Methods and apparatus for logical triggering
First Claim
1. A method for triggering, comprising:
- encoding a trigger on an optical bio-disc;
detecting said trigger;
processing said trigger; and
enacting an action associated with said trigger.
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Abstract
Logical triggering methods and apparatus for use with optical bio-discs. Some embodiments place physical triggers on the surface of the disc. Other embodiments logically encode triggers in user data area of optical bio discs. Still other embodiments take advantage of common optical disc operational components such as pits, lands, and other information encoding indicia for the purpose of encoding triggers. Primary decoding components are used to decode logical triggers. Alternatively, an added secondary decoding component or a data processor may also be used for the purpose of processing triggers. Logical triggers may be encoded in a pit/land pattern, encoded in the time code control information of wobble signal of a CD-R/RW disc, encoded in the header address information of a DVD-RAM based disc, or may be superimposed on the operational logic of the drive. Other triggering patterns are invoked by chemical reaction caused by chemistry placed on the discs.
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243 Claims
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1. A method for triggering, comprising:
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encoding a trigger on an optical bio-disc;
detecting said trigger;
processing said trigger; and
enacting an action associated with said trigger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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89. A method of triggering, comprising:
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encoding a trigger on a first surface of a multi-layered optical bio-disc; and
using said trigger to redirect the focus of an objective assembly reading said multi-layered optical bio-disc to a second surface of said multi-layered optical bio-disc. - View Dependent Claims (90)
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91. A method of triggering, comprising:
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using a secondary laser to project an image of feature from a second layer of a multi-layered optical bio-disc on to the signal generated from the light of a primary laser source reading a first layer of said multi-layered optical bio-disc;
detecting said signal; and
decoding said detected signal for logical triggering.
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92. A method of triggering, comprising:
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impressing a feature on second layer of a multi-layered optical bio-disc whereby said feature is projected on to the signal generated from the reading a first layer of said multi-layered optical bio-disc, whereby an interference pattern is created;
detecting said signal; and
decoding said interference pattern for logical triggering. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. A method of creating an address system for optical bio-disc, said method comprising the steps of:
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placing to one side of an associated sample area, a first set of triggers representing binary encoding of a spot address; and
placing to another side of said sample area, a second set of triggers representing binary encoding of identifiers of the portions of said associated sample area. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104)
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105. A method of encoding security features on an optical disc, said method comprising:
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placing a physical pattern on said optical disc, said physical pattern representing a encoded data key;
using an optical disc drive to read said optical disc, said drive enabled to detect said physical pattern;
decoding said physical pattern to retrieve said data key;
matching said data key with another security key; and
reading said optical disc if said matching step produces a match.
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106. A method of reading an addressable optical bio-disc, comprising;
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placing said optical bio-disc in a optical bio-drive;
detecting a trigger on said optical bio-disc;
decoding said trigger to obtain an address; and
using said address to perform an associated action. - View Dependent Claims (107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118)
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119. A method of conducting medical assay, comprising:
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encoding an optical bio-disc with a plurality of triggers;
placing an investigational feature onto a sample area of said optical bio-disc;
inserting said optical bio-disc into a optical disc drive;
using a detector in said optical disc drive to detect said one of said plurality of triggers;
decoding one of said plurality of triggers; and
initializing the characterization of said investigational feature in said sample area upon detection of one of said plurality of triggers. - View Dependent Claims (120, 121, 122, 123, 124)
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125. An optical bio-disc, comprising:
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a sample area; and
a trigger encoded in the operational components of said optical bio-disc. - View Dependent Claims (126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139)
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140. A triggering system, comprising:
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an optical bio-disc with a trigger; and
an optical disc drive including a primary decoding component configured to decode said trigger, said optical disc using the result of said primary decoding component to enact an action associated with said trigger. - View Dependent Claims (141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219)
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220. A triggering system, comprising:
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an optical bio-disc with a plurality of user data files of known sizes; and
an optical disc drive configured to read said plurality of user data files so that a plurality of physical locations on said optical bio-disc can be accessed by reading said plurality of user data files. - View Dependent Claims (221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226)
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227. A triggering system, comprising:
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an optical disc drive including an objective assembly with a focus; and
a multi-layered optical bio-disc with a trigger encoded on a first surface, said trigger used to redirect said focus of said objective assembly to a second surface of said multi-layered optical bio-disc. - View Dependent Claims (228)
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229. A triggering system, comprising:
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an optical disc drive; and
a multi-layered optical bio-disc having a first layer and a second layer producing an interference pattern that is created when a feature impressed on said second layer is projected on to a signal generated from a reading of said first layer by said optical disc drive. - View Dependent Claims (230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237)
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238. An optical bio-disc, comprising;
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a sample area;
a first set of triggers representing binary encoding of a spot address placed to one side of said sample area; and
a second set of triggers representing binary encoding of identifiers of the portions of said sample area placed to another side of said sample area. - View Dependent Claims (239, 240, 241)
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242. A secured optical disc reading system, comprising:
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an optical disc with a physical pattern placed on said optical disc, said physical pattern representing a encoded data key; and
an optical disc drive configured to read said optical disc, said drive enabled to detect said physical pattern, decode said physical pattern to retrieve said data key, attempt to match said data key with another security key, and read said optical disc if said data key matches with said another security key.
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243. A triggering system, comprising:
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a multi-layered optical bio-disc with two layers adapted to receive a feature placed on a second layer thereof; and
an optical disc drive with a primary laser and a secondary laser, said secondary laser implemented to project an image of said feature from said second layer on to a signal generated from the light of said primary laser reading said first layer of said multi-layered optical bio-disc, so that said detected signal is used for logical triggering.
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