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US 12,669,515 B2Granted
Method and system for automated retrieval and scanning of glass slides within a restricted spatial environment
AssigneePramana, Inc.
InventorsAparajit Sivakumar, Mohammad Abdul Sulaiman, Prasanth Perugupalli
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Abstract
A system and method for automated slide retrieval and scanning is disclosed. The system comprises at least a processor configured to receive, from a user, a set of scan requirements, identify a current slide configuration, generate an operational scan sequence based on the received scan requirements and the current slide configuration, and execute the generated operational scan sequence.
Claims17
A system for automated slide retrieval and scanning, wherein the system comprises:
- a gripper apparatus;
- a stainer basket configured to hold a plurality of slides in a corresponding plurality of individual slide slots;
- a stainer basket adapter configured to support the stainer basket, wherein the stainer basket adapter structure that comprises:
- a vertical support for a stainer basket;
- a profile configured to differentiate slides by height within the stainer basket, wherein the profile has an inclined base;
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- a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism has a locked state in which the locking mechanism is configured to make the stainer basket stationary and an unlocked state in which the stainer basket is removable;
- at least one processor, and a memory communicatively configuring the at least one processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the at least one processor to:
- receive, from a user, a set of scan requirements, wherein the scan requirements are imported using at least a chatbot interaction;
- identify a current slide configuration for the stainer basket;
- detect individual slide slots as a function of a slide weight, wherein a pressure sensor associated with each individual slide slot measures a slide pressure against a threshold pressure, and wherein the pressure sensor transmits a positively identified signal when the slide pressure exceeds the threshold pressure;
- generate an operational scan sequence based on the received set of scan requirements and the current slide configuration, wherein generating the operational scan sequence further comprises identifying a minimum gripper movement in compliance with the user's set of scan requirements, wherein identifying the minimum gripper movement comprises computing a score associated with each operational scan sequence based on calculated gripper movements and selecting scan sequences to minimize or maximize the score;
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- automatedly execute the generated operational scan sequence using the gripper apparatus.
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A method for automated slide retrieval and placement, wherein the method comprises:
- using a stainer basket to hold a plurality of slides in a corresponding plurality of individual slide slots;
- using a stainer basket adapter to support the stainer basket, wherein the stainer basket adapter comprises:
- a vertical support for a stainer basket;
- a profile configured to differentiate slides by height within the stainer basket, wherein the profile has an inclined base;
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- a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism has a locked state in which the locking mechanism is configured to make a stainer basket stationery and an unlocked state in which the stainer basket is removable;
- receiving, by at least one processor, from a user, a set of scan requirements, wherein the scan requirements are imported using at least a chatbot interaction;
- identifying, by the at least one processor, a current slide configuration for the stainer basket;
- sensing individual slide slots as a function of a slide weight, wherein a pressure sensor associated with each individual slide slot measures a slide pressure against a threshold pressure, and wherein the pressure sensor transmits a positively identified signal when the slide pressure exceeds the threshold pressure;
- generating, by the at least one processor, an operational scan sequence based on the received set of scan requirements and the current slide configuration, wherein generating the operational scan sequence further comprises identifying a minimum gripper movement in compliance with the user's set of scan requirements, wherein identifying the minimum gripper movement comprises computing a score associated with each operational scan sequence based on calculated gripper movements and selecting scan sequences to minimize or maximize the score;
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- automatedly executing, by the at least one processor, the generated operational scan sequence using a gripper apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.