Patent ID: 7206701

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for measuring a quantity of one or more analytes in a sample via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the computer-implemented method comprising: presenting one or more parameter-editing user interfaces depicting a set of a plurality of parameters controlling spectral analysis of a digitized version of a spectrum acquired for the sample via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and indications of the parameters' functionality, the set of the plurality of parameters comprising at least one core absorbance band parameter for at least one analyte; acquiring from user input, via the one or more parameter-editing user interfaces, values for one or more parameters out of the set of the plurality of parameters; detecting a suspect parameter condition in the one or more parameters; responsive to detecting the suspect parameter condition, displaying an advisory indicating the suspect parameter condition; and performing an automated quantitative spectral analysis of the digitized version of the spectrum via a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy technique as indicated by the set of the plurality of parameters.