Measuring endoscope apparatus, program and recording medium

Abstract

The present invention provides a measuring endoscope apparatus which includes an endoscope that photoelectrically converts an image of an object to generate an imaging signal, a signal processing section that processes the imaging signal to generate image data, a distance measuring section that calculates an object distance based on a principle of triangulation using the image data, and a display section that displays the image of the object based on the image data. The measuring endoscope apparatus further includes a measuring section that calculates a size of the mark indicating a size of the object based on the object distance and a view angle of the endoscope. The display section also displays a mark along with the image of the object based on the image data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a program stored thereon for controlling an operation of a measuring endoscope apparatus, the measuring endoscope apparatus comprising (i) an endoscope that photoelectrically converts an image of a object to generate an imaging signal, (ii) a signal processing section that processes the imaging signal to generate image data, (iii) a distance measuring section that calculates a object distance based on a principle of triangulation using the image data, and (iv) a display section that displays the image of the object based on the image data, the program being executable by a computer to control the measuring endoscope apparatus to perform functions comprising:
 executing a mark display process of displaying a mark on the display section based on a real shape of the object.   
     
     
         2 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the program is executable to further control the measuring endoscope apparatus to execute a measuring process of calculating a size of the mark indicating a size of the object based on the object distance and a view angle of the endoscope. 
     
     
         3 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to  claim 2 , wherein the measuring process calculates a size of the mark on the object at a position apart by the object distance based on the object distance, the view angle of the endoscope and a display size of the mark. 
     
     
         4 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to  claim 2 , wherein the measuring process calculates a display size of the mark based on the object distance, the view angle of the endoscope and a size of the mark on the object at a position apart by the object distance. 
     
     
         5 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to  claim 2 , wherein the mark display process displays the image of the object and displays the mark overlying an aim indicating an object distance measuring point of the object distance. 
     
     
         6 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to  claim 2 , wherein the mark display process displays the image of the object and the mark and displays a value of a size of the mark on the object at a position apart by the object distance. 
     
     
         7 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to  claim 2 , wherein the mark display process displays the image of the object and displays the mark around a frame of the image of the object. 
     
     
         8 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to  claim 2 , wherein the mark display process displays the image of the object and the mark and displays the object distance.