Electrophoretic Analysis Data Processing with Visual Range Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrophoretic analysis data processing devices require users to manually specify analysis target ranges and focused-on ranges, which can be difficult to intuitively recognize and understand, leading to errors and reduced efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A data processing device and program that create an electropherogram and/or separation image, allowing users to visually specify analysis target ranges by drawing boundary lines, with clear visual differentiation between included and excluded areas, facilitating intuitive range selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually specify analysis target ranges using traditional UI controls, then the device can perform data analysis, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in intuitively recognizing specified ranges
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by displaying the analysis target range with a distinct background color (e.g., light yellow) compared to other regions. This visual differentiation allows users to intuitively recognize the specified range through color perception, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and information recognition.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the electropherogram display into different regions: the analysis target range, the focused-on range, and other regions. Each region is visually distinguished through boundary lines and background coloring, enabling users to clearly identify and understand the specified ranges without confusion.
2Ease of operation
If users manually specify analysis target ranges using traditional UI controls, then the device can perform data analysis, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in understanding the relationship between ranges
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display into clearly defined regions with boundary lines separating the analysis target range from other regions. This segmentation visually establishes the hierarchical relationship between the analysis target range and the focused-on range, making it easier for users to understand how these ranges relate to each other.
Solution Approach 2:
By using different background colors for different ranges (e.g., light yellow for analysis target range, light blue for focused-on range), the patent creates visual hierarchy that helps users understand the relationship between ranges at a glance, improving both ease of operation and information comprehension.
3Productivity
If traditional UI controls are used for range specification, then the device maintains simplicity, but productivity deteriorates due to reduced working efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enhances productivity by using color-coded range display, which allows users to quickly identify and select appropriate ranges without complex interactions. The visual differentiation through color enables faster range specification and reduces the time needed for data analysis preparation.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the display into clearly defined, visually distinguished regions, the patent enables users to rapidly locate and select analysis target ranges and focused-on ranges. This segmentation approach improves working efficiency by reducing the cognitive load and time required for range specification.
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AI summary
Provided is a data processing device for processing data acquired by an electrophoretic analysis. A graph creator (31, 33) creates an electropherogram and/or a separation image of peaks on an electrophoretic channel. A display processor (37) displays a graph showing the electropherogram and/or the separation image on which a boundary line is drawn to define the inside and the outside of an analysis target range extending along an axis of a separation direction, with the inside and the outside being shown in different visual modes. An analysis condition setter (34) receives an operation by a user for moving the boundary line on the graph displayed and sets the analysis target range whose position and size on the axis are changed according to the received operation. A data-analysis processor (35, 36) carries out a predetermined computation using all or some of peaks included in the analysis target range.