IP Library Granted Patent US 8,861,810
Granted Patent B2
US 8,861,810 · App. 12/655,644 · Granted Oct 14, 2014

Automated image analysis with GUI management and control of a pipeline workflow

Inventors: Randall S. Ingermanson (Battleground, WA); Jeffrey M. Hilton (San Diego, CA); Casey A. Laris (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Vala Sciences, Inc.
G06F19/327G06F19/321
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Patent No.
US 8,861,810
App. No.
12/655,644
Granted
Oct 14, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Automated image screening operations of pipelined image processing systems and methods are controlled with a graphical user interface enabling user control of screening analysis process setup and execution and user viewing of results. A gating interface is provided to include and/or exclude cells in an aggregation of individual cell data.

Claims (20)

1. A method of operating a graphical user interface to control an image processing pipeline comprising:

receiving identification of images through the graphical user interface;

displaying a plurality of image processing routines on the graphical user interface;

receiving selection of an image processing routine based on the displayed processing routines for processing an image of biological material to identify one or more components of an image through the graphical user interface;

executing the image processing routine on the identified images in an image processing pipeline processor;

responsive to an image viewer request entered through the graphical user interface, displaying a view of a masked image result produced by the image processing routine;

responsive to a data viewer request entered through the graphical user interface, displaying data representing numerical results produced in response to the masked image; and,

displaying a screen on the graphical user interface for changing a parameter value of the image processing routine.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a screen on the graphical user interface for changing the image processing routine.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a screen on the graphical user interface for changing the numerical results.

4. A program product including computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium for causing an image processing system to execute a method comprising:

receiving images;

displaying a plurality of image processing routines on a graphical user interface;

receiving selection of an image processing routine based on the displayed processing routines for processing an image of biological material to identify one or more components of an image through the graphical user interface;

executing the image processing routine on the identified images in an image processing pipeline processor;

responsive to an image viewer request entered through the graphical user interface, displaying a view of a masked image result produced by the image processing routine;

responsive to a data viewer request entered through the graphical user interface, displaying data representing numerical results produced in response to the masked image; and,

displaying a screen on the graphical user interface for changing a parameter value of the image processing routine.

5. The program product of claim 4 , the method further comprising displaying a screen on the graphical user interface for changing the image processing routine.

6. The program product of claim 4 , the method further comprising displaying a screen on the graphical user interface for changing the numerical results.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2011
From: INGERMANSON, RANDALL S.; HILTON, JEFFREY M.; LARIS, CASEY A.
To: VALA SCIENCES, INC.
Reel/Frame 026587/0181 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61204506 · Jan 6, 2009
Provisional Application 61212992 · Apr 17, 2009
Related Publication 20100192084A1 · Jul 29, 2010