KR100870436B1 - Method and apparatus for displaying media information in a human body commuincation system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for displaying media information about an internal organ, and more particularly, to display media information about an internal organ generated using a human body as a communication line using location information and / or direction information. A method and apparatus are provided. To this end, the present invention comprises the steps of receiving the first media information about the organ generated in the media information generating apparatus located within the organ; Generating second media information using the first media information, wherein the second media information includes at least one of position information and direction information of the media information generating device in the organ. It provides a method for displaying media information in a human body communication system.

Organ, Capsule Endoscopy, Sensor

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING MEDIA INFORMATION IN A HUMAN BODY COMMUINCATION SYSTEM}

1 is a block diagram of a media information generating apparatus and a media information restoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a diagram of a method for generating location information and / or direction information of a media information generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a structural diagram of a media information frame including location information and / or direction information of a media information generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram of a method of classifying a media information frame including location information and / or direction information in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of a first method of displaying second media information using location information and / or direction information in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram of a second method for displaying second media information using location information and / or direction information in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram of a third method of displaying second media information using location information and / or direction information according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

100: human body 200: media information generating device

210: sensing unit 220: first media information generation unit

230: signal matching unit 300: receiving unit

400: media information restoration device 410: second media information generation unit

420: display unit 501: header information

502: data information

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for displaying media information about an internal organ, and more particularly, to display media information about an internal organ generated using a human body as a communication line using location information and / or direction information. A method and apparatus are provided.

At present, the media information growth growth located inside the organs captures the inside of the organs and transmits the captured image information to the outside through a communication system. A receiver located outside the human body receives the image information and stores it in a memory. Then, the image information displays the captured image information in chronological order, and the diagnoser examines the displayed image to examine the inside of the organ of the subject.

However, the process of observing image information exceeding 50,000 sheets requires a diagnosis time of 1 hour or more, and when the image in the opposite direction of the camera direction included in the media information generating apparatus is taken and the media information generating apparatus is Rotating within an organ causes spatial confusion and visual discomfort of the diagnoser.

Therefore, the conventional methods using the media information generating device located within the organs exclude the spatial diagnosis concept in which the diagnosers actively manipulate the wired media information generating device by hand, thereby providing the diagnoser with the conventional media information generating device. There is a problem of generating resistance to.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention spatially classifies the media information generated by the media information generating apparatus by using the position information and / or direction information of the media information generating apparatus located within the organ, and designates it by the diagnoser. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for displaying images taken at a location and / or a direction to a diagnosis person.

In the human body communication system for achieving the above object, the method for displaying media information includes first media information generated by the media information generating apparatus from the image, sound, and analysis data of the organ sensed by the media information generating apparatus located in the organ. Receiving the second media information including position information according to the movement path of the organ in the media information generating apparatus and direction information from which the image, sound, and intra-organ analysis data are sensed using the first media information; And displaying at least one of the media information sensed at a specific organ location of the moving path in the organ and the media information sensed in a specific direction among the second media information.

Here, at least one of the location information and the direction information may be generated by a receiving unit including a plurality of sensors located outside the human body by using an electrical signal generated from the media information generating device. By using at least one of the location information and the direction information, it is possible to grasp the paths in the organs, for example, the arrangement of the internal parts of the organs. Therefore, the map of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, etc. can be completed using the movement path of the media information generating device (eg, capsule). Straightening the entangled organs in a straight line can represent the organs with straight bars, and the media information generating device re-evaluates the media information for each position and / or direction of the straight bars according to the position and / or direction in which the media information generating apparatus photographed the organs. Can be arranged.

The method of displaying media information in the human body communication system may further include displaying second media information on at least one of a location and a direction designated by a user using at least one of the location information and the direction information. Here, the second media information may be displayed in plural to correspond to a plurality of directions based on the advancing direction of the media information generating device. For example, the plurality of directions include at least one of a front side, an upper side, a lower side, a left side, a right side, an upper left side, an upper right side, a lower left side, and a lower side.

In addition, the method for displaying media information in the human body communication system includes using the at least one of the position information and the direction information, the media information generating device on a linear two-dimensional or three-dimensional display unit indicating a moving path of the media information generating device. It may further comprise indicating the position and / or direction of the. The display unit may have a different size of the linear shape according to the size of the organ.

In addition, the method of displaying media information in the human body communication system further includes the step of indicating the position and / or orientation of the media information generating apparatus on a two-dimensional display unit representing the cross section of the organ using the position information and / or orientation information. can do.

In addition, the method for displaying media information in the human body communication system includes the position and / or location of the media information generating device in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional display having an actual shape representing the path of the organ using at least one of the position information and direction information. Or further indicating a direction.

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In addition, a feature of the media information display device in the human body communication system for achieving the above object is that the media information generating device is generated from the image, sound and intra-organ analysis data sensed by the media information generating device located within the organ; 1, a receiving unit receiving media information, position information according to the movement path of the organ of the media information generating apparatus using the first media information, and direction information from which the image, sound and intra-organ analysis data are sensed. A user's designation of at least one of a second media information generation unit for generating second media information, and media information sensed at a specific organ position among the moving paths in the organ among the second media information and media information sensed in a specific direction; It is configured to include a first display unit to display according to.

The apparatus for displaying media information in the human body communication system may further include a first display unit configured to display second media information about at least one of a location and a direction designated by a user using at least one of the location information and the direction information. Can be. Here, the first display unit may display a plurality of the second media information so as to correspond to a plurality of directions based on the advancing direction of the media information generating device.

The media information display apparatus may further include a linear second display unit indicating a movement path of the media information generating apparatus, wherein the second display unit uses at least one of the position information and the direction information. At least one of a position and a direction of the media information generating device may be displayed. The second display unit may be configured in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional linear shape, and the size of the linear shape may vary according to the size of the organ.

The media information display apparatus may further include a two-dimensional or three-dimensional third display unit indicating a cross section of the media information generating apparatus moving path, wherein the third display unit includes at least one of the position information and the direction information. One can be used to indicate at least one of a position and a direction of the media information generating device.

In addition, in the human body communication system, the media information display apparatus further includes a two-dimensional or three-dimensional fourth display unit having an actual shape representing a path inside the organ, wherein the fourth display unit uses at least one of the location information and direction information. To indicate at least one of a position and a direction of the media information generating device.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention that can specifically realize the above object will be described.

1 is a block diagram of a media information generating apparatus and a media information restoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The media information generating apparatus 200 includes a sensing unit 210, a first media information generating unit 220, and a signal matching unit 230.

Referring to FIG. 1, the media information generating device 200 is located inside an organ constituting the human body 100. The media information generating device 200 generates first media information about the inside of the organ. The organ includes all organs constituting the human body such as the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and blood vessels, and the media information generating device 200 includes all devices capable of generating information about the inside of the organ, such as a capsule endoscope. The unit 210, the first media information generation unit 220 and the signal matching unit 230 and the like. In addition, the first media information includes image information, sound information, and analysis information about an internal organ. In detail, first, the sensing unit 210 collects an image, sound, and analysis data about the inside of an organ. Next, the first media information generation unit 220 generates the first media information by using the collected information. The sensing unit 210 and the first media information generating unit 220 may be configured to be separated as shown in FIG. 1 or may be integrated into one. Next, the signal matching unit 230 transmits the first media information to the outside of the human body 100. The signal matching unit 230 does not have a modulation means, and because the base band is energized to the human body as it is, it can transmit a signal at a speed of about 1MBPS or more.

The receiver 300 receives the first media information generated by the media information generating apparatus 200 and transmits the received first media information to the media information restoring apparatus 400. In this case, the receiver 300 may generate position information and / or direction information of the media information generating apparatus 200 and transmit the generated position information and / or direction information to the media information restoring apparatus 400. The location information includes two-dimensional or three-dimensional location information of the media information generating device 200. A method of generating the location information and / or the direction information by the receiver 300 will be described later with reference to FIG. 2.

The media information restoring apparatus 400 includes a second media information generating unit 410 and a display unit 420. The media information restoring apparatus 400 may be configured as described above, and may also be configured to include the receiver 300. The display unit 420 may include a plurality of display units (for example, a first display unit 421, a second display unit 422, a third display unit 423, a fourth display unit 424, etc.). It may include.

The second media information generator 410 generates second media information by using the first media information, the location information, and / or the direction information transmitted from the receiver 300. The generated second media information is transmitted to the display unit 420 and can be variously displayed using the location information and / or the direction information. A method of displaying the second media information on the display unit 420 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

2 illustrates a method of generating location information and / or direction information of the media information generating apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the media information generating apparatus 200 may have two electrodes 201 surrounding the media information generating apparatus 200 in a band shape. In addition, the two electrodes 201 may be composed of two electrodes surrounding both ends of the media information generating apparatus 200, or two electrodes surrounding one end of the media information generating apparatus 200 and covering the other end in a band shape. Or two electrodes formed symmetrically about a longitudinal axis of the media information generating apparatus 200. The position and number of the electrodes are exemplary, and the present invention is not limited to the position and number of the electrodes.

The receiving unit 300 includes a plurality of sensors, for example, receiving electrodes 1 to 8. The plurality of sensors are located outside the human body 100. The current generated by the potential difference between the two electrodes included in the media information generating apparatus 200 is transmitted to the plurality of sensors through the human body 100. In this case, the plurality of sensors generate a voltage proportional to the current strength between the two electrodes included in the media information generating apparatus 200 and the distance between the two electrodes.

In the case of Figure 2, the receiving electrode 1 and the receiving electrode 2 is the same as the arrangement direction of the two electrodes 201 included in the media information generating apparatus 200, and because the distance to the media information generating apparatus 200 is the closest The largest voltage can be sensed. On the other hand, since the array direction is perpendicular to the receiving electrode 3 and the receiving electrode 4, the receiving electrode 7 and the receiving electrode 8, the weak pairs of these electrode pairs are sensed. By using the same principle, location information and / or direction information of the media information generating apparatus 200 may be generated. That is, the exact position and direction of the media information generating apparatus 200 located in the organ may be extracted by comparing the detected voltages of the plurality of sensor pairs included in the receiver 300. In FIG. 2, for example, a plurality of sensors arranged in a plane is illustrated, but the three-dimensional position information of the media information generating apparatus 200 is distributed by distributing the plurality of sensors in the top, bottom, front, and left, and right sides of the human body 100. Alternatively, direction information may be generated.

3 is a structural diagram of a media information frame including location information and / or direction information of a media information generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the second media information generator 410 generates the second media information by using the first media information transmitted from the receiver 300 and the position information and / or direction information of the media information generating apparatus 200. can do. The second media information may be stored in units of frames. 3 illustrates a structure of second media information stored in the frame unit.

Referring to FIG. 3, one frame of the second media information includes header information 501 and data information 502. The header information 501 includes a kind, a size of the data information 502 and other environment information regarding the data information 502. The data information 502 may include image information, sound information, analysis information about the inside of the organ, and the like. The location information and / or direction information of the media information generating device 200 may be included in the data information 502 every frame. Although FIG. 3 shows that the location information and / or direction information is included in the data information 502, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the location information and / or direction information may be included in the header information 501. In addition, the present invention includes storing the location information and / or direction information in a smaller unit than the frame unit. The location information and / or direction information stored as described above may be used to classify the frame into appropriate units.

4 is a diagram for a method of classifying a media information frame including location information and / or direction information according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the location information and / or direction information of the media information generating apparatus 200 may be stored for each frame. For example, the first frame 601 of FIG. 4 represents the second media information for the front direction in camouflage, the second frame 602 represents the second media information for the upper one direction in camouflage, and the last frame. 611 indicates second media information for the frontal direction in the small intestine.

As described above, the second media information in which the location information and / or the direction information of the media information generating device 200 are stored may be displayed according to the respective location information and / or the direction information. For example, when only the second media information for the front direction is to be displayed, only the second media information frames 601, 604, 609, and 611 that display only the front direction at each position may be displayed. If only the second media information for the upper one direction is to be displayed, only the second media information frames 602 and 608 indicating only the upper one direction at each position may be displayed. When only the media information for the upper two directions is to be displayed, only the media information frames 603 and 610 indicating only the upper two directions may be displayed. The location information and / or direction information may be classified in more detail, and the present invention is not limited to the name of the location information and / or direction information. In addition, the second media information according to the direction information may be displayed at the same time.

5 illustrates a first method of displaying second media information using location information and / or direction information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the second media information may include location information and / or direction information of the media information generating apparatus 200 for each frame, and may be displayed according to the location information and / or direction information. FIG. 5 shows that the second media information is displayed in accordance with respective direction information and / or location information in the first display unit 421 constituting the display unit 420. That is, the second media information corresponding to each position information and / or direction information may be displayed together in the position and / or direction designated by the diagnoser. For example, in the stomach, second media information corresponding to the front direction 421a, second media information corresponding to the upper direction 421b, second media information corresponding to the lower direction 421c, and the left direction ( Second media information corresponding to 421d), second media information corresponding to right direction 421e, second media information corresponding to an upper left direction (not shown), and corresponding to an upper right direction (not shown) At least one of the second media information, the second media information corresponding to the lower left direction (not shown), and the second media information corresponding to the lower right direction (not shown) may be displayed. The kind of the direction is exemplary, and the present invention is not limited to the kind of the direction.

6 illustrates a second method of displaying second media information using location information and / or direction information according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, a second position in which the position and / or orientation of the media information generating apparatus 200 constitutes the display unit 420 using the position information and / or orientation information of the media information generating apparatus 200. The display unit 422 may be displayed.

FIG. 6A illustrates a second display unit 422 which displays a path inside the organ in a straight line. When a diagnosis person designates a point of the second display unit 422, media information of an organ may be displayed on the first display unit 421. The diagnostic person can use the joystick, mouse, and keyboard to specify the diagnostic point. FIG. 6B illustrates a second display unit 422 that displays the size of the organ model differently according to the movement path of the media information generating apparatus 200. FIG. 6C illustrates a third display unit 423 for displaying a cross section of a moving path of the media information generating apparatus 200. As shown in FIG. The third display unit 423 indicates which part of the cross section of the movement path the media information generating device 200 is located.

In addition, the position and / or direction of the media information generating apparatus 200 within the long term moves the linear second display unit 422 and the media information generating apparatus 200 in a straight line indicating a movement path of the media information generating apparatus 200. It may be simultaneously displayed on the third display unit 423 representing the cross section of the path. In this case, the diagnoser can know which portion of the particular pathway in the organ is displayed. Each of the display units 421, 422, and 423 described above may display the second media information using location information and / or direction information of the media information generating device 200. In addition, the second display unit 422 and the third display unit 423 may be configured to be expressed in two or three dimensions.

7 illustrates a third method of displaying second media information using location information and / or direction information according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the position and / or direction of the media information generating apparatus 200 may be represented in the fourth display unit 424 representing the path in the organ in actual shape in addition to the above-described method. The fourth display unit 424 may be expressed in two or three dimensions. In this case, the diagnoser may diagnose the media information generating apparatus 200 at which position of the path in the real organ is located. As shown in FIG. 1, the first display unit 421, the second display unit 422, the third display unit 423, and the fourth display unit 424 included in the display unit 400 described above are illustrated in FIG. 1. It can be configured independently and can also be integrated into smaller numbers. For example, all of them may be represented on one display unit. The present invention is not limited to the numbers of the display units 421, 422, 423, 424.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to some embodiments, the above embodiments are presented for the purpose of understanding the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the appended claims.

The method for restoring and displaying the media information in the human body information system according to the present invention has the advantage that the diagnostic person can actively perform diagnostic activities by displaying the media information about the inside of the organ for the position and / or direction specified by the diagnostic person. have.

In addition, by simultaneously displaying the position and / or direction of the media information generating apparatus in the organ, it is possible to know exactly the point where the diagnosis is displayed, it can be very helpful for the diagnostic activities such as the operation performed later by the diagnosis.

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A method of displaying media information by a display device including a receiver, a media information generator, and a display in a human body communication system, Receiving, by the receiver, first media information generated by the media information generating apparatus from the image, sound, and intra-organic analysis data sensed by the media information generating apparatus located in the organ; The media information generating unit includes position information according to the movement path of the organ of the media information generating device and direction information on which the image, sound and intra-organ analysis data are sensed using the first media information input to the receiving unit. Generating second media information; And And displaying, by the display unit, at least one of the media information sensed at a specific organ position of the second organ information and the media information sensed in a specific direction among the second media information. How to display media information. delete delete The method of claim 1, And simultaneously displaying, by the display unit, the media information sensed in a plurality of directions based on a direction in which the media information generating device moves in the organ. The method of claim 4, wherein the plurality of directions, The front direction in which the media information generating device proceeds in the long-term movement path, the upper side in the front direction, the lower side in the front direction, the left side in the front direction, the right side in the front direction, the upper left side in the front direction, and the front side. And at least one of an upper right side in a direction, a lower left side in the front direction, and a lower right side in the front direction. The method of claim 1, And displaying the sensing position and direction of the displayed media information in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional linear shape representing the movement path in the organ. delete delete The method of claim 1, And displaying a sensing position and a direction of the displayed media information in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional shape representing a cross section of the organ corresponding to the movement path of the media information generating device. How to display media information on The method of claim 1, And displaying a sensing position and a direction of the displayed media information in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional shape representing the actual shape of the organ corresponding to the movement path of the media information reproducing apparatus. How to display media information on your system. delete A receiver configured to receive first media information generated by the media information generating apparatus from the image, sound, and intra-organic analysis data sensed by the media information generating apparatus located in the organ; A second media information including position information according to the long-term movement path of the media information generating apparatus and direction information from which the image, sound, and long-term analysis data are sensed using the first media information; A media information generator; And And a first display unit configured to display at least one of media information sensed at a specific organ location and media information sensed in a specific direction among the second media information according to a user's designation. Media information display device in the human body communication system. The method of claim 12, wherein the receiving unit By using the electrical signal generated from the media information generating device, to generate the position information according to the movement path of the organ in the media information generating device and the direction information in which the image, sound and intra-organ analysis data are sensed. Media information display apparatus in a human body communication system comprising a plurality of sensors located in the. delete The method of claim 12, And the first display unit simultaneously displays media information sensed in a plurality of directions based on a direction in which the media information generating device moves in the organ. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the media information display apparatus in the human body communication system comprises: The display device further includes a second display unit that displays the movement path in the organ in a linear two-dimensional or three-dimensional fashion, wherein the second display unit adjusts the sensing position and direction of the displayed media information in the two-dimensional or three-dimensional linear shape. Displaying media information in the human body communication system, characterized in that for displaying. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the second display unit differently represents the size of the linear shape according to the size of each organ in the movement path of the organ. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the media information display apparatus in the human body communication system comprises: And a third display unit which displays the cross-section of the organ corresponding to the movement path of the media information generating device in two or three dimensions, wherein the third display unit is displayed on the two or three-dimensional sections of the media information. Media information display device in the human body communication system, characterized in that for displaying the sensing position and direction of the. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the media information display apparatus in the human body communication system comprises: And a fourth display unit which displays the actual shape of the organ corresponding to the movement path of the media information reproducing apparatus in two or three dimensions, wherein the fourth display unit is displayed in the actual shape of the two or three dimensions. A media information display apparatus in a human body communication system, characterized in that for displaying the sensing position and direction of the media information.

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