DE102005056806A1 - Specimen diagnosis apparatus, has user interface which provides image processing functions according to mouse click by user, where proxy server is integrated between pixel-data client and screen pixel data server - Google Patents

Abstract

The apparatus has a processor on which processing operations are performed, and a protocol for connection between the apparatus and a computer. A proxy server is integrated between a pixel-data client and a screen pixel data server to store the pixel data in a log file on a computer and to access the log file. A user interface provides image processing functions such as auto focus, zoom in/out, according to the mouse click by the user.

Description

field of use

The The invention relates to a device according to the preamble of claim 1.

State of technology

since In his invention, the microscope has advanced to scientific advances in many ways contributed. To meet the need for more complex and efficient diagnostics To cover, the manufacturers increasingly have the microscope with electronics and software. This resulted in several product variants: the electronic microscope, the inverted microscope ...

traditionally, become microscopes with numerous optical hardware components equipped, such as lens, lenses, eyepiece, etc ... These components require manual manipulation to operate the microscope Interventions, for example for focusing, for moving the preparation, etc.

The Development of high resolution Digital cameras and their implementation brought into the microscope further progress.

These Development was also associated with increased costs and increased costs Development periods.

to Simplification of operations were also software solutions used. These software solutions have the user work through the modeling of technical concepts and their implementation simplified and thus faster results allows.

disadvantage of the technique

The conventional technical solutions and However, processes have disadvantages:

construction and development of conventional optical components and systems are costly and tedious.

Additionally conventional technique makes the processing and analysis of Samples become complicated by requiring varied manual intervention power.

Previous solutions are due to their high weight usually only stationary used.

A Digitization of images usually has to be done with conventional technology through the use of additional Components are made.

Moreover is a picture first only in the eyepiece and therefore only for a single viewer possible. The picture is small.

at conventional technology preparations often manual And thus imprecise and postponed become.

task the invention

The The most important goal of the new technology is to avoid manual work and the Ennoptung comfortable operation with the help of new system and architecture designs in a single device. This Device should the conventional microscope with a cost-effective and technically intelligent alternative almost replace. (see scheme and system design)

Solution of the task

These Task is through the newly developed techniques (see claim 1 and Section B) solved.

Advantages of the invention

By the use of hardware and intelligence of the connected computer can the device get by with little own electronics and software resources: Use of already existing computing capacities.

Of the User uses his usual working platform at work. Cheap Development costs Short development time Mobile and flexible usability, light and portable.

Neither Eyepiece still requires manual fine adjustment - focusing takes place automatically over the Autofocus the camera.

job with a mouse click: the desired Image section or point can be controlled with any mouse click become.

The Digitization of the image is fast, resulting in numerous options the further processing macro picture and micro picture of the preparation can simultaneously be displayed and enable a fast and easy controllability of image sections.

Of the Image section can be viewed simultaneously by multiple viewers on the screen or watched by video beamer.

Pictures of slides slides (slides) can simply digitally stored and virtually archived. They are then accessible at any time, while preserving the viewing properties. The slides can be viewed time and place independent by different viewers "remote diagnostics" (Telediagnostik).

Specific Detection algorithms can be used to enable rapid identification of specific characteristics.

The Device could be with a possibility be extended, which allows the loading of several preparations in succession (CD changer principle).

B description the patent application

• (For a sketch of the device see Attachment)

The Invention is intended to advantages of various electronic components associated with a specifically developed software and developed image processing algorithms in a new architecture and a new system design.

The diagnostic device will over IEEE user interface connected to existing computers, where a specific installation software is installed.

Preparations become via slot in the reader introduced. The in the device integrated high-performance digital camera captures the image (the bid is dropped) and transmits it via IEEE protocol to the computer. The image will then be displayed on the screen. The user can work with the help of the software with a mouse click To run (e.g., zoom in / out).

The Pictures taken by the camera are usually taken using the responsible image directory (routine file) of the operating system shown on the screen. With the help of new technology (Screen log), the operating system is no longer necessary because the screen protocol does this work. The decisive one Point in this new level of communication is that we are not the usual video transfer data but pixel data. In addition, not the usual operating system used to display the video data on the screen but the biking protocol uses its own features around the (pixeldata). The principle is based on a pixeldata cient / server technology between the new device and the IEEE connected calculator.

The new level of communication is characterized by transfer of (pixel data) the above protocols IEEE. This principle should be on the same camera (new equipment) can be implemented here we can us of the already existing screen protocol like VNC (Virtual Network Computing Protocol from AT & T Laboratories) and specific for the Adjust procedure, or according to new screen protocol develop. The screen protocol works on the pixel data level and manages the pixel data transfer.

By Integration of a proxy between the pixeldata client and the pixeldata Server is it possible to save the pixeldata in a logfile on the computer. and to call it up in the form of a film at any time.

to maximum magnification The images on the workstation serve to multiply the Pixel number based method.

Claims (6)

Device for the diagnosis of preparations by means of a stand-alone device. Characterized in that this device includes a special high-performance digital camera for enlarging display of preparations (skanen the preparations) henceforth characterized by implementing the screen clientlserver technology between the new device (camera) and the but IEEE connected computer henceforth characterized by the removal of Processing operations on a connected, existing computer. Further characterized by the use of the IEEE protocol as a connection between the device and an existing computer. Furthermore characterized by integration of a proxy between the screen pixel-data client and the screen pixeldata server, it is possible to store the pixel data in a log file on the computer and call it in the form of a movie at any time. Furthermore, characterized by the use of specific software architecture for transmission, processing and image processing / algorithms ... Further characterized by the implementation of a user interface that allows the user all work on the object and image processing functionalities (autofocus, fine adjustment, zoom in / out, virtual Archiving etc.) by mouse click. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that that the device has a automatic insertion device has to be introduced over the preparations can. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the device by intuitive user interface can be controlled. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that that the slide / image is remotely controlled remotely can be (telediagnostics) ... Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized that the transferred pictures exist in digital form and thus immediately archived virtually (DB Web) or together can be used simultaneously. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that that several drug carriers simultaneously introduced and can then be read in succession (CD changer principle).