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Method and microscope for generating an overview image of a sample

US12099174B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH · DE

Inventors

Daniel Haase · Zöllnitz, DE
Manuel Amthor · Jena, DE
Markus Sticker · Jena, DE
Sebastian BACKS · Munich, DE
Thomas Ohrt · Golmsdorf, DE
Christian Dietrich · Jena, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 11, 2021
Grant date	Sep 24, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06N3/045
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for generating an overview image of a sample which is arranged in an observation volume of a microscope by means of a sample carrier is proposed, wherein the sample carrier is illuminated by a first illumination, wherein a preliminary overview image is generated using the first illumination and an overview camera of the microscope, wherein an overview image illumination is chosen on the basis of the preliminary overview image, wherein the sample carrier is illuminated by the overview illumination, and wherein the overview image is generated using the overview image illumination and the overview camera.

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