1. A capsule endoscope system comprising:
a capsule endoscope that includes a first imaging unit which captures an image in a first direction and a second imaging unit which captures an image in a second direction different from the first direction, is introduced into a subject, and captures an in-vivo image of the subject;
an image display that displays an image based on image data obtained from the in-vivo images of the subject captured by the first and second imaging units;
a control unit that determines a moving direction of the capsule endoscope during imaging, specifies one of the first and second imaging units which faces the moving direction of the capsule endoscope during imaging, and determines the position of the capsule endoscope; and
a display control unit that generates a display screen including a first display region in which an image in the moving direction of the capsule endoscope is arranged and a second display region in which an image in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the capsule endoscope is arranged, arranges, in the first display region, an image based on the image data acquired by the imaging unit which is specified to face the moving direction by the control unit, arranges, in the second display region, an image based on the image data acquired by the other imaging unit, and changes the positions of the first and second display regions according to the determination result of the position of the capsule endoscope.
2. The capsule endoscope system according to claim 1,
wherein the control unit determines the moving direction based on an amount of movement of the capsule endoscope when images are captured at different times.
3. The capsule endoscope system according to claim 1,
wherein the display control unit changes the positions of the first and second display regions in the display screen based on a difference between the positions of the first and second imaging units along an axis perpendicular to the moving direction of the capsule endoscope.
4. The capsule endoscope system according to claim 1,
wherein, when at least portions of the first and second display regions overlap each other, the display control unit displays the first and second display regions such that one of the first and second display regions is superimposed on the other display region, based on the determination result of the position of the capsule endoscope.
5. The capsule endoscope system according to claim 1,
wherein, when at least portions of the first and second display regions overlap each other, the display control unit displays the first and second display regions such that one of the first and second display regions is reduced andon the other display region is enlarged, based on the determination result of the position of the capsule endoscope.
6. The capsule endoscope system according to claim 1,
wherein the control unit determines the position of the capsule endoscope in a coordinate system which has the moving direction as one axis.
7. The capsule endoscope system according to claim 1,
wherein the control unit determines the posture of the capsule endoscope in a coordinate system based on the subject.
8. The capsule endoscope system according to claim 1,
wherein the display control unit displays indicators indicating the moving direction of the capsule endoscope so as to be associated with the first and second display regions.
9. The capsule endoscope system according to claim 1,
wherein the display control unit displays indicators indicating the position of the capsule endoscope so as to be associated with the first and second display regions.
10. A method of operating an image display that displays an image corresponding to image data obtained by a capsule endoscope which includes a first imaging unit capturing an image in a first direction and a second imaging unit capturing an image in a second direction different from the first direction, is introduced into a subject, and captures an in-vivo image of the subject, the method comprising:
determining a moving direction of the capsule endoscope during imaging, specifying one of the first and second imaging units which faces the moving direction of the capsule endoscope during imaging, and determining the posture of the capsule endoscope;
generating a display screen which includes a first display region in which an image in the moving direction of the capsule endoscope is arranged and a second display region in which an image in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the capsule endoscope is arranged, and on which an image based on the image data acquired by the imaging unit which is specified to face the moving direction is arranged in the first display region, an image based on the image data acquired by the other imaging unit is arranged in the second display region, and the positions of the first and second display regions are changed according to the determination result of the position of the capsule endoscope; and
displaying the generated display screen.
11. A computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon an executable image display program that causes an image display to display an image corresponding to image data obtained by a capsule endoscope which includes a first imaging unit capturing an image in a first direction and a second imaging unit capturing an image in a second direction different from the first direction, is introduced into a subject, and captures an in-vivo image of the subject and causes a processor to perform:
determining a moving direction of the capsule endoscope during imaging, specifying one of the first and second imaging units which faces the moving direction of the capsule endoscope during imaging, and determining the posture of the capsule endoscope;
generating a display screen which includes a first display region in which an image in the moving direction of the capsule endoscope is arranged and a second display region in which an image in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the capsule endoscope is arranged, and on which an image based on the image data acquired by the imaging unit which is specified to face the moving direction is arranged in the first display region, an image based on the image data acquired by the other imaging unit is arranged in the second display region, and the positions of the first and second display regions are changed according to the determination result of the position of the capsule endoscope; and
displaying the generated display screen.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A mobile device comprising:
an orientation sensor configured to detect a first orientation of the mobile device;
at least two speakers, wherein each speaker is configured to output sound according to an audio signal; and
a processing device programmed to group at least two of the speakers into a speaker pair based on the first orientation detected by the orientation sensor and detect a change in orientation of the mobile device based on an orientation change signal output by the orientation sensor,
wherein the processing device is programmed to wait for the orientation change signal, and determine a second orientation of the mobile device in response to receiving the orientation change signal after the change in orientation of the mobile device is detected by the orientation sensor and maintain the speaker pair while waiting for the orientation change signal.
2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processing device is configured to adjust an output of each speaker according to the second orientation detected by the orientation sensor.
3. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:
an audio source configured to output a first audio signal and a second audio signal,
wherein the at least two speakers includes a first speaker and a second speaker, and
wherein the processing device is programmed to provide the first audio signal to the first speaker and the second audio signal to the second speaker when the mobile device is in the first orientation.
4. The mobile device of claim 3, wherein the processing device is programmed to provide the second audio signal to the first speaker and the first audio signal to the second speaker when the mobile device is in the second orientation.
5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the at least two speakers includes a first speaker, a second speaker, and a third speaker, and wherein the processing device is programmed to group the first speaker and the second speaker when the mobile device is in the first orientation and the first speaker and the third speaker when the mobile device is in the second orientation.
6. The mobile device of claim 5, wherein the at least two speakers includes a fourth speaker, and wherein the processing device is programmed to group the third speaker and the fourth speaker when the mobile device is in the first orientation and the second speaker and the fourth speaker when the mobile device is in the second orientation.
7. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein, when the mobile device is in the first orientation, the processing device is programmed to provide a first audio signal to the first speaker and the third speaker and a second audio signal to the second speaker and the fourth speaker.
8. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein, when the mobile device is in the second orientation, the processing device is programmed to provide the first audio signal to the third speaker and the fourth speaker and the second audio signal to the first speaker and the second speaker.
9. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the first audio signal represents a left audio channel and wherein the second audio signal represents a right audio channel.
10. A method comprising:
detecting a first orientation of a mobile device;
grouping at least two speakers into a speaker pair based on the first orientation;
waiting for an orientation change signal indicating that the orientation of the mobile device has changed;
maintaining the speaker pair while waiting for the orientation change signal; and
if orientation change signal indicates that the orientation of the mobile device has changed:
detecting a second orientation of the mobile device, and
adjusting an output of each speaker according to the second orientation.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein grouping at least two speakers includes providing a first audio signal to the first speaker and a second audio signal to the second speaker when the mobile device is in the first orientation.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising providing the second audio signal to the first speaker and the first audio signal to the second speaker when the mobile device is in the second orientation.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least two speakers includes a first speaker, a second speaker, and a third speaker, and wherein grouping the at least two speakers includes grouping the first speaker with the second speaker when the mobile device is in the first orientation and grouping the first speaker with the third speaker when the mobile device is in the second orientation.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least two speakers includes a fourth speaker, and wherein grouping the at least two speakers includes grouping the third speaker with the fourth speaker when the mobile device is in the first orientation and grouping the second speaker with the fourth speaker when the mobile device is in the second orientation.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein grouping the at least two speakers includes providing a first audio signal to the first speaker and the third speaker and a second audio signal to the second speaker and the fourth speaker when the mobile device is in the first orientation.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein grouping the at least two speakers includes providing the first audio signal to the third speaker and the fourth speaker and the second audio signal to the first speaker and the second speaker when the mobile device is in the second orientation.
17. A mobile device comprising:
an orientation sensor configured to detect an orientation of the mobile device and a change in the orientation of the mobile device, the orientation including a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein the orientation sensor is programmed to output an orientation change signal in response to detecting a change in the orientation of the mobile device;
an audio source configured to output a first audio signal and a second audio signal,
a plurality of speakers including a first speaker, a second speaker, a third speaker, and a fourth speaker, wherein each speaker is configured to output sound according to at least one of the first audio signal and the second audio signal;
a processing device programmed to group at least two of the speakers into a speaker pair based on the orientation detected by the orientation sensor, wherein grouping the at least two speakers includes, when the mobile device is in the first orientation, providing the first audio signal to the first speaker and the third speaker and the second audio signal to the second speaker and the fourth speaker and, when the mobile device is in the second orientation, providing the first audio signal to the third speaker and the fourth speaker and the second audio signal to the second speaker and the fourth speaker, and
wherein the processing device is programmed to wait for the orientation change signal, detect the change in orientation of the mobile device based on the orientation change signal, and, in response to receiving the orientation change signal, determine a second orientation of the mobile device after the change in orientation of the mobile device is detected, and wherein the processing device is programmed to maintain the speaker pair while waiting for the orientation change signal.
18. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the first audio signal represents a left audio channel and the second audio signal represents a right audio channel.