1. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
an image capturing unit a flicker detection unit configured to detect a flicker;
a generation unit configured to generate a flicker image which is affected by the flicker or appears to be affected by the flicker based on an image captured by said image capturing unit;
a display unit configured to display an image;
a control unit configured to control said display unit to display an image which is not affected by the flicker and the flicker image; and
an instruction unit configured to instruct to display the flicker image when said flicker detection unit detects the flicker,
wherein the flicker image is displayed on said display unit in a case that said instruction unit instructs to display the flicker image.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control unit controls said display unit to display that the flicker is occurring when said flicker detection unit detects the flicker.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a correction unit configured to correct the image affected by the flicker,
wherein said correction unit corrects the image affected by the flicker by delaying an image capturing timing of said image capturing unit in accordance with a light amount change cycle of the flicker.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said correction unit corrects an influence of the flicker by one of a method of brightening a dark part caused by the influence of the flicker and a method of darkening a bright part of the image captured by said image capturing unit.
5. The apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a selection unit configured to cause the user to select whether to perform correction by said correction unit.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said generation unit generates the flicker image by one of a method of further darkening the dark part and a method of further brightening the bright part of the image captured by said image capturing unit.
7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said generation unit generates the flicker image by causing said image capturing unit to capture an image at a timing with the most conspicuous flicker.
8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control unit controls said display unit to display the image which is not affected by the flicker and the flicker image simultaneously.
9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control unit controls said display unit to display the image which is not affected by the flicker and the flicker image by switching.
10. A method of controlling an image capturing apparatus including an image capturing unit and a display unit comprising:
detecting a flicker of illumination light which illuminates an object;
generating a flicker image which is affected by the flicker or appears to be affected by the flicker based on an image captured by the image capturing unit;
controlling the display unit to display an image which is not affected by the flicker and the flicker image; and
instructing to display the flicker image when the flicker is detected,
wherein the flicker image is displayed on the display unit in a case that there is an instruction to display the flicker image.
11. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
an image capturing unit;
a flicker detection unit configured to detect a flicker;
a generation unit configured to generate a flicker image which is affected by the flicker or appears to be affected by the flicker based on an image captured by said image capturing unit;
a display unit configured to display an image; and
a control unit configured to control said display unit to display an image which is not affected by the flicker and the flicker image,
wherein said generation unit generates the flicker image by one of a method of further darkening the dark part and a method of further brightening the bright part of the image captured by said image capturing unit.
12. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
an image capturing unit;
a flicker detection unit configured to detect a flicker;
a generation unit configured to generate a flicker image which is affected by the flicker or appears to be affected by the flicker based on an image captured by said image capturing unit;
a display unit configured to display an image;
a control unit configured to control said display unit to display an image which is not affected by the flicker and the flicker image; and
a correction unit configured to correct the image affected by the flicker,
wherein said correction unit corrects the image affected by the flicker by delaying an image capturing timing of said image capturing unit in accordance with a light amount change cycle of the flicker, and
wherein said correction unit corrects an influence of the flicker by one of a method of brightening a dark part caused by the influence of the flicker and a method of darkening a bright part of the image captured by said image capturing unit.
13. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
an image capturing unit;
a flicker detection unit configured to detect a flicker;
a generation unit configured to generate a flicker image which is affected by the flicker or appears to be affected by the flicker based on an image captured by said image capturing unit;
a display unit configured to display an image;
a control unit configured to control said display unit to display an image which is not affected by the flicker and the flicker image;
a correction unit configured to correct the image affected by the flicker; and
a selection unit configured to cause a user to select whether to perform correction by said correction unit,
wherein said correction unit corrects the image affected by the flicker by delaying an image capturing timing of said image capturing unit in accordance with a light amount change cycle of the flicker.
14. A method of controlling an image capturing apparatus including an image capturing unit and a display unit, comprising:
detecting a flicker;
generating a flicker image which is affected by the flicker or appears to be affected by the flicker based on an image captured by the image capturing unit; and
controlling the display unit to display an image which is not affected by the flicker and the flicker image,
wherein in the generating, the flicker image is generated by one of a method of further darkening the dark part and a method of further brightening the bright part of the image captured by the image capturing unit.
15. A method of controlling an image capturing apparatus including an image capturing unit and a display unit, comprising:
detecting a flicker;
generating a flicker image which is affected by the flicker or appears to be affected by the flicker based on an image captured by the image capturing unit;
controlling the display unit to display an image which is not affected by the flicker and the flicker image; and
correcting the image affected by the flicker,
wherein in the correcting, the image affected by the flicker is corrected by delaying an image capturing timing of the image capturing unit in accordance with a light amount change cycle of the flicker, and
wherein in the correcting, an influence of the flicker is corrected by one of a method of brightening a dark part caused by the influence of the flicker and a method of darkening a bright part of the image captured by the image capturing unit.
16. A method of controlling an image capturing apparatus including an image capturing unit and a display unit, comprising:
detecting a flicker;
generating a flicker image which is affected by the flicker or appears to be affected by the flicker based on an image captured by the image capturing unit;
controlling the display unit to display an image which is not affected by the flicker and the flicker image;
correcting the image affected by the flicker; and
causing a user to select whether to perform correction in the correcting,
wherein in the correcting, the image affected by the flicker is corrected by delaying an image capturing timing of the image capturing unit in accordance with a light amount change cycle of the flicker.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A responsive system for treating a neurological disorder in a patient, the system comprising:
a control module adapted to be implanted in the patient; and
a plurality of electrodes connected to the control module, at least one of which is adapted to be located within a cranium of the patient;
wherein the control module is adapted to transmit an output electrical signal from the control module to the patient’s brain in response to an input electrical signal originating in a brain of the patient and received by the control module.
2. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 1, wherein at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes is adapted to be implanted on the brain of the patient.
3. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 1, wherein at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes is adapted to be implanted in the brain of the patient.
4. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 3, wherein at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes is adapted to be implanted substantially near a focus of neurological activity.
5. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 1, wherein the output electrical signal comprises a electrical stimulation signal.
6. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 5, wherein the electrical stimulation signal is therapeutic.
7. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 6, wherein the electrical stimulation signal is intended to terminate or prevent a seizure.
8. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 1, wherein the output electrical signal includes a pulse.
9. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 8, wherein the pulse is biphasic.
10. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 1, wherein the input electrical signal comprises an EEG signal.
11. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 10, wherein the control module comprises an event detection sub-system adapted to process the EEG signal to identify a neurological event.
12. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 11, wherein the event detection sub-system is adapted to cause the control module to produce the output electrical signal in response to the identification of a neurological event.
13. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 1, wherein the control module is implanted intracranially.
14. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 13, wherein the control module is implanted in a recess formed in the patient’s cranium.
15. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 14, wherein the recess defines a hole in the patient’s cranium.
16. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 1, further comprising an insulated lead connecting at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes to the control module.
17. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 16, wherein the output electrical signal is transmitted to at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes via the lead.
18. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 16, wherein the input electrical signal is received from at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes via the lead.
19. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 1, wherein:
the control module comprises a data communication sub-system;
the responsive system further comprises at least one piece of external equipment including an external data interface; and
wherein the data communication sub-system and the external data interface cooperatively enable a communication data link between the control module and the external equipment.
20. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 19, wherein the data communication link is bidirectional.
21. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 19, wherein the data communication link is wireless.
22. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 19, wherein the external equipment is adapted to transmit at least one programmable parameter to the control module.
23. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 19, wherein the external equipment is adapted to retrieve data from the control module.
24. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 23, wherein the data comprises stored EEG information.
25. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 19, wherein the external equipment includes a physician’s workstation.
26. The responsive system for treating a neurological disorder of claim 19, wherein the external equipment includes a patient’s initiating device.