Using a biological recording to obtain time values

• US 20070156347A1
• Filed: 01/31/2006
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC), Nortel Networks Limited (Nortel Networks Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward, Hyde, Roderick, Malamud, Mark, Lord, Robert, Levien, Royce, Rinaldo, John, Wood, Lowell
• Application Number:
  US11/343,966
• Publication Number:
  US 20070156347A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1072 measuring distances on the body, e.g. measuring length, height or thickness A61B5/1076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/448 Hair evaluation, e.g. for hair disorder diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/50 Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or microorganisms, compositions or test papers therefor; processes for forming such compositions, condition responsive control in microbiological or enzymological processes C12Q
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/6893 related to diseases not provided for elsewhere

Abstract

A method and system are described for establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth and indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth; and

indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values.

4. The method of claim 1, in which establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth comprises:

using a human-made substance as the one or more markers.

8. The method of claim 1, in which indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

substantially completely obtaining the signal from the outgrowth while the outgrowth remains attached to a subject.

9. The method of claim 1, in which indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

applying a reagent to one or more samples that each contain the one or more markers.

14. The method of claim 1, in which indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

sectioning the outgrowth into at least first and second samples; and

generating the signal by measuring a parameter of at least the first and second samples.

15. The method of claim 1, in which indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

generating the one or more event time values based partly on a user query, partly on the signal from the outgrowth, and partly on the one or more reference time values.

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24. The method of claim 22, in which transmitting at least an indication of an event record comprises:

including an evaluation of a subject'"'"'s behavior in the event record.

25. The method of claim 22, in which transmitting at least an indication of an event record comprises:

transmitting a portion of the event record that includes at least a subject-specific event indicator.

26. The method of claim 22, in which transmitting at least an indication of an event record comprises:

transmitting a portion of the event record that includes at least an environmental event indicator.

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27. A system comprising:

means for establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth; and

means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values.

28. The system of claim 27, in which the means for establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth comprises:

means for obtaining an indication of the one or more markers or of a precursor of the one or more markers.

29. The system of claim 27, in which the means for establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth comprises:

means for receiving an indication of a mode of detecting the one or more markers.

31. The system of claim 27, in which the means for establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth comprises:

means for detecting the one or more markers by applying a testing mode at least partly based on user input.

32. The system of claim 27, in which the means for establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth comprises:

means for obtaining a structure type indicator of the outgrowth.

33. The system of claim 27, in which the means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

means for receiving an analog input by moving a sensor relative to the outgrowth; and

means for generating the signal by sampling the analog input.

36. The system of claim 27, in which the means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

means for generating a temporal or directional orientation of the signal by detecting in the outgrowth at least an indication of a first and a second of the one or more reference time values.

37. The system of claim 27, in which the means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

means for receiving user input indicating approximately a time of entry of the one or more markers into a portion of a subject'"'"'s body.

38. The system of claim 27, in which the means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

means for sampling the signal; and

means for identifying the one or more event time values by identifying a pattern in the sampled signal.

39. The system of claim 27, in which the means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

means for measuring an optical property variation of the outgrowth.

42. The system of claim 27, in which the means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

means for obtaining the one or more reference time values as a clock measurement roughly simultaneous with an event signaling the systemic flow of the one or more markers to the outgrowth.

43. The system of claim 27, in which the means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

means for computing the one or more event time values partly based on a category of the outgrowth.

44. The system of claim 27, in which the means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

means for generating a timing estimate record by detecting at least a first and a second of the one or more markers in the outgrowth.

45. The system of claim 27, in which the means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

means for positioning the outgrowth to measure a first portion of the outgrowth; and

means for iteratively exposing an additional portion of the outgrowth.

46. The system of claim 27, in which the means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

means for generating a timing scale of the signal by detecting at least a parametric pattern in each of first and second non-successive portions of the signal.

47. The system of claim 27, in which the means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

means for generating the one or more event time values using a growth model partly based on the one or more reference time values.

48. The system of claim 27, in which the means for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

means for transmitting at least an indication of an event record.

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53. A system comprising:

circuitry for establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth; and

circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values.

54. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth comprises:

circuitry for obtaining an indication of the one or more markers or of a precursor of the one or more markers.

55. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of a mode of detecting the one or more markers.

57. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth comprises:

circuitry for detecting the one or more markers by applying a testing mode at least partly based on user input.

58. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for establishing one or more reference time values indicative of a systemic flow of one or more markers to an outgrowth comprises:

circuitry for obtaining a structure type indicator of the outgrowth.

59. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

circuitry for receiving an analog input by moving a sensor relative to the outgrowth; and

circuitry for generating the signal by sampling the analog input.

62. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

circuitry for generating a temporal or directional orientation of the signal by detecting in the outgrowth at least an indication of a first and a second of the one or more reference time values.

63. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

circuitry for receiving user input indicating approximately a time of entry of the one or more markers into a portion of a subject'"'"'s body.

64. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

circuitry for sampling the signal; and

circuitry for identifying the one or more event time values by identifying a pattern in the sampled signal.

65. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

circuitry for measuring an optical property variation of the outgrowth.

68. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the one or more reference time values as a clock measurement roughly simultaneous with an event signaling the systemic flow of the one or more markers to the outgrowth.

69. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

circuitry for computing the one or more event time values partly based on a category of the outgrowth.

70. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

circuitry for generating a timing estimate record by detecting at least a first and a second of the one or more markers in the outgrowth.

71. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

circuitry for positioning the outgrowth to measure a first portion of the outgrowth; and

circuitry for iteratively exposing an additional portion of the outgrowth.

72. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

circuitry for generating a timing scale of the signal by detecting at least a parametric pattern in each of first and second non-successive portions of the signal.

73. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

circuitry for generating the one or more event time values using a growth model partly based on the one or more reference time values.

74. The system of claim 53, in which the circuitry for indicating one or more event time values partly based on a signal from the outgrowth and partly based on the one or more reference time values comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least an indication of an event record.

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