Patent ID: 8947517
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G02B,G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A microscope control device comprising: a driving control unit that controls driving of a microscope which captures a digital enlarged image of a predetermined sample; a load calculation unit that generates a microscope control device load value representing a load which is necessary for the capturing process of the digital enlarged image; a digital work determination unit that compares the microscope control device load value obtained from the load calculation unit with an image management server load value obtained from an image management server, wherein the image management server load value represents a load necessary for processing the digital enlarged image at the image management server; and a digital work processing unit that, when requested by the digital work determination unit, performs a predetermined digital work process for the captured digital enlarged image if the load value obtained by the load calculation unit is lower than the load value obtained from the image management server, wherein the digital work determination unit determines that the predetermined digital work process is to be performed by the image management server if the load value obtained by the load calculation unit is higher than the load value obtained from the image management server.