Patent ID: 8203575

Claim:
A method for accessing a slide from a plurality of digitized microscope slides from a remote workstation, wherein the plurality of digitized microscope slides are accessible via a plurality of data station units (DSU), said method comprising: providing a central management station unit (CMSU) connected to a communication network for storing slide information of the plurality of digitized microscope slides, allowing the workstation to connect to the CMSU via the communication network; providing at least a part of the slide information of the plurality of digitized microscope slides to the workstation; allowing the workstation to select a digitized microscope slide based on the provided slide information; and allowing for a direct connection over the communication network between the remote workstation and a DSU enabling access to the selected digitized microscope slide slide by providing said remote workstation with information about the DSUs enabling access to the selected digitized microscope slide and selecting a DSU depending on the provided information, wherein said selection of a DSU comprises testing the communication bitrate between the workstation and a DSU enabling access to the selected digitized microscope slide and selecting a DSU depending on the obtained communication bitrates.