Patent ID: 9064301
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G06K,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for analyzing white blood cells (WBCs) within a whole blood sample quiescently residing within a chamber while the sample is analyzed, which chamber is defined by at least one transparent panel, and which whole blood sample includes at least one colorant operable to differentially identify at least one WBC type from another WBC type within the sample, the method comprising the steps of: creating at least one image of the sample quiescently residing within the chamber; identifying portions of the sample image, with each portion representing a single WBC; compressing the sample image portions using a first compression algorithm, which first compression algorithm is a lossless compression algorithm; one of compressing a remainder of the sample image not included in the portions using a second compression algorithm, which second compression algorithm is a lossy compression algorithm, or discarding the remainder; quantitatively analyzing the sample image portions relative to one or more predetermined quantitatively determinable features; identifying the type of WBC in each portion using the quantitatively determinable features; defining a perimeter around each sample image portion representing a WBC, wherein each perimeter is a particular shape and all of the perimeters are the same size; and making the perimeters visible within a display of the sample image.