System for automatically locating and manipulating positions on an object
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automatically positioning a microscope slide having at least one transceiver associated therewith, said at least one transceiver generating a reply signal upon proper electronic interrogation;
- and comprising a memory for storing and recording data, said apparatus comprising;
a microscope having a stage configured to hold a microscope slide and having an objective to analyze a specimen on said slide;
at least one interrogation device operatively configured to transmit an interrogation signal to said slide transceiver;
at least one sensor operatively configured to detect a reply signal from said microscope slide transceiver;
a processor operatively configured to analyze said reply signal received by said at least one sensor and to calculate therefrom the position of said objective with respect to said specimen on said stage and to provide commands to cause the stage to move to a new position for analyzing the specimen on the microscope slide by said objective.
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Abstract
A system for automatically locating positions on an object and uniquely identifying the object employing an electronic tag positioned in or on the object. The system utilizes a plurality of sensors to locate the electronic tag and identify the object, and triangulation techniques to locate positions on the object where the object may be manipulated according to instructions coded with respect to the positions. Advantageously, the present invention may be used for automatically locating specimens on a microscope slide without regards to their positions on the slide, and for uniquely labeling a microscope slide.
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9 Claims
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1. An apparatus for automatically positioning a microscope slide having at least one transceiver associated therewith, said at least one transceiver generating a reply signal upon proper electronic interrogation;
- and comprising a memory for storing and recording data, said apparatus comprising;
a microscope having a stage configured to hold a microscope slide and having an objective to analyze a specimen on said slide;
at least one interrogation device operatively configured to transmit an interrogation signal to said slide transceiver;
at least one sensor operatively configured to detect a reply signal from said microscope slide transceiver;
a processor operatively configured to analyze said reply signal received by said at least one sensor and to calculate therefrom the position of said objective with respect to said specimen on said stage and to provide commands to cause the stage to move to a new position for analyzing the specimen on the microscope slide by said objective. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- and comprising a memory for storing and recording data, said apparatus comprising;
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Current AssigneeTriantafyllos P. Tafas, Youngmin Kim
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Original AssigneeTriantafyllos P. Tafas, Youngmin Kim
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InventorsKim, Youngmin, Tafas, Triantafyllos P.
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Primary Examiner(s)Wu; Daniel
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Assistant Examiner(s)Mehmood; Jennifer
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Application NumberUS10/870,111Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,020 DaysField of Search340/571, 3405721-5729, 3405681-5688, 340/539.1, 34053911-53919, 340/505, 359368-398, 427 211- 213, 356/2, 356/3, 356 301- 309, 356/3.1, 356 311- 316, 356614-624, 356391-393, 700/262, 700/302, 700 56- 66, 342126-147, 378/43, 378/177, 378/181, 378/205, 399/8, 399/26US Class Current340/572.1CPC Class CodesB01L 2300/022 Transponder chipsB01L 2300/0822 SlidesB01L 3/545 for laboratory containersG01N 2001/282 with mapping; Identificatio...G01N 2035/00782 reprogrammmable codeG01N 2035/00851 process control parametersG01N 35/00732 Identification of carriers,...G02B 21/34 Microscope slides, e.g. mou...G02B 21/365 Control or image processing...G16H 10/40 for data related to laborat...
