Specimen search support system and specimen search support method

Abstract

To provide a specimen search support system capable of transversely searching for specimens provided by numerous specimen providers and easily finding suitable specimens.SOLUTION: A specimen search support system includes a provider information processing device 102, a requester information processing device 104, and an administrator information processing device 106. The administrator information processing device reads provider specimen information (PSI) including provider specimen property information (PCI) associated with provider specimen identification information granted by a specimen provider. Furthermore, the administrator information processing device includes a unified identification information issuance device 260 which issues unified specimen identification information, and a specimen unified processing device 256 which, in association with the unified specimen identification information, records the read PSI into unified specimen information (USI) of a unified specimen table (UST) according to a predetermined rule. The specimen requester accesses the UST by using the requester information processing device 104 and searches for a specimen S by using the PSI recorded in the USI.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a sample search support system and a sample search support method, and more particularly to a sample search support system and a sample search support method that allow sample consumers to easily search for donor sample information, which includes sample property information expressed differently from the sample identifying information provided by a large number of sample donors, by unifying the donor sample information into unified sample property information associated with one unified sample identifying information and publishing the unified sample property information. A specimen is something that is the subject of testing in medicine, science, or research, and refers to blood, urine, a part of bodily tissue, etc. [Background technology]

[0002] As a first prior art, a clinical test item information retrieval system is known that is configured with a storage means for storing basic information including at least clinical test items and reference values ​​corresponding to these clinical test items, and test item information related to these clinical test items, a basic information display means 38 that reads out and displays the basic information by searching the storage means, test item information designation means 38a to 38k that designates the type of test item information, and a test item information display means that reads out and displays the type of test item information designated by the test item information designation means by searching the storage means (see Patent Document 1).

[0003] As a second prior art, there is known a blood transfusion management system comprising: a host computer having an input means for inputting information including patient sample information, which is information assigned to a patient sample and used to identify the patient sample, storage location information for identifying the storage location of the patient sample, and patient information for identifying the patient; and a registration means for registering at least the patient sample information and the storage location information in a portable terminal device with a reading function; a reading means for reading the patient sample information; a comparison means for comparing the information read by the reading means with the information registered by the registration means; and a portable terminal device with a reading function having a detection means for searching for a patient sample corresponding to the information read by the reading means based on the comparison result by the comparison means, and detecting the storage location information of the patient sample (see Patent Document 2).

[0004] As a third prior art, there is known an information processing system that provides a matching service that matches information transmitted between each other via the Internet, characterized in that the information processing system comprises a plurality of information storage means that store registration information provided from unspecified information sources in association with additional characters that give meaning to the registration information, and an information search means that uses the additional characters as a search item to search the registration information stored in the plurality of information storage means and extract desired registration information (see Patent Document 3). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 09-081649 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2008-310600 [Patent Document 3] Patent Publication No. 2003-108567 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] In the first conventional technology, the advantage is that by managing information related to clinical test items in a centralized manner, it is possible to quickly respond to questions from customers. However, while it is easy for one information provider to input and publish information on the clinical test items, when there are multiple information providers, there is a concern that even if the information has the same nature, the names and abbreviations may be different, making it difficult to manage the information in a centralized manner.

[0007] In the second prior art, the blood transfusion management system records sample information for each patient, the storage location of the patient's sample, and the test information of the sample, and has the advantage of supporting the appropriate use of blood products. However, although the recorded information is sample information, storage location, and test information, and it is relatively easy to perform unified centralized management even when there are multiple donors, there is a problem that it is not easy to perform centralized management for various samples, for example, when the language is different, and the names and abbreviations are different from country to country.

[0008] The third conventional technology has the advantage that it can automatically search bulletin board sites and matching sites by using additional characters as a key to search many matching sites across the board. However, since the information provider needs to associate and register the additional characters, and the cooperation of the information provider is required, there are concerns that there will be a major obstacle to widespread use.

[0009] An object of the present invention is to provide a specimen search support system and a specimen search support method which enable a cross-sectional search of specimens provided by a large number of specimen donors and enable easy finding of suitable specimens. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] In order to achieve the above object, the first aspect of the present invention is configured as follows.

[0011] A sample search support system including a provider information processing device, a consumer information processing device, and an administrator information processing device, The administrator information processing device an administrator reading device for reading donor sample information including sample property information associated with sample identification information provided by the sample donor; A unified identification information issuing device that issues unified specimen identification information; a unified specimen processing device that records the read donor specimen information in unified specimen information in a unified specimen table according to a predetermined rule in association with the unified specimen identification information; The sample search support system is characterized by comprising:

[0012] In order to achieve the above object, the second aspect of the present invention is configured as follows.

[0013] The administrator reading device acquires the specimen identification information from the donor specimen information, The unified specimen processing device records the read specimen identification information in the unified specimen table in association with the unified specimen identification information. The first aspect of the present invention is a sample search support system.

[0014] In order to achieve the above object, the third aspect of the present invention is configured as follows.

[0015] The consumer information processing device includes a search condition setting device that determines search conditions, The administrator information processing device is a consumer search device that searches the unified sample table based on the search conditions set in the search condition setting device received from the consumer information processing device, and outputs the corresponding donor sample information in association with the unified sample identification information. The sample search support system of the first or second invention is characterized by comprising:

[0016] In order to achieve the above object, the fourth aspect of the present invention is configured as follows.

[0017] The search condition is specimen property information included in the donor specimen information. The sample search support system of the third invention is characterized in that:

[0018] In order to achieve the above object, the fifth aspect of the present invention is configured as follows.

[0019] The search condition is a disease name or a marker name included in the specimen property information. The fourth aspect of the present invention is a sample search support system.

[0020] In order to achieve the above object, a sixth aspect of the present invention is configured as follows.

[0021] The search condition is any one of a specimen type name, a concentration, or a unit included in the specimen property information. A sample search support system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention.

[0022] In order to achieve the above object, the seventh aspect of the present invention is configured as follows.

[0023] reading, by an administrator reading device, donor sample information including sample property information associated with sample identification information provided by the sample donor; issuing unified specimen identification information in a unified identification information issuing device; a step of recording the read sample property information in the unified sample table according to a predetermined rule in association with the unified sample identification information in the unified sample information set in the unified sample table in the unified sample processing device; The sample search support method is characterized by comprising: Effect of the Invention

[0024] In the present invention, the donor sample information provided by the sample donor is read by the administrator reading device. The donor sample information read by the administrator reading device is associated with the unified sample identification information generated by the unified identification information issuing device. The read donor sample information is recorded in the unified sample information of the unified sample table by the unified sample processing device based on a predetermined rule. The sample consumer can search the unified sample information in the unified sample table as a search item. This allows sample users to search using unified sample information, which has the advantage of achieving the object of the present invention.

[0025] This sample search support method includes the steps of reading donor sample information provided by a sample donor, issuing unified sample identifying information in a unified sample identifying information issuing device, and recording the read sample property information in the unified sample processing device in association with the unified sample identifying information set in a unified sample table according to a predetermined rule. The sample consumer can search by using the unified sample information recorded in the unified sample table as a search item, which has the advantage of achieving the object of the present invention. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0026] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory diagram of a sample search support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the sample search support system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the sample search support system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the unified sample table of the sample search support system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 shows a donor input device in the donor information processing device of the sample search support system of the first embodiment of the present invention, where (A) is a diagram of the donor input screen, and (B) is a diagram illustrating the structure of the donor sample table. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the unified specimen processing device in the specimen search support system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 shows an example of a consumer search screen in the consumer information processing device of the specimen search support system of the first embodiment of the present invention, where (A) is a disease selection screen and (B) is a marker selection screen. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is an example of a consumer search screen in the consumer information processing device of the specimen search support system of the first embodiment according to the present invention, and is a screen showing the results of searching for the disease name AML. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is an example of a consumer search screen in the consumer information processing device of the sample search support system of the first embodiment according to the present invention, and is a screen showing the results of searching for the marker AFP. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a functional explanatory diagram of the unified specimen processing device of the specimen search support system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the functions of the unified specimen processing device of the specimen search support system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the functions of the unified specimen processing device of the specimen search support system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is an example of a read table used in the unified specimen processing device of the specimen search support system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0027] The sample search support system according to the present invention comprises: A sample search support system including a provider information processing device, a consumer information processing device, and an administrator information processing device, The administrator information processing device an administrator reading device for reading donor sample information including sample property information associated with sample identification information provided by the sample donor; A unified identification information issuing device that issues unified specimen identification information; a unified specimen processing device that records the read donor specimen information in unified specimen information in a unified specimen table according to a predetermined rule in association with the unified specimen identification information; It is preferable that the method is characterized by including: In addition, the sample search support system according to the present invention comprises: The administrator reading device acquires specimen identification information from the donor specimen information, The unified specimen processing device records the read specimen identification information in the unified specimen table in association with the unified specimen identification information. It is preferable. Furthermore, the consumer information processing device includes a search condition setting device that determines search conditions, The administrator information processing device is a consumer search device that searches the unified sample table based on the search conditions set in the search condition setting device received from the consumer information processing device, and outputs the corresponding donor sample information in association with the unified sample identification information. It is preferred that the compound contains Furthermore, the search condition is specimen property information included in the donor specimen information. It is preferable. The search condition is preferably any one of a specimen type name, a concentration, and a unit included in the specimen property information. Further, a step of reading, by an administrator reading device, donor sample information including sample property information associated with the sample identification information provided by the sample donor; issuing unified specimen identification information in a unified identification information issuing device; a step of recording the read sample property information in the unified sample table according to a predetermined rule in association with the unified sample identification information in the unified sample information set in the unified sample table in the unified sample processing device; It is preferable that the sample search support method is characterized by comprising the steps of: EXAMPLES

[0028] A sample search support system 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0029] The sample search support method according to the present invention is executed by a sample search support system 100 according to Fig. 1. The sample search support system 100 of the first embodiment includes a provider information processing device 102, a consumer information processing device 104, an administrator information processing device 106 which serves as a server, and a communication line 108.

[0030] First, the provider information processing device 102 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

[0031] The donor information processing device 102 is operated by the sample provider 110, and has the functions of inputting necessary information from the sample provider 110, providing necessary information from the sample demander 112, and outputting or receiving other necessary information. Since there are a plurality of sample providers 110, they will be distinguished by being represented as first sample provider 1101 to nth sample provider 110n, and similarly, the donor information processing device 102 will be distinguished by being represented as first donor information processing device 1021 to nth donor information processing device 102n. Since the first donor information processing device 1021 to the nth donor information processing device 102n have the same configuration, in the following explanation, they will be described as donor information processing device 102 unless there is a particular need to distinguish them.

[0032] In this embodiment 1, the donor information processing device 102 includes a donor input device 114, a donor display device 116, a donor information recording device 118, a donor communication device 122, and a donor computing device 124, and may be, for example, a personal computer (PC), a tablet terminal, or a smartphone. The donor information processing device 102 does not have to be singular, but may be multiple. In other words, as long as the donor information processing device 102 is operated by the sample donor 110, it does not have to be a specific terminal.

[0033] Next, the provider input device 114 will be described.

[0034] The donor input device 114 has a function of inputting various information related to the sample S from the sample provider 110 and recording it in a donor sample information table PST constituting a donor sample information table file PSF provided to the sample demander 112. Therefore, the donor input device 114 can be a device having similar functions other than that of this embodiment 1. In this embodiment 1, a known keyboard, touch panel, etc. can be used for the donor input device 114. In this embodiment 1, a known keyboard is used for the donor input device 114, which inputs at least the donor sample information PSI and records it in the donor sample information table PST. The sample S refers to blood, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, tissue, cells, etc. for medical or research use. In this embodiment 1, the sample S is intended to be serum or plasma.

[0035] The donor sample information PSI includes at least donor sample identification information PID and donor sample property information PCI. In the first embodiment, for example, the donor sample information PSI is information that is composed of numbers, letters, special characters, or a combination thereof, and is set based on an algorithm in the sample provider 110. For example, the donor sample information PSI is set as "678821#1650736#11082" or "CBHD5096940".

[0036] Next, the donor sample identification information PID will be described.

[0037] The donor sample identification information PID is at least information that is assigned by the sample provider 110 and that can identify the sample S from the sample provider 110.

[0038] The donor sample property information PCI is information provided by the sample provider 110 that enables a sample consumer 112 of a particular sample S to understand the properties of the sample S. The donor sample property information PCI may include property information SI, manufacturing information MI, and / or other necessary information EI regarding the sample S. The donor sample property information PCI may use terms, numbers, etc., which represent the properties. However, the donor sample property information PCI may use only numbers, or a combination of numbers and letters, etc. Therefore, the donor sample property information PCI may be automatically generated and assigned by the donor information processing device 102 without the sample provider 110 having to manually input the information.

[0039] 8(B), the collector information GI is information about the living body (human, animal, etc.) from which the specimen S was collected, and may include, for example, the sex, age, race, smoking history, disease, tumor location, medical history, stage, TNM classification, etc., of the collector of the specimen S. Gender is Male or Female, age is a number indicating the full age, race is, for example, Negroid, Caucasian, Mongoloid, Austride, smoking history is whether or not the person has smoked tobacco, disease is the name of a disease such as lung cancer or stomach cancer, tumor location is the part of the body where the tumor is located, medical history is a disease that the person has had in the past, and stage is the progression level of the disease.

[0040] The collection time information DI is information at the time when the specimen S was collected, such as the collection date of the specimen S, the collection method, the testing equipment, the country where the specimen S was collected, and the like.

[0041] The manufacturing information MI is information related to the manufacturing of the sample S, and includes information such as the inspector II, the storage temperature TI, and the manufacturing number NO. Other necessary information EI includes, for example, infectious disease information ID, BMI (Body Mass Index), specimen testing method IM, and testing equipment manufacturer MM.

[0042] Next, the provider display device 116 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0043] The donor display device 116 has a function of displaying various information in the donor information processing device 102. Therefore, the donor display device 116 is not limited to this embodiment 1, and other structures having similar functions can be adopted. In this embodiment 1, the donor display device 116 can be a known display device such as a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display, or the like.

[0044] A provider information input screen PIS and the like are displayed on the provider display device 116. The provider information input screen PIS may be displayed on one screen, or may be displayed on a different screen.

[0045] In the present embodiment 1, the donor information input screen PIS displays a specimen identification information input section 126 and a specimen property information input section 128 as shown in FIG. 5(A). The specimen identification information input section 126 receives the donor specimen identification information PID. In this Example 1, the specimen property information input section 128 displays a specimen name input section 132, a specimen type input section 134, a volume input section 136, a measuring device input section 138, a result input section 142, a concentration input section 144, a race input section 146, a collection country input section 148, a sex input section 152, an age input section 154, and a diagnosis input section 156. Each piece of information is input into these input sections using the donor input device 114. A provider registration button 162 and a provider return button 164 are further displayed on the provider information input screen PIS.

[0046] When the donor registration button 162 is tapped, the information entered into the sample identification information input section 126 and the sample property information input section 128 is recorded in a specified field of the donor sample information table PST, and the donor sample information table file PSF is recorded in the donor information recording device 118.

[0047] The donor specimen information table PST is configured in a table format, for example, as shown in FIG. 5(B), with donor specimen identification information PID in column A, specimen name SN in column B, specimen type SK in column C, volume SV in column D, measuring device MN in column E, and other items, in which each piece of information entered in the donor information input screen PIS is recorded in the corresponding field of the first row, which is the first record. Similarly, each piece of information entered in the second donor information input screen PIS is recorded in the second row, and so on for the third and subsequent rows. In this embodiment 1, this donor specimen information table PST is recorded in the donor information recording device 118 as a physical donor specimen information table file PSF. The donor specimen information table file PSF is downloaded and stored in the donor information recording device 118 of the donor information processing device 102. However, from the viewpoint of information security, it is preferable to separately create a donor specimen information table file PSF for downloading, store it in the cloud server 158, and provide it to the administrator 120, and therefore, to the administrator information processing device 106.

[0048] When the provider return button 164 is tapped, the display of the provider information input screen PIS ends.

[0049] Next, the provider information recording device 118 will be described.

[0050] The donor information recording device 118 has a function of recording necessary information inputted or received by the donor input device 114, and a known storage device is used for this.

[0051] The necessary information includes the donor specimen information table file PSF to be provided to the administrator information processing device 106, the donor specimen information PSI inputted by the donor input device 114, and the like.

[0052] Next, the provider communication device 122 will be described.

[0053] The provider communication device 122 has a function of communicating with the administrator information processing device 106 and the cloud server 158 via the communication line 108, and in the first embodiment, a known communication device is used.

[0054] Next, the provider computing device 124 will be described.

[0055] The provider computing device 124 has a function of performing information processing required in the provider information processing device 102. In the first embodiment, the provider computing device 124 uses a microcomputer.

[0056] The main function of the donor computing device 124 is to input predetermined information into the donor specimen information table PST described above, and then provide the donor specimen information table PST to the administrator 120 as a donor specimen information table file PSF.

[0057] Next, the consumer information processing device 104 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

[0058] The consumer information processing device 104 is operated by a sample consumer 112 in the sample search support system 100, and has the function of searching for information required by the sample consumer 112 and displaying or outputting it.

[0059] In the first embodiment, the consumer information processing device 104 includes a consumer input device 166, a consumer display device 168, a consumer information recording device 172, a consumer communication device 174, and a consumer computing device 176, and may be, for example, a personal computer (PC), a tablet terminal, or a smartphone. The consumer information processing device 104 may not be singular, but may be multiple. In other words, as long as the consumer information processing device 104 is operated by the sample consumer 112, it does not have to be a specific terminal.

[0060] The consumer input device 166 has a function of inputting search conditions related to the sample S. Therefore, the consumer input device 166 can be a device having a similar function other than that of the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the consumer input device 166 can use a known keyboard, touch panel, etc. In the first embodiment, the consumer input device 166 uses a known keyboard.

[0061] Next, the consumer display device 168 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0062] The consumer display device 168 has a function of inputting search criteria SQ in the consumer information processing device 104 and displaying search results SR. Therefore, the consumer display device 168 is not limited to this embodiment 1, and other structures having similar functions can be adopted. In this embodiment 1, the consumer display device 168 uses a known display device such as a liquid crystal or an organic EL (Electroluminescence).

[0063] In the first embodiment, the consumer display device 168 displays a consumer search screen USS. A search condition setting device 170 is displayed on the consumer search screen USS. The search condition setting device 170 has a function of setting search conditions SQ for searching information recorded in the unified specimen property information UCI in the unified specimen table UST in the consumer search device 164 of the administrator information processing device 106. In other words, the search condition setting device 170 has a function of determining the search conditions SQ in the consumer information processing device 104. It is preferable to use a disease name or a marker name as the search condition SQ. The search condition setting device 170 can be a button type such as the disease search button 186 in FIG. 7, a checkbox type such as the checkbox 234 in FIG. 9, or a numeric input type such as the concentration UC. The search criteria SQ are keywords or the like for searching, and in this embodiment 1, are arranged separately in an upper search item area 182 and a lower search item area 184. The upper search item area 182 has upper search items SSI, which are the search criteria SQ, arranged, and the lower search item area 184 has lower search items LSI, which are the search criteria SQ. The higher-level search item SSI is a higher-level item than the lower-level search item LSI. When a higher-level search item SSI is selected in the higher-level search item area 182, the lower-level search item LSI is displayed in the lower-level search item area 184. The search conditions SQ in the search condition setting device 170 can be hierarchically divided into three or more levels, such as upper-level search items SSI, middle-level search items, and lower-level search items LSI. The term "marker" is an abbreviation of "biomarker," also known as a biological indicator or biological indicator compound, and refers to a substance among the various molecules present in the body of an organism that can objectively grasp the state or changes of that organism.

[0064] In the present embodiment 1, the upper search item SSI is set to a disease search button 186 for searching based on a disease and a marker search button 188 for searching based on a marker name NM. However, the upper search item SSI and the lower search item LSI can be set to three or more. For the upper search item SSI, it is preferable that either the disease search button 186 or the marker search button 188 is selected as the initial setting. In this embodiment 1, the disease search button 186 is selected as the initial setting. In other words, when the consumer search screen USS is displayed, the disease search button 186 is displayed in a selected state, and the lower search item area 184 is displayed so that it can be searched by the disease name ND, which is a subordinate concept of the disease.

[0065] When the disease search button 186 is selected, the disease name ND is displayed in the sub-search item area 184, and specimen information related to the disease can be searched for from the disease name ND. In this case, it is preferable to display the marker search button 188 in a light color or with a dashed line, so that it is visually identifiable that the disease search button 186 has been selected.

[0066] When the marker search button 188 is tapped and selected, the marker name NM is displayed in the sub-search item area 184, and when the marker name NM is tapped, a search based on the marker name NM becomes possible. In this case, too, it is preferable to make it visually identifiable that the marker search button 188 has been selected by changing the disease search button 186 to a light color display or a dashed line display.

[0067] When the disease search button 186 is tapped, the disease name ND is displayed in the sub-search item area 184. Since there are usually multiple disease names ND, it is preferable to arrange them in a predetermined order for easy viewing. The predetermined order is, for example, alphabetical order of the initial letters, or a combination of numbers and the like at the beginning of the disease name ND, and then arranged in ascending or descending order. The arrangement may be vertical or horizontal.

[0068] Next, the sub-search item area 184 will be described with reference to FIG. In the sub-search item area 184, sub-search items are displayed in a line. In this embodiment 1, when the disease search button 186 is selected, a plurality of disease name buttons 190 are displayed in a line. The disease name buttons 190 include an AML button 192, a Bladder button 194, a Cervix button 196, a Healthy Control button 198, a Pancreathic cancer button 200, a Bladder Cancer button 2001, a Breast Cancer button 2002, a Covid 19 button 2003, a Coloectal Cancer button 2004, an Esophageal Cancer button 2005, an Ampulla of Vate button 2006, a Brain Cancer button 2007, a Colon Cancer button 2008, a Crohn's disease button 2009, a Lung Cancer button 20010, and the like. It is preferable that search items in which not all disease name buttons 190 are displayed on one screen be made viewable by scrolling or turning pages.

[0069] A consumer back button 202 is arranged on the consumer search screen USS. When the consumer return button 202 is tapped, the consumer search screen USS is terminated.

[0070] For example, when the AML button 192 is tapped, donor specimen property information PCI related to AML (acute myelogenous leukemia) is associated with the unified specimen identification information UID and displayed as a search result SR on the search result screen SRS displayed on the consumer display device 168. FIG. 8 is an example of the search result screen SRS, which displays unified collection date UDC, unified volume UV, unified gender US, unified age UY, unified type UCL, unified race UE, unified disease UD, unified tumor site UTO, unified medical history UMH, unified TNMUTN, unified stage UMS, unified smoking history USH, etc., associated with the unified specimen identification information UID. The unified collection date UDC is the date on which the specimen S was collected. The unified volume UV is the volume of the specimen S. The unified gender US is the gender of the person who collected the specimen S. The unified age UY is the full age of the person who collected the specimen S. The unified classification UCL is whole blood or a distinction other than whole blood, such as serum or plasam. The unified race UE is the race of the person from whom the sample S was collected, and is a biological classification based on characteristics such as human bone structure, skin color, hair, and blood type. Generally, Caucasoid (white race), Mongoloid (yellow race), and Negroid (black race) are adopted based on skin color, but classification can also be based on nationality, etc. The unified disease UD is the name of the disease suffered by the person from whom the sample S was collected. The unified tumor location UTO is the location of the disease UD on the body, such as the lungs or kidneys. The unified medical history UMH is the medical history of the person from whom the sample S was collected. The unified TNMUTN is the progression of malignant tumors defined by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The unified stage UMS is the progression of cancer of the person from whom the sample S was collected. The unified smoking history USH is the smoking history of the person from whom the sample S was collected. A check box 214 is arranged to the left of the unified specimen identification information UID. In this embodiment 1, when the check box 214 is checked, an inquiry email form for the administrator is displayed, and an inquiry by email becomes possible. It is preferable to enable a refined search in subitems of the search item in the sub-search item area 184. Subitems are assumed to be gender, age, and the like for the same disease.

[0071] In the first embodiment, the search result screen SRS allows a further refinement of the search, for example, as shown in FIG. Regarding the specimen type AML, the search can be further narrowed down by the checked items by checking the All checkbox 206 or the Whole blood checkbox 208 and tapping the Narrow button 212. When the All checkbox 206 is checked and the Narrow button 212 is tapped, all AML information is displayed on the search result screen SRS.

[0072] When the marker search button 188 is tapped on the consumer search screen USS, a marker name button 204 is displayed as a sub-search item in the sub-search item area 184 as shown in FIG. 7(B). As the marker name buttons 204, for example, as shown in FIG. 7(B), an AFP button 216, an ALT button 218, an ASLO button 222, an ACTH button 224, an ALAT button 2261, an ANA button 2262, an AST button 2263, an ALB button 2264, an ALP button 2265, an ASAT button 2266, and an Alanine transaminase button 2268 are displayed. The marker name given to the marker name button 204 is preferably a name, an abbreviation, an abbreviation, or the like, defined by an international organization such as ISO. It is preferable that search items in which not all marker name buttons 204 are displayed on one screen be made viewable by scrolling or turning pages. When the AFP button 216 is tapped, donor specimen property information PCI regarding AML (alpha-fetoprotein) is associated with the unified specimen identification information UID and displayed in the result display field 226 of the search result screen SRS of the consumer display device 168. Note that ALT is an abbreviation for Alanine transaminase, ASLO is an abbreviation for antibioticolysin-O, ACTH is an abbreviation for adrenocorticotropic hormone, ALAT is an abbreviation for Alanine aminotransferase, ANA is an abbreviation for antigene antibody, AST is an abbreviation for Aspartate transaminase, ALB is an abbreviation for Albumin, ALP is an abbreviation for Alkaline Phosphatase, and ASAT is an abbreviation for Aspartate aminotransferase. Other abbreviations are similarly determined abbreviations.

[0073] Figure 9 is an example of a search result screen SRS, which displays the unified specimen type USC, unified volume UV, unified measuring device UMN, unified result UR, unified concentration UUC, unified race UE, unified collection country UCC, unified gender US, unified age UY, unified diagnosis UME, etc., associated with the unified specimen identification information UID. The unified sample type USC is either Serum or Plasma, where Serum is serum and Plasma is plasma. The unified volume UV is the volume of the sample S. The unified measuring device UMN is the name of the testing device used to test the sample S. The unified result UR is the test result of the sample S, for example, positive or negative. The unified concentration UC is the concentration of the sample S. The unified race UE is the race mentioned above. The unified collection country UCC is the name of the country where the sample S was collected. The unified gender US is Male or Female. The unified age UY is the person's completed age at the time the sample S was collected. The unified diagnosis UME is the confirmed diagnosis result regarding the disease of the person from whom the sample S was collected. A check box 214 is arranged to the left of the unified specimen identification information UID. In this embodiment 1, when the check box 214 is checked, an inquiry email form for the administrator is displayed, and an inquiry by email becomes possible.

[0074] In the present embodiment 1, the search result screen SRS has a marker narrowing down item 232 arranged thereon to enable further narrowing down of the results. The marker narrowing down item 232 is, for example, a specimen type SK, a concentration UC, or a concentration unit DN. The analyte type SK is, for example, Serum, Plasma, or all 238 including both Serum and Plasma. The concentration UC can be narrowed down by specifying a range by setting a maximum value MAX and a minimum value MIN, or a numerical search can be performed by setting a specific value. The concentration unit DN can be narrowed down by concentration unit, and in this Example 1, IU / mL242, ng / mL244, or IU / L246 can be selected.

[0075] For example, if the Serum check box 234 is checked as the specimen type SK and the filter button 248 is tapped, a search result SR in which information for the specimen type USC of Serum is selected is displayed from the search result SR displayed in the result display area 226. If the Plasma check box 236 is checked and the filter button 248 is tapped, a search result SR in which information for the specimen type USC of Plasma is selected is similarly displayed. If the All check box 238 is checked and the filter button 248 is tapped, a search result SR in which both Serum and Plasma are selected is displayed.

[0076] After entering numbers in the maximum value MAX and minimum value MIN, when the narrowing down button 248 is tapped, the search results SR that fall within the range are displayed in the result display field 226. When the reset button 252 is tapped, the narrowed down search results SR can be cleared.

[0077] When the IU / mL check box 242 is checked and the narrow down button 248 is tapped, the search results SR whose units are IU / mL are displayed in the result display field 226 . When the ng / mL check box 244 is checked and the narrow down button 248 is tapped, the search results SR whose units are ng / mL are displayed in the result display field 226 . When the IU / L checkbox 246 is checked and the narrow down button 248 is tapped, the search results SR whose units correspond to IU / L are displayed in the result display field 226 . When the reset button 252 is tapped, the information narrowed down by specifying the unit can be cancelled.

[0078] Next, the consumer information recording device 172 will be described.

[0079] The consumer information recording device 172 has a function of recording information required by the consumer information processing device 104, and a known storage device is used for it.

[0080] The necessary information includes search condition information to be transmitted to the administrator information processing device 106, the unified specimen identification information UID received from the administrator information processing device 106, the unified property information UDI, and the like.

[0081] Next, the consumer communication device 174 will be described.

[0082] The consumer communication device 174 has a function of communicating with the manager information processing device 106 via the communication line 108, and in the first embodiment, a known communication device is used.

[0083] Next, the consumer computing device 176 will be described.

[0084] The demander computing device 176 has a function of performing information processing required in the demander information processing device 104. In the first embodiment, the demander computing device 176 uses a microcomputer. When the sample consumer 112 uses the sample search support system 100, first, the consumer information processing device 104 displays the consumer search screen USS. In the present embodiment 1, the consumer search screen USS is displayed in a selected state with the disease search button 186 as shown in Fig. 7(A). That is, the disease name button 190 is displayed in the lower search item area 184.

[0085] Next, the administrator information processing device 106 will be described.

[0086] The administrator information processing device 106 is managed by the administrator 120, and has the function of performing predetermined processing based on information received from the provider information processing device 102 or the consumer information processing device 104, transmitting predetermined information thereto, and performing other necessary processing. Therefore, the administrator information processing device 106 can use a device having similar functions. In this embodiment 1, the administrator information processing device 106 is a computer, and includes a provider file recording device 254, a unified specimen processing device 256, an administrator recording device 258, a unified specific information issuing device 260, an administrator communication device 262, a consumer search device 264, and an administrator calculation processing device 266, as shown in FIG. 2.

[0087] Next, the provider file recorder 254 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

[0088] The donor file recording device 254 has a function of obtaining and recording the donor specimen information table file PSF recorded in the donor information processing device 102 or the cloud server 158. Therefore, the donor file recording device 254 is not limited to the first embodiment, and other devices having similar functions can be used. For example, a cloud server may be provided as an external storage, and the donor specimen information table file PSF may be recorded in the cloud server. In this case, the donor file recording device 254 is not built into the administrator information processing device 106, but can be regarded as a part of the administrator information processing device 106 since it functions in cooperation with the administrator information processing device 106. In the first embodiment, a known recording device is used as the donor file recording device 254.

[0089] Next, the unified specimen processing device 256 will be described. The unified specimen processing device 256 has a function of unifying and recording in one unified specimen table UST the donor specimen identification information PID as the donor specimen information PSI and the donor specimen property information PCI, which are different for each specimen provider 110, in a single unified specimen table UST. Recording in a unified manner means that information of the same property is unified and recorded in the same item (name or abbreviation). In this embodiment 1, the unified specimen processing device 256 has a function of reading the donor specimen identification information PID as the donor specimen information PSI recorded in the donor specimen information table PST of the donor specimen information table file PSF and the donor specimen property information PCI recorded in association therewith, and unifying and recording information of the same type in the same item in the unified specimen table UST. In this embodiment 1, the unified specimen processing device 256 is provided for each specimen provider 110 because a donor specimen information table PST with a different structure is provided for each specimen provider 110. In this embodiment 1, a first unified sample processing device 2561, a second unified sample processing device 2562, and an N-th donor file recording device 254N are provided. However, even if the sample provider 110 is different, the same unified sample processing device 256 can be used if the structure of the donor sample information table PST is the same. In this embodiment 1, the unified specimen processing device 256 is configured by a program. The first unified specimen processing device 2561 to the Nth unified specimen processing device 256N have different program configurations but have the same functions, and therefore will be described as the unified specimen processing device 256 unless there is a particular need to distinguish them. In other words, the unified specimen processing device 256 records the read donor specimen information PSI in the unified specimen information USI of the unified specimen table UST according to a predetermined rule in association with the unified specimen identification information UID. Therefore, the unified specimen information USI is configured to include the donor specimen identification information PID and unified specimen property information UCI corresponding to the donor specimen information PSI.

[0090] First, the unified specimen table UST recorded in the unified specimen file USF will be described with reference to FIG. In the unified sample table UST, unified sample information USI is recorded in association with unified sample identification information UID for each record. In other words, donor sample identification information PID and unified sample property information UCI are recorded in association with unified sample identification information UID. In other words, donor sample identification information PID and donor sample property information PCI are recorded in association with unified sample identification information UID. The donor sample property information PCI is recorded uniformly in items with the same property. 10, the unified specimen table UST records unified specimen identification information UID in column A, donor specimen identification information PID in column B, and unified specimen property information UCI (unified property information UDI), unified manufacturing information UMI, and unified other necessary information UEI in columns C and after. The unified property information UDI corresponds to property information SI, the unified manufacturing information UMI corresponds to manufacturing information MI, and the unified other necessary information UEI corresponds to other necessary information EI. The unified specimen property information UCI, for example, has unified collection date UDC in column C, unified volume UV in column D, unified gender US in column E, unified age UY in column F, unified type UCL in column G, unified race UE in column H, unified disease UD in column I, unified tumor site UTO in column J, unified medical history UMH in column K, unified TNMUTN in column L, unified stage UMS in column M, and unified smoking history USH in column N.

[0091] Next, the operation of the unified specimen processing device 256 will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. First, in step S1, it is determined whether a predetermined time has arrived, and if so, the process proceeds to step S2. If not, the process loops back to step S1 and goes into a standby state. Therefore, although not shown in the figure, it is clear that the unified specimen processing device 256 has a clock device. The predetermined time is preferably set to a time at which the donor specimen information table file PSF in the administrator information processing device 106 is not updated.

[0092] Next, in step S2, the donor file storage device 254 in which the donor specimen information table file PSF is stored is accessed, and then the process proceeds to step S3.

[0093] Next, in step S3, the file name of the donor specimen information table file PSF recorded in the donor file recorder 254 is read. For example, the file name of the donor specimen information table file PSF recorded first in the donor file recorder 254 is read, and the process proceeds to step S4.

[0094] In step S4, it is determined whether the name of the read donor specimen information table file PSF is registered in the read table RDT recorded in the administrator recording device 258. If the donor specimen information table file PSF is recorded as read, the process proceeds to step S12. If the donor specimen information table file PSF is not recorded as read, the process proceeds to step S5. Whether the file has been read can be determined, for example, when "read" is recorded in column B of the record in which the corresponding donor specimen information table file PSF is recorded in the read table RDT. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the read table RDT records the file name of the donor specimen information table file PSF in column A as the read file name, and column B is the read item. If "read" is recorded in column B corresponding to the donor specimen information table file PSF in column A, the file can be determined to be a read file. When the recording of the donor specimen information table file PSF in the donor file recorder 254 is completed, "Read" is recorded in the field of column B of the record corresponding to the donor specimen information table file PSF, and null is set if the file has not been read. In FIG. 13, the file name of record 1 is AAAAAA.xlsx, the file name of record 2 is BBBBBB.xlsx, and the file name of record 3 is CCCCCC.xlsx. "Read" is entered in column B corresponding to AAAAAA.xlsx in record 1, and records 2 and 3 are null. This indicates that no recording has been made in the donor file recorder 254 for records 1 and 2. Null means that no data is included, or a null character string of length 0.

[0095] Next, in step S5, the donor specimen information table file PSF is opened, making the donor specimen information table PST accessible.

[0096] Next, in step S6, the record in the first row of the donor specimen information table PST is accessed, and the process proceeds to step S7.

[0097] Next, in step S7, the donor sample identification information PID of the first record and the donor sample property information PCI recorded in association therewith are read, and the process proceeds to step S8. In this embodiment 1, step S7 constitutes the administrator reading device 268. In other words, the administrator reading device 268 reads the donor sample information PSI including the donor sample property information PCI associated with the donor sample identification information PID.

[0098] Next, in step S8, the unified specimen identification information issuing device 260 issues a unified specimen identification information UID, and then the process proceeds to step S9. The unified specimen identification information UID is the only information issued by the administrator information processing device 106, who is the administrator 120. The unified specimen identification information UID is preferably composed of a combination of numbers and letters determined by the administrator 120 so that the specimen provider 110, specimen type, etc. can be identified, but it may simply be a sequential number. In this embodiment 1, step S8 constitutes the unified specimen identification information issuing device 260. The order of steps S7 and S8 can also be reversed.

[0099] Next, in step S9, the read donor specimen identification information PID and donor specimen property information PCI are recorded in the donor specimen identification information PID and unified specimen property information UCI of the unified specimen table UST in association with the newly issued unified specimen identification information UID, and are recorded as a unified specimen table file USF in the administrator recording device 258, and the process proceeds to step S10. In this embodiment 1, step S9 constitutes the unified specimen processing device 256. The operation of the unified specimen processing device 256 will be described later.

[0100] Next, in step S10, the information "read" is recorded in the read field of the read table RDT corresponding to the read donor specimen information table file PSF, and the process proceeds to step S11.

[0101] Next, in step S11, it is determined whether the read row (record) is the last row of data in the donor sample information table PST, and if it is the last row, the process proceeds to step S12 since there is no data in the next row, and if it is not the last row, the process proceeds to step S13. Whether it is the last row or not can be determined if the next row (record) is null, meaning that no information is recorded, and therefore it is the last row.

[0102] Next, in step S12, it is determined whether the file is the last donor specimen information table file PSF in the read table RDT, and if it is the last donor specimen information table file PSF, the process ends, and if it is not the last, the process proceeds to step S14. Whether the file is the last donor specimen information table file PSF can be determined, for example, when no information is recorded in the next line, that the file is the last donor specimen information table file PSF.

[0103] Next, in step S13, the next row in the donor specimen information table PST is designated, and then the process proceeds to step S7, where the same process as described above is carried out.

[0104] In step S14, the next donor specimen information table file PSF is set, and then the process proceeds to step S3 and is similar to that described above.

[0105] Next, the unified specimen processing device 256 will be described with reference to FIGS. In principle, since information is different for each sample provider 110, information of the same nature in the donor sample information table PST provided by multiple sample providers 110 is recorded in different columns, and therefore cannot be searched in a unified manner. Therefore, the unified specimen processing device 256 has a function of collecting and recording information of the same nature in the same column of the specimen information table PST so that information of the same nature can be searched for in a unified manner. In other words, the unified specimen processing device 256 has a function of recording the read donor specimen information PSI in the unified specimen information USI of the unified specimen table UST according to a predetermined rule in association with the unified specimen identification information UID.

[0106] The number of donor sample information tables PST is expected to be three or more, but since the processing method is common, the process of unifying them into a unified sample table UST will be explained using an example in which the number of donor sample information tables PST is 2, mainly referring to Figure 10. For example, the arrangement of sample items in the first donor sample information table PST1 for the first sample donor 1101 is as shown in Figure 10, with the donor sample identification information PID recorded in column A, the disease in column B, the tumor location in column C, the volume in column D, the gender in column E, the age in column F, the race in column G, the collection date in column H, the medical history in column I, the TNM in column J, the stage in column K, and the smoking history in column L. On the other hand, the arrangement of sample items in the second donor sample information table PST2 for the second sample donor 1102 is as follows: donor sample identification information PID in column A, collection date in column B, volume in column C, race in column D, age in column E, gender in column F, disease in column G, tumor location in column H, TNM in column I, stage in column J, smoking history in column K, and medical history in column L. Therefore, the first donor sample information table PST1 and the second donor sample information table PST2 cannot be searched in a unified manner because the arrangement of the donor sample property information PCI is different. Therefore, the arrangement of these different donor sample property information PCI is consolidated and recorded in the same property item in one unified sample table UST. As shown in Figure 10, the specimen items in the unified specimen table UST are arranged as follows: unified specimen identification information UID in column A, unified donor specimen identification information UPI in column B, unified collection date UDC in column C, unified volume UV in column D, unified gender US in column E, unified age UY in column F, unified type UC in column G, unified race UE in column H, unified disease UD in column I, unified tumor location UTO in column J, unified medical history UMH in column K, unified TNMUTN in column L, unified stage UMS in column M, and unified smoking history USH in column N.

[0107] Next, the operation of the unified specimen processing device 256 will be described. The first sample unified processing device 2561 has a function of recording the donor sample information PSI recorded in the first donor sample information table PST1 of the first donor sample information table file PSF1 in Figure 4 in the unified sample information USI of the unified sample table UST based on predetermined rules. First, the operation of the first-sample unified processing device 2561 will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. The process of unifying and recording the donor specimen information PSI in the first donor specimen information table PST1 in the unified specimen table UST will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step AS1, the unified specimen identification information UID generated in step S8 is recorded in the field of the first row of column A of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS2. In the process of moving from step AS1 to AS2, the donor sample identification information PID in column B of the first donor sample information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the donor sample identification information PID in column B of the unified sample table UST. In step AS2, the donor specimen identification information PID in column A of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified donor specimen identification information UPI in column B of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS3. In step AS3, the disease information in column B of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified disease UD in column I of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS4. In step AS4, the tumor site information in column C of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified tumor site UTO in column J of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS5. In step AS5, the volume information in column D of the first-provider specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the standardized volume UV in column D of the standardized specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS6. In step AS6, the gender information in column E of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified gender US in column E of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS7. In step AS7, the age information in column F of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified age UY in column F of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS8. In step AS8, the race information in column G of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified race UE in column H of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS9. In step AS9, the collection date information in column H of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified collection date UDC in column C of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS10. In step AS10, the medical history information in column I of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified medical history UMH in column K of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS11. In step AS11, the TNM information in column J of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is entered (recorded) in the field in the first row of the unified TNMUTN in column L of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS12. In step AS12, the stage information in column K of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified stage UMS in column M of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS13. In step AS13, the smoking history information in column L of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified smoking history USH in column N of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step S10 shown in FIG. If the process goes through steps S13, 7 and 8 and then reaches step AS1 again, the information (record) recorded in the second row of the first donor sample information table PST1 is recorded in the second row of the unified sample table UST, as described above, and the process is continued in the same manner thereafter. In this embodiment 1, steps AS1 to AS13 constitute a first sample unified processing device 2561.

[0108] Next, the second unified sample processing device 2562 will be described. The second sample unified processing device 2562 has a function of recording the donor sample information PSI recorded in the second donor sample information table PST2 of the second donor sample information table file PSF2 in Figure 4 in the unified sample information USI of the unified sample table UST based on predetermined rules. The operation of the second unified sample processing device 2562 will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. In step BS1, the unified specimen identification information UID generated in step S8 is recorded in the field of the next lowest row of column A of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step BS2. In the process of transitioning from step BS1 to BS2, the donor sample identification information PID in column B of the second donor sample information table PST2 is recorded in the field of the row next to the bottom row of the donor sample identification information PID in column B of the unified sample table UST. In step BS2, the donor specimen identification information PID in column A of the second donor specimen information table PST2 is recorded in the field in the next to the bottom row of the unified donor specimen identification information UPI in column B of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step BS3. In step BS3, the collection date information in column B of the second donor specimen information table PST2 is recorded in the field in the next to bottom row of the unified collection date UDC in column C of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step BS4. In step BS4, the volume information in column C of the second donor specimen information table PST2 is entered (recorded) in the field in the next lowest row to the standardized volume UV in column D of the standardized specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step BS5. In step BS5, the race information in column D of the second donor specimen information table PST2 is recorded in the field in the next to bottom row of the unified race UE in column H of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step BS6. In step BS6, the age information in column E of the second donor specimen information table PST2 is recorded in the field in the next lowest row to the unified age UY in column F of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step BS8. In step BS8, the gender information in column F of the second donor specimen information table PST2 is entered (recorded) in the field in the next lowest row to the unified gender US in column E of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step BS9. In step BS9, the disease information in column G of the second donor specimen information table PST2 is recorded in the field in the next to bottom row of the unified disease UD in column I of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step BS10. In step BS10, the tumor site information in column H of second donor specimen information table PST2 is recorded in the field in the next to bottom row of unified tumor site UTO in column J of unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step BS11. In step BS11, the TMN information in column I of second donor specimen information table PST2 is recorded in the field in the next lowest row to the unified TNMUTN in column L of unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step BS12. In step BS12, the stage information in column J of the second donor specimen information table PST2 is recorded in the field in the next to bottom row of column M of the unified stage UMS in the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step BS13. In step BS13, the smoking history information in column K of the second donor specimen information table PST2 is recorded in the field in the next to bottom row of the unified smoking history USH in column N of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step S10. When the process goes through steps S13, 7 and 8 and reaches step BS1 again, the information (record) recorded in the second row of the second donor sample information table PST2 is recorded in the row next to the last row of the unified sample table UST, as described above, and the process continues in the same manner. In this embodiment 1, steps BS1 to BS13 configure a second sample unified processing device 2562.

[0109] Next, the administrator recording device 258 will be described. The administrator recorder 258 has a function of recording necessary information, and a known storage device is used. In the present embodiment 1, the necessary information includes at least the read table RDT and the unified specimen table file USF.

[0110] Next, the unified specific information issuing device 260 will be described. The unified identification information issuing device 260 has a function of issuing a unified specimen identification information UID in a predetermined format based on a predetermined rule. The predetermined format is, for example, a combination of 10 digits, and the predetermined rule is, for example, issuing a unified specimen identification information UID by sequentially incrementing the digits by one. As another example, the unified specimen identification information UID is issued in a predetermined format consisting of a combination of 10 digits, in which the first four digits are assigned a number representing the donor from the name of the donor specimen information table file, and the remaining six digits are sequentially incremented by one.

[0111] Next, the administrator communication device 262 will be described.

[0112] The manager communication device 262 has a function of communicating with the provider information processing device 102 or the consumer information processing device 104 via the communication line 108, and in the first embodiment, a known communication device is used.

[0113] Next, the demander search device 264 will be described.

[0114] The consumer search device 264 searches for information recorded in the unified specimen information USI of the unified specimen table UST based on the search conditions received from the consumer information processing device 104, and transmits the search result SR information to the consumer information processing device 104. In other words, the consumer search device 264 has a function of searching the unified specimen table UST based on the search conditions set in the search condition setting device 170 received from the consumer information processing device 104, and outputting the unified specimen property information UCI, which is the corresponding donor specimen information PSI, in association with the unified specimen identification information UID. In this embodiment 1, the consumer search device 264 is configured by a program, and can use a known search program. For example, it can search by disease or marker type, disease name, marker name, specimen type, concentration range, concentration unit, etc. The search condition is preferably set to the unified sample property information UCI (sample property information PCI) included in the unified sample property information UCI recorded in the unified sample information USI of the unified sample table UDT. Furthermore, the search condition is preferably any one of the sample type name, concentration, or unit, which is the unified sample property information UCI (sample property information PCI). The consumer search device 264 or the provider file recording device 254 can be placed in the cloud server 158 or another administrator information processing device 106, and since the functions are the same in this case as well, it can be said that they constitute the administrator information processing device 106.

[0115] Next, the administrator processing unit 266 will be described.

[0116] The administrator processing device 266 has a function of performing information processing required by the administrator information processing device 106. In the first embodiment, the administrator processing device 266 is implemented by a computer.

[0117] Next, the cloud server 158 will be described. The cloud server 158 has a function of recording donor specimen information table files PSF provided by the sample providers 110, and downloading the corresponding donor specimen information table files PSF upon request by the administrator 120. Thus, the cloud server 158 records a plurality of donor specimen information table files PSF provided by a plurality of sample providers 110. Furthermore, there may be a plurality of cloud servers 158.

[0118] Next, the communication line 108 will be described.

[0119] The communication line 108 is a known communication line and has a function of transmitting and receiving information between the provider information processing device 102, the consumer information processing device 104, the administrator information processing device 106, or the cloud server 158. Therefore, the communication line 108 can use a device having a similar function, and may be, for example, a dedicated communication line. A known Internet communication line is used as the communication line 108 in the present embodiment 1.

[0120] Next, the operation of the sample search support system 100 will be described. It is assumed that the sample provider 110 has already entered the donor sample identification information PID and the donor sample property information PCI into the donor sample information table PST via the donor information input screen PIS (Figure 5 (A)), and that the donor sample information table PST has been recorded in the donor information recording device 118 of the donor information processing device 102 as a donor sample information table file PSF with a predetermined name, and has also been recorded in the cloud server 158. In addition, in column A of the read table RDT recorded in the administrator recording device 258, the names of the donor specimen information table files PSF are recorded in the order of processing, and in the corresponding column B, Null is recorded in the initial state. Furthermore, the unified specimen processing device 256 is assumed to have a program recorded in advance in the first unified specimen processing device 2561 to the Nth unified specimen processing device 256N so that the unified specimen processing device 256 can be correctly integrated into the structure of the unified specimen table UST in accordance with the structure of the donor specimen information table PST in each specimen provider 110. In this embodiment 1, the above-mentioned first unified specimen processing device 2561 and second unified specimen processing device 2562 are used.

[0121] First, the process of obtaining the donor specimen information table file PSF recorded in the cloud server 158 will be described. During business hours, the administrator 120 accesses the cloud server 158 using the administrator information processing device 106, downloads the donor specimen information table file PSF, and records it in the donor file recording device 254. This downloading and recording work is performed for each specimen provider 110. This downloading and recording work can be automated by a program.

[0122] Next, the process of creating the unified specimen table UST will be described. The administrator processing device 266 of the administrator information processing device 106 executes the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in step S1, it is determined whether a predetermined time has arrived. If the predetermined time has arrived, the process proceeds to step S2. If the predetermined time has not arrived, the process loops back to step S1 and goes into a standby state.

[0123] When the predetermined time arrives, the donor file recorder 254 in which the donor specimen information table PST is recorded is accessed in step S2, and then the process proceeds to step S3.

[0124] In step S3, the donor specimen information table file PSF of the first specimen donor 110 recorded in the read table RDT is read, and the process proceeds to step S4.

[0125] In step S4, it is determined whether the donor specimen information table file PSF is recorded as "read" in the read table RDT. In other words, as shown in Fig. 13, if "read" is recorded in column B of the read table RDT, it is determined to be "read" and the process proceeds to step S12, and if it is null, it is determined not to be registered and the process proceeds to step S5.

[0126] In step S5, the donor specimen information table file PSF is opened, making the donor specimen information table PST accessible.

[0127] In step S6, the first record is accessed.

[0128] In step S7, the donor specimen identification information PID of the first record and the donor specimen property information PCI recorded in association therewith are read, and the process proceeds to step S8.

[0129] In step S8, after issuing the unified specimen identification information UID, the process proceeds to step S9.

[0130] In step S9, the donor sample identification information PID and donor sample property information PCI read in step S7 are recorded in the unified sample information USI of the unified sample table UST in association with the unified sample identification information UID issued in step S8, and the process proceeds to step S10.

[0131] More specifically, step S9 is processed based on the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in step AS1, the unified specimen identification information UID generated in step S8 is recorded in the field of the first row of column A of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS2. In step AS2, the donor specimen identification information PID in column A of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified donor specimen identification information UPI in column B of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS3. In step AS3, the disease information in column B of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified disease UD in column I of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS4. In step AS4, the tumor site information in column C of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified tumor site UTO in column J of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS5. In step AS5, the volume information in column D of the first-provider specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the standardized volume UV in column D of the standardized specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS6. In step AS6, the gender information in column E of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified gender US in column E of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS7. In step AS7, the age information in column F of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified age UY in column F of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS8. In step AS8, the race information in column G of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified race UE in column H of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS9. In step AS9, the collection date information in column H of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified collection date UDC in column C of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS10. In step AS10, the medical history information in column I of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified medical history UMH in column K of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS11. In step AS11, the TNM information in column J of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is entered (recorded) in the field in the first row of the unified TNMUTN in column L of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS12. In step AS12, the stage information in column K of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified stage UMS in column M of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step AS13. In step AS13, the smoking history information in column L of the first donor specimen information table PST1 is recorded in the field of the first row of the unified smoking history USH in column N of the unified specimen table UST, and the process proceeds to step S10.

[0132] In step S10, "Read" is recorded in column B of the read table RDT corresponding to the donor specimen information table file PSF that has been read, and the process proceeds to step S11.

[0133] Next, in step S11, it is determined whether the read data is the last line data, and if it is the last line, the process proceeds to step S12, and if it is not the last line, the process proceeds to step S13.

[0134] In step S12, it is determined whether or not the donor specimen information table file PSF is the last. If it is the last donor specimen information table file PSF, the process ends; if it is not the last, the process proceeds to step S14.

[0135] Next, in step S13, the donor specimen information PSI in the next line of the same file is read, and then the process proceeds to step S7, and thereafter, steps S8 to S11 are processed in the same manner as described above.

[0136] In step S14, the next donor specimen information table file PSF is set, and then the process proceeds to step S3, and the same process as described above is performed. That is, in step S3, the file name of the second donor specimen information table file PSF recorded in the read table RDT is read, in step S4, it is confirmed whether the file has already been read, in step S5, the donor specimen information table file PSF is opened, in step S6, the record in the first row is accessed, in step S7, the record in the first row is read, in step S8, the unified specimen identification information UID is issued, and in step S9, the items of the read donor specimen identification information PID and specimen property information PCI are recorded in the unified specimen table UST in the unified specimen information USI associated with the unified specimen identification information UID according to a predetermined rule. This predetermined rule is processed by the above-mentioned steps BS1 to BS13 shown in FIG. 12.

[0137] Next, a method for searching for a sample S at the sample demander 112 will be described with reference to FIGS. The specimen consumer 112 uses the consumer information processing device 104 to access the administrator information processing device 106 and displays the consumer search screen USS on the consumer display device 168.

[0138] When the consumer search screen USS is displayed, as shown in Fig. 7(A), the disease search button 186 in the upper search item area 182, which is initially set, is displayed in a selected state. Therefore, a plurality of disease name buttons 190 are displayed in the lower search item area 184. When the disease search button 186 is selected, a record in which the unified disease UD field in column I is not null, in other words, a record in which a unified disease UD is recorded, is selected, and a plurality of disease name buttons 190 are displayed in the lower search item area 184. When the marker search button 188 is selected, a marker name is recorded in the unified specimen type USC, in other words, a record in which the unified specimen type USC field is not null is selected, and a plurality of marker name buttons 204 are displayed in the lower search item area 184. When the specimen consumer 112 searches for a specimen S by disease name, by selecting and tapping one of the disease name buttons 190 displayed in the sub-search item area 184, a record in the unified specimen table UST that is registered in association with the disease name is displayed. For example, by tapping the AML button 192, a record in which AML is recorded in the unified disease UD is selected, and the unified specimen information USI is displayed in association with the unified specimen identification information UID on the search result screen SRS shown in FIG. The sample consumer 112 can review the displayed unified sample information USI data and consider purchasing, etc.

[0139] When the marker name button 204 is tapped, a record in which information is recorded in the sample name SN field is selected and displayed in the result display section 226 of the search result screen SRS. For example, when the AFP button 216 is tapped, a record in which "AFP" is recorded in the sample name SN column field is selected, as shown in Fig. 9, and the unified sample information USI is displayed in the result display section 226 in association with the unified sample identification information UID.

[0140] Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0141] 102 Provider information processing device 104 Consumer information processing device 106 Administrator information processing device 110 Sample donors 170 Search condition setting device 256 Unified specimen processing equipment 260 Unified Specific Information Issuance Device 264 Consumer Search Device 268 Administrator Reader PCI Donor Specimen Characterization Information PID Donor sample identification information PSI Donor Specimen Information UDI Uniform Specimen Identification Information UST Unified Sample Table UI Unified Specimen Information

[0142]

Claims

1. A sample search support system including a provider information processing device (102), a consumer information processing device (104), and an administrator information processing device (106), The administrator information processing device (106) an administrator reading device (268) for reading donor specimen information (PSI) including specimen characteristic information (PCI) associated with a specimen identification information (PID) provided by the specimen donor (110); A unified identification information issuing device (260) that issues a unified specimen identification information (UDI); a unified specimen processing device (256) for recording the read donor specimen information (PSI) in a unified specimen information (USI) in a unified specimen table (UST) according to a predetermined rule in association with the unified specimen identification information (UDI); A sample search support system comprising:

2. The administrator reading device (268) obtains the specimen identification information (PID) from the donor specimen information (PSI), The unified specimen processing device (256) records the read specimen identification information (PID) in the unified specimen table (UST) in association with the unified specimen identification information (UID).

2. The sample search support system according to claim 1.

3. The consumer information processing device (104) includes a search condition setting device (170) for determining search conditions, The administrator information processing device (106) searches the unified specimen table (UST) based on the search conditions set in the search condition setting device (170) received from the consumer information processing device (104), and outputs the corresponding donor specimen information (PSI) in association with the unified specimen identification information (UID).

3. The sample search support system according to claim 1, further comprising:

4. The search criteria is specimen characteristic information (PCI) included in the donor specimen information (PSI).

4. The sample search support system according to claim 3.

5. The search condition is a disease name or a marker name included in the specimen characteristic information (PCI).

5. The sample search support system according to claim 4.

6. The search criteria is any one of the specimen type name, concentration, or unit included in the specimen property information (PCI); 5. The sample search support system according to claim 4.

7. reading, by an administrator reading device (268), donor specimen information (PSI) including specimen characteristic information (PCI) associated with specimen identification information (PID) provided by the specimen donor (110); issuing a unified specimen identification information (USI) in a unified identification information issuing device (260); A step of recording the read specimen property information (PCI) in the unified specimen information (USI) set in the unified specimen table (UST) according to a predetermined rule in the unified specimen processing device (256) in association with the unified specimen identification information (USI). A sample search support method comprising:

Images