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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Barton A. Smith, Campbell, CA (US);
Thomas F. Zimmerman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Barton A. Smith, Campbell, CA (US);
Thomas F. Zimmerman, Cupertino, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The embodiments of the invention include a microscope having a transparent specimen holder and a digital imaging device positioned within the transparent specimen holder. The digital imaging device can include a wireless transmitter. The transparent specimen holder can have a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the transparent specimen holder is completely transparent between the top surface and the bottom surface. Thus, the transparent specimen holder is completely transparent above and below the digital imaging device. Furthermore, a processor is operatively connected to the digital imaging device, wherein the processor produces an image of a specimen positioned on the specimen holder. A display is operatively connected to the processor, wherein the display displays the image.