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Method of operating a microscope

US10838191B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH · DE

Inventors

Susan Candell · Lafayette, US
Thomas A. Case · Walnut Creek, US
Lorenz Lechner · Dublin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2017
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/20016
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of operating a microscope comprises recording a first image I1h of a sample, wherein the first image contains a first feature F1; recording a second image I2h of the sample, wherein the second image contains a second feature F2 arranged at a distance from the first feature; displacing the sample relative to the microscope by a displacement ; recording a third image I3h of the sample, wherein the third image contains the second feature; recording a fourth image I4h of the sample, wherein the fourth image contains a third feature F3 arranged at a distance from the second feature; and determining a position of the third feature relative to the first feature based on the first, second, third and fourth images.

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