Patent ID: 11901044
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  C | IPC C  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for characterizing a sample comprising genetic information, comprising:
receiving a plurality of sequencing signals from a sequencing operation for a sample, each of the plurality of sequencing signals representing a genomic sequence;
setting, based on a received sequencing signal, a bit within a bit array to a first value for the received sequencing signal, wherein a set of one or more bits is associated with a unique received sequencing signal;
calculating a rate of change of bits within the bit array as new sequencing signals are received during the sequencing operation;
comparing the rate of change to a predetermined threshold;
identifying the sequencing operation as insufficient if the rate of change is above the predetermined threshold, or identifying the sequencing operation as sufficient if the rate of change is below the predetermined threshold, and
continuing the sequencing operation based on identifying the sequencing operation as sufficient or terminating the sequencing operation based on identifying the sequencing operation as insufficient.