System and method for remote navigation of a specimen

Abstract

A method of providing remote navigation of a specimen includes receiving a command to remotely control a microscope and a camera coupled with the microscope to view a portion of a specimen disposed on the microscope, capturing a digital image of the portion with the camera in response to the command, representing the digital image as a plurality of digital image components, each of the digital image components providing a different level of detail of the image, and transmitting the components in sequential order of increasing level of detail from least detailed to most detailed.

1 . A method of providing remote navigation of a specimen, comprising:
 receiving a command to remotely control a microscope and a camera coupled with the microscope to view a portion of a specimen disposed on the microscope;   capturing a digital image of the portion with the camera in response to the command;   representing the digital image as a plurality of digital image components, each of the digital image components providing a different level of detail of the image; and   transmitting the components in sequential order of increasing level of detail from least detailed to most detailed.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the microscope comprises a stage, and wherein the specimen is disposed on the stage. 
   
   
       3 . A system providing remote navigation of a specimen, comprising a processor that executes instructions and thereby causes the processor to:
 receive a command to remotely control a microscope and a camera coupled with the microscope to view a portion of a specimen disposed on the microscope;   capture a digital image of the portion with the camera in response to the command;   represent the image as a plurality of digital image components, each of the digital image components providing a different level of detail of the image; and   transmit the components in sequential order of increasing level of detail from least detailed to most detailed.   
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the microscope comprises a stage, and wherein the specimen is disposed on the stage. 
   
   
       5 . A method of navigating a slide, comprising:
 transmitting at least one command to remotely view a portion of a specimen; and   receiving an increasingly more detailed image of the portion.   
   
   
       6 . A system for navigating a slide, comprising a processor that executes instructions and thereby causes the processor to:
 transmit at least one command to remotely view a portion of a specimen; and   receive an increasingly more detailed image of the portion.