Robert Michael Webster

US Patent:

6636623, Oct 21, 2003

Filed:

May 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/145982

Inventors:

Alan C. Nelson - Gig Harbor WA
Robert W. Webster - Gig Harbor WA

Assignee:

VisionGate, Inc. - Gig Harbor WA

International Classification:

G06K 900

US Classification:

382133

Abstract:

A system and method for rapidly detecting cells associated with malignancy and disease using molecular marker compartmentalization includes an optical tomography (OT) or a flow optical tomography (FOT) instrument capable of producing various optical projection images (or shadowgrams) containing accurate density information from a cell or cells labeled with tagged molecular probes or stains, a computer and software to analyze and reconstruct the projection images into a multi-dimensional data set, and automated feature collection and object classifiers. The system and method are particularly useful in the early detection of cancers such as lung cancer using cells from sputum or cheek scrapings and cervical/ovarian cancer using a cervical scraping, and the system can be used to detect rare cells in specimens including blood.

US Patent:

6907550, Jun 14, 2005

Filed:

Feb 28, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/086596

Inventors:

Robert Charles Webster - Auburn WA, US
Sheetal Guttigoli - Redmond WA, US
Dale R. Rolf - Redmond WA, US
Steven T. Henderson - Redmond WA, US
Ronald Craig Grumbach - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F011/00

US Classification:

714 47, 702120

Abstract:

Testing a computer system by simulating the computer system activity that would occur under a number of projected user patterns by navigating through a decision tree. Each of the use patterns may perform a number of standard functions (e. g. , phone, email, Web, or the like) that are inherent to the computer system. For each of the projected use patterns, weights are assigned to each of the standard functions. A standard function is then selected based on the weight assigned to the standard function given the projected use pattern. Then, a probability tree is navigated to determine a particular test to implement.