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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Huron Technologies International Inc., Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Audil Virk, Breslau, CA;
Savvas Damaskinos, Kitchener, CA;
Reda Fayek, Guelph, CA;
Ian Craig, Kitchener, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/34 (2006.01); G02B 21/36 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/002 (2013.01); G02B 21/34 (2013.01); G02B 21/365 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01);
Abstract
A preview station for previewing microscope slides where each slide has one or more specimens thereon, the preview station having a tray holder supporting a slide tray with a plurality of slides thereon. A digital camera and lens is located on an optical axis relative to the slide tray and a light source illuminates the slide tray. The camera is activated to image each slide in the slide tray and has a memory to store and transmit data from each slide. The preview station can be used in combination with a scanning system and can be made part of a scanning system.