Patent ID: 9575307
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B82Y,G01Q,G02B,G06T

Claim:
1. A method of producing video rate images of a subject, comprising: moving a tip of a scanning probe microscope over an area of the subject; generating a first signal based on a position of the tip during the movement; selectively sampling the first signal during the movement; generating a first image of the area of the subject using the samples taken during the movement of the tip over the area of the subject; moving the tip over part of the area of the subject at a rate that corresponds to producing video rate images, wherein the movement of the tip over part of the area of the subject is performed following a predetermined scanning pattern; generating a second signal based on the position of the tip during the movement over part of the area of the subject; selectively sampling the second signal generated during the movement of the tip over part of the area of the subject; generating a second image of the area of the subject from the samples taken during the movement of the tip over part of the area of the subject, where the second image is generated based in part on the first image and the predetermined scanning pattern and using a total variation minimization norm function; and displaying the second image.