Method of displaying multi-parameter data sets to aid in the analysis of data characteristics
First Claim
1. A method for analyzing multi-parameter, cell related data comprising:
- displaying a plurality of data fields on a screen for viewing by a user, each data field defined by two axes representing two parameters relating to characteristic of cells, at least one parameter of one of said data fields being different from the parameters of the remaining data fields so that at least three different parameters of cells are represented in the plurality of data fields;
applying a position variable cursor to one of said data fields and creating a region of data events within said one data field by use of said cursor;
linking the data events in said region with corresponding data events defined by different parameters in the remaining data fields on the screen; and
visually differentiating the displayed data events in the remaining data fields corresponding to the events in said created region of said one data field so that the user may identify the linked data events on all of said two-parameter data fields which correspond with each other.
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Abstract
The method involves displaying at least three different parameters of particle-related data in multiple two-parameter data fields on a screen for viewing by a user. A position variable cursor is applied to any two-parameter data field and a region of data events is created within the data field by the cursor. Data events in the created region are linked and corresponding data events, defined by all other parameter data fields displayed on the screen, are then located. This method includes visually differentiating the data events in the other data fields which correspond to the data events in the created region of the first data field. This differentiation permits the user to identify these same data events on all of the two-parameter data fields to thereby facilitate visual exploratory data analysis.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for analyzing multi-parameter, cell related data comprising:
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displaying a plurality of data fields on a screen for viewing by a user, each data field defined by two axes representing two parameters relating to characteristic of cells, at least one parameter of one of said data fields being different from the parameters of the remaining data fields so that at least three different parameters of cells are represented in the plurality of data fields; applying a position variable cursor to one of said data fields and creating a region of data events within said one data field by use of said cursor; linking the data events in said region with corresponding data events defined by different parameters in the remaining data fields on the screen; and visually differentiating the displayed data events in the remaining data fields corresponding to the events in said created region of said one data field so that the user may identify the linked data events on all of said two-parameter data fields which correspond with each other. - 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)
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27. A method for analyzing multi-parameter data obtained by flow cytometric procedures comprising:
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displaying particle-related data in a plurality of separate, two-parameter data fields on a screen for viewing by a user; applying a position variable cursor to any two-parameter data field and creating a region within said data field by use of said cursor; linking said region to all data events within said region; locating data events on all other two-parameter data fields on the screen which correspond to the linked data events; and visually differentiating all linked and corresponding events so that the user may readily identify all such data events.
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28. A method for analyzing multi-parameter data comprising:
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displaying data in a plurality of separate, two-parameter data fields on a screen for viewing by a user; applying a position variable cursor to any two-parameter data field and creating a region within said data field by use of said cursor; linking said region to all data events within said region; locating data events on all other two-parameter data fields being displayed which correspond to the linked data events; and visually differentiating all linked and corresponding events so that the user may readily identify all such data events. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A method for analyzing data to determine one or more characteristics of cells comprising:
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displaying a plurality of two-parameter data fields on a screen for viewing by a user, said fields representing different displays of different parameters relating to characteristics of cells; applying a position-variable cursor to one of said data fields and moving said cursor to enclose selective data events in a defined region; linking the data events in said region and located corresponding events defined by different parameters in the remaining data fields on the screen by accessing a linked listing of multi-parameter data related to said cells stored in memory so that each data event falling in said region is correspondingly located in the remaining data fields, but identified by the different parameters thereof; and visually differentiating the data events in the remaining data fields corresponding to the events in said defined region by causing all the differentiated data events to have a color different from data events not included in said region so that the user may identify the data events on all of said two-parameter data fields which correspond with each other for purposes of cellular analysis.
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