Automated Processing of chemical arrays and systems therefore
First Claim
1. A method of automatically generating information from chemical arrays, said method comprising the steps of:
- automatically and sequentially generating a plurality of image files representative of features contained on a plurality of substrates or substrate regions, respectively;
automatically and sequentially feature extracting the image files, wherein automatic feature extracting of a first of the automatically generated image files is begun immediately after completion of the generation of that image file while a next substrate or substrate region is being processed for automatic generation of a next image file therefrom.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer readable media for automatically generating information from chemical arrays. A plurality of image files representative pf features contained on a plurality of substrates, respectively, may be automatically and sequentially generated. Automatic and sequential feature extraction of the image files may be carried out, wherein automatic feature extracting of a first of the automatically generated image files is begun immediately after completion of the generation of that image file while a next substrate is being processed for automatic generation of a next image file therefrom. Methods, systems and computer readable media are provided for automatically generating information from chemical arrays, to include identifying an entity selected from the group consisting of data structures, directories, subdirectories and drives into which image files created from reading the chemical arrays are to be stored; polling the entity for the presence of a next new image file not identified in a most recent previous polling of the entity; automatically feature extracting the next new image file; outputting results from the step of automatically feature extracting the next new image file; iterating the step of polling the entity until a next new image is identified or until a predetermined time or predetermined number of polls have been reached; and repeating the steps of automatically feature extracting, outputting results and iterating polling when a next new image file is identified prior to passage. of the predetermined time or completion of the predetermined number of polls with an iteration.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of automatically generating information from chemical arrays, said method comprising the steps of:
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automatically and sequentially generating a plurality of image files representative of features contained on a plurality of substrates or substrate regions, respectively;
automatically and sequentially feature extracting the image files, wherein automatic feature extracting of a first of the automatically generated image files is begun immediately after completion of the generation of that image file while a next substrate or substrate region is being processed for automatic generation of a next image file therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14)
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15. A method of automatically generating information from chemical arrays, said method comprising the steps of:
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identifying an entity selected from the group consisting of data structures, directories, subdirectories and drives into which image files created from reading the chemical arrays are to be stored;
polling the entity for the presence of a next new image file not identified in a most recent previous polling of the entity;
automatically feature extracting the next new image file;
outputting results from said step of automatically feature extracting the next new image file;
iterating said step of polling the entity until a next new image is identified or until a predetermined time or predetermined number of polls have been reached; and
repeating said steps of automatically feature extracting, outputting results and iterating polling when a next new image file is identified prior to passage of the predetermined time or completion of the predetermine number of polls with an iteration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for automatically generating information from chemical arrays, said system comprising:
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an image production processor configured to automatically and sequentially generate a plurality of image files representative of features contained on a plurality of substrates or substrate regions, respectively; and
a feature extraction processor configured to automatically and sequentially feature extract the image files;
wherein automatic feature extracting of a first of the automatically generated image files is begun immediately after completion of the generation of that image file. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for automatically generating information from chemical arrays, wherein execution of one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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automatically and sequentially generating a plurality of image files representative of features contained on a plurality of substrates or substrate regions, respectively;
automatically and sequentially feature extracting the image files, wherein automatic feature extracting of a first of the automatically generated image files is begun immediately after completion of the generation of that image file while a next substrate or substrate region is being processed for automatic generation of a next image file therefrom.
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