Improvements in and relating to image capture
CA 2562298 C · Owner: Ladha, Shab · Inventors: Ladha, Shab
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Apparatus and methods are provided which allow the rapid collection of image data in , situations where ancillary equipment must be controlled and co-ordinated as part of an , image formation process, such as confocal microscopy for example. The apparatus , includes control means for co-ordinating the operation of the apparatus and , operable , to receive a first trigger signal indicating the completion of an operation from one , component and transmit a second trigger signal to start an operation by another , component in response to the first trigger signal. Such a configuration is operate to , reduce delays encountered in operation of the apparatus.
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- Filed April 22, 2005 and granted February 7, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 22, 2025.
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