Method and apparatus for rapidly processing data sequences
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for rapidly processing data sequences 失效
    快速处理数据序列的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5315700A

    公开(公告)日:1994-05-24

    申请号:US838070

    申请日:1992-02-18

    CPC分类号: G06T1/60

    摘要: Improved method and apparatus are provided for performing parallel and pipeline processing of data sequences. The apparatus includes a plurality of memory circuits and a plurality of data processors wherein each data processor is constructed for parallel and pipeline processing of data sequences. Address controllers are provided for routing data between the memory circuits and the pixel processors. The address controllers are capable of directly coupling any memory circuit to any pixel processor so that data may be simultaneously transferred from a plurality of memory circuits to a plurality of pixel processors. Further, the pixel processors are provided with processing elements for performing data processing on neighboring data words of a data sequence. The address controller is constructed for providing data from the memory circuits in a plurality of sequences so that the data may be provided to the pixel processor first and second times in respective first and second sequences to enable two dimensional processing of the data sequence. A feature processor is provided for extracting specific information from the processed image data, relating to features of objects contained therein.

    摘要翻译: 提供了改进的方法和装置,用于执行数据序列的并行和流水线处理。 该装置包括多个存储器电路和多个数据处理器,其中每个数据处理器被构造用于数据序列的并行和流水线处理。 提供地址控制器用于在存储器电路和像素处理器之间路由数据。 地址控制器能够将任何存储器电路直接耦合到任何像素处理器,使得数据可以从多个存储器电路同时传送到多个像素处理器。 此外,像素处理器设置有用于对数据序列的相邻数据字执行数据处理的处理元件。 地址控制器被构造用于以多个序列提供来自存储器电路的数据,使得可以在相应的第一和第二序列中将数据提供给像素处理器第一次和第二次以实现数据序列的二维处理。 提供了一种特征处理器,用于从处理的图像数据中提取与其中包含的对象的特征有关的特定信息。

    Method and apparatus for detecting a microscope slide coverslip
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for detecting a microscope slide coverslip 失效
    用于检测显微镜幻灯片盖玻片的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5638459A

    公开(公告)日:1997-06-10

    申请号:US309248

    申请日:1994-09-20

    CPC分类号: G06K9/3216 G06K9/00127

    摘要: Coverslip detection locating all four coverslip edges. A field of view processor receives image data from a charge coupled device camera. The charge coupled device camera images a slide and coverslip that is mounted on a movable frame. The slide and coverslip are illuminated from below with a uniform light source. The moveable frame is under computer control and moves in response to the field of view processor. The field of view processor locates the coverslip by first positioning the movable frame to view a portion of the slide on a predetermined potion of the slide within a predetermined area of the slide. The slide is then re-imaged after the movable frame moves the slide toward a chosen edge of direction. Edge type objects are located and followed over multiple fields of view. If the edge object satisfies a set of predetermined criteria the coverslip edge has been found. The edge is extended to find all four corners of the coverslip. The edge objects are processed using morphological operators.

    摘要翻译: 盖玻片检测定位四个盖玻片边缘。 视场处理器从电荷耦合器件相机接收图像数据。 电荷耦合器件相机对安装在可移动框架上的滑盖和盖玻片进行成像。 滑盖和盖玻片从下面用均匀的光源照射。 可移动框架在计算机控制下,并响应于视野处理器移动。 视野处理器通过首先定位可移动框架来定位盖玻片,以在幻灯片的预定区域内的幻灯片的预定部分上观看幻灯片的一部分。 然后,在可移动框架将滑块朝向选定的方向边缘移动之后,重新成像幻灯片。 边缘类型对象位于并遵循多个视野。 如果边缘对象满足一组预定标准,则已经找到盖玻片边缘。 边缘扩展到盖玻片的所有四个角落。 边缘物体使用形态运算符进行处理。

    Method and apparatus for detecting a microscope slide coverslip
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for detecting a microscope slide coverslip 失效
    用于检测显微镜幻灯片盖玻片的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5812692A

    公开(公告)日:1998-09-22

    申请号:US784316

    申请日:1997-01-16

    CPC分类号: G06K9/3216 G06K9/00127

    摘要: Coverslip detection locating all four coverslip edges. A field of view processor receives image data from a charge coupled device camera. The charge coupled device camera images a slide and coverslip that is mounted on a movable frame. The slide and coverslip are illuminated from below with a uniform light source. The moveable frame is under computer control and moves in response to the field of view processor. The field of view processor locates the coverslip by first positioning the movable frame to view a portion of the slide on a predetermined potion of the slide within a predetermined area of the slide. The slide is then re-imaged after the movable frame moves the slide toward a chosen edge of direction. Edge type objects are located and followed over multiple fields of view. If the edge object satisfies a set of predetermined criteria the coverslip edge has been found. The edge is extended to find all four corners of the coverslip. The edge objects are processed using morphological operators.

    摘要翻译: 盖玻片检测定位四个盖玻片边缘。 视场处理器从电荷耦合器件相机接收图像数据。 电荷耦合器件相机对安装在可移动框架上的滑盖和盖玻片进行成像。 滑盖和盖玻片从下面用均匀的光源照射。 可移动框架在计算机控制下,并响应于视野处理器移动。 视野处理器通过首先定位可移动框架来定位盖玻片,以在幻灯片的预定区域内的幻灯片的预定部分上观看幻灯片的一部分。 然后,在可移动框架将滑块朝向选定的方向边缘移动之后,重新成像幻灯片。 边缘类型对象位于并遵循多个视野。 如果边缘对象满足一组预定标准,则已经找到盖玻片边缘。 边缘扩展到盖玻片的所有四个角落。 边缘物体使用形态运算符进行处理。

    Field prioritization apparatus and method
    4.
    发明授权
    Field prioritization apparatus and method 失效
    现场优先设备及方法

    公开(公告)号:US5757954A

    公开(公告)日:1998-05-26

    申请号:US309118

    申请日:1994-09-20

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    CPC分类号: G06K9/00127

    摘要: Field of views of a slide are examined to assess the likelihood of existence of detectable single cells, groups, and thick groups of cells to locate objects of interest by an automated microscope. The FOV features consists of features selected from the distribution profiles of size, shape, layout arrangement, texture and density of all objects within a FOV which are compared against pre-determined criteria. Each field of view is assigned a likelihood value based on FOV features. Areas that are blank, or contain air bubbles, or are too dense for analysis are identified and excluded for further analysis. Each FOV is ranked according to its likelihood of containing SIL (Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion) cells or cell groups of interest. These results, such as SIL, single cell ranking, group ranking are used to arrange the further examination of FOVs in a priority order.

    摘要翻译: 检查幻灯片的视野以评估存在可检测的单细胞,组和厚组细胞的可能性,以通过自动显微镜来定位感兴趣的对象。 FOV特征包括从与预定标准进行比较的FOV内的所有对象的尺寸,形状,布局布置,纹理和密度的分布轮廓中选择的特征。 根据FOV特征为每个视野分配似然值。 识别和排除空白或含有气泡或太密集分析的区域进行进一步分析。 每个FOV根据其含有SIL(鳞状上皮内损伤)细胞或感兴趣的细胞群的可能性进行排序。 这些结果,如SIL,单细胞排名,群体排名用于以优先顺序安排FOV的进一步检查。

    Apparatus for high speed morphological processing
    5.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for high speed morphological processing 失效
    高速形态处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US5781667A

    公开(公告)日:1998-07-14

    申请号:US509154

    申请日:1995-07-31

    CPC分类号: G06T5/30 G06T3/0006

    摘要: A method for high speed morphological processing in a computerized image processing system starts by acquiring a binary image and selecting feature and height values corresponding to a desired morphological processing of an image. The image is scanned in a raster scanning sequence so as to produce a scanned image including a plurality of pixels. A sequential labeling transformation is performed on each of the plurality of pixels of the scanned image so as to produce a transformed image. A thresholding operation is performed on the transformed image. The resultant image is translated.

    摘要翻译: 计算机化图像处理系统中的高速形态处理方法通过获取二值图像并选择对应于图像的期望形态处理的特征和高度值开始。 以光栅扫描序列扫描图像,以产生包括多个像素的扫描图像。 对扫描图像的多个像素中的每一个进行顺序标记变换,以产生变换图像。 对变换后的图像进行阈值处理。 所得图像被翻译。

    Automatic focusing of biomedical specimens apparatus
    6.
    发明授权
    Automatic focusing of biomedical specimens apparatus 失效
    生物医学标本设备自动对焦

    公开(公告)号:US5647025A

    公开(公告)日:1997-07-08

    申请号:US309405

    申请日:1994-09-20

    IPC分类号: G02B7/28 G02B21/00 G06T5/20

    CPC分类号: G02B7/28

    摘要: A method for automatically focusing on a slide includes the steps of locating a coverslip, acquiring images from predetermined focal depths in the slide, and starting at an initial focal depth proximate the surface of the coverslip. A set of predetermined characteristics within each of the images are measured to generate at least one image measurement for each of the plurality of images. A focus measure is computed for each of the images, where each focus measure is a function of at least one image measurement. A best focus location is determined relative to a focal depth where an acquired image has a highest focus measure.

    摘要翻译: 用于自动聚焦在幻灯片上的方法包括以下步骤:定位盖玻片,从幻灯片中的预定焦点深度获取图像,并从靠近盖玻片表面的初始焦点深度开始。 测量每个图像内的一组预定特征以对于多个图像中的每一个生成至少一个图像测量。 为每个图像计算焦点测量,其中每个焦点测量是至少一个图像测量的函数。 相对于获取的图像具有最高焦点测量的焦点深度来确定最佳聚焦位置。

    Method and apparatus for dynamic correction of microscopic image signals
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for dynamic correction of microscopic image signals 失效
    用于微观图像信号的动态校正的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5361140A

    公开(公告)日:1994-11-01

    申请号:US838065

    申请日:1992-02-18

    CPC分类号: H04N1/401

    摘要: A circuit is provided for correcting an image signal received from a camera wherein the camera includes a plurality of charge coupled devices, each for providing a light signal indicative of the intensity of light incident thereon and wherein the plurality of light signals from the plurality of charge coupled devices are indicative of an image received by the camera. The correction circuit includes a gain memory for storing a plurality of gain correction factors wherein each gain correction factor is associated with a respective charge coupled device of the camera. The correction circuit further includes an offset memory for storing a plurality of offset correction factors wherein each offset correction factor is associated with a respective one of the plurality of charged coupled devices. The gain memory is responsive to a control circuit for multiplying the plurality of electric signals by the appropriate gain correction factor. Similarly, the offset memory is responsive to a control circuit for adding the appropriate one of the plurality of offset correction factors with the signal from its respective charge coupled device. A light detection circuit is also provided for normalizing the corrected plurality of signal to make the resulting measurement a measurement of the percentage of transmission of the focused slide specimen.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于校正从相机接收的图像信号的电路,其中所述照相机包括多个电荷耦合器件,每个用于提供指示入射到其上的光的强度的光信号,并且其中来自多个电荷的多个光信号 耦合的装置指示由相机接收的图像。 校正电路包括用于存储多个增益校正因子的增益存储器,其中每个增益校正因子与相机的相应电荷耦合器件相关联。 校正电路还包括用于存储多个偏移校正因子的偏移存储器,其中每个偏移校正因子与多个充电耦合器件中的相应一个相关联。 增益存储器响应于用于将多个电信号乘以适当增益校正因子的控制电路。 类似地,偏移存储器响应于控制电路,用于将来自其相应的电荷耦合器件的信号添加到多个偏移校正因子中的适当一个。 还提供了一种光检测电路,用于对校正的多个信号进行标准化,以使所得到的测量结果是测量聚焦的载玻片样本的透射百分比。

    Composite panel attachment system
    8.
    发明授权
    Composite panel attachment system 失效
    复合面板附件系统

    公开(公告)号:US6035598A

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-14

    申请号:US81093

    申请日:1998-05-19

    IPC分类号: E04F13/08 E04B2/96

    CPC分类号: E04F13/081 E04F13/0889

    摘要: The present invention provides a system for attaching a panel to a building wall using an elongated channel. The panel has a main panel portion, a panel edge portion and a groove therebetween. The elongated channel has a body and a pair of rails. The body is attachable to the wall by a fastener. The pair of rails are integrally formed with the body, extending substantially perpendicularly from the body in the same direction. One, or both, of the rails ends in a flange that is contoured to engage the cavity formed by the groove when the panel edge portion is bent around the groove and toward the rail.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种使用细长通道将面板附接到建筑物墙壁的系统。 面板具有主面板部分,面板边缘部分和其间的凹槽。 细长通道具有主体和一对轨道。 身体通过紧固件附接到墙壁上。 一对轨道与主体一体地形成,从主体沿相同的方向基本垂直地延伸。 轨道中的一个或两个端部处于法兰中,当法兰边缘部分围绕凹槽弯曲并且朝向轨道时,该法兰的轮廓与凹槽形成的空腔接合。

    Electron collector having means for trapping secondary electrons in a
linear beam microwave tube
    9.
    发明授权
    Electron collector having means for trapping secondary electrons in a linear beam microwave tube 失效
    电子收集器具有用于在线性光束微波管中捕获二次电子的装置

    公开(公告)号:US3936695A

    公开(公告)日:1976-02-03

    申请号:US464420

    申请日:1974-04-26

    申请人: Robert C. Schmidt

    发明人: Robert C. Schmidt

    IPC分类号: H01J23/027 H01J25/34

    CPC分类号: H01J23/027

    摘要: The collector wall axially coextensive with the expanding beam of electrons includes at least portions thereof which extend inwardly to closely approach the periphery of the beam of electrons at several axially spaced planes. In its simplest form this structure consists of a series of annular baffle plates each having a central aperture of a diameter only slightly larger than the diameter of the beam at the axial plane in the collector where the baffle plate is located. These baffle plates have been found to substantially reduce the number of secondary (impact-produced) electrons which return from the collector to the interaction sections of the linear beam microwave tube. As a result spurious signals and noise caused by back-streaming secondary electrons are significantly reduced.

    摘要翻译: 与膨胀的电子束轴向共同延伸的收集器壁包括其内部延伸的至少部分,以在几个轴向间隔开的平面处紧密接近电子束的外围。 在其最简单的形式中,该结构包括一系列环形挡板,每个环形挡板具有直径仅略大于在挡板所处的收集器中的轴向平面处的梁的直径的中心孔。 已经发现这些挡板基本上减少了从集电器返回到线性光束微波管的相互作用部分的二次(冲击产生的)电子的数量。 结果,由反向二次电子引起的寄生信号和噪声显着降低。