Data Collection and Analytics Based on Detection of Biological Cells or Biological Substances

Abstract

Techniques related to the detection or identification of biological cells or substances.

1 . A system comprising:
 a data communication subsystem to obtain image-based data from a remote monitoring device, the image-based data from monitoring device being derived from one or more images of a scene proximate to the monitoring device and the proximate scene including biological cells and/or substances therein;   a biologic detection subsystem to analyze the image-based data and detect a type or class of biological cells and/or substance amongst the in-scene biological cells and/or substances;   a report subsystem to report detection of the type of biological cells and/or substances in the scene proximate to the monitoring device.   
     
     
         2 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the image-based data includes a selected portion of a single image of the scene proximate to the monitoring device. 
     
     
         3 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the image-based data includes selected portions of each of multiple images of the images of the scene proximate to the monitoring device. 
     
     
         4 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the type or class of detected biological cell and/or substance is a pathobiological cell and/or substance. 
     
     
         5 . A system of  claim 4 , wherein the pathobiological biological cells includes:
 pathologic cells;   diseased cells;   cancer cells;   infectious agents;   pathogens;   bioagents;   disease-producing agents;   combination thereof.   
     
     
         6 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the in-scene biological cells and/or substances are in situ. 
     
     
         7 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more images of the scene proximate to the monitoring device is micrographic, spectrographic, and/or digital. 
     
     
         8 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the in-scene biological cells and/or substances include biological cells and/or substances that are characterized as:
 physically located on a surface;   physically located in a medium;   undisturbed in their environment;   undisturbed and unadulterated;   physically located on a surface in a manner that is undisturbed and unadulterated;   not relocated for the purpose of image capture;   unmanipulated for the purpose of image capture; or   on a surface that is unaffected by the monitoring device.   
     
     
         9 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the biological cells are characterized as:
 cells of a multicell biological organism;   cells of a tissue or organ of a multicell biological organism;   cells of a tumor or growth multicell biological organism;   single-celled organism;   microbes;   microscopic organisms;   single-celled organism;   living things that are too small to be seen with a human's naked eye;   a biological creature that can only be seen by a human with mechanical magnification;   microscopic spores; or   a combination thereof.   
     
     
         10 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the biological cells are characterized as microbes that are characterized as:
 single-celled organisms;   bacteria;   archaea;   fungi;   mold;   protists;   viruses;   microscopic multi-celled organisms;   algae;   bioagents;   spores;   germs;   prions; or   a combination thereof.   
     
     
         11 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the image-based data is derived from a sequence of images of the scene. 
     
     
         12 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the data communication system obtains environmental data based on an environmental factor associated with the in-scene biological cells and/or substances or the environment surrounding the in-scene biological cells and/or substances. 
     
     
         13 . A system of  claim 12 , wherein the environmental factors on which the environmental data is based includes biotic, abiotic, and associated factors. 
     
     
         14 . A system of  claim 12 , wherein the report subsystem to associate the obtained environmental data with the image-based data and/or with the detected type or class of biological cell and/or substance. 
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the detection includes operations to:
 access a database of signatures of biological cells and/or substances;   isolate a biological cell and/or substance using the image-based data of the scene proximate to the monitoring device;   correlate the isolated biological cell and/or substance to at least one signature in the database;   determine that the correlation identifies the isolated biological cell and/or substance as being a biological cell and/or substance;   in response to that correlation determination, label the isolated biological cell and/or substance as being the determined biological cell and/or substance.   
     
     
         17 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the detection includes operations to:
 provide the image-based data of the scene proximate to the monitoring device to a trained biological detection engine, the trained biological detection engine being an AI/ML/DL engine trained to detect and/or identify biological cells and/or substances based on a training corpus of signatures of biological cells and/or substances;   receive a positive indication from the biological detection engine that the scene proximate to the monitoring device includes a biological cell and/or substance therein and/or identity of that biological cell and/or substance.   
     
     
         18 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the detection includes operations to:
 provide the image-based data of the scene proximate to the monitoring device to a trained biological detection engine, the trained biological detection engine being an AI/ML/DL engine trained to detect and/or identify biological cells and/or substances based on a training corpus of signatures of biological cells and/or substances;   receive a positive indication from the biological detection engine that the scene proximate to the monitoring device includes a biological cell and/or substance therein and/or identity of that biological cell and/or substance,   wherein the image-based data of the scene proximate to the monitoring device includes data captured from the visible and/or non-visible electromagnetic spectrum of the scene.   
     
     
         19 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the report system to report an identification of the biological cell and/or substance of the scene proximate to the monitoring device. 
     
     
         20 . A system of  claim 1 , wherein the report of the report system is characterized by performing operations that:
 send a communication to a human or machine that is designated to receive such communications via wired or wireless communications mechanisms;   send a notification to a human or machine that is designated to receive such notification via wired or wireless communications mechanisms;   update a database designated to receive such updates via wired or wireless communications mechanisms;   store the detection in a memory;   a combination thereof.   
     
     
         21 - 72 . (canceled)