Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system in a specific environment – Biological or biochemical
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-20
2007-11-20
Nghiem, Michael (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system in a specific environment
Biological or biochemical
Reexamination Certificate
active
11271316
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for identifying populations of events in a multi-dimensional data set are described. The populations may, for example, be sets or clusters of data representing different white blood cell components in sample processed by a flow cytometer. The methods use a library consisting of one or more one finite mixture models, each model representing multi-dimensional Gaussian probability distributions with a density function for each population of events expected in the data set. The methods further use an expert knowledge set including one or more data transformations and one or more logical statements. The transformations and logical statements encode a priori expectations as to the populations of events in the data set. The methods further use program code by which a computer may operate on the data, a finite mixture model selected from the library, and the expert knowledge set to thereby identify populations of events in the data set.
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IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Khuu Cindy D.
McDonnell Boehnen & Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Nghiem Michael
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