Xue Shen Zhou

US Patent:

20050032074, Feb 10, 2005

Filed:

Sep 9, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/658879

Inventors:

Nila Shah - Cupertino CA, US
Janet Warrington - Los Altos CA, US
Xue Zhou - San Jose CA, US
Michael Mittmann - Palo Alto CA, US
Rui Mei - Santa Clara CA, US

Assignee:

Affymetrix, INC. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F017/60
C12Q001/68
G06F019/00
G01N033/48
G01N033/50

US Classification:

435006000, 702020000, 705003000

Abstract:

A method is described that receives user-selected sequence and provides a custom array designed for resequencing the user-selected sequence. The system determines probes corresponding to the sequence and to possible variants of the sequence and generates a custom probe array design. The system then displays the custom probe array design to the user via a graphical user interface and receives a user acceptance of the design. The system provides the user with the accepted custom probe array. The system may also enable a number of users to share space on a custom probe array. Another optional feature is to enable a number of users to share in ordering portions of a lot of catalog probe arrays to take advantage of economies of scale from lot-size purchases.