Patent ID: 7383134

Claim:
A method of analyzing biological samples for determinable properties using a computer system comprising: capturing an image of said sample into a computer system; using said computer system, placing subarea outlines over said image according to a placement process, said subarea outlines being of a predefined shape, said predefined shape not determined by identifying edges or objects in said image; using said computer system, analyzing said image by scoring detectable characteristics of said image within one or more of said subarea outlines; and using said computer system, preparing an output from scored detectable characteristics of said image; outputting said output to a user to an information processing system; further wherein said placement process comprises an iterative search of said image comprising: searching said image to find a region of said image providing a desired signal strength of a detectable signal; placing a subarea outline over said region, thereby defining a subarea and a remaining area; and on said remaining area, iteratively continuing said searching and said placing until a stop condition is reached.