記データ記憶部から読み出し、読み出した前記登録データに基づいて前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記機能を割り当てる目的で前記機能割当部を制御する制御部と、
    　を備えることを特徴とする内視鏡システム。     An endoscope system capable of switching to any of a plurality of operation modes,
    An endoscope having a plurality of operation switches,
    A function assigning unit that assigns a function to be executed in the endoscope system to each of the plurality of operation switches;
    A data storage unit for storing registration data in which the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches for each operation mode is registered,
    The function allocation for reading the registration data corresponding to the operation mode of the endoscope system from the data storage unit and allocating the function to each of the plurality of operation switches based on the read registration data. A control unit for controlling the unit,
    An endoscope system comprising:
  2. 　前記複数の動作モードは、照明光を用いて被検体内を観察する通常観察モードと、超音波を用いて前記被検体内を観察する超音波観察モードと、前記内視鏡の挿入形状を観測する挿入形状観測モードの何れか一つ以上を含む、
    　ことを特徴とする請求項１記載の内視鏡システム。     The plurality of operation modes include a normal observation mode for observing the inside of the subject using illumination light, an ultrasonic observation mode for observing the inside of the subject using ultrasonic waves, and observing the insertion shape of the endoscope. Including any one or more of the insertion shape observation mode,
    The endoscope system according to claim 1, wherein:
  3. 　前記データ記憶部は、前記内視鏡システムが前記通常観察モードであるときに前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して割り当てられる前記機能が登録された第１の登録データと、前記内視鏡システムが前記超音波観察モードであるときに前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して割り当てられる前記機能が登録された第２の登録データとを記憶し、
    　前記制御部は、前記内視鏡システムが前記通常観察モードであるときに、前記データ記憶部から前記第１の登録データを読み出し、前記第１の登録データに基づいて前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記機能を割り当てる目的で前記機能割当部を制御し、更に、前記内視鏡システムが前記超音波観察モードであるときに、前記データ記憶部から前記第２の登録データを読み出し、前記第２の登録データに基づいて前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記機能を割り当てる目的で前記機能割当部を制御する、
    　ことを特徴とする請求項２に記載の内視鏡システム。     The data storage unit includes first registration data in which the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches is registered when the endoscope system is in the normal observation mode, and the endoscope system. A second registration data in which the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches is registered when is in the ultrasonic observation mode,
    The control unit reads out the first registration data from the data storage unit when the endoscope system is in the normal observation mode, and controls each of the plurality of operation switches based on the first registration data. The function assigning unit is controlled for the purpose of assigning the function to the, and when the endoscope system is in the ultrasound observation mode, the second registration data is read from the data storage unit, and Controlling the function assigning unit for the purpose of assigning the function to each of the plurality of operation switches based on the second registration data,
    The endoscope system according to claim 2, wherein:
  4. 　前記内視鏡システムが前記複数の動作モードの何れであるかを判別する判別部、を更に備え、
    　前記制御部は、前記判別部における判別結果に基づいて前記機能割当部を制御する、
    　ことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の内視鏡システム。     Further comprising a determination unit that determines which of the plurality of operation modes the endoscope system is,
    The control unit controls the function allocation unit based on the determination result of the determination unit,
    The endoscope system according to claim 1, wherein:
  5. 　前記複数の動作モードの何れかへ切り替えるモード切替部、を更に備え、
    　前記制御部は、前記モード切替部において前記動作モードの切り替えが行われたタイミングで前記機能割当部を制御する、
    　ことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の内視鏡システム。     Further comprising a mode switching unit for switching to any of the plurality of operation modes,
    The control unit controls the function allocation unit at a timing when the operation mode is switched in the mode switching unit,
    The endoscope system according to claim 1, wherein:
  6. 　複数の操作スイッチを有する内視鏡を備え、複数の動作モードの何れかに切替可能な内視鏡システムにおいて実行される機能割当方法であって、
    　前記動作モード毎の、前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して割り当てられる機能が登録された登録データを記憶したデータ記憶部から、前記内視鏡システムの前記動作モードに対応する前記登録データを読み出し、読み出した前記登録データに基づいて前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記機能を割り当てる、
    　ことを特徴とする機能割当方法。     A method of assigning a function, which includes an endoscope having a plurality of operation switches, and is executed in an endoscope system capable of switching to any of a plurality of operation modes,
    The registration data corresponding to the operation mode of the endoscope system is read from the data storage unit that stores the registration data in which the function assigned to each of the plurality of operation switches is registered for each operation mode. Assigning the function to each of the plurality of operation switches based on the read registration data,
    A function allocation method characterized by the above.
  7. 　複数の操作スイッチを有する内視鏡が接続される内視鏡装置であって、
    　前記複数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記内視鏡装置で実行される機能を割り当てる機能割当部と、
    　第１の数の操作スイッチを有する内視鏡の各操作スイッチに対して割り当てられる前記機能が登録された第１の登録データと、第２の数の操作スイッチを有する内視鏡の各操作スイッチに対して割り当てられる前記機能が登録された第２の登録データと、を記憶するデータ記憶部と、
    　接続された前記内視鏡が有する前記操作スイッチの数に関する情報を取得する取得部と、
    　前記取得部における取得結果が前記第１の数であるときに、前記第１の登録データを前記データ記憶部から読み出し、前記第１の登録データに基づいて各操作スイッチに対して前記機能を割り当て、更に、前記取得部における取得結果が前記第２の数であるときに、前記第２の登録データを前記データ記憶部から読み出し、前記第２の登録データに基づいて各操作スイッチに対して前記機能を割り当てる目的で前記機能割当部を制御する制御部と、
    　を備えることを特徴とする内視鏡装置。     An endoscope apparatus to which an endoscope having a plurality of operation switches is connected,
    A function assigning unit that assigns a function to be executed by the endoscope device to each of the plurality of operation switches;
    First registration data in which the function assigned to each operation switch of an endoscope having a first number of operation switches is registered, and each operation switch of an endoscope having a second number of operation switches A second storage data in which the function assigned to the second registration data is stored,
    An acquisition unit that acquires information regarding the number of the operation switches included in the connected endoscope,
    When the acquisition result in the acquisition unit is the first number, the first registration data is read from the data storage unit, and the function is assigned to each operation switch based on the first registration data. Further, when the acquisition result in the acquisition unit is the second number, the second registration data is read from the data storage unit, and the operation switches are read for each operation switch based on the second registration data. A control unit for controlling the function assignment unit for the purpose of assigning a function,
    An endoscopic device comprising:
  8. 　複数の操作スイッチを有する内視鏡が接続される内視鏡装置において実行される機能割当方法であって、
    　前記内視鏡装置に接続された前記内視鏡が有する前記操作スイッチの数が第１の数であるときに、前記第１の数の操作スイッチを有する前記内視鏡の各操作スイッチに対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第１の登録データをデータ記憶部から読み出し、前記第１の登録データに基づいて前記第１の数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記機能を割り当て、
    　前記内視鏡装置に接続された前記内視鏡が有する前記操作スイッチの数が第２の数であるときに、前記第２の数の操作スイッチを有する前記内視鏡の各操作スイッチに対して割り当てられる機能が登録された第２の登録データを前記データ記憶部から読み出し、前記第２の登録データに基づいて前記第２の数の操作スイッチの各々に対して前記機能を割り当てる、
    　ことを特徴とする機能割当方法。     A function allocation method executed in an endoscope apparatus to which an endoscope having a plurality of operation switches is connected,
    When the number of operation switches of the endoscope connected to the endoscope device is a first number, for each operation switch of the endoscope having the first number of operation switches, Read the first registration data in which the function to be allocated is registered from the data storage unit, and allocate the function to each of the first number of operation switches based on the first registration data,
    When the number of the operation switches of the endoscope connected to the endoscope device is a second number, for each operation switch of the endoscope having the second number of operation switches, Second registration data in which the function to be assigned is registered is read from the data storage unit, and the function is assigned to each of the second number of operation switches based on the second registration data.
    A function allocation method characterized by the above.
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