Third party acquisition of images at the direction of an independent imaging application
AssigneeApteryx, Inc.
InventorKevin M. Crucs
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Abstract
A system and method for capturing and displaying images in an ordered manner. An image progression description (IPD) is generated using an imaging software application (ISA). The IPD defines an ordered sequence of image acquisition instruction sets (IAIS) and an image display layout (IDL). The ordered sequence of IAIS is transferred to a portable image acquisition device (PIAD) which reads and sequentially displays the ordered sequence of IAIS. A plurality of images is acquired using the PIAD in accordance with the ordered sequence of IAIS. The plurality of images are transferred back to the ISA and are displayed according to the IDL.
Claims21
A method of capturing and displaying images in an ordered manner, said method comprising:
- generating an image progression description (IPD) using an imaging software application (ISA) running on a processor-based hardware platform (PBHP), wherein said image progression description (IPD) defines an ordered sequence of image acquisition instruction sets (IAIS) and an image display layout (IDL);
- transferring at least said ordered sequence of image acquisition instruction sets (IAIS) portion of said image progression description (IPD) to a portable image acquisition device (PIAD);
- said portable image acquisition device (PIAD) reading at least said transferred ordered sequence of image acquisition instruction sets (IAIS) portion of said image progression description (IPD), and sequentially displaying each instruction set of said ordered sequence of image acquisition instruction sets (IAIS);
- acquiring a single image, using said portable image acquisition device (PIAD), in accordance with each instruction set of said ordered sequence of image acquisition instruction sets (IAIS), thereby acquiring a plurality of images;
- transferring said plurality of images to said processor-based hardware platform (PBHP);
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- displaying said plurality of images according to said image display layout (IDL).
A system for capturing and displaying images in an ordered manner, said system comprising:
- means for generating an image progression description (IPD), wherein said image progression description (IPD) defines an ordered sequence of image acquisition instruction sets (IAIS) and an image display layout (IDL);
- means for transferring at least said ordered sequence of image acquisition instruction sets (IAIS) portion of said image progression description (IPD);
- means for reading at least said transferred ordered sequence of image acquisition instruction sets (IAIS) portion of said image progression description (IPD) and sequentially displaying each instruction set of said ordered sequence of image acquisition instruction sets (IAIS);
- portable means for acquiring a single image in accordance with each instruction set of said ordered sequence of image acquisition instruction sets (IAIS), thereby allowing acquisition of a plurality of images;
- means for transferring said plurality of images;
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- means for displaying said plurality of images according to said image display layout (IDL).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.