Augmented Reality Information Ring for Microscope View
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computer-aided diagnosis systems for pathological imaging require doctors to switch between a microscope and a computer monitor, slowing down the diagnostic process due to the lack of integration of visual feedback, which can lead to delays and errors in diagnosis.
Innovation Solution
An augmented reality (AR) system that captures images through a microscope and overlays relevant information, such as diagnostic feedback, as an information ring around the microscope view, allowing doctors to receive critical information without obstructing their view or requiring them to switch between devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If information is displayed on a computer monitor separate from the microscope, then information can be clearly visualized, but the doctor must switch between devices which reduces diagnostic efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the information display function with the microscope viewing function by overlaying diagnostic information directly onto the microscope field of view through an augmented reality display. This merging eliminates the need for separate computer monitor viewing while maintaining information accessibility, thereby resolving the contradiction between information delivery and diagnostic efficiency
2Productivity
If information is overlaid directly on the microscope view, then device switching is eliminated, but the information may obstruct the view of the tissue sample
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by positioning diagnostic information in specific peripheral regions of the augmented reality display rather than uniformly across the entire field of view. This allows information to be displayed in locations that minimize obstruction of the central tissue sample view while ensuring critical data remains accessible to the doctor during diagnosis
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AI summary
A method, device, system, and computer-readable medium for displaying an augmented reality (AR) image, including controlling a camera to capture an image of a view through a microscope; generating information corresponding to the image; generating the AR image including an information ring configured to display the information; and controlling an AR display to display the AR image such that the information ring is at least partially overlaid over a periphery of the view through the microscope while the view is visible to a user of the microscope.