JPH1049128A - Microscope image display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image display system dispersedly arranging windows setting control parameters of a microscope device. SOLUTION: In the image display system 1 displaying an image inputted by operation controlling the microscope device 2 based on setting values of plural control parameters on a display 3, functional windows setting the control parameters are awaited at every control parameter, and an input image is displayed while displaying the required functional windows on the display 3 as it is, and individual functional window is dispersedly arranged so as not to be overlapped with the image.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a microscope image display system that is effective when a control parameter setting screen for designating input conditions of a microscope image and the like is displayed on a display together with the microscope image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As one of microscope image display devices, there is a scanning laser microscope which has a confocal optical system and has excellent characteristics not having a resolution in the optical axis direction, which is superior to a conventional optical microscope. A scanning laser microscope focuses a laser beam emitted from a laser light source on a minute spot with an objective lens, illuminates the sample with the minute spot, and detects transmitted light, reflected light or fluorescence from the sample with a photodetector. This is an apparatus for imaging a sample by the following. The sample image can be obtained by relatively two-dimensional scanning the minute spot and the sample.

In a scanning laser microscope, directions (XY directions) perpendicular to the optical axis are used to obtain image information of a sample.
, Optical axis direction (Z direction), and scanning timing (time t)
And control. Therefore, the control of the scanning laser microscope has various control modes combining X, Y, Z, and t. Furthermore, in order to obtain a good image, it is necessary to instruct various control parameters such as sensitivity adjustment of the photodetector, image brightness adjustment, and contrast adjustment.

[0004] Adjustment of a control mode for capturing a scanned image and parameters for signal processing can be performed with the aid of software by a computer. Specifically, a function screen (function window) with individual setting functions is displayed on the monitor screen using software,
A setting operation can be performed while viewing a sample image while the function window and the sample image are displayed simultaneously.

[0005] When a portion for selecting a control mode and adjusting control parameters such as signal processing on a monitor screen is a control region, and a portion for displaying a sample image is an image region, the control region and the image region are one monitor. There are a display mode in which the images are displayed on top of each other, and a display mode in which the images are separately displayed on two monitors.

FIG. 17 schematically shows a microscope image display system in which a control area and an image area are superimposed and displayed on one monitor, and FIG. 19 shows the control area and the image area simultaneously on one monitor. An example in which the display is separated is shown.
As shown in FIG. 17, a control signal is supplied from a computer to a laser microscope to scan a sample with a laser, and the scanned image is displayed in an image display area on a display. At this time, various function windows are displayed in the control area on the display, but the display position of the control area and the display position of the image display area are fixed positions separated so as not to overlap in advance. Since the control area and the image display area are displayed at the fixed positions separated from each other, the control area and the image display area do not overlap with each other, so that the state of the entire image can always be observed.

Further, if the control area and the image display area are completely separated from each other so as not to overlap with each other as described above, the image display area is inevitably limited, so that there is a possibility that a fine portion of the sample cannot be observed. is there. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 20, the image display area can be enlarged over the entire display, and the control area can be displayed over the image display area. By adopting such a display mode, the sample image can be enlarged and displayed on the entire monitor, so that there is an advantage that a finer portion can be better observed as compared with the display mode shown in FIG.

FIG. 18 schematically shows a microscope image display system for separately displaying a control area and an image area on two monitors. A function window is displayed on the display 2 by software executed on the computer 2 to set a control mode, control parameters, and the like. A control signal based on the set control parameters and the like is instructed to the laser microscope to sample the laser. Scan. Image information of the sample image captured by the laser microscope is input to the computer 1 and displayed on the display 1 different from the display 2 displaying the function window. Therefore, the sample image is displayed on the entire display 1 and only the function window is displayed on the display 2.

[0009]

As described above, the scanning laser microscope has various control functions.
Some functions are always used and some are used as needed. For example, when observing a two-dimensional image (XY mode) of a sample, it is sufficient to adjust the scanning range, adjust the sensitivity of the photodetector, and adjust the brightness and contrast of the image. However, when observing a continuous tomographic image (XYZ mode) of the sample, in addition to the function in the XY mode, control of the stage for moving the sample in the optical axis direction (moving range, moving amount per time) You need a function to set such things.

When the range of the control area is predetermined as in the display form shown in FIG. 19, there is a possibility that a function window which is not used at all in the control area may occur depending on the control mode. Since the range of the control area is fixed in advance, it is not possible to effectively use the unused function window in addition to the image area.

If all the function windows desired to be used in the control area fixed in advance cannot be displayed at once, it is conceivable to classify the function windows hierarchically and display them in the control area by hierarchy. However, there is a drawback that the usability deteriorates as the hierarchy becomes deeper.

As shown in FIG. 20, when an image display area is secured on the entire display and a control area is superimposed on the image display area, when the number of function windows to be used increases, the control area displays the sample image. This is inconvenient for adjusting the brightness and contrast while observing the image because the area to be covered becomes large.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a plurality of function windows by individually providing a display area at a position not overlapping with an image or a position not overlapping with an image. It is an object of the present invention to provide a microscope image display device capable of increasing the degree of freedom regarding display of an image and effectively using an image display area.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following measures. The microscope image display system of the present invention disperses and arranges a plurality of windows for inputting observation conditions or control parameters of the microscope device on arbitrary display positions on a display on which an image input by the microscope device is displayed. .

According to the present invention, since the display positions of the individual windows can be separately distributed and displayed at arbitrary positions, the degree of freedom in displaying the windows is increased, and the image display area can be used effectively. it can.

Further, the image display system according to the present invention sets the control parameters in an image display system for controlling the operation of the microscope apparatus based on the set values of a plurality of control parameters and displaying an input image on a display. A function window is prepared for each control parameter, an input image is displayed while the necessary function window is displayed on the display, and the individual function windows are distributed and arranged so as not to overlap the image.

The image display system according to the present invention is an image display system for controlling an optical system of a microscope apparatus based on observation conditions and displaying an input image on a display. The input image is displayed while the necessary operation windows are displayed on the display, prepared for each type of observation condition, and the individual operation windows are dispersed and arranged so as not to overlap the images.

Further, according to the image display system of the present invention, in the image display system for controlling the operation of the microscope apparatus based on the set values of a plurality of control parameters and displaying an input image on a display, the control parameters are set. A function window is prepared for each control parameter, and a window display means for displaying a necessary function window on the display, and a setting value of the control parameter input using the function window displayed on the display Microscope control means for controlling the microscope device, and overlap determination means for determining whether or not a function window displayed on the display overlaps a region of interest of an input image from the microscope device displayed on the entire display. , The function window overlaps the target region by the overlap judging means A window rearrangement means for rearranging each function window to be displayed on the display when the judgment is made so as to prevent rearrangement by operating a display position or a size of each function window or to rearrange so as to suppress the overlap state to an allowable range. Is provided.

According to the present invention, it is judged by the overlap judging means whether or not the function window displayed on the display overlaps the target portion of the input image from the microscope apparatus displayed on the entire display. If it is determined that the function window overlaps the target area by the means, the display position or the size of each function window displayed on the display is operated by the window rearrangement means so that the overlap does not occur or overlap. Rearrangements are made to keep the state within an acceptable range.

The image display system according to the present invention is an image display system for controlling a microscope apparatus based on an observation condition and displaying an input image on a display, wherein an operation window for setting the observation condition is displayed. A window display unit that prepares for each type and displays a necessary operation window on the display; and sets the microscope apparatus based on a set value of an observation condition input using the operation window displayed on the display. Microscope control means for controlling, overlap determination means for determining whether or not an operation window displayed on the display overlaps a region of interest of an input image from the microscope apparatus displayed on the entire display, and the overlap determination If the operation window is determined to overlap the target area by the Overlap by operating the display position or the size of each operation window is not displayed to and a window relocation means for relocating to suppress the allowable range or overlapping state does not occur.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. (First Embodiment) In a first embodiment, the present invention is applied to an image display system of a scanning laser microscope. FIG. 1 shows a system configuration of the image display system according to the first embodiment. This image display system includes a computer 1, a scanning laser microscope 2, and a display device 3 that constitute a system main body. The scanning laser microscope 2 typically irradiates a sample placed on a stage from an objective lens with a laser beam emitted from a built-in laser light source via a scanning optical system, and reflects reflected light, transmitted light, or fluorescent light from the sample. Is input to a photodetector via a confocal optical system, and an output signal of the photodetector is subjected to signal processing such as brightness and contrast before being output as an image signal. The stage can be driven in the Z axis (optical axis direction) depending on the control mode.

The computer 1 displays a function window on the display device 3, sets a control mode and control parameters, controls the scanning laser microscope 2 based on the settings, captures an image, and displays the image on the display device 3. To be displayed. The function window is a window screen for setting a control mode for instructing whether to capture a two-dimensional image (XY mode) or a continuous tomographic image (XYZ mode) of the sample, or a scanning laser microscope 2. Or a window screen for setting control parameters for signal processing such as contrast of the image captured in step (1). Since the control mode can be specified by combining a plurality of control parameters, it is broadly included in the control parameters.

A function window information file 4 storing information about function windows is placed in a location accessible by an operating system (OS) mounted on the computer 1. Function window information file 4
Describes window screen configuration information having a predetermined button function for each function window, and processing contents corresponding to the button functions.

The function window selector 5 extracts only necessary function windows from all the function windows stored in the function window information file 4 according to the observation conditions of the observer. The function window selection unit 5 manages window information stored in the function window information file 4 and has a function of selecting a necessary function window according to a menu selection by the observer.

The window display position determination unit 6 instructs the OS on the display position of each function window selected by the function window selection unit 5 on the display screen of the display device 3.
The window display position determination unit 6 holds a default position predetermined for each function window. If there is no instruction from the observer (or if there is a default instruction), the display position of the selected function window is displayed. To be displayed at each default position. If the observer inputs an instruction on the display position of the function window, the OS is instructed to display the function window at the indicated position.

The information including the display position of the function window and the control parameters determined by the window display position determination unit 6 is managed by the window memory 7. The window memory 7 stores image information of each function window whose display position is determined.

The image information captured by the scanning laser microscope 2 is written in the image memory 8 in real time.
The image data written in the image memory 8 and the image data of each function window written in the window memory 7 are transferred to the display memory 9, combined, and transferred to the display device 3. Here, the pixel size of the image memory 8 into which the image data is written and the pixel size of the display screen of the display device 3 are set to the same size.
The image display area is set to cover the entire display screen of the display device 3. Therefore, the function window is displayed so as to overlap a part of the image display area.

The window display position of each function window written in the window memory 7 is managed by the window position management unit 11. Although the area where the image actually exists in the image display area is a part of the image display area, the position where the image exists is determined by the image position management unit 1.
It is managed in 2.

The overlap check between the functional window managed by the window position management unit 11 and the image managed by the image position management unit 12 is detected by the overlap check unit 13. The overlap check unit 13 has a function of detecting the overlap between the function window and the image. When the overlap check unit 13 detects that both of them overlap, it issues a rearrangement instruction to the window rearrangement unit 14. The window rearrangement unit 14 changes the display position and the like of the function window according to an algorithm described later, and instructs the window display position determination unit 6 on the rearrangement position.

It is necessary for the observer to input various instructions such as a control mode, a control parameter instruction, and a display position of a function window to the computer 1. These instructions are input by a known command such as a keyboard or GUI. It is assumed that the input is made via the man-machine interface 20.

Processing contents in the image display system configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. The observer turns on the power of the system to observe the sample. When the system power is turned on, the computer 1 executes an initialization process to display a main menu of an application prepared in the system on a display screen of the display device 3 (step S1).

The main menu screen includes processing for saving and erasing data (File), processing for collecting image data (Aquisition), and processing for analyzing data (Ana).
buttons for selecting various processing menus such as “licenses”. When capturing an image of a sample, use “Aq
"uision" button.

When "Aquisition" is selected via the man-machine interface 20, "Aquis" is selected.
The main menu of "position" is displayed (step S2). FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of a main menu of “Aquisition”. "Aquisition"
The scan mode (Scan Mod)
e) and commands for scanning control (Find, Single)
e, Scan, stop) are provided.

Here, the observer selects a scanning mode suitable for obtaining a desired image. Sample 2
When observing a two-dimensional image, the XY mode is selected. When observing a continuous tomographic image of the sample, the XYZ mode is selected. A command for performing the scan control is selected together with the scan mode.

The function window selecting section 5 reads "Aquis
When a scanning mode and a command are selected in the main menu and the submenu of "Ition" (step S3), a necessary function window is selected from a large number of prepared function windows based on the scanning mode and the command (step S4). Fetched from the function window information file 4 and determines the window display position 6
Pass to.

Upon receiving the function windows, the window display position determination unit 6 prepares an arrangement position where the function windows are to be displayed on the screen. There are two arrangement positions, a default position and a user-specified position, which can be selected. The observer instructs the window display position determination unit 6 to store either the default position or the user-specified position in advance, and stores it.

The default position is position information for displaying a function window based on the information held in advance, so that the user cannot change the position. The user-specified position is position information where the observer freely lays out where to display the function window.

The window display position determining unit 6 determines which of the default position and the user-specified position is specified (step S5). If the default position is specified as the arrangement position, each function window is set to the default position. (Step S6). If a user-specified position has been designated, each function window is displayed at the user-set position (step S7).

The window display positions determined by the window display position determination section 6 and the image information of each window are stored in the window memory 7, and the contents of the window memory 7 are transferred to the display memory 9. It is displayed at the window display position on the screen of the display device 3.

FIG. 7 shows the appearance of the entire display on which each function window is displayed. As described above, the functions (parameters) to be handled differ depending on the scanning mode. In FIG. 7, as a result of selecting the XYZt mode, various function windows for effectively executing the XYZt mode are displayed.

The function window function for effectively executing the XYZt mode will be briefly described. The function A window is a window for adjusting the brightness and contrast of the sample image, and has a button function for setting the sensitivity of the photodetector and setting the amplification factor of the image signal. This function A is a common function used in other scan modes. The function B window is a window for integrating images in order to improve image quality, and has a button function for setting the number of times of integration and the like. This function is also a common function used in other scanning modes. The function C window is a window for controlling the vertical movement of the stage of the scanning laser microscope. In order to obtain a continuous tomographic image of the sample, the start position and the end position of image data acquisition, the amount of stage movement each time, and the like It has a button function for making settings. The function D window is a window for adjusting a scanning range, and has a button function for setting an observation range while viewing an image of a sample. The function E window is a window for controlling time, and has a button function for setting a time interval for laser scanning and a time interval for stage movement.

The observer uses the man-machine interface 2
The numerical values of the parameters in each function window are set via 0, and the measurement conditions are determined. The control information management unit 10
When the observer designates a parameter in each function window and inputs a numerical value, the numerical value of the corresponding parameter in the window information stored in the window memory 7 is updated to the indicated value, and the value corresponding to the indicated numerical value is updated. The control information is notified to a corresponding portion of the scanning laser microscope 2. For example, if a value for adjusting the sensitivity of the photodetector is specified in the function window, control information for changing the sensitivity of the photodetector to the specified value is notified to the sensitivity adjustment unit of the photodetector.
Therefore, when a numerical value of a parameter is input in each function window displayed on the display screen of the display device 3, control information corresponding to the specified numerical value is notified to the corresponding section.

The determination of the measurement conditions is performed while looking at the sample image. Laser scanning is started to display a sample image. This is performed by the scan control command “F” on the main screen.
This is executed by selecting "ind".

When the "Find" command is selected,
The operation of the scanning laser microscope 2 is controlled based on the parameters set in the above-described function windows to start collecting the sample image data (step S8). The image data captured from the scanning laser microscope 2 is stored in an image memory 8.
And is transferred to the display memory 9 and displayed on the display device 3 (step S9).

By adjusting the focus position and adjusting the sensitivity of the photodetector in each function window displayed on the display device 3, the control information management unit 10 reflects the control information in real time according to the designated numerical value. Then, the scanning laser microscope 2 is notified. Therefore, the image of the sample gradually appears clearly, and the display device 3
Then, each function window and the image overlap. As shown in FIG. 4, image information of the sequentially scanned image is stored in the image memory 8, and is combined with the function window in the display memory 9 and displayed on the display.

The image position management unit 12 detects an image area immediately after the start of scanning (step S10). Here, detection of the image area will be described. An address number corresponding to a pixel is set in the image memory 8 for storing image information. For example, assume that the image memory 8 is composed of 500 × 500 pixels as shown in FIG. If the pixel at the upper left is address number 1, the right end is 5
No. 00 Then, the address number of the first pixel in the next column is 501, and the address number of the last pixel in the lower right is 250,000. When there is image information (a state where an image of the sample exists), a numerical value other than zero is stored in the image memory 8. Therefore, the presence or absence of image information can be determined based on whether or not the numerical value of each address number is zero.

The OS of the computer 1 controls the display position of the sample image and the display position of the function window.
The window position management unit 11, which is a function of the OS, monitors the position information of the function window written in the display memory 9, and the image position management unit 12 monitors the numerical information of the address of the image memory 8. Overlap check unit 13
Refers to the position information of the function window of the window position management unit 11 and the image position information of the image position management unit 12 to determine whether the image information and the function window overlap the current display position. (Step S11).

When the target image is displayed, if the image and the function window do not overlap, there is no problem, and thus no window rearrangement is performed. However, for example, when the position of the sample is moved by moving the stage,
While the scan is taking place, the image and the function window may overlap. For this reason, while scanning is being performed, it is checked whether or not the image and each function window overlap (step S12).

When the overlap check unit 13 detects an overlap between the image and the function window, the window rearrangement unit 14
Is started, another non-overlapping position is found, and it is determined whether or not to relocate the corresponding function window (step S13). This has the following two ideas. (1) Anyway, the rearrangement is performed ignoring the default position or the user-specified position based on the concept of image observation priority that the user wants to view the entire image. (2) Rearrange at the default position or a user-specified position, based on the concept of prioritizing operation functions that each function window is easier to use functionally when it is in a fixed position. The observer determines in advance which of the above-mentioned processes (1) and (2) is to be adopted, and instructs the window rearrangement unit 14.

The window rearrangement unit 14 determines the rearrangement position of the function window, ignoring the default position or the user-specified position, based on the idea that the image observation is prioritized if the process (1) is instructed. . Specifically, the window rearrangement unit 14 calculates an area other than the image and rearranges the function windows so as not to overlap the image (step S14).

For example, when an image is displayed on the display by the processing of step S9, as shown in FIG.
It is assumed that each of the window, the function C window, and the function D window overlaps a part of the image. In such a case, the rearrangement process of the function window is executed.
Since the processing of (1) is instructed, the specified position is ignored, and the function C window at the upper center of the screen is moved to the lower right of the screen as shown in FIG. 9, and the function D window is moved to the upper right corner of the screen. Further, by moving the function B window to the space opened by the movement of the function C window, all the function windows do not overlap the image. Accordingly, the rearrangement positions of the function B window, the function C window, and the function D window are instructed to the window display position determination unit 6 to actually rearrange the display positions on the display. When the rearrangement is completed in this way, it is checked again whether or not the image and the function window overlap (step S).
15). If there is no overlap between the image and the function window as a result of the reexamination, there is no problem and the relocation operation ends. However, while the scanning is being performed, it is checked whether or not the image and each functional window overlap (step S12).

When the sample images are scattered over the entire screen as shown in FIG. 10, there is a possibility that the image and the function window may overlap even if the rearrangement is performed. In such a case, the window rearrangement unit 14 executes a process of reducing the function window. The window rearrangement unit 14 performs a process of reducing a function window having a lower order according to a preset use order (step S16). As shown in FIG. 11, the reduction processing includes a method of reducing the size of the window itself and a processing of overlapping and displaying the windows.
Although two methods are used, either method may be prioritized. Alternatively, it may be performed only by reducing the size of the window itself. This reduction process is repeatedly executed until the image and the function window no longer overlap.

When the above processing is completed, the image and the function window are no longer overlapped, and thus the reduction work is completed. However, while the scanning is being performed, it is checked whether or not the image and each function window overlap (step S12).

When the processing of (2) is not performed to rearrange the function windows in order to give priority to the operation function, the window rearrangement unit 14 determines that the overlap with the image is present around the current position of the function window. The position of each function window is finely adjusted so as to be minimized (step S17). The results before and after the fine adjustment are shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, respectively. Although the windows of the functions B and C do not overlap with the image, the windows of the functions D and E remain without being able to eliminate the overlap with the image due to the wide range of the sample image.

As can be seen from FIG. 11, the method of arranging different function windows at the same position is an effective method in that when the number of function windows to be displayed is large, the overlap with the image is reduced. Therefore, since a plurality of function windows can be arranged at the same position in advance, it is necessary to perform a process of checking whether or not the windows overlap each other (step S18). If there is an overlap between the windows, a function window with a higher rank is displayed at the top according to a preset use rank (step S19). Then, while scanning is being performed, it is checked whether or not the image and each function window overlap (step S1).
2).

On the other hand, if there is no overlap between the windows, it is checked whether or not there is an overlap between the image and each functional window during the continuous scanning without performing the rearrangement processing (step S12). .

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the display positions of a plurality of function windows required to capture an image are separately managed, and when the image overlaps with the image, the function window is moved to a position not overlapping. Since the display position can be changed, the degree of freedom of the display position of the function window is increased, and the image display area can be used effectively.

Further, according to the first embodiment, the priority order can be set for the control parameters, so that the display area for necessary parameters can be secured while effectively using the image display area. There is.

According to the first embodiment, the mode in which the rearrangement is performed ignoring the default position or the position designated by the user based on the concept of image observation priority and the function in which each function window is in the fixed position are the functions. Since the rearrangement processing is performed in a mode selected from a mode of rearranging based on the concept of operation function priority, which is easy to use, the usability of the function window can be prevented from lowering.

(Second Embodiment) The second embodiment relates to an image display system for displaying an image captured by an optical microscope. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of an image display system of the optical microscope according to the second embodiment.
The image of the sample captured by the optical microscope 20 is formed on the image sensor 21 and converted into an electric signal. The image signal output from the image sensor 21 is input to the computer 1 and displayed on the display device 3. The computer 1 has basically the same configuration as that shown in FIG. 1 except for the contents of the function window information file.

The optical microscope 20 has a configuration in which an illumination light source, an objective lens, a field stop, an aperture stop, and the like can be controlled electrically by a control signal from the computer 1. Parameters (observation conditions) such as adjustment of the brightness of the illumination light source, replacement of the objective lens, and adjustment of the field stop and the brightness stop can be set in each function window provided by the software.

FIGS. 15 and 16 show the sample image and the function window displayed on the display device 3. FIG. Area M where the function window cannot be placed in the display screen
(Bold line frame in the figure) is set, and display of image information in the prohibited area M is prohibited.

The setting of the prohibited area M can be displayed on the display by preparing a frame display memory like the window memory 7 and connecting it to the display memory. The position and range of the frame are adjusted by instructing with a keyboard or a mouse.

The overlap check unit 13 checks the overlap between the function window and the prohibited area M. The window rearrangement unit 14 controls the layout so that the display position of the selected function window does not overlap the display position of the prohibited area M. Then, the layout result is notified to the window display position determination unit 6.

Alternatively, in accordance with the number of function windows to be displayed, a prohibited area M that automatically becomes an image display range of the sample is displayed.
Change the size and position of. In such an embodiment, a minimum display area of the sample image can be secured. Further, operability is further improved by adding a function capable of automatically changing the image display range of the sample according to the number of function windows to be displayed.

In this embodiment, the image display system is applied to an optical microscope, but can be applied to a laser microscope as in the first embodiment. In the above description, the function window information file 4 and the window memory 7 are separately prepared. However, it is also possible to configure the window memory 7 to manage all the function window information.

In the microscope system, an operation menu screen may be displayed on the screen of the control unit for the observer to input observation conditions (microscope, magnification of the objective lens, etc.). The number of operation menus tends to increase with the enhancement of functions. When a plurality of types of operation menu screens are displayed on a display on which a microscope image is displayed, the system is configured to display the operation windows divided for each type of observation condition on the same display and set the observation conditions. It is possible. Even in the case of such a system configuration, a function of the rearrangement processing can be provided similarly to the case of the function window.

Although the present invention has been described based on the embodiments, the present invention includes the following inventions. (1) In an image display system for controlling the operation of a microscope apparatus based on the set values of a plurality of control parameters and displaying an input image on a display, a function window for setting the control parameters is prepared for each control parameter. Window display means for displaying a necessary function window on the display; and microscope control means for controlling the microscope apparatus based on a set value of a control parameter input using the function window displayed on the display. An overlap determining means for determining whether or not a function window displayed on the display overlaps a region of interest of the input image from the microscope apparatus displayed on the entire display; and a function window by the overlap determining means. When it is determined that the target area overlaps, A window rearranging means for rearranging the displayed position of each function window by operating the display position so that no overlapping occurs or suppressing the overlapping state within an allowable range; and a window rearranging means for all the function windows prepared for each control parameter. In the case where the priority levels are stored and the overlap does not disappear simply by performing the operation of moving the function windows by the window rearranging means, by reducing the function windows having the low priority levels, or by reducing the function windows having the low priority levels, Second window rearrangement means for rearranging the function windows so that they do not overlap with each other with the function windows facing down;
Is provided. (2) In the image display system having the above configuration, when reducing function windows with low priority levels, the function windows are reduced and displayed by using icons created in advance for the function windows. (3) In an image display system for controlling the operation of a microscope apparatus based on the set values of a plurality of control parameters and displaying an input image on a display, a function window for setting the control parameters is prepared for each control parameter. Using a window display means for displaying a necessary function window on the display, a prohibited area frame display means for displaying a prohibited area frame for giving priority to image display on the display, and a function window displayed on the display. Microscope control means for controlling the microscope apparatus based on the input control parameter setting values, and determining whether or not the function windows displayed on the entire display overlap so as to be within the prohibited area frame. The overlap determination means, and the function window overlaps the prohibited area frame by the overlap determination means. If the determination is made with the provided and the window rearrangement means overlap by operating the display position of each feature windows being displayed on the display is rearranged so as not to cause, and. (4) In the image display system having the above configuration, the image display system further includes control means for controlling the size or the display position of the prohibited area frame.

[0069]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, since a display area is individually given to the control parameters of the scanning laser microscope, the degree of freedom regarding display is increased and the image display area is used effectively. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an image display system of a scanning laser microscope according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the first half operation content of the image display system according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation contents of the latter half of the image display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a memory configuration of a computer provided in the image display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a pixel address of an image memory and an image area.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main screen of Acquisition in the image display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a layout state of function windows displayed in the image display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a display screen before rearranging function windows in the image display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a display screen after rearranging function windows in the image display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a display screen before rearranging function windows in the image display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a display screen after a function window in the image display system according to the first embodiment has been partially reduced, overlapped, and rearranged.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a display screen before rearranging function windows in the image display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of a display screen in which function windows are rearranged with a priority on operation functions in the image display system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a system configuration diagram of an image display system of an optical microscope according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a display screen before rearranging function windows in the image display system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of a display screen after rearranging function windows in the image display system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a schematic view of a scanning laser microscope having one display.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of a scanning laser microscope using a plurality of displays.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a display screen in which a control area and an image display area are fixedly separated.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a state where a part of the control area overlaps the image display area.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Computer 2 ... Scanning laser microscope 3 ... Display device 4 ... Function window information file 5 ... Function window selection part 6 ... Window display position determination part 7 ... Window memory 8 ... Image memory 9 ... Display memory 10 ... Control Information management unit 13: Overlap check unit 14: Window rearrangement unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of windows for inputting observation conditions or control parameters of the microscope device are arranged at arbitrary display positions on a display on which an image input by the microscope device is displayed. Microscope image display system. 2. An image display system for controlling an operation of a microscope apparatus based on set values of a plurality of control parameters and displaying an input image on a display, wherein a function window for setting the control parameters is prepared for each control parameter. An image display system wherein an input image is displayed while a necessary function window is displayed on the display, and the individual function windows are distributed and arranged so as not to overlap the image. 3. An image display system for controlling an optical system of a microscope apparatus based on observation conditions and displaying an input image on a display, wherein an operation window for setting the observation conditions is prepared for each type of observation conditions. An image display system, wherein an input image is displayed while a necessary operation window is displayed on the display, and the individual operation windows are distributed and arranged so as not to overlap the image.