Centralized Genomic Data Hub for Multi-Service Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumers face challenges in efficiently accessing, managing, and sharing genomic data due to duplication of sequencing efforts, privacy concerns, and compatibility issues with different data formats, as well as the need for user-friendly interaction tools for interpreting complex genomic information.
Innovation Solution
A central hub system that facilitates user interaction with sequencing data, providing granular permission controls, remote data access, and integration with social media, healthcare information, and consumer products, allowing users to manage and share their genomic data securely and efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple companies perform separate DNA sequencing for different services, then each company can provide specialized genomic services, but duplicate sequencing efforts increase costs and time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple sequencing services into a single centralized platform where one DNA sequencing event can serve multiple service purposes simultaneously. Different service providers access the same sequenced data through the platform, eliminating duplicate sequencing efforts while maintaining service diversity.
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized sequencing platform is designed to serve multiple functions and multiple service providers simultaneously. A single sequencing infrastructure supports various genomic services including ancestry tracing, disease risk assessment, and other specialized analyses through a universal data access mechanism.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple companies store separate copies of user's DNA, then each company can access the data for their services, but users face privacy concerns and difficulty tracking data locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a centralized platform as an intermediary between users and multiple service providers. The platform maintains a single secure copy of the DNA data and controls access for different service providers through authentication mechanisms, eliminating the need for multiple distributed copies while maintaining data accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the data storage and management function from individual service providers and centralizes it in a dedicated platform. This separation allows service providers to access data without holding copies, reducing privacy risks while maintaining service functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If genomic data is provided in different formats by various services, then each service can optimize for their specific needs, but consumers face difficulty reconciling and interpreting the information
Solution Approach 1:
The centralized platform provides a universal data format and interface that works across all genomic services. The platform maintains service-specific optimizations while presenting standardized, easily interpretable results to consumers through a common user interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The platform acts as an intermediary that translates between different service-specific data formats and a unified consumer-facing format. This mediation allows service providers to maintain their specialized formats while consumers receive standardized, easy-to-interpret information.
4Adaptability or versatility
If consumers want to access their genomic data through multiple services, then they can utilize various genomic products, but they must repeatedly provide DNA samples and wait for sequencing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having consumers provide their DNA sample once to the centralized platform, which then stores and makes the data available for multiple services. This preliminary sequencing action eliminates the need for repeated sampling and sequencing when accessing different genomic services.
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized platform maintains the sequenced data in a continuous, accessible state, allowing consumers to utilize multiple services without repeating the sequencing process. The useful action of data availability continues across different service accesses without interruption or repetition.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a novel approach for consumer-driven interaction with sequencing data or genomic information. Sequencing data access, for users with a variety of access and permissions, may be mediated by a central hub. The hub may also facilitate access to the sequencing data for third party software applications. The hub may also provide data analysis or may have access to analyzed data to use such data in providing a user interface for a genome owner or for non-owner secondary users of the system.