Patent ID: 7790107

Claim:
A sample image obtaining system, comprising: a sample smearing apparatus for smearing a sample on a slide glass to form a sample smeared slide glass; a sample image obtaining apparatus for obtaining an image of the sample smeared on the slide glass; and a slide glass transferring apparatus for transferring the sample smeared slide glass obtained by the sample smearing apparatus to the sample image obtaining apparatus, wherein the sample image obtaining apparatus comprises: an identification information reader configured for reading identification information identifying the sample smeared on the slide glass, the slide glass having the identification information; an image obtainer configured for obtaining the image of the sample smeared on the slide glass; a rack setting section for setting a rack having a plurality of housing parts for housing the sample smeared slide glass; a slide glass inserter for inserting the sample smeared slide glass in one of the plurality of housing parts of the rack after the image of the sample smeared on the slide glass has been obtained by the image obtainer; and a memory for storing: the image obtained by the image obtainer; the identification information read by the identification information reader; and a position of the housing part in which the sample smeared slide glass is inserted.