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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2002
Christopher Boehr, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Shou-hua Zhang, Arcadia, CA (US);
Chang-meng Hsiung, Irvine, CA (US);
Christopher Boehr, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Shou-Hua Zhang, Arcadia, CA (US);
Chang-Meng Hsiung, Irvine, CA (US);
Smiths Detection Inc., Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is related to the sensing of analytes and in particular, to methods of determining, resolving, identifying, or quantitating such analytes once detected. This invention provides systems and methods for identifying analytes, comprising using an importance index to give greater weight to the responses from sensors that measure characteristics most useful for identification of analytes. In other aspects, the systems and methods are useful for increasing the stability of electronic nose systems by prolonging the predictive capability of the training set of known analytes. In still other aspects, the systems and methods are useful for detecting and responding to events correlated with the presence of an analyte.