PCR Amplification Data Display for Cross-Plate Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing real-time PCR devices can only display amplification data from a single plate at a time, making it difficult to simultaneously review or compare data sets from multiple plates, which is problematic when samples from a single patient are distributed across different plates.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for integrating amplification data from multiple plates by displaying a plate display area and an integrated data display area, allowing for the selection and display of amplification data from multiple reaction wells on a graph or table, with options for sorting and dragging and dropping data for easy comparison.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If real-time PCR devices display data from multiple plates in separate windows, then each plate can be displayed completely, but users cannot simultaneously review or compare data sets from different plates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the display of multiple plates into a single integrated window, allowing users to view and compare amplification curves from different plates simultaneously. The display interface combines plate identification information, amplification curves, and data sets from multiple plates in one unified view, eliminating the need for separate windows for each plate.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the display interface into distinct regions: a plate information display area showing identification information from multiple plates, and an integrated data display area showing amplification curves. This segmentation allows organized presentation of multiple plates' data without creating separate windows for each plate.
2Ease of operation
If real-time PCR devices display data from a single plate in one window, then the display interface remains simple, but users must check multiple windows to review data from different plates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple plates' data into a single display window, allowing users to review and compare amplification curves from different plates simultaneously without switching between multiple windows. This integration significantly reduces the time and effort required to compare data across plates.
3Adaptability or versatility
If real-time PCR devices only display data from reaction wells in a single plate, then the display interface remains simple, but users cannot compare samples from the same patient across different plates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal display interface that can handle data from multiple plates simultaneously. The integrated data display area can accommodate amplification curves from any combination of plates, enabling users to compare samples from the same patient across different plates while maintaining a unified and simple interface.
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AI summary
An amplification data display method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: displaying a plate display area and an integrated data display area; displaying, in the plate display area, plates where nucleic acid amplification reactions have been performed; and displaying amplification data in the integrated data display area, wherein: two or more plates are displayed in the plate display area; each of the plates includes a plurality of reaction wells; the amplification data are generated from the reaction wells by the nucleic acid amplification reactions; and amplification data for a plurality of reaction wells selected from the reaction wells of two or more of the displayed plates are displayed in the integrated data display area.