Patent ID: 9341835
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: G02B,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A method of using a computer system as a virtual telemicroscope that enables an interactive communication between a remote user and a service provider of the virtual telemicroscope, comprising: capturing a first image as an original high power magnification image corresponding to an entire area of a specimen on a slide with a digital image capturing device; signal processing of the first image to generate a second image as a background image that represents an entire area of the first image, but has a lower magnification than the first image; generating a virtual slide based on the second image and making the virtual slide available to the remote user; signal processing of the first image to generate a third high power magnification image that represents an area less than the entire area of the first image, in response to a request from the remote user; and delivering the third image to the remote user.