Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-04
2007-12-04
Dang, Duy M. (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S233000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11345863
ABSTRACT:
An automated microscope and computer system captures a set of images for a capture area in a plurality of focal planes. The images can then be integrated into composite images for browsing to simulate viewing an item, such as a biological sample, under a microscope. A corrective filter can be constructed from the images to avoid an effect called “tiling.” Before capture, variable focal plane error can be avoided by collecting z locations for a set of points in the capture area. During image browsing, entire composite images can be loaded into memory in compressed form. Compressed image portions can be pre-decompressed to avoid delay as a browsing user navigates throughout the composite images. Pre-decompression can be done by a thread separate from the thread performing navigation operations.
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“Carl Zeis
Collins Carlyn
Draut Richard
Gagnon MariBeth
Kujawski Edward
Lange James V.
Dang Duy M.
Klarquist & Sparkman, LLP
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