التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
THROUGHPUT INFORMATION GENERATING APPARATUS OF SAMPLE ANALYZER, SAMPLE ANALYZER, THROUGHPUT INFORMATION GENERATING METHOD OF SAMPLE ANALYZER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT |
| Document Number: |
20120004857 |
| تاريخ النشر: |
January 5, 2012 |
| Appl. No: |
13/171914 |
| Application Filed: |
June 29, 2011 |
| مستخلص: |
An apparatus for generating throughput information of a sample analyzer is disclosed. Specifically, this apparatus generates throughput information of a sample analyzer capable of measuring a sample on a plurality of measurement items in which measurement time differs from each other. The apparatus receives an input of a plurality of measurement orders, wherein a measurement order includes a designation of at least one measurement item, generates the throughput information of the sample analyzer based on the received plurality of measurement orders; and outputs the generated throughput information. |
| Inventors: |
Yamato, Takashi (Kakogawa-shi, JP); Nakatsuka, Hisashi (Kobe-shi, JP); Kurono, Hiroshi (Kobe-shi, JP) |
| Claim: |
1. An apparatus for generating throughput information of a sample analyzer capable of measuring a sample on a plurality of measurement items in which measurement time differs from each other; the apparatus comprising: a controller including a processor and a memory under control of the processor, the memory storing instructions enabling the processor to carry out operations comprising: receiving an input of a plurality of measurement orders, wherein a measurement order includes a designation of at least one measurement item; generating throughput information of the sample analyzer based on the received plurality of measurement orders; and outputting the generated throughput information. |
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2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the memory stores, for every measurement item, a plurality of steps to be performed by the sample analyzer and a time required of each step, and the generating operation includes generating the throughput information based on the steps and time required of the steps. |
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3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the generating operation includes: scheduling each step included in the measurement of the plurality of measurement orders; and generating the throughput information based on the scheduling. |
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4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the scheduling is carried out by scheduling each step included in a measurement operation for one sample based on the schedule of each step included in the measurement operation for other sample. |
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5. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the memory further stores, for every measurement items, a sequence of performing the plurality of steps. |
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6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of steps to be performed comprise: a sample dispensing step of dispensing a sample; a reagent dispensing step of dispensing a reagent; and a measurement step of measuring a mixture of the sample and the reagent, the memory further stores an sequence of performing the sample dispensing step, the reagent dispensing step and the measurement step and a necessary time of each step. |
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7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the scheduling includes assigning each steps to a plurality of time zones based on the sequence of each step and the time required for each step. |
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8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein when the obtained schedule includes a blank time zone where no sample dispensing step is assigned, the output operation includes indicating the blank time zone. |
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9. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the generating operation includes generating, as the throughput information, a measurement time required from when the sample analyzer starts the measurement of the sample until the sample analyzer completes the measurement of the sample. |
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10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the generating operation includes generating the measurement time required based on a first time point where a initial step scheduled to be initially performed and a second time point where a final step scheduled to be finally performed. |
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11. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the generating operation includes generating a number of measurement items performed per unit time as the throughput information. |
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12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the scheduling operation includes determining a dispensing time point where a sample dispensing is performed for each of the measurement items, and the generating operation includes generating a number of measurement items performed per unit time based on: a first time point where a initial dispensing step is scheduled to be performed; a second time point where a final dispensing step is scheduled to be performed; and a number of measurement items scheduled to be performed by the sample analyzer. |
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13. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the sample analyzer is a blood coagulation measurement apparatus; and the measurement item is a coagulation time measurement item of the blood. |
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14. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the scheduling operation includes determining a time point where each steps are scheduled; and the output operation includes an operation of outputting each determined time points. |
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15. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the operations include determining a sequence of performing the received measurement orders, and the scheduling operation includes scheduling each step included in the measurement operation for each sample based on the received plurality of measurement orders and the determined sequence. |
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16. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the operations further include an operation of receiving the changing instruction of the sequence of performing the measurement orders. |
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17. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the generating operation includes generating a timing chart showing each scheduled step in time series. |
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18. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the timing chart shows a plurality of steps in formats different from each other. |
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19. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the sample analyzer includes a processing unit for holding a plurality of containers accommodating a sample, and processing the sample in the held container, and the generating operation includes generating holding status information indicating a holding status of the container in the processing unit in time series based on the scheduling result, and the output operation includes outputting the generated holding status information. |
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20. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiving operation includes an receiving an arriving time at which each sample arrives at the sample analyzer, and the generating operation includes generating the throughput information based on the received plurality of measurement orders and the arriving time. |
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21. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the generating operation includes generating, for each sample, a time required from when the sample arrives at the sample analyzer until the measurement is completed, and the output operation includes outputting the generated time required for each sample. |
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22. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the generating operation includes generating a time point where a measurement is completed for each sample, and the output operation includes outputting the generated time point where a measurement is completed for each sample. |
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23. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the output operation includes outputting the received arriving time for each sample. |
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24. A sample analyzer for measuring a sample on a plurality of measurement items in which measurement time differs from each other; the apparatus comprising: a receiving unit for receiving an input of a plurality of measurement orders, wherein a measurement order includes a designation of at least one measurement item; a generating unit for generating throughput information of the sample analyzer based on the plurality of measurement orders received by the input unit; and an output unit for outputting the generated throughput information. |
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25. A method of generating throughput information of a sample analyzer for measuring a sample on a plurality of measurement items in which measurement time differs from each other; the method comprising the steps of: receiving an input of a plurality of measurement orders, wherein a measurement order includes a designation of at least one measurement item; generating throughput information of the sample analyzer based on the received plurality of measurement orders; and outputting the generated throughput information. |
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26. A computer program product for causing a computer including an input unit and an output unit to generate throughput information of a sample analyzer for measuring a sample on a plurality of measurement items in which measurement time differs from each other; the computer program product comprising: a computer readable medium for storing instructions enabling the computer to carry out operations comprising: receiving an input of a plurality of measurement orders, wherein a measurement order includes a designation of at least one measurement item; generating throughput information of the sample analyzer based on the received plurality of measurement orders; and outputting the generated throughput information. |
| Current U.S. Class: |
702/19 |
| Current International Class: |
06; 01 |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edspap.20120004857 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
USPTO Patent Applications |