1. A device comprising:
a memory that stores a set of image processing profiles; and
an image processing device that selects one of the image processing profiles based on a plate type associated with a biological growth plate that facilitates growth of one or more biological agents.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the image processing device analyzes an image of the biological growth plate according to the selected image processing profile.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein the selected image processing profile specifies one or more image analysis criteria.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the image processing device captures an image of the biological growth plate according to the selected image processing profile.
5. The device of claim 4, wherein the selected image processing profile specifies one or more image capture conditions.
6. The device of claim 5, wherein the image capture conditions include illumination conditions.
7. The device of claim 1, further comprising a detector to detect the plate type based on a plate type indicator on the biological growth plate.
8. The device of claim 7, wherein the plate type indicator includes an encoded pattern on the biological growth plate.
9. The device of claim 7, wherein the plate type indicator is printed on the biological growth plate.
10. The device of claim 7, wherein the plate type indicator is adhesively affixed to the biological growth plate.
11. The device of claim 7, wherein the plate type indicator includes a bar code.
12. The device of claim 7, wherein the plate type indicator includes a two-dimensional grid of cells modulated between black and white.
13. The device of claim 7, wherein the plate type indicator includes a phosphorous ink.
14. The device of claim 7, wherein the plate type is associated with a biological agent selected from the group consisting of aerobic bacteria, E. coli, coliform, enterobacteriaceae, yeast, mold, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria, and Campylobacter.
15. The device of claim 1, further comprising an imaging device that captures an image of the biological growth plate, wherein the image processing device processes the image according to the selected image processing profile.
16. The device of claim 1, wherein the plate type is associated with a thin film culture plate.
17. A method comprising:
detecting a plate type associated with a biological growth plate that facilitates growth of one or more biological agents;
selecting one of a plurality of image processing profiles based on the detected plate type; and
processing an image of the biological growth plate according to the selected image processing profile.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the selected image processing profile specifies one or more image analysis criteria.
19. The method of claim 17, further comprising capturing the image of the biological growth plate according to the selected image processing profile.
20. The device of claim 17, wherein the selected image processing profile specifies one or more image capture conditions.
21. The device of claim 20, wherein the image capture conditions include illumination conditions.
22. The method of claim 17, further comprising detecting the plate type based on a plate type indicator on the biological growth plate.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the plate type indicator includes an encoded pattern on the biological growth plate.
24. The method of claim 22, wherein the plate type indicator is printed on the biological growth plate.
25. The method of claim 22, wherein the plate type indicator is adhesively affixed to the biological growth plate.
26. The method of claim 22, wherein the plate type indicator includes a bar code.
27. The method of claim 22, wherein the plate type indicator includes a two-dimensional grid of cells modulated between black and white.
28. The method of claim 22, wherein the plate type indicator includes a phosphorous ink.
29. The method of claim 17, wherein the plate type is associated with a biological agent selected from the group consisting of aerobic bacteria, E. coli, coliform, enterobacteriaceae, yeast, mold, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria, and Campylobacter.
30. The method of claim 17, wherein the plate type is associated with a thin film culture plate.
31. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for causing a processor to select one of a plurality of image processing profiles based on a detected plate type for a biological growth plate that facilitates growth of one or more biological agents, and control an image processing device to process an image of the biological growth plate according to the selected image processing profile.
32. The computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the selected image processing profile specifies one or more image analysis criteria.
33. The computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the instructions cause the processor to control an image capture device to capture the image of the biological growth plate according to the selected image processing profile.
34. The computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein the selected image processing profile specifies one or more image capture conditions.
35. The computer-readable medium of claim 34, wherein the image capture conditions include illumination conditions.
36. The computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein instructions cause the processor to control a detector to detect the plate type based on a plate type indicator on the biological growth plate.
37. The computer-readable medium of claim 36, wherein the plate type indicator includes an encoded pattern on the biological growth plate.
38. The computer-readable medium of claim 36, wherein the plate type indicator is printed on the biological growth plate.
39. The computer-readable medium of claim 36, wherein the plate type indicator is adhesively affixed to the biological growth plate.
40. The computer-readable medium of claim 36, wherein the plate type indicator includes a bar code.
41. The computer-readable medium of claim 36, wherein the plate type indicator includes a two-dimensional grid of cells modulated between black and white.
42. The computer-readable medium of claim 36, wherein the plate type indicator includes a phosphorous ink.
43. The computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the plate type is associated with a biological agent selected from the group consisting of aerobic bacteria, E. coli, coliform, enterobacteriaceae, yeast, mold, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria, and Campylobacter.
44. The computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the plate type is associated with a thin film culture plate.
45. A system comprising:
a biological growth plate that facilitates growth of one or more biological agents including a machine-readable plate type indicator that identifies a plate type of the biological growth plate; and
an imaging device to capture an image of the biological growth plate and process the image according to one of a plurality of image processing profiles selected based on the plate type indicator.
46. The system of claim 45, wherein the imaging device analyzes the image of the biological growth plate according to the selected image processing profile.
47. The system of claim 46, wherein the selected image processing profile specifies one or more image analysis criteria.
48. The system of claim 45, wherein the image processing device captures an image of the biological growth plate according to the selected image processing profile.
49. The system of claim 48, wherein the selected image processing profile specifies one or more image capture conditions.
50. The system of claim 49, wherein the image capture conditions include illumination conditions.
51. The system of claim 45, wherein the plate type indicator includes an encoded pattern on the biological growth plate.
52. The system of claim 45, wherein the plate type indicator is printed on the biological growth plate.
53. The system of claim 45, wherein the plate type indicator is adhesively affixed to the biological growth plate.
54. The system of claim 45, wherein the plate type indicator includes a bar code.
55. The system of claim 45, wherein the plate type indicator includes a two-dimensional, grid of cells modulated between black and white.
56. The device of claim 45, wherein the plate type indicator includes a phosphorous ink.
57. The system of claim 45, wherein the plate type is associated with a biological agent selected from the group consisting of aerobic bacteria, E. coli, coliform, enterobacteriaceae, yeast, mold, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria, and Campylobacter.
58. The system of claim 45, wherein the plate type is associated with a type of biological agent grown on the plate surface.
59. The system of claim 45, wherein the plate type is associated with a thin film culture plate.
60. The system of claim 45, wherein the imaging device comprises a camera.
61. A device comprising:
means for storing a set of image processing profiles; and
means for selecting one of the image processing profiles based on a plate type associated with a biological growth plate that facilitates growth of one or more biological agents.
62. The device of claim 61, further comprising means for analyzing the image of the biological growth plate according to the selected image processing profile.
63. The device of claim 62, wherein the selected image processing profile specifies one or more image analysis criteria.
64. The device of claim 61, further comprising means for capturing an image of the biological growth plate according to the selected image processing profile.
65. The device of claim 64, wherein the selected image processing profile specifies one or more image capture conditions.
66. The device of claim 65, wherein the image capture conditions include illumination conditions.
67. The device of claim 61, further comprising means for processing an image of the biological growth plate according to the selected image processing profile.
68. The device of claim 61, further comprising a detector to detect the plate type based on a plate type indicator on the biological growth plate.
69. The device of claim 68, wherein the plate type indicator includes an encoded pattern on the biological growth plate.
70. The device of claim 68, wherein the plate type indicator is printed on the biological growth plate.
71. The device of claim 68, wherein the plate type indicator is adhesively affixed to the biological growth plate.
72. The device of claim 68, wherein the plate type indicator includes a bar code.
73. The device of claim 68, wherein the plate type indicator includes a two-dimensional grid of cells modulated between black and white.
74. The device of claim 68, wherein the plate type indicator includes a phosphorous ink.
75. The device of claim 61, wherein the plate type is associated with a biological agent selected from the group consisting of aerobic bacteria, E. coli, coliform, enterobacteriaceae, yeast, mold, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria, and Campylobacter.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A glove comprising:
a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface and the bottom surface each having an inner surface and an outer surface;
a plurality of connection points positioned across an outer surface area of the glove;
a plurality of resistance bands configured to be removably attached to the plurality of connection points; and
at least one adjustable resistance mechanism connected to the glove, wherein the at least one adjustable resistance mechanism is configured to adjust degrees of resistance to motion via the plurality of resistance bands, and
wherein the glove is configured to allow for movement of the hand and a plurality of digits in all available directions.
2. The glove of claim 1, wherein the plurality of connection points are located at positions corresponding to digit joint locations.
3. The glove of claim 1, wherein the at least one adjustable resistance mechanism comprises a dial tensioner positioned at the outer surface area of glove, and wherein resistance of the glove is adjusted based on a position of the dial.
4. The glove of claim 1, wherein the at least one adjustable resistance mechanism is configured to allow for adjusting andor controlling separate regions of the glove to separate degrees of resistance.
5. The glove of claim 1, wherein the at least one adjustable resistance mechanism is configured to allow for separately controlling andor adjusting the degree of resistance for each individual digit.
6. The glove of claim 6, wherein the glove comprises a separate adjustable resistance mechanism corresponding to each individual digit.
7. The glove of claim 1, wherein the at least one adjustable resistance mechanism is configured to individually control andor adjust resistance for at least one of metacarpophalangeal digit flexion, metacarpophalangeal digit extension, metacarpophalangeal abduction, metacarpophalangeal adduction, and metacarpophalangeal circumduction movement.
8. The glove of claim 1, wherein the at least one adjustable resistance mechanism is configured to individually control andor adjust resistance for at least one of interphalangeal flexion and interphalangeal extension movement.
9. The glove of claim 1, wherein the at least one adjustable resistance mechanism is configured to individually control andor adjust resistance for digit flexion and digit extension movement.
10. The glove of claim 1, wherein the at least one adjustable resistance mechanism is configured to individually control andor adjust resistance for adduction and abduction movement.
11. The glove of claim 1, wherein the at least one adjustable resistance mechanism is configured to individually control andor adjust resistance for thumb movement.
12. The glove of claim 1, configured to allow for only flexion and extension resisted movement.
13. The glove of claim 1, configured to allow for only adduction and abduction resisted movement.
14. The glove of claim 1, configured to allow for only circumduction resisted movement.
15. A glove comprising:
a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface each have an inner surface and an outer surface; and
a plurality of resistance bands fixably attached throughout an outer surface area of the glove,
wherein the glove is configured to allow for movement of the hand and a plurality of digits in all available directions.
16. The glove of claim 15, wherein the plurality of resistance bands are configured to allow for a set degree andor a set range of resistance for each individual digit.
17. The glove of claim 15, wherein the plurality of resistance bands are configured to allow for a specific degree andor a set range of resistance for digit flexion movement and digit extension movement.
18. The glove of claim 15, wherein the plurality of resistance bands are configured to allow for a set degree andor a set range of resistance for digit adduction movement and digit abduction movement.
19. The glove of claim 15, wherein the plurality of resistance bands are configured to allow for a set degree andor a set range of resistance for thumb movement.
20. A method for adjusting and controlling resistance to hand movement, the method comprising:
applying a glove to cover a hand, said glove comprising at least one resistance band; and
adjusting and controlling degrees of resistance to motion via the plurality of resistance bands.