Patent ID: 11941478
Assignee: DIAGNOSTICS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A method for scanning and decoding barcodes and determining regions of interest, the method comprising:
positioning a plurality of sample/tissue containers within a selectable field of view, wherein each sample/tissue container comprises a respective barcode;
capturing images within the field of view, wherein a first image of the captured images includes a depiction of a plurality of the respective barcodes within the field of view;
analyzing the first image to detect and decode each of the plurality of respective barcodes present in the first image;
determining an orientation and location of a first barcode of the plurality of respective barcodes;
determining a type/size of the first barcode; and
based upon at least one of the orientation, location, and type/size of the first barcode, determining a first region of interest, wherein the first region of interest identifies a portion of a corresponding first sample/tissue container of the plurality of sample/tissue containers upon which tissue sample materials can be found.