Abstract: Systems and apparatus related to quantum resonance interferometry for detecting signals are described. First and second signals are received and coupled with a first function and a second function, respectively, generated from a first quantum mechanical system and a second quantum mechanical system, respectively. By doing so, a first tunneling rate and a second tunneling rate are generated. The first tunneling rate is coupled with a third function generated from a third quantum mechanical system. The second tunneling rate is coupled with the third function to obtain a third tunneling rate. Upon determining that the third tunneling rate is greater than a threshold, it is identified that the second signal corresponds to the first signal.

Abstract: The current invention discloses a novel spectral transformation technique for characterizing digitized intensity output patterns from microarrays. This method yields improved sensitivity with reduced false positives and false negatives. Current microarray methods are overly sensitive to the detection of a visible distinction between pixels associated with probes and pixels associated with background. In one embodiment, a technique is disclosed that comprises the steps of: extracting pixels associated with an object of interest and transforming such pixels from an intensity representation to a spectral representation. In some embodiments, the extraction is based on a tessellated logarithmic spiral extraction that may yield a pixel core with a sampling of both foreground and background pixels. This core may then be computationally rescaled by 10×-10,000× to enhance spatial resolution.

Abstract: A novel method and software system design are presented for interchanging sensors from different vendors in a plug and play manner to drive mission critical applications within a sensor based architecture, policy based framework, event-based architecture. This technique is applicable to sensors directly attached to a computer, or sensors attached to a network, or sensors attached to a controller node which is attached to a network or directly attached to a computer.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for signal analysis includes receiving a first signal, receiving a second signal, coupling the first signal with a first function generated from a first quantum mechanical system to generate a first tunneling rate, coupling the second signal with a second function generated from a second quantum mechanical system to generate a second tunneling rate, coupling the first tunneling rate with a third function generated from a third quantum mechanical system, coupling the second tunneling rate with the third function, obtaining a third tunneling rate, and upon determining that the third tunneling rate is greater than a threshold, identifying that the second signal corresponds to the first signal.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for analyzing information gathered by multiple analytical techniques. In one aspect, a method includes receiving analytical information, gathered by multiple analytical techniques, regarding a sample, receiving expectations regarding a sample parameter, and estimating a value of the sample parameter based on the analytical information and the expectations regarding the sample parameter.

Abstract: Techniques for monitoring thermal emissivity levels of human traffic within a plurality of sections of a zone of interest are presented. The thermal emissivity levels are monitored using an infrared detector with sensitivity range of less than fifty milliKelvin, and in some variations, about fifteen to thirty milliKelvin, such as a quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) equipped camera. Based on differential emissivity calculations, a determination is made whether the monitored emissivity level corresponds to at least one calibrated emissivity level associated with an explosive material. The monitored emissivity levels are calibrated to eliminate the effects of other synthetic objects such as clothing, personal items, and other harmless objects. The monitored emissivity levels are also buffered against changes in environmental factors.

Abstract: Techniques for monitoring thermal emissivity levels of human traffic within a plurality of sections of a zone of interest are presented. The thermal emissivity levels are monitored using an infrared detector with sensitivity range of less than fifty milliKelvin, and in some variations, about fifteen to thirty milliKelvin, such as a quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) equipped camera. Based on differential emissivity calculations, a determination is made whether the monitored emissivity level corresponds to at least one calibrated emissivity level associated with an explosive material. The monitored emissivity levels are calibrated to eliminate the effects of other synthetic objects such as clothing, personal items, and other harmless objects. The monitored emissivity levels are also buffered against changes in environmental factors.

Abstract: A technique is described for quantitating biological indicators, such as viral load, using interferometric interactions such as quantum resonance interferometry. A diffusion curve for the biological indicator of interest is generated from at least two measurements from a patient sample. In some embodiments, the patient samples are in the form of a microarray output pattern to which the patient sample has been applied. After the diffusion curve has been generated, subsequent patient samples are mapped to the diffusion curve to provide a quantitative measure of the biological indicator of interest.

Abstract: Incoming data from, for example, an array of detectors, may be received. A dynamical system may be initialized corresponding to a modality of the incoming data so that a measurement probe based on the initialized dynamical system may be generated. Such a measurement probe may be injected into a quantum mechanical system so that it may be determined whether the injection of the measurement probe into the quantum mechanical system results in a collapse of the quantum mechanical system. Thereafter, it may be determined that a signal is present within the incoming data if the quantum mechanical system collapses. Related methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-program products are also described.

Abstract: The current invention discloses a novel spectral transformation technique for characterizing digitized intensity output patterns from microarrays. This method yields improved sensitivity with reduced false positives and false negatives. Current microarray methods are overly sensitive to the detection of a visible distinction between pixels associated with probes and pixels associated with background. In one embodiment, a technique is disclosed that comprises the steps of: extracting pixels associated with an object of interest and transforming such pixels from an intensity representation to a spectral representation. In some embodiments, the extraction is based on a tessellated logarithmic spiral extraction that may yield a pixel core with a sampling of both foreground and background pixels. This core may then be computationally rescaled by 10×-10,000× to enhance spatial resolution.

Abstract: A technique for determining events of interest within an output pattern generated from a detected image of an array of detectors where the output pattern comprises signals associated with noise, and signals associated with the events of interest which have intensities both greater and less than intensities of signals associated with noise. Quantum resonance interferometry is utilized to amplify signals associated with the events of interest having an intensity lower than the intensity of signals associated with noise, to an intensity greater than the intensity of the signals associated with noise to generate a modified output pattern. Once the desired signals are amplified, the technique determines which signals within the modified output pattern correlate with events of interest thus permitting a determination to be made whether a certain event of interest has occurred.

Abstract: A technique is disclosed that is useful for determining the presence of specific hybridization expression within an output pattern generated from a digitized image of a biological sample applied to an arrayed platform. The output pattern includes signals associated with noise, and signals associated with the biological sample, some of which are degraded or obscured by noise. The output pattern is first segmented using tessellation. Signal processing, such as interferometry, or more specifically, resonance interferometry, and even more specifically quantum resonance interferometry or stochastic resonance interferometry, is then used to amplify signals associated with the biological sample within the segmented output pattern having an intensity lower than the intensity of signals associated with noise so that they may be clearly distinguished from background noise. The improved detection technique allows repeatable, rapid, reliable, and inexpensive measurements of arrayed platform output patterns.

Abstract: The current invention discloses a novel spectral transformation technique for characterizing digitized intensity output patterns from microarrays. This method yields improved sensitivity with reduced false positives and false negatives. Current microarray methods are overly sensitive to the detection of a visible distinction between pixels associated with probes and pixels associated with background. In one embodiment, a technique is disclosed that comprises the steps of: extracting pixels associated with an object of interest and transforming such pixels from an intensity representation to a spectral representation. In some embodiments, the extraction is based on a tessellated logarithmic spiral extraction that may yield a pixel core with a sampling of both foreground and background pixels. This core may then be computationally rescaled by 10×-10,000× to enhance spatial resolution.

Abstract: An automated internet based exchange system is described for controlling the exchanging of ownership interests in objects on a secondary market. The automated exchange includes one or more sub-exchanges for maintaining information representative of secondary market transactions and for controlling said transactions. The automated exchange includes a secondary portfolio auction sub-exchange, a pricing and valuation services sub-exchange, an electronic contract negotiation services sub-exchange and a delivery and auditing service sub-exchange. The automated exchange also includes a logic switch manager that creates opportunistic auctions from a transaction for a product or service so as to trigger further auctions or service sales on the same or different secondary markets.

Abstract: A technique is disclosed that is useful for determining the presence of specific hybridization expression within an output pattern generated from a digitized image of a biological sample applied to an arrayed platform. The output pattern includes signals associated with noise, and signals associated with the biological sample, some of which are degraded or obscured by noise. The output pattern is first segmented using tessellation. Signal processing, such as interferometry, or more specifically, resonance interferometry, and even more specifically quantum resonance interferometry or stochastic resonance interferometry, is then used to amplify signals associated with the biological sample within the segmented output pattern having an intensity lower than the intensity of signals associated with noise so that they may be clearly distinguished from background noise. The improved detection technique allows repeatable, rapid, reliable, and inexpensive measurements of arrayed platform output patterns.

Abstract: An automated internet based exchange system is described for controlling the exchanging of ownership interests in objects on a secondary market. The automated exchange includes one or more sub-exchanges for maintaining information representative of secondary market transactions and for controlling said transactions. The automated exchange includes a secondary portfolio auction sub-exchange, a pricing and valuation services sub-exchange, an electronic contract negotiation services sub-exchange and a delivery and auditing service sub-exchange. The automated exchange also includes a logic switch manager that creates opportunistic auctions from a transaction for a product or service so as to trigger further auctions or service sales on the same or different secondary markets.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing active interferometric signal analysis in software. The techniques exploit expressor functions designed to extract spectral invariants of events of interest associated with an arrayed platform device used to detect the signal pattern to be analyzed. Various techniques for generating expressor functions are also provided. Depending upon the implementation, the techniques provide for both detection and quantitation analysis by exploiting either constructive or destructive interferometric analysis using reverberant convergence to detect resonance events. The techniques achieve software emulation of wave-particle interactions and wave-wave interactions and can operate in either the frequency domain or the phase domain. The techniques may be used for analyzing static spatial systems, static data from arrayed measurement platforms, dynamical systems, spatio-temporal systems or plasma systems.

Abstract: A technique is described for quantitating biological indicators, such as viral load, using interferometric interactions such as quantum resonance interferometry. A diffusion curve for the biological indicator of interest is generated from at least two measurements from a patient sample. In some embodiments, the patient samples are in the form of a microarray output pattern to which the patient sample has been applied. After the diffusion curve has been generated, subsequent patient samples are mapped to the diffusion curve to provide a quantitative measure of the biological indicator of interest.

Abstract: A technique for determining events of interest within an output pattern generated from a detected image of an array of detectors where the output pattern comprises signals associated with noise, and signals associated with the events of interest which have intensities both greater and less than intensities of signals associated with noise. Quantum resonance interferometry is utilized to amplify signals associated with the events of interest having an intensity lower than the intensity of signals associated with noise, to an intensity greater than the intensity of the signals associated with noise to generate a modified output pattern. Once the desired signals are amplified, the technique determines which signals within the modified output pattern correlate with events of interest thus permitting a determination to be made whether a certain event of interest has occurred.

Abstract: A technique is disclosed that is useful for determining the presence of specific hybridization expression within an output pattern generated from a digitized image of a biological sample applied to an arrayed platform. The output pattern includes signals associated with noise, and signals associated with the biological sample, some of which are degraded or obscured by noise. The output pattern is first segmented using tessellation. Signal processing, such as interferometry, or more specifically, resonance interferometry, and even more specifically quantum resonance interferometry or stochastic resonance interferometry, is then used to amplify signals associated with the biological sample within the segmented output pattern having an intensity lower than the intensity of signals associated with noise so that they may be clearly distinguished from background noise. The improved detection technique allows repeatable, rapid, reliable, and inexpensive measurements of arrayed platform output patterns.