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Patent US7738688 - System and method for viewing virtual slides - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsVirtual slide image data and corresponding information are stored in a data storage area on a virtual slide image server. A client viewer requests image data at a particular resolution. The image server obtains corresponding image data from the data storage area at a resolution nearest to the requested...http://www.google.com/patents/US7738688?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7738688 - System and method for viewing virtual slidesPublication numberUS7738688 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/787,773Publication dateJun 15, 2010Filing dateFeb 26, 2004Priority dateMay 3, 2000Also published asEP1597695A2, EP1597695A4, US20040167806, US20100260407, US20120002892, WO2004077338A2, WO2004077338A3Publication number10787773, 787773, US 7738688 B2, US 7738688B2, US-B2-7738688, US7738688 B2, US7738688B2InventorsOle Eichhorn, Anne BrummeOriginal AssigneeAperio Technologies, Inc.Patent Citations (58), Non-Patent Citations (16), Referenced by (5), Classifications (17), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for viewing virtual slidesUS 7738688 B2Abstract Virtual slide image data and corresponding information are stored in a data storage area on a virtual slide image server. A client viewer requests image data at a particular resolution. The image server obtains corresponding image data from the data storage area at a resolution nearest to the requested resolution. The image data is then sent to the client viewer. The client viewer receives the image data and scales the image data to the requested resolution prior to displaying the image data.
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