Client-Side Multi-Component Image Composition for Bandwidth Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital imaging systems for tissue samples face bandwidth constraints when transmitting high-resolution images over low-specification networks, leading to reduced image quality due to compression techniques.
Innovation Solution
Storing image component channels as separate data records on a server, allowing clients to request and composite only the necessary channels at desired resolutions and focal depths, reducing bandwidth requirements and preserving image quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If image files are transmitted in their native or raw form from server to client, then image quality is preserved, but bandwidth requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image data into separate component channels (e.g., bright field channel, multiple fluorescent channels) and stores them as distinct image data records. This allows the client to request and receive only the specific channels needed for the current viewing task, rather than transmitting all channels in their complete native resolution. The segmentation enables selective transmission of image components based on user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by allowing different image component channels to be transmitted at different resolutions. The client can request high-resolution transmission for specific channels of interest while receiving lower-resolution versions of other channels. This selective quality approach preserves image quality where needed while reducing overall bandwidth consumption.
2Quantity of substance
If image compression techniques are applied to reduce file size, then bandwidth requirements are reduced, but image quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary image component channels from the complete multi-channel image dataset and transmits them to the client. By allowing clients to select and request only the channels they need (e.g., requesting only fluorescent channels without bright field, or vice versa), the system reduces the total amount of data transmitted without applying lossy compression, thereby maintaining image quality while reducing bandwidth usage.
3Loss of information
If all image component channels are transmitted to the client, then complete image information is available, but bandwidth requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic approach where the client can flexibly request different combinations of image component channels based on current viewing needs. The system allows users to toggle between different channel configurations (e.g., viewing only specific fluorescent channels, or combining different channels) without requiring retransmission of all channels. This dynamic selection capability ensures complete information availability when needed while minimizing bandwidth usage for specific viewing tasks.
Data Source
AI summary
A method is provided for displaying a client-side multi-component image. A plurality of image component channels derived from captured images of a sample are stored in a server, the plurality of image component channels being stored in the form of a plurality of image data records. A client then requests one or more of the plurality of image data records and the server transmits to the client the one or more of the plurality of image data records requested. At the client, the client-side multi-component image is composited from the image data records transmitted the composited client-side multi-component image is displayed.