Appeal 2007-0862
Application 10/680,675
DISCUSSION
1. CLAIMS
Claims 1-14 are pending and on appeal. The claims have not been
argued separately and therefore stand or fall together. 37 C.F.R.
§ 41.37(c)(1)(vii). We will focus on claims 1 and 14, which read as follows:
1. A method for classifying plant embryos according to
their quantifiable characteristics, comprising:
(a) developing a classification model by
(i) acquiring raw digital image data of
reference samples of whole plant embryos or of embryo organs of
known quantifiable characteristics;
(ii) performing a data analysis by applying
one or more classification algorithms to the acquired raw digital
image data, wherein at least one of the classification algorithms uses
more than an embryo perimeter from the acquired raw digital image
data, the data analysis resulting in development of a classification
model for classifying plant embryos by their quantifiable
characteristics;
(b) acquiring raw digital image data of a plant
embryo or a plant embryo organ of unknown quantifiable
characteristics; and
(c) applying the developed classification model to
the raw digital image data of step (b) in order to classify the plant
embryo of unknown quantifiable characteristics according to its
presumed quantifiable characteristics.
14. The method of Claim 1 wherein the quantifiable
characteristics comprise conversion potential, resistance to pathogens,
drought resistance, heat resistance, cold resistance, salt tolerance,
preference for light quality, or suitability for long-term storage.
Thus, claim 1 is directed to an automated method for classifying plant
embryos. Digital images of plant embryos having known characteristics are
analyzed and used to develop a “classification model” for classifying other
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