Dynamically Controlling an Imaging Microscopy System
First Claim
1. An imaging microscopy control system comprising:
- a control module, coupled to an imaging microscopy system, wherein the imaging microscopy system is configured to capture an image of a specified region of a specimen staged physical specimen based on a specified perspective by controlling the specimen'"'"'s position and/or orientation relative to an image capture subsystem of the imaging microscopy system corresponding to the specified perspective;
a 6 degree of freedom (DOF) tracking device, coupled to the control module, and configured to;
detect position and/or orientation of a 6 DOF object with respect to a display device of the imaging microscopy system, wherein the position and/or orientation of the 6 DOF object corresponds to a perspective for image capture of the specimen; and
send information indicating the detected position and/or orientation of the 6 DOF object to the control module;
wherein the control module is configured to;
determine the specified perspective based on the information indicating the detected position and/or orientation;
determine the specified region of the physical specimen for image capture based on the specified perspective; and
send information indicating the specified region and the specified perspective to the imaging microscopy system, thereby controlling capture of the image by the image capture subsystem of the imaging microscopy system based on the specified region and the specified perspective;
wherein the information indicating the specified region and the specified perspective is useable by the imaging microscopy system to capture an image of the specimen and to display the image on the display device.
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Abstract
System and method for controlling an imaging microscopy system (IMS). A control module may be coupled to an IMS configured to capture an image of a specified region of a specimen based on a specified perspective by controlling the specimen'"'"'s position and/or orientation relative to an image capture subsystem of the IMS corresponding to the specified perspective. A 6 DOF tracker may detect position and/or orientation of a 6 DOF object with respect to a display of the IMS corresponding to a perspective for image capture of the specimen, and send indicative information thereof to the control module, which may determine the specified perspective based on the information, and may determine the specified region of the specimen for image capture based on the specified perspective. The control module may send information indicating the specified region and perspective to the IMS, thereby controlling capture of the image by the IMS.
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24 Claims
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1. An imaging microscopy control system comprising:
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a control module, coupled to an imaging microscopy system, wherein the imaging microscopy system is configured to capture an image of a specified region of a specimen staged physical specimen based on a specified perspective by controlling the specimen'"'"'s position and/or orientation relative to an image capture subsystem of the imaging microscopy system corresponding to the specified perspective; a 6 degree of freedom (DOF) tracking device, coupled to the control module, and configured to; detect position and/or orientation of a 6 DOF object with respect to a display device of the imaging microscopy system, wherein the position and/or orientation of the 6 DOF object corresponds to a perspective for image capture of the specimen; and send information indicating the detected position and/or orientation of the 6 DOF object to the control module; wherein the control module is configured to; determine the specified perspective based on the information indicating the detected position and/or orientation; determine the specified region of the physical specimen for image capture based on the specified perspective; and send information indicating the specified region and the specified perspective to the imaging microscopy system, thereby controlling capture of the image by the image capture subsystem of the imaging microscopy system based on the specified region and the specified perspective; wherein the information indicating the specified region and the specified perspective is useable by the imaging microscopy system to capture an image of the specimen and to display the image on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for controlling an imaging microscopy system, comprising:
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providing a control module, coupled to an imaging microscopy system, wherein the imaging microscopy system is configured to capture an image of a specified region of a specimen staged physical specimen based on a specified perspective by controlling the specimen'"'"'s position and/or orientation relative to an image capture subsystem of the imaging microscopy system corresponding to the specified perspective; providing a 6 degree of freedom (DOF) tracking device, coupled to the control module; detecting, via the 6 DOF tracking device, position and/or orientation of a 6 DOF object with respect to a display device of the imaging microscopy system, wherein the position and/or orientation of the 6 DOF object corresponds to a perspective for image capture of the specimen; and sending, by the 6 DOF tracking device, information indicating the detected position and/or orientation of the 6 DOF object to the control module; determining, by the control module, the specified perspective based on the information indicating the detected position and/or orientation; determining, by the control module, the specified region of the physical specimen for image capture based on the specified perspective; and sending, by the control module, information indicating the specified region and the specified perspective to the imaging microscopy system, thereby controlling capture of the image by the image capture subsystem of the imaging microscopy system based on the specified region and the specified perspective, wherein the information indicating the specified region and the specified perspective is useable by the imaging microscopy system to capture an image of the specimen; and displaying the image on the display device.
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24. A non-transitory computer accessible memory medium that stores program instructions executable by a processor to control an imaging microscopy system, wherein the imaging microscopy system is configured to capture an image of a specified region of a specimen staged physical specimen based on a specified perspective by controlling the specimen'"'"'s position and/or orientation relative to an image capture subsystem of the imaging microscopy system corresponding to the specified perspective, wherein to control an imaging microscopy system, the program instructions are executable to implement:
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receiving information from a 6 degree of freedom (DOF) tracking device, wherein the information indicating a detected position and/or orientation of a 6 DOF object with respect to a display device of the imaging microscopy system, wherein the position and/or orientation of the 6 DOF object corresponds to a perspective for image capture of the specimen; and determining the specified perspective based on the information indicating the detected position and/or orientation; determining the specified region of the physical specimen for image capture based on the specified perspective; and sending information indicating the specified region and the specified perspective to the imaging microscopy system, thereby controlling capture of the image by the image capture subsystem of the imaging microscopy system based on the specified region and the specified perspective; wherein the information indicating the specified region and the specified perspective is useable by the imaging microscopy system to capture an image of the specimen and to display the image on the display device.
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