Patent ID: 7428324

Claim:
A computer implemented method for managing imagery data produced by a line scan camera, comprising: receiving a first stripe of imagery data from a line scan camera and storing the first stripe in a buffer memory, the first stripe having a length and a width, the length being greater than the width, the first stripe having a first edge along the length and a second edge along the length; copying a first plurality of image portions from the first stripe, each of said first plurality of image portions having an edge substantially near the first edge of the first stripe; storing each of the first plurality of image portions as an image tile in a virtual slide image file; receiving a second stripe of imagery data from a line scan camera and storing the second stripe in a buffer memory, the second stripe having a length and a width, the length being greater than the width, the second stripe having a first edge along the length and a second edge along the length, wherein the first edge of the second stripe overlaps the second edge of the first stripe to define a first overlap area; aligning the second stripe with the first stripe; copying a second plurality of image portions from the first stripe, each of said second plurality of image portions comprising a portion of imagery data from the first overlap area; and storing each of the second plurality of image portions as an image tile in the virtual slide image file.