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Method and system for efficient collection and storage of experimental data

  • US 7,467,153 B2
  • Filed: 08/27/2003
  • Issued: 12/16/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of collecting experimental data comprising the steps of:

  • initializing a container using configuration information, the container having a plurality of subcontainers disposed therein or thereon, each subcontainer having a biological specimen disposed within or on the subcontainer;

    storing the configuration information used for the container in a container database;

    repeating steps (a)-(g) for desired sub-containers in the container;

    (a) selecting an individual sub-container in the container,(b) collecting a plurality of image data from the biological specimen disposed within or on the sub-container,(c) storing the plurality of image data in an image database,(d) collecting a plurality of feature data from the image data,(e) storing the plurality of feature data in a feature database,(f) calculating a plurality of sub-container summary data using the plurality of image data and the plurality of feature data collected from the biological specimen disposed within or on the sub-container, and(g) storing the plurality of sub-container summary data in a sub-container database;

    calculating a plurality of container summary data using the plurality of sub-container summary data from the sub-container database; and

    storing the plurality of container summary data in the container database.

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