Method and apparatus for internet, intranet, and local viewing of virtual microscope slides
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for viewing a specimen on a microscope slide of a specimen at a plurality of magnifications at a remote location from data transmitted over a common communication channel, the method comprising:
- storing digitized data of a magnified image of the specimen with a server at a transmitting station;
sending a request from a remote location to the server for the digitized data for the specimen;
transmitting over a common communication channel the data structure having the digitized data to the remote location;
displaying from the received transmitted data on a viewer at the remote location a low magnification image of the specimen or a substantial portion thereof;
selecting a location on the displayed low magnification image for viewing at a higher magnification; and
displaying the higher magnification image of the selected location to the viewer.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for viewing microscopic images include transmitting tiled microscopic images from a server to a client. The client assembles the tiled images into a seamless virtual slide or specimen image and provides tools for manipulating image magnification and viewpoint. The method and apparatus also provides a virtual multi-headed microscope function which allows scattered viewers to simultaneously view and interact with a coherent magnified microscopic image.
125 Citations
33 Claims
-
1. A method for viewing a specimen on a microscope slide of a specimen at a plurality of magnifications at a remote location from data transmitted over a common communication channel, the method comprising:
-
storing digitized data of a magnified image of the specimen with a server at a transmitting station; sending a request from a remote location to the server for the digitized data for the specimen; transmitting over a common communication channel the data structure having the digitized data to the remote location; displaying from the received transmitted data on a viewer at the remote location a low magnification image of the specimen or a substantial portion thereof; selecting a location on the displayed low magnification image for viewing at a higher magnification; and displaying the higher magnification image of the selected location to the viewer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
-
22. A method of viewing magnified digitized images of microscope slide specimens stored in an organized collection of virtual microscope slides and transmitted over a common communication channel to a remote viewer, the method comprising:
-
providing a server at a transmitting station and storing a collection of organized virtual microscope slides having data for magnified, digitized images of their respective specimens; accessing the transmitting station from a remote location and requesting transmission of image data for a specified virtual microscope slide; transmitting image data for the specified virtual microscope slide over the common communication channel to the remote location; displaying from the transmitted data a digitized image at low magnification of at least a portion of the specimens; selecting a location on the digitized image of the specimen for viewing at a higher magnification; and displaying a digitized image at the higher magnification image for the selected location at the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
-
Specification