Patent ID: 7027628
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: G01N,G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for constructing a composite image representing an item viewed under a microscope at a plurality of focal planes, the method comprising: with a camera viewing the item under the microscope, capturing a plurality of images from a capture area for the plurality of focal planes; for the plurality of focal planes, within a set of images in a same focal plane, identifying locations at which adjacent image in the same focal plane can be joined; for the plurality of focal planes, joining the adjacent images in the same focal plane at the identified locations into a composite image for the focal plane; storing the plurality of composite images for the plurality of focal planes in a format retrievable by image browsing software; combining pixel characteristics for the plurality of images into a corrective filter; and applying the corrective filter to the plurality of images.