Unlock instant, AI-driven research and patent intelligence for your innovation.

Information transmission method, liquid handling equipment and system

A liquid processing and information transmission technology, applied in the field of information transmission of liquid processing equipment

Pending Publication Date: 2020-12-29
SARTORIUS BIOHIT LIQUID HANDLING
View PDF5 Cites 0 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

Another disadvantage of NFC-based solutions is that the laboratory equipment to be detected and communicated must be selected by using a dedicated frequency

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Information transmission method, liquid handling equipment and system

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

example 1

[0072] In this example, a handheld electronic pipette 1 displays a QR code 3 on its display 2 when the pipette is connected to the charging base. The QR code includes a link to the pipette manufacturer's web page (such as www.sartorius.com). The mobile phone's camera is used to read the QR code. After reading the code, the mobile phone browser opens and displays the web page. figure 1 An implementation of this example is shown. figure 1 Screenshot 4 is shown taken while reading the code through the mobile phone camera application.

example 2

[0074] In this example, during service and maintenance of a pipette, a technician triggers the display of a QR code on the pipette display after executing a diagnostic software or tool in the pipette. The QR code contains the diagnosis result. The code is read by the camera of a handheld or portable smart device used by the technician, and the results are displayed to the technician on the device's display.

example 3

[0076] The invention can be used in the context of multiple pipettes and an external control system communicating with and monitoring them during pipette manufacturing. The control system can send commands to each pipette at a specific manufacturing stage in order to trigger the display of a QR code on each pipette's display. This code may contain information derived from the state of the corresponding pipette. For example, the code can contain information about eventual errors or anomalies that occurred during previous manufacturing and assembly steps.

[0077] The codes displayed on the pipette display can be read simultaneously or sequentially by the machine vision system. Any combination of these codes can be read. Such a system can be placed in front of a bank of pipettes so that all required codes can be read simultaneously. The machine vision system sends the information contained in the code to an external control system for further evaluation and processing.

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information transmission method in a system comprising at least one liquid handling equipment and at least one external equipment, the method comprising: in one or more of said at least one liquid handling equipment, producing a machine-readable code that contains information that is derived from a status or properties of the respective liquid handling equipment or information that has been stored in the respective liquid handling equipment; in said one or more of said at least one liquid handling equipment, displaying the respective code on a display that is integrated to a structure of the respective liquid handling equipment; reading the displayed code or one or more of the displayed codes by an external equipment.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the transmission of information from liquid handling equipment, and more particularly to the transmission of information by machine readable code (code). Background technique [0002] Traditionally, communication between an electronic pipette and the user is via the pipette's buttons and display. The user enters commands and performs programmed operations by pressing pipette buttons, such as selecting parameters for aspiration and dispensing events. In response, the pipette displays information on the pipette display in the form of alphanumeric characters and graphical symbols. Users visually read and interpret characters and symbols. [0003] The size, resolution and orientation of the pipette display, pipette software and pipette memory size limit the type and amount of information that can be displayed and viewed or read by the user. Accordingly, there is a need for improved information transfer between a pipette ...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B01L3/02G06K7/14
CPCB01L3/02G06K7/1408B01L3/021B01L2300/021B01L2300/023B01L2300/025G01N1/14G01N35/00732G01N2035/00752
Inventor I-P.埃罗拉J.瓦尔托南
Owner SARTORIUS BIOHIT LIQUID HANDLING