Status determination
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1. ) A method comprising:
- for each of a plurality of animals having a known status, measuring a number of biological factors potentially indicative of said status;
analysing said biological factors to obtain at least one model providing a statistical correlation between said biological factors and said status;
storing at least one said model; and
responsive to a request for status determination of a particular animal, the request including, for the particular animal, measures of at least some of the number of biological factors potentially indicative of said status, applying at least one stored model to the information in the request in order to attempt to determine the status of the particular animal.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of determining the status of a subject. In particular, this is achieved by obtaining subject data including respective values for each of a number of parameters, the parameter values being indicative of the current biological status of the subject. The subject data is compared to predetermined data which includes values for at least some of the parameters and an indication of the condition. The status of the subject, and in particular, the presence and/or absence of the one or more conditions, can then be determined in accordance with the results of the comparison.
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1. ) A method comprising:
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for each of a plurality of animals having a known status, measuring a number of biological factors potentially indicative of said status;
analysing said biological factors to obtain at least one model providing a statistical correlation between said biological factors and said status;
storing at least one said model; and
responsive to a request for status determination of a particular animal, the request including, for the particular animal, measures of at least some of the number of biological factors potentially indicative of said status, applying at least one stored model to the information in the request in order to attempt to determine the status of the particular animal.
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2. ) A method comprising:
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for each of a plurality of animals having a known condition, measuring a number of biological factors potentially indicative of said condition;
determining at least one model that provides a statistical correlation between said biological factors and said condition;
storing said at least one model; and
responsive to a request for status determination of a particular animal, the request including, for the particular animal, measures of at least some of the number of biological factors potentially indicative of said status, applying at least one stored model to the information in the request in order to attempt to determine the status of the particular animal.
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3. ) A method comprising:
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providing a system including a database of (a) statistical models that correlate biological factors to known conditions, and (b) statistical models that correlate known conditions or biological factors to known statuses;
responsive to a user request for a status determination for a particular animal, said request including measures of at least some biological factors, applying at least one statistical model from the database to at least some of the biological factors in the request in order to determine whether the animal has a known condition or a known status; and
providing the user with the status determination. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. ) A method comprising:
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providing a system including a database of (a) statistical models that correlate biological factors of horses to known conditions in horses, and (b) statistical models that correlate known conditions in horses or biological factors of horses to known statuses of horses;
responsive to a user request for a status determination for a particular horse, said request including measures of at least some biological factors of the particular horse, applying at least one statistical model from the database to at least some of the biological factors in the request in order to determine whether the horse has a known condition or a known status; and
providing the user with the status determination of the horse. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. ) A method of determining the status of a subject, the method including:
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Obtaining subject data, the subject data including respective values for each of a number of parameters, the parameter values being indicative of the current biological status of the subject;
Comparing the subject data to predetermined data, the predetermined data including for each of a number of conditions;
Values for at least some of the parameters; and
,An indication of the condition; and
,Determining the status of the subject in accordance with the results of the comparison, the status indicating at least one of the presence, the absence and the degree of at least one of the conditions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39)
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38. ) Apparatus for determining the status of a subject, the apparatus including a processing system adapted to:
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Obtain subject data, the subject data including respective values for each of a number of parameters, the parameter values being indicative of the current biological status of the subject;
Compare the subject data to predetermined data, the predetermined data including for each of a number of conditions;
A range of values for at least some of the parameters; and
,An indication of the condition; and
,Determining the status of the subject in accordance with the results of the comparison, the status indicating at least one of the presence, absence and degree of one or more of the conditions.
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40. ) A method of determining diagnostic signatures for use in the status determination of a subject, the method including:
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Obtaining data relating to a number of individuals, the data including;
An indication of the status of the individual, including an indication of at least one definitively diagnosed condition;
Respective values for each of the number of parameters;
Selecting one or more groups of individuals in accordance with the status of the individuals and the condition; and
,Determining a range of parameter values for each group in accordance with the parameter values of the individuals, the range of parameter values representing a diagnostic signature for a respective group. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. ) A method of allowing a user to determine the status of a subject using a base station, the method including causing the base station to:
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Receive subject data from the user via a communications network, the subject data including respective values for each of a number of parameters, the parameter values being indicative of the current biological status of the subject;
Compare the subject data to predetermined data, the predetermined data including for each of a number of conditions;
Values for at least some of the parameters; and
,An indication of the condition; and
,Determine the status of the subject in accordance with the results of the comparison, the status indicating the presence and/or absence of the one or more conditions; and
,Transfer an indication of the status of the subject to the user via the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. ) A base station for determining the status of a subject, the base station including:
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A store method for storing predetermined data, the predetermined data including for each of a number of conditions;
Values for at least some of the parameters; and
,An indication of the condition; and
,A processing system, the processing system being adapted to;
Receive subject data from the user via a communications network, the the subject data including respective values for each of a number of parameters, the parameter values being indicative of the current biological status of the subject;
Compare the subject data to the predetermined data;
Determine the status of the subject in accordance with the results of the comparison; and
,Output an indication of the status of the subject to the user via the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. ) An end station adapted to determine the status of a subject, the end station including a processor adapted to:
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Determine subject data from the user, the subject data including the subject data including respective values for each of a number of parameters, the parameter values being indicative of the current biological status of the subject;
Transfer the subject data to a base station via a communications network, the base station being adapted to;
Compare the subject data to predetermined data for one or more individuals, the predetermined data including;
(1) One or more parameter values for the respective individual; and
,(2) An indication of the status of each individual; and
,Determine the status of the subject in accordance with the results of the comparison; and
,Receive an indication of the status of the subject via the communications network.
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67. ) A method of providing secure arrays for use, each array including a number of predetermined features, the method including:
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Determining a number of respective feature layouts, each layout representing the positioning of each feature on a respective array;
Determining a number of codes, each code corresponding to a respective layout;
Generating a number of arrays, each array being generated in accordance with a respective layout, and including the corresponding code thereon, the code being used in processing used the array. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70)
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