Reading chemical arrays
First Claim
1. A method of reading an addressable array of biopolymers on a substrate which array has been exposed to a sample, comprising:
- (a) detecting signals from the exposed array to obtain a signal image of the array;
(b) establishing, based on the detected signals, a shape of each region in one or more sets of multiple regions on the array signal image, and displaying the established shapes, wherein the shape of regions of a set include an identified shape of any of an array feature, a background region, and an identified inlier or outlier region within an array feature or background region;
(c) processing each region of each set according to a region processing routine; and
(d) saving the displayed shapes in a first file and the processed results in a second file.
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Abstract
Methods of using an addressable array of biopolymers which has been exposed to a sample, and apparatus and computer program products for use of the arrays. In one embodiment the method includes detecting signals from the exposed array to obtain a signal image of the array. The array signal image is saved in a memory. Based on the detected signals, a shape of each region in one or more sets of multiple regions on the array signal image is established. A definition of the shapes of the established regions of each set is saved in a memory. Each region of each set is processed according to a corresponding routine for that set.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of reading an addressable array of biopolymers on a substrate which array has been exposed to a sample, comprising:
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(a) detecting signals from the exposed array to obtain a signal image of the array; (b) establishing, based on the detected signals, a shape of each region in one or more sets of multiple regions on the array signal image, and displaying the established shapes, wherein the shape of regions of a set include an identified shape of any of an array feature, a background region, and an identified inlier or outlier region within an array feature or background region; (c) processing each region of each set according to a region processing routine; and (d) saving the displayed shapes in a first file and the processed results in a second file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing, when loaded into a computer, the steps of;
(a) receiving signals from a biopolymer array which has been exposed to a sample, as a signal image of the array; (b) saving the array signal image in a memory; (c) establishing, based on the detected signals, a shape of each region in one or more sets of multiple regions on the array signal image, wherein the shape of regions of a set include an identified shape of any of an array feature, a background region, and an identified inlier or outlier region within an array feature or background region; (d) saving a definition of the shapes of the established regions of each set in a memory; and (e) processing each region of each set according to a region processing routine.
- a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing, when loaded into a computer, the steps of;
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17. A method of reading an addressable array of biopolymers on a substrate which array has been exposed to a sample, comprising:
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(a) detecting signals from the exposed array to obtain a signal image of the array; (b) establishing, based on the detected signals, a shape of each region in one or more sets of multiple regions on the array signal image, and displaying the established shapes, wherein the shape of regions of a set include an identified shape of an inlier or outlier region within an array feature; (c) processing each region of each set according to a region processing routine; and (d) saving the displayed shapes in a first file and the processed results in a second file. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing, when loaded into a computer, the steps of;
(a) receiving signals from a biopolymer array which has been exposed to a sample, as a signal image of the array; (b) saving the array signal image in a memory; (c) establishing, based on the detected signals, a shape of each region in one or more sets of multiple regions on the array signal image, wherein the shape of regions of a set include an identified shape of an identified inlier or outlier region within an army feature; (d) saving a definition of the shapes of the established regions of each set in a memory; and e) processing each region of each set according to a region processing routine.
- a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing, when loaded into a computer, the steps of;
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28. An apparatus for reading an addressable array of biopolymers on a substrate which array has been exposed to a sample, comprising:
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(a) a detector to detect signals from the exposed array to obtain a signal image of the array; (b) a memory; and (c) a processor which; establishes, based on the detected signals, a shape of each region in one or more sets of multiple regions on the array signal image, wherein the shape of regions of a set include an identified shape of any of an array feature, a background region, and an identified inlier or outlier region within an array feature or background region; saves a definition of the shapes of the established regions of each set in a memory; processes each region of each set according to a region processing routine; and saves the displayed shapes in a first file and the processed results in a second file. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An apparatus for reading an addressable array of biopolymers on a substrate which array has been exposed to a sample, comprising:
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(a) a detector to detect signals from the exposed array to obtain a signal image of the array; (b) a memory; and (c) a processor which; establishes, based on the detected signals, a shape of each region in one or more sets of multiple regions on the array signal image, wherein the shape of regions of a set include an identified shape of an identified inlier or outlier region within an array feature; saves a definition of the shapes of the established regions of each Set in a memory; processes each region of each set according to a region processing routine; and saves the displayed shapes in a first file and the processed results in a second file. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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