Adaptive Functional OCT Data Processing for Niche Environments

This inventive concept adapts functional OCT data processing for specialized applications in high-security, disaster relief, extreme weather, low-light, and high-temperature environments, ensuring accurate retina response indications in unique operational settings.

The original patent disclosed functional OCT data processing for general applications, but its limitations in adapting to specific, niche environments hindered its effectiveness. This inventive concept addresses these limitations by introducing specialized modules and adaptations for high-security data transmission, portable OCT imaging devices for disaster relief, low-light sensitive OCT imaging devices, and high-temperature environments.

The inventive concept comprises a system and method for processing functional OCT image data in various niche environments. In high-security environments, a secure data transmission module encrypts the functional OCT image data, and a receiver module receives the encrypted data. For disaster relief, a portable OCT imaging device scans the retina in the disaster relief area, and a correlation calculator module calculates the rolling window correlation between the sequence of B-scans and stimulus indicators. In low-light environments, a low-light sensitive OCT imaging device generates functional OCT image data, and the correlation calculator module calculates the rolling window correlation. In high-temperature environments, the method involves receiving functional OCT image data generated by an OCT imaging device scanning the retina while being repeatedly stimulated by a light stimulus, and correlating the data with the light stimulus to generate the indication of the response of the retina to the light stimulus.

The new claims introduce novel adaptations for specific, niche environments, which are not obvious from the original patent. The inventive step lies in the specialized modules and adaptations that enable accurate retina response indications in unique operational settings.

Alternative embodiments may include additional specialized modules for other niche environments, such as underwater or space exploration. Variations may include different encryption methods for high-security data transmission or alternative low-light sensitive OCT imaging devices.

The inventive concept has significant commercial potential in various industries, including healthcare, disaster relief, and security. The target market includes hospitals, research institutions, and organizations operating in niche environments.