Image-enhancing spotlight mode for digital microscopy
US9204036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J2237/28
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus to permit a viewer of a digital microscopy original image to manipulate the display and/or the microscope to obtain an enhanced view of a region of interest within the original image. In one preferred embodiment a spotlight mode matches the gray shade scale for a spotlight region-of-interest to the pixel intensity variation present in the spotlight region. The gray shade scale used for the spotlight mode may then be generalized to the original image. In a preferred embodiment, spotlight mode provides an easy mechanism for permitting a user to command a re-imaging of a selected spotlight region from a displayed image. Such re-imaging may permit the use of imaging parameter selections that better fit the spotlight region.
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