Patent ID: 8848031
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A digital microscope system comprising: two or more microscope units, each having a lens tube for magnifying an image of an object to be observed and transfer the image to a sensor of a digital camera, the digital camera for converting the image transferred from the lens tubes into digital image data, a light terminator for irradiating observing-light to the object to be observed, and a stand for supporting the lens tubes and the digital cameras; a camera interface having two or more camera interface channels for receiving digital image data from the digital cameras of the microscope units, and a camera interface channel selector for selecting one of the camera interface channels and transferring the digital image data from the selected camera interface channel; a controlling unit having a central processing unit for controlling the camera interface channel selector, and receiving the digital image data from the selected camera interface channels, a memory which is connected to the central processing unit, and saves the digital image data transferred from the central processing unit, and a display device which is connected to the central processing unit, and displays the digital image data transferred from the central processing unit; and a light output device for supplying observing-light to one of the light terminators in accordance with the control of the central processing unit, wherein the light output device comprises a light source for generating the observing-light, an optical fiber selector for selectively transferring the observing-light generated from the light source in accordance with the control of the central processing unit, and two or more optical fiber cables which connect the optical fiber selector and the light terminators, respectively, and selectively transfer the observing-light from the optical fiber selector to one of the light terminators.