# US 10,121,630 B2 · Control device, control method, and analysis system

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- Number: US 10,121,630 B2
- Document ID: US10121630B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/137,452
- Filed: 2016-04-25
- Published: 2016-10-27
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2015-04-27
- Assignees: JEOL Ltd.
- Applicants: JEOL Ltd.
- Inventors: Kazuhiro Tachibana; Hisashi Zaimoku; Akira Abe
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10121630B2

## CPC

- H01J 37/22: Optical {, image processing} or photographic arrangements associated with the tube
- G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence)
- G06F 3/0488: using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
- H01J 37/244: Detectors; Associated components or circuits therefor
- H01J 37/265: {Controlling the tube; circuit arrangements adapted to a particular application not otherwise provided, e.g. bright-field-dark-field illumination}
- H01J 2237/2442: Energy-dispersive (Si-Li type) spectrometer
- H01J: ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS (spark-gaps H01T; electric arc lamps H05B31/00; particle accelerators H05H)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A control device that controls a spectrometer includes: a specimen image display control section that performs a control process that displays a specimen image acquired by the spectrometer on a display section; and an spectrometer control section that performs a control process that causes the spectrometer to start analysis based on designation of an analysis position within the specimen image that has been performed by a pointing device, and performs a control process that causes the spectrometer to stop the analysis based on cancellation of the designation of the analysis position that has been performed by the pointing device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A control device that controls a spectrometer, the control device comprising:
a specimen image display control section that performs a control process that displays a specimen image acquired by the spectrometer on a display section;
an icon display control section that performs a control process that displays an analysis start icon on the display section when designation of an analysis position within the specimen image has been performed by a pointing device;
an spectrometer control section that performs a control process that causes the spectrometer to start analysis based on an operation on the analysis start icon that has been performed by the pointing device, and performs a control process that causes the spectrometer to stop the analysis based on cancellation of the operation on the analysis start icon; and
an analysis result storage control section that performs a control process that stores analysis data output from the spectrometer in a storage section,
wherein the analysis result storage control section starts the control process that stores the analysis data in the storage section based on the designation of the analysis position, and performs a process that deletes the analysis data stored in the storage section based on the cancellation of the designation of the analysis position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The control device as defined in claim 1, further comprising:
an analysis result display control section that performs a control process that displays analysis results of the spectrometer on the display section,
wherein the analysis result display control section starts the control process that displays the analysis results on the display section based on the designation of the analysis position, and stops the control process that displays the analysis results on the display section based on the cancellation of the designation of the analysis position.

### Claim 3

A control method that controls a spectrometer, the control method comprising:
performing a control process that displays a specimen image acquired by the spectrometer on a display section;
performing a control process that displays an analysis start icon on the display section when designation of an analysis position within the specimen image has been performed by a pointing device;
performing a control process that causes the spectrometer to start analysis based on an operation on the analysis start icon that has been performed by the pointing device;
performing a control process that causes the spectrometer to stop the analysis based on cancellation of the operation on the analysis start icon;
starting a process that stores analysis data output from the spectrometer in a storage section based on the designation of the analysis position; and
performing a process that deletes the analysis data stored in the storage section based on the cancellation of the designation of the analysis position.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The control method as defined in claim 3, further comprising:
starting a control process that displays analysis results of the spectrometer on the display section based on the designation of the analysis position; and
stopping the control process that displays the analysis results on the display section based on the cancellation of the designation of the analysis position.