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Cytological system autofocus integrity checking apparatus
Assignee: TriPath Imaging Inc
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Filing: 1997-03-20
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Granted: 1998-06-02
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Expires: 2017-03-20
Abstract
Abstract An automated method for checking cytological system autofocus integrity. The automated method includes the steps of checking focus illumination integrity, checking focus camera Modulation Transfer Function, checking focus camera position integrity, and checking closed loop accuracy. Checking focus illumination integrity includes checking focus illumination system integrity, and checking a focus noise floor level. Checking focus camera position integrity includes checking focus camera longitudinal separation, and checking focus camera lateral separation. Checking focus camera position integrity includes checking focus filter frequency response.
Inventors
- 👤 William E. Ortyn
- 👤 Jon W. Hayenga
- 👤 Louis R. Piloco
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-08 10:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/18; H04N7/183; G; G02; G02B; G02B21/00; G02B21/24; G02B21/241; G02B21/244; G02B7/00; G02B7/28; G02B7/36; H04N7/181; H04N7/188
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
An automated method for checking focus filter frequency response in a system including a plus focus camera and a minus focus camera, further including focus camera filters comprising a plus focus camera filter and a minus focus camera filter, the automated method comprising the steps of: a) stimulating the focus camera filters by stored digital representations of a Hanning windowed swept sine wave; b) reconstructing the stored digital representations for input to the focus plus camera filter and focus minus camera filter so as to provide stimulus for characterizing responses of the focus camera filters; and c) checking the responses against predetermined limits.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
An automated method for checking focus filter frequency response in a system including a plus focus camera and a minus focus camera, further including focus camera filters comprising a plus focus camera filter and a minus focus camera filter, the automated method comprising the steps of: a) stimulating the focus camera filters by stored digital representations of a Hanning windowed swept sine wave; b) reconstructing the stored digital representations for input to the focus plus camera filter and focus minus camera filter so as to provide stimulus for characterizing responses of the focus camera filters; and c) checking the responses against predetermined limits.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: (a) checking a mean illumination level for the plus focus camera and the minus focus camera against limits; and (b) checking a coefficient of variation of the illumination for the plus focus camera and the minus focus camera against limits.
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