System for remote viewing and display of a slide
First Claim
1. A system for remote viewing of a slide, comprising:
- a microscopy system comprising a microscope having a stage to receive the slide and a camera to couple with the microscope;
a single display to show an image of a portion of the slide and to show a plurality of control features, the plurality of control features comprising;
one or more first selections to command the microscopy system to capture a real time version of an other image of at least part of the slide and to transmit the captured image to the single display; and
one or more second selections to command a previously-captured version of the other image to be transmitted to the single display.
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Abstract
A method for creating a virtual slide is provided. A virtual slide is a digital representation of an area of interest of a microscope slide. One method is to use a motorized microscope that can move a specimen with respect to a microscope objective. With such a system, one can capture one or more images through a microscope objective, such that a region of interest is imaged. Each image is then joined together to form a composite or “virtual image.” In one embodiment, after a virtual slide is created, a user may fully utilize the full capabilities of the remote microscope. Among these capabilities is a set of “optical objectives” and “virtual objectives.” Optical objectives are images created by digitizing an image through a microscope objective in real time. Virtual objectives are digitally created magnifications created by utilizing the existing virtual slide data to digitally create a field of view.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for remote viewing of a slide, comprising:
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a microscopy system comprising a microscope having a stage to receive the slide and a camera to couple with the microscope;
a single display to show an image of a portion of the slide and to show a plurality of control features, the plurality of control features comprising;
one or more first selections to command the microscopy system to capture a real time version of an other image of at least part of the slide and to transmit the captured image to the single display; and
one or more second selections to command a previously-captured version of the other image to be transmitted to the single display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for remote displaying of a slide, comprising:
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providing a single display showing an image of a portion of the slide and showing a plurality of control features;
receiving, by receipt of a selection of one or more of the control features, a command to obtain an other image of at least part of the slide, the command specifying the other image as either previously-captured or for capture; and
in response to the command;
if the command specified the other image as previously-captured, retrieving a previously-captured of the other image and transmitting the previously-captured version to the single display; and
if the command specified the other image as for capture, capturing the other image and transmitting the captured other image to the single display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for remote viewing of a slide, comprising:
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receiving an image of a portion of the slide and showing a plurality of control features and the image on a single display;
selecting certain of the image control features and thereby requesting an other image specified as either previously-captured or for capture, the other image of at least part of the slide; and
receiving the specified other image and showing the other image on the single display. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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