Apparatus and method for an imaging device
AssigneeLeica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsGao Yang, Alvin Kok
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed which is to identify a feature of an image captured from a first focal plane; determining a focus position relative to the first focal plane; and to determine an aperture setting. At the focus position and the aperture setting, a depth of field is provided. The apparatus may be further configured to determine at least one of a second plane and a third plane relative to the first focal plane. At the focus position and the aperture setting, the at least one of the second plane or the third plane is in focus.
Claims20
An apparatus for controlling an imaging device, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, wherein the apparatus is configured to:
- identify a first anatomical feature of from an image captured by the imaging device, wherein the first anatomical feature is on a first focal plane;
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- adjust a focus position and/or an aperture setting of the imaging device,
- wherein the focus position and/or the aperture setting of the imaging device are adjusted such that a second focal plane and/or a third focal plane are within a depth of field of the imaging device, wherein the second focal plane and the third focal plane are planes on which second and third anatomical features are detected or expected, respectively.
A method of controlling an imaging device, comprising:
- identifying a first anatomical feature of from an image captured by the imaging device, wherein the first anatomical feature is on a first focal plane;
- adjusting a focus position and/or an aperture setting of the imaging device,
- wherein the focus position and/or the aperture setting of the imaging device are adjusted such that a second focal plane and/or a third focal plane are within a depth of field of the imaging device, wherein the second focal plane and the third focal plane are planes on which second and third anatomical features are detected or expected, respectively.
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