Patent ID: 7186510

Claim:
A method for evaluating a uniformity of spots on an array having a plurality of spots, these spots undergoing specific emissions as a result of the hybridization of target matter and tagged probe matter, wherein the uniformity of the spots is evaluated by examining whether patterns having periodicity are manifested in a sequence BG comprising background data obtained, the method comprising: (1) obtaining background data for each spot by applying an analysis software to images obtained by scanning the monochromatic emission of the array; (2) for each spot, the corresponding plate No.(α) of the target matter and position (β, γ) are determined, wherein α is a symbol or a numerical symbol identifying the plate while β and γ respectively stand for the row and column of a matrix formed by plate holes; (3) the No.(α) and the position (β, γ) on the plate are assigned to respective background data; and (4) the sequence BG consisting of the background data aligned in the orders of the plate No.(α) (the first priority) and the position (β, γ) on the plate (the second priority) is obtained.