1. A method of conducting an assay and analyzing results therefrom at separate locations, comprising: conducting an assay on a patient sample by contacting a uniquely encoded array of receptors with the patient sample and determining if the patient sample comprises any ligands that interact with the receptors by analyzing an assay image for optical signatures that are associated with receptor-ligand interactions, wherein the array is decoded at a location other than the location at which the assay is conducted.