(19)
(11) EP 2 232 319 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/42

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
13.09.2017 Bulletin 2017/37

(21) Application number: 08866205.1

(22) Date of filing: 19.12.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G02B 21/24(2006.01)
G06K 9/46(2006.01)
G06F 19/00(2011.01)
G06K 19/06(2006.01)
 G02B 21/34(2006.01)
G06K 9/64(2006.01)
B01L 3/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2008/087781
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/086168 (09.07.2009 Gazette 2009/28)

(54)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN SLIDES USING UNIQUE SLIDE FINGERPRINTS

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR IDENTIFIZIERUNG VON OBJEKTTRÄGERN BIOLOGISCHER PROBEN ANHAND VON EINDEUTIGEN OBJEKTTRÄGERFINGERABDRÜCKEN

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME POUR IDENTIFIER DES LAMES PORTE-ÉCHANTILLON BIOLOGIQUE EN UTILISANT DES EMPREINTES DE LAME UNIQUE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 19.12.2007 US 15111 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/39

(73) Proprietor: Diagnostic Vision Corporation
Wellesley, MA 02481 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ZAHNISER, Michael
    Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (US)
  • ZAHNISER, David, J.
    Wellesley MA 02481 (US)

(74) Representative: Peterreins Schley 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Hermann-Sack-Strasse 3
80331 München
80331 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-00/51058
US-A- 5 949 901
US-A1- 2007 238 954
 US-A- 5 919 553
US-A1- 2005 019 796
   
       
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