Auto-Analysis Framework for Sequence Evaluation

Abstract

An automated system for evaluating biological samples which includes a centralized registry that contains protocols and configuration information for both instruments and analysis applications. The registry provides for improved automation of biological process runs using an autoanalysis applications manager component or daemon, which accesses and transmits the appropriate protocol and configuration information to selected instruments and/or applications. This information is used to instruct data capture by the biological instruments and direct the analysis of the data by the analysis applications.

1 . A system for integrating biological instruments that acquire data from biological samples with analysis applications that analyze the data acquired from the biological samples, the system comprising: 
 a registry containing protocol information for each of the biological instruments and the analysis applications; and    an applications manager that communicates with both the analysis applications and the biological instruments wherein the applications manager has access to the registry and upon receiving instructions to have a biological instrument acquire data from selected biological samples and provide the sample data to selected analysis applications, the applications manager retrieves the protocol information from the registry and directs parameters to be configured for the biological instrument such that the data captured by the biological instrument is made available to the analysis application in a suitable format.