Biological PIN Code Compression for DNA Profile Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for storing and exchanging biological characteristics, such as DNA profiles, face challenges with data size and complexity, making them inefficient for storage and comparison, and unable to be easily represented as linear or 2D barcodes for handheld scanners.
Innovation Solution
A method that translates biological characteristics into a uniform set of symbols, forming a biological PIN code, by arranging parameters in a specific order, converting them into single characters, and then into a computer-readable code, which is compressed and transformed into a smaller, uniform set of symbols, suitable for representation as a barcode or matrix code.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If DNA profiles are stored in detailed formats (XML files with allele numbers), then the identifying and characterizing capabilities are maintained, but the data size becomes large (3000-4000 bytes per profile)
Solution Approach 1:
The DNA profile data is segmented into discrete loci and alleles, which are then systematically encoded into compact symbol representations. This segmentation allows the complex genetic information to be broken down into manageable units that can be efficiently stored and processed while preserving the unique identifying characteristics of each individual.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the data representation from detailed numerical allele values to compressed symbolic codes. By changing the parameter representation format (from numbers to symbols), the data size is dramatically reduced while maintaining the unique identifying power of the DNA profile through the systematic encoding scheme.
2Measurement precision
If more markers are used to increase discriminatory power, then the ability to distinguish genetically distinct sources improves, but the complexity of data processing and storage increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple marker data are merged into a unified symbolic code structure. The patent combines information from multiple loci and alleles into a single integrated DNA profile representation, reducing the overall complexity while maintaining the cumulative discriminatory power of all markers through systematic encoding.
Solution Approach 2:
The symbolic code system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it stores genetic information, provides unique identification, enables rapid comparison, and facilitates database storage. This universal representation method handles complex multi-marker data with a single versatile coding scheme, reducing processing complexity across all operations.
3Loss of information
If DNA profiles are stored as tables or XML files with multiple characters per allele, then complete genetic information is preserved, but the data cannot be represented as linear or 2D barcodes for handheld scanning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the multi-dimensional genetic data (multiple loci, multiple alleles per locus) into a one-dimensional linear code structure. By projecting the complex multi-dimensional genetic information onto a single linear sequence of symbols, the data becomes suitable for barcode representation while preserving complete genetic information through the encoding scheme.
Solution Approach 2:
The genetic information is copied into a simplified symbolic representation that maintains all essential identifying characteristics. This symbolic copy can be easily rendered as barcodes for scanning, while the original detailed genetic data remains preserved in the database for comprehensive analysis when needed.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to methods for providing a set of symbols uniquely distinguishing an organism. Specifically, the present invention relates to such method comprising a) providing, in a predetermined order, a number of parameters of said biological characteristic of said sample and their corresponding established values, wherein the combination of said values is uniquely distinguishing said sample; b) translating each corresponding established value of said number of parameters into a single character unique for that individual, established, corresponding value of a particular parameter of said biological characteristic; c) converting said single character into a computer readable code; d) combining said computer readable codes of said single characters into a single string; e) dividing said single string into a set of consecutive segments of a predetermined length; and f) transforming said set of consecutive segments into a set of symbols uniquely distinguishing said biological sample; wherein said predetermined order of said number of parameters of said biological characteristic, and the corresponding established values of step (a) is maintained.