Patent ID: 7373256
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: G16B,G16C

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying a sample constituent of a sample, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of spectra defining a first set of spectra, wherein each spectrum of said set of spectra is a spectrum of measurement values derived from different measurements of a property of a sample comprising said sample constituent, each measurement value corresponding to one of a range of measurement variables defining the spectrum; (b) providing a plurality of spectra defining a second set of spectra, wherein each spectrum of said set of spectra is a spectrum of measurement values derived from different measurements of a property of a sample comprising said sample constituent, each measurement value corresponding to one of a range of measurement variables defining the spectrum; (c) generating a measure of the correlation between: each spectrum of measurement values in the first set of spectra and each spectrum of measurement values in the second set of spectra; (d) generating association data through which a particular measurement variable in any spectrum of the first set of spectra, and a particular measurement variable in any spectrum of the second set of spectra, is associated to the measure of correlation between: the measurement values of the respective given measurement variables; (e) identifying said sample constituent using the measure of correlation and the association data.