Diagnosis Determination and Strength and Weakness Analysis

1 . A computer based method for determining a diagnosis of an individual, comprising:

a) receiving a query for determining a diagnosis of an individual;

b) accessing an attribute profile associated with the individual, the attribute profile comprising pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes;

c) accessing a database containing a set of attribute combinations associated with a set of diagnoses, each attribute combination containing at least one pangenetic attribute;

d) determining one or more diagnoses of the individual based on at least one comparison of the attribute profile with the set of attribute combinations; and

e) transmitting the determination as output.

2 . The computer based method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting in step (e) is to at least one destination selected from the group consisting of a user, a database, a dataset, a computer readable memory, a computer readable medium, a computer processor, a computer network, a printout device, a visual display, and a wireless receiver.

3 . The computer based method of claim 1 , wherein step (d) further comprises identifying, from the set of attribute combinations, one or more attribute combinations which occur in the attribute profile, and wherein step (e) further comprises transmitting as output at least one of the diagnoses associated with the one or more attribute combinations which occur in the attribute profile.

4 . The computer based method of claim 1 , wherein the database also contains corresponding statistical results which indicate the strength of association of each of the attribute combinations with one or more of the diagnoses, and wherein step (e) further comprises transmitting at least a portion of the corresponding statistical results as output to indicate the strength of association between the individual and the one or more diagnoses determined.

5 . The computer based method of claim 1 , wherein the determination transmitted as output comprises one or more diagnoses having a strength of association with the individual that is greater than or equal to a user specified threshold.

6 . The computer based method of claim 1 , further comprising:

f) associating the output with the individual and storing the association.

7 . The computer based method of claim 1 , wherein the identity of the individual is masked or anonymized.

8 . The computer based method of claim 1 , wherein each of the attribute combinations contains at least one pangenetic attribute, at least one physical attribute, at least one behavioral attribute, and at least one situational attribute.

9 . A computer based method for determining a diagnosis of an individual, comprising:

a) receiving a query for determining a diagnosis of an individual;

b) accessing an attribute profile associated with the individual, the attribute profile comprising pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes;

c) accessing a database containing a set of attribute combinations associated with a set of diagnosis attributes derived from diagnosis of other individuals, each of the attribute combinations containing at least one pangenetic attribute;

d) identifying, from the set of attribute combinations, one or more attribute combinations which occur in the attribute profile; and

e) transmitting as output one or more diagnosis attributes associated with the one or more attribute combinations which occur in the attribute profile, to provide a determination of a diagnosis of the individual.

10 . The computer based method of claim 9 , wherein the database also contains corresponding statistical results which indicate the strength of association of each of the attribute combinations with one or more of the diagnoses, and wherein step (e) further comprises transmitting at least a portion of the corresponding statistical results as output to indicate the strength of association between the individual and the one or more diagnosis attributes transmitted as output.

11 . A database system for determining a diagnosis of an individual, comprising:

a) a memory containing:

i) a first data structure containing an attribute profile associated with the individual, the attribute profile comprising pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes;

ii) a second data structure containing a database which contains a set of attribute combinations associated with a set of diagnoses, each attribute combination containing at least one pangenetic attribute;

b) a processor for:

i) receiving a query for determining a diagnosis of an individual;

ii) accessing the first data structure;

iii) accessing the second data structure;

iv) determining one or more diagnoses of the individual based on at least one comparison of the attribute profile with the set of attribute combinations; and

v) transmitting the determination as output.

12 . The database system of claim 11 , wherein part (iv) further comprises identifying, from the set of attribute combinations, one or more attribute combinations which occur in the attribute profile, and wherein part (v) further comprises transmitting as output at least one of the diagnoses associated with the one or more attribute combinations which occur in the attribute profile.

13 . The database system of claim 11 , wherein the database also contains corresponding statistical results which indicate the strength of association of each of the attribute combinations with one or more of the diagnoses, and wherein part (v) further comprises transmitting at least a portion of the corresponding statistical results as output to indicate the strength of association between the individual and the one or more diagnoses determined.

14 . A program storage device readable by a machine and containing a set of instructions which, when read by the machine, causes execution of a computer based method for determining a diagnosis of an individual, comprising:

a) receiving a query for determining a diagnosis of an individual;

b) accessing an attribute profile associated with the individual, the attribute profile comprising pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes;

c) accessing a database containing a set of attribute combinations associated with a set of diagnoses, each attribute combination containing at least one pangenetic attribute;

d) determining one or more diagnoses of the individual based on at least one comparison of the attribute profile with the set of attribute combinations; and

e) transmitting the determination as output.

15 . The program storage device of claim 14 , wherein step (d) further comprises identifying, from the set of attribute combinations, one or more attribute combinations which occur in the attribute profile, and wherein step (e) further comprises transmitting as output at least one of the diagnoses associated with the one or more attribute combinations which occur in the attribute profile.

16 . The program storage device of claim 14 , wherein the database also contains corresponding statistical results which indicate the strength of association of each of the attribute combinations with one or more of the diagnoses, and wherein step (e) further comprises transmitting at least a portion of the corresponding statistical results as output to indicate the strength of association between the individual and the one or more diagnoses determined.

17 . A computer based method for determining strengths or weaknesses associated with an individual, comprising:

a) receiving a query for determining strengths or weaknesses associated with an individual;

b) accessing an attribute profile associated with the individual, the attribute profile comprising pangenetic and non-pangenetic attributes;

c) accessing a database containing a set of attribute combinations associated with a set of strength or weakness attributes, each attribute combination containing at least one pangenetic attribute;

d) determining one or more strengths or weaknesses associated with the individual based on at least one comparison of the attribute profile with the set of attribute combinations; and

e) transmitting the determination as output.

18 . The computer based method of claim 17 , wherein step (d) further comprises identifying, from the set of attribute combinations, one or more attribute combinations which occur in the attribute profile, and wherein step (e) further comprises transmitting as output the one or more strength or weakness attributes associated with the one or more attribute combinations which occur in the attribute profile.

19 . The computer based method of claim 17 , wherein the database also contains corresponding statistical results which indicate the strength of association of each of the attribute combinations with one or more of the strength or weakness attributes, and wherein step (e) further comprises transmitting at least a portion of the corresponding statistical results as output to indicate the strength of association between the individual and the one or more strengths or weaknesses determined.

20 . The computer based method of claim 17 , further comprising:

f) receiving a query representing a desire to increase a particular strength associated with the individual;

g) identifying, from the set of attribute combinations, at least one attribute combination which has a higher strength of association with the particular strength attribute than the individual does and which contains one or more modifiable attributes that do not occur in the attribute profile of the individual; and

h) transmitting the one or more modifiable attributes as output to indicate attributes that can increase the particular strength associated with the individual.