Scanning probe microscope assembly and method for making confocal, spectrophotometric, near-field, and scanning probe measurements and associated images
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1. A computer readable memory for directing a computer to process original data, the computer readable memory comprising a transform routine stored thereon and configured to:
- transform the original data into transformed data;
produce transformed data groups from the transformed data;
individually inverse transform the transformed data groups to produce inverse transform data groups;
change a first aspect of a first inverse transform data group to form a first changed inverse transform data group; and
linearly add together the first changed inverse transform data group and a second inverse transform data group to form first summed data from the original data.
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Abstract
A scanning probe microscope assembly and corresponding method for making confocal, spectrophotometric, near-field, and scanning probe measurements and forming associated images from the measurements.
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1. A computer readable memory for directing a computer to process original data, the computer readable memory comprising a transform routine stored thereon and configured to:
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transform the original data into transformed data;
produce transformed data groups from the transformed data;
individually inverse transform the transformed data groups to produce inverse transform data groups;
change a first aspect of a first inverse transform data group to form a first changed inverse transform data group; and
linearly add together the first changed inverse transform data group and a second inverse transform data group to form first summed data from the original data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
the original data represents an original image and the first summed data represents a changed image of the original image;
the computer readable memory further comprises a formatting routine stored thereon and configured to;
format the transformed data for display of a transformed image of the original image on a display connected to the computer;
format control panel data for display of a control panel on the display that can be manipulated with a pointing device connected to the computer; and
format the first summed data for display of the changed image on the display; and
a transform routine configured to;
generate the control panel data;
produce transformed data groups from the transformed data when a first region in the transformed image data is indicated with the pointing device; and
change the first aspect of the first inverse transform data group to form the changed inverse transform data group in response to user provided manipulation of the control panel with the pointing device.
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3. A computer readable memory as claimed in claim 2 wherein:
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additional information is associated with elements of the original image corresponding to the transform data group of the first region; and
the transform routine is further configured to change the first aspect of the first inverse transform data group when the control panel is manipulated to vary the corresponding information.
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4. A computer readable memory as claimed in claim 3 wherein the original data is transformed with an FFT, and wherein the transformed data groups are inverse transformed with an Inverse FFT, and wherein the corresponding information comprises frequencies.
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5. A computer readable memory as claimed in claim 2 wherein:
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the transform routine is further configured to linearly add at least two inverse transform data groups together to form second summed data representing the original image prior to the first aspect of the inverse transform data group being changed; and
the formatting routine is further configured to format the second summed data to form formatted summed data for display of the original image so that a change from the original image to the changed image is displayed.
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6. A method for processing original data with a computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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transforming original data into transformed data;
producing transformed data groups from the transformed data;
individually inverse transforming the transformed data groups into inverse transform data groups;
changing a first aspect of a first inverse transform data group to form a first changed inverse transform data group; and
linearly adding together the first changed inverse transform data group and a second inverse transform data group to form first summed data from the original data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
the original data represents an original image and the first summed data represents a changed image of the original image; and
the method further comprising the steps of;
generating control panel data representing a control panel that can be manipulated with a pointing device connected to the computer;
formatting the control panel data to form formatted transformed data for display of the control panel;
displaying the control panel in response to the control panel data;
formatting the transformed data for display of a transformed image of the original image;
displaying the transformed image in response to the formatted transformed data;
producing transformed data groups from the transformed data when a first region in the transformed image data is indicated with the pointing device;
changing the first aspect of the first inverse transform data group to form the first changed inverse transform data group in response to user provided manipulation of the control panel with the pointing device;
formatting the first summed data for display of the changed image; and
displaying the changed image in response to the first summed data.
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8. A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein:
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additional information is associated with elements of the original image corresponding to the transform data group of the first region; and
the changing step comprises the step of changing the first aspect of the inverse transform data group when the control panel is manipulated to vary the corresponding information.
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9. A method as claimed in claim 8 wherein the original data is transformed with an FFT, and wherein the transformed data groups are inverse transformed with an Inverse FFT, and wherein the corresponding information comprises frequencies.
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10. A method as claimed in claim 7 further comprising the steps of:
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linearly adding at least two inverse transform data groups together to form second summed data representing the original image prior to the first aspect of the first inverse transform data group being changed;
formatting the summed data to form formatted summed data for display of the original image; and
displaying the second summed data on the display in response to the formatted summed data so that a change from the original image to the changed image is displayed.
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