Usage management system for mass spectrometer

The mass spectrometer usage management system addresses user registration and manual logging issues by implementing a card reading and wireless data module, ensuring accurate and timely usage recording, thus improving efficiency and safety.

JP3251734UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-25NANJING PINSHENG MEDICAL TECH CO LTD +1
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Application Number
JP2023600162U
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Utility models
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2022-06-21
Filing Date
2022-12-29
Publication Date
2025-06-25
Estimated Expiration
2032-12-29

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Technical Problem

Existing mass spectrometers lack user registration functions, making it difficult to access a third-party management system, and manual logging of usage is inaccurate, untimely, and untruthful, leading to challenges in laboratory management.

Method used

A usage management system for mass spectrometers, incorporating a removable card reading module, wireless data module, wired data interface, control panel, host computer, and management system, enabling automated user authentication and usage recording through communication and data exchange.

Benefits of technology

Automated recording of usage time improves efficiency and safety by ensuring accurate and timely logs, preventing unauthorized use, and enhancing laboratory management capabilities.

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Abstract

The present invention provides a usage management system and a realization method for a mass spectrometer, which determines whether a removable card reading module is installed at startup, transmits user swipe data to the management system in a set transmission method, the management system performs authentication, determines whether the usage conditions of the instrument are met based on the reply result, after the use of the instrument is completed, end information is returned from the set transmission method, the management system completes registration and restarts the process, solving the problems of inaccurate and untimely artificial recording time in the prior art, with a simple automated recording process and easy operation, effectively improving the time efficiency of users and enabling users to focus on the instrument itself.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of information management of mass spectrometers, and more particularly to a usage management system for mass spectrometers. to the loop Related.

Background Art

[0002] A mass spectrometer mainly consists of an ion source, a mass spectrometer, and an ion detector. The ion source is a device that ionizes sample molecules under high vacuum conditions. Since the ionized molecules receive excessive energy, they further break into various fragment ions and neutral particles with smaller masses. The fragment ions and neutral particles acquire the same average kinetic energy with the help of an accelerating electric field and enter the mass spectrometer. The mass spectrometer is a device that separates ions of different masses entering simultaneously according to the magnitude of the mass-to-charge ratio m / e. The separated ions sequentially enter the ion detector, where amplified ion signals are collected, processed by a computer, and a mass spectrum is created. There are multiple types of ion sources, mass spectrometers, and ion detectors respectively. Mass spectrometers can be classified into isotope mass spectrometers, inorganic mass spectrometers, and organic mass spectrometers according to their application ranges, into high-resolution, medium-resolution, and low-resolution mass spectrometers according to their resolution capabilities, and into static mass spectrometer and dynamic mass spectrometer according to their operating principles.

[0003] Existing mass spectrometers generally lack a user registration function, or it is difficult to access this function to a third-party management system and it is impossible to correspond one-to-one with users. As a result, laboratories usually record the usage logs manually mass spectrometer which is a waste of time. mass spectrometer Manually recording the usage logs has problems such as the records not being timely, the entry results being inaccurate and untruthful, which brings difficulties to subsequent laboratory management. The related mass spectrometry system is relatively closed, and the third-party laboratory management system mass spectrometer lacks the function of interlocking with mass spectrometer and accurately recording the usage status of mass spectrometerIt is not possible to notify whether the use of

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a use management system and method for a mass spectrometer, which have problems such as insufficient user registration functions, difficulty in accessing a third-party management system, and inability to correspond one-on-one with users. The laboratory artificially mass spectrometer records a large amount of usage logs of , wasting time. In addition, mass spectrometer manually recording the usage logs of has problems such as the records not being timely, the entry results being inaccurate and not truthful, which brings difficulties to subsequent laboratory management. The related mass spectrometry system is relatively closed, and the third-party laboratory management system mass spectrometer lacks the function of interlocking with , mass spectrometer it is not possible to accurately record the usage status of , mass spectrometer nor to notify whether the use of is permitted.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] On the one hand, the present invention provides a use management system for a mass spectrometer, which includes a removable card reading module, a removable wireless data module, a wired data interface, a control panel of the mass spectrometer, a host computer, and a management system.

[0006] The removable card reader module and the control panel of the mass spectrometer are connected by communication. The control panel of the mass spectrometer and the removable wireless data module are connected by communication. The control panel of the mass spectrometer and the host computer are connected by communication. The wired data interface and the control panel of the mass spectrometer are physically connected. The host computer and the management system are connected by communication. The wired data interface and the management system are physically connected. The removable wireless data module and the management system are connected by communication.

[0007] Furthermore, the removable card reader module has the following characteristics.

[0008] The removable card reader module is removable, The removable card reader module supports one or more of the protocols of GB / T29768, ISO / IEC14443, ISO / IEC15693, ISO18092, ISO18000-4, reading the content of the user's work card and is used for The removable card reader module can send the read information to control panel of the mass spectrometer ...

[0009] The removable wireless data module has the following characteristics.

[0010] The removable wireless data module can exchange information between the mass spectrometry system and the management system through wireless communication, The removable wireless data module is removable, and other functions of the system can still be used after removal.

[0011] Furthermore, the wired data interface has the following characteristics.

[0012] The wired data interface is used to access a third-party management terminal, The wired data interface outputs information used for mass spectrometry and is used to read access information of the wired data interface, The wired data interface can connect to a third-party data collection terminal.

[0013] The control panel of the mass spectrometer has the following features.

[0014] The control panel of the mass spectrometer reads information of each system, mass spectrometer and can control whether to permit the operation of

[0015] Furthermore, the host computer has the following features.

[0016] The host computer can connect to a management system and exchange data, The host computer can connect to the control panel of the mass spectrometer and exchange data.

[0017] The management system has the following features.

[0018] The management system can mass spectrometer record usage information of The management system can mass spectrometer indicate whether the use of is permitted, and the management system can approve a compatible system developed by a third party.

[0019] On the other hand, the present invention provides a method for realizing a usage management system of a mass spectrometer, including the following.

[0020] Determine whether a removable card reading module is installed at the start of operation, Transmit the user's swipe data to the management system in the set transmission mode, The management system performs authentication, Based on the reply result mass spectrometer Determine whether the usage conditions are met, mass spectrometer After the usage of ends, send back termination information from the set transmission mode, the management system completes registration, and resumes the process.

[0021] Furthermore, determining whether a removable card reading module is installed at the start of operation also includes the following.

[0022] If it is installed, wait for the employee to swipe. If it is not installed, wait for it to be installed. After the installation is completed, the employee performs a swipe operation, The control panel of the mass spectrometer performs a card reading operation.

[0023] Furthermore, the steps of transmitting the user's swipe data to the management system in the set transmission mode include The transmission mode includes one or more of a removable wireless module, a wired data interface, and a host computer.

[0024] Furthermore, for the management system to perform authentication Determine whether the user can access the system. If the user can be used, perform a registration operation. If the user cannot be used, do not perform registration approval, When the registration is completed, it includes sending back the result in the set transmission mode.

[0025] Furthermore, based on the reply result mass spectrometer Determining whether the usage conditions are met The result is mass spectrometer When the startup of is permitted, the control panel of the mass spectrometer mass spectrometer Starts it. If it is not permitted, it includes resuming the process.

Advantages of the Invention

[0026] The effects of the present invention are as follows. The present invention provides a usage management system and implementation method for a mass spectrometer, which solves the problems of inaccurate and untimely manual recording time in the past by automatically recording the usage time. The automated recording process is simple and easy to operate, effectively improving the time efficiency of the user and enabling the user to mass spectrometer focus on the matter itself.

[0027] Through the authentication operation on the cloud, the present invention solves the problem that there may be a user in the conventional manual recording, avoids unauthorized use, mass spectrometer and greatly improves the usage safety.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for the embodiments will be briefly described below. However, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings from these drawings without creative work.

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0029] To make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solution of the present invention with reference to specific embodiments of the present invention and the corresponding drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the present invention. The following will refer to the drawings and elaborate on the technical solutions provided by each embodiment of the present invention in detail.

[0030] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the present invention provides a method for realizing a usage management system of a mass spectrometer, including the following steps.

[0031] S101: Determine whether a removable card reading module is installed at startup.

[0032] If the removable card reading module is installed, wait for the employee to swipe. If it is not installed, wait for it to be installed. After the installation is completed, the employee performs a swipe operation. The removable card reading module is removable. This removable card reading module supports multiple protocols and reading the content of the user's work card can support multiple protocols, can achieve various purposes, is likely to have more room for card selection in the later stage, can not only save a certain cost, but also solve the authenticity problem that may exist for users in the original manual record, avoid unauthorized use, mass spectrometer and greatly improve the usage safety.

[0033] When the employee performs a swipe operation, the removable card reading module transmits the read information to the control panel of the mass spectrometer , and the control panel of the mass spectrometer detects the employee's swipe operation and performs a card reading operation.

[0034] S102: Transmit the user's swipe data to the management system in the set transmission method.

[0035] The transmission method includes one or more of the removable wireless module, the wired data interface, and the host computer. The removable wireless data module can exchange information between the mass spectrometry system and the management system through wireless communication. The removable wireless data module is removable, and other functions of the system can still be used after removal. The wired data interface is used to access a third-party management terminal. The wired data interface can output information used for mass spectrometry and read access information of the interface. The host computer can be connected to the management system to exchange data, and the host computer can be connected to the control panel of the mass spectrometer to exchange data. Here, for specific use, after reading information on the control panel of the mass spectrometer, it is necessary to transmit the information to the management system. Here, the wired data interface can provide wired transmission operations, the removable wireless module can achieve wireless transmission, and the host computer can complete communication transmission, providing many options for users and making the system convenient and fast.

[0036] S103: The management system performs authentication.

[0037] Determine whether the user can access the system. If it is a user who can be used, perform a registration operation; if it is a user who cannot be used, do not perform a registration approval. The management system is a complete organizational management system composed of various management agencies, management systems, management processes, and management methods that have a specific management function and an inherent connection with the management object in order to achieve organizational goals. The management system here has the following main characteristics: The management system can record the usage information of mass spectrometer and can register operations. The management system can indicate whether mass spectrometer can be used.

[0038] The management system can mass spectrometer record the usage information of, and the management system can mass spectrometer indicate whether it can be used or not.

[0039] When the registration is completed, a result is returned from the set transmission method. The overall operation procedure here is that the control panel of the mass spectrometer transmits the information collected by the removable card reading module to the management system by one or more transmission methods of the removable wireless module, the wired data interface, and the host computer. Based on the received information, the management system determines whether the user can access the system. If the user can use it, a user registration operation is performed, and after granting the usage right, the usage right information is returned to the control panel of the mass spectrometer, and the control panel of the mass spectrometer records the start time of use.

[0040] S104: Based on the return result mass spectrometer determine whether the usage conditions of are satisfied.

[0041] If the result is mass spectrometer and the startup of is permitted, the control panel of the mass spectrometer mass spectrometer starts.

[0042] When the control panel of the mass spectrometer receives the usage right information, (the control panel of the mass spectrometer can read the information of each system and mass spectrometer control whether to permit the operation of), the control panel of the mass spectrometer mass spectrometer permits the operation of.

[0043] If not permitted, restart the process.

[0044] S105: mass spectrometer After the use of ends, end information is returned from the set transmission method, and the management system completes the registration and restarts the process.

[0045] Referring to FIG. 3, an embodiment of the invention provides a usage management system for a mass spectrometer, which includes a removable card reading module, a removable wireless data module, a wired data interface, a control panel of the mass spectrometer, a host computer, and a management system.

[0046] The removable card reading module is communicatively connected to the control panel of the mass spectrometer. The control panel of the mass spectrometer is communicatively connected to the removable wireless data module. The control panel of the mass spectrometer is communicatively connected to the host computer. The wired data interface is physically connected to the control panel of the mass spectrometer. The host computer is communicatively connected to the management system. The wired data interface is physically connected to the management system. The removable wireless data module is communicatively connected to the management system.

[0047] Removable card reading module 601: The removable card reading module is removable.

[0048] The removable card reading module can be based on one or more of the following protocols: GB / T 29768 (Information technology - Radio frequency identification - 800 / 900 MHz air interface protocol), ISO / IEC 14443 (Contactless IC card standard protocol, close coupling IC card), ISO / IEC 15693 (Contactless IC card standard protocol, loose coupling IC card), ISO 18092 (Proximity communication interface protocol), ISO 18000-4 (Standard protocol for radio frequency identification RFID). reading the content of the user's work card It can be.

[0049] The removable card reading module can send the read information to control panel of the mass spectrometer It can be sent.

[0050] Here, the specific model of the reference model of the removable card reading module includes, but is not limited to, the ThingMagic M7e-Pico model.

[0051] Control panel 602 of the mass spectrometer: The control panel of the mass spectrometer reads the information of each system, mass spectrometer and can control whether to permit the operation. The control panel of the mass spectrometer can select MS-PAN-1200-D2209 (self-developed model).

[0052] Removable wireless data module 603: The removable wireless data module can exchange the information of the mass spectrometry system and the management system through wireless communication.

[0053] The removable wireless data module is removable, and other functions of the system can still be used after removal.

[0054] The specific models of the removable wireless data module include, but are not limited to, ESP32, ESP8266, etc. Here, ESP32 is taken as an example. ESP32 integrates functions such as an antenna switch, RF balun (balanced radio frequency), power amplifier, low-noise receiving amplifier, filter, and power management module. ESP32 can achieve powerful processing performance, high-reliability safety performance, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions with very few peripheral devices. Here, the information collected by the control panel of the mass spectrometer is transmitted to the management system via ESP32 to meet the usage needs.

[0055] The wired data interface 604: The wired data interface is used to access a third-party management terminal.

[0056] The wired data interface can extract and output information used for mass spectrometry and can read the access information of the interface.

[0057] A third-party data collection terminal can be connected. The wired data interface includes, but is not limited to, RS232, RS485, CAN, and USB. Taking the commonly seen USB as an example, after years of development, the USB version has already evolved to version 3.1 and has become the standard expansion interface in twenty-first century personal computers. Currently, mainly USB2.0 and USB3.0 interfaces are adopted on the motherboard, and there is good compatibility between each USB version. USB uses a 4-pin (9-pin for the USB3.0 standard) plug as the standard plug and can connect all peripheral devices in daisy-chain form, with a maximum of 127 external devices connectable without loss of bandwidth. For USB to function, support from three aspects, namely host hardware, operating system, and peripheral devices, is required. Usually, a control chipset compatible with the USB function is adopted on the motherboard, and a socket for the USB interface is also installed on the motherboard. In addition to the socket on the backplane, USB pins are reserved on the motherboard and can be connected to the front of the case with a cable and used as the front USB interface. Also, the USB interface can achieve dual-machine interconnection through a dedicated USB connection cable and can expand more interfaces through a Hub. The application of USB here is to access a third-party management terminal, extract and output the usage information of mass spectrometry, and read the access information of the interface.

[0058] The host computer 605: The host computer can be connected to a management system to exchange data.

[0059] The host computer can be connected to the control panel of the mass spectrometer to exchange data.

[0060] Management system 606: The management system can mass spectrometer record usage information, including user information for authorization, start time of use, end time of use, and usage time, effectively improving the user's time efficiency and enabling the user to mass spectrometer focus on their own use.

[0061] The management system can mass spectrometer indicate whether the use is permitted.

[0062] The management system may be a compatible system developed by an authorized third party.

[0063] Usage principle: At the start of operation, it is determined whether the removable card reading module is installed. If it is installed, it waits for the employee to swipe. If it is not installed, it waits for it to be installed. After the installation is complete, the employee performs a swipe operation. The control panel of the mass spectrometer performs a card reading operation and transmits the user's swipe data to the management system in the set transmission method. The management system performs authentication and determines whether the user can access the system. If the user can use it, a registration operation is performed. If the user cannot use it, no registration approval is given. After the registration is complete, the result is returned from the set transmission method, and it is determined whether the mass spectrometer usage conditions are met based on the returned result. If the result permits the mass spectrometer startup, the control panel of the mass spectrometer mass spectrometer starts it. mass spectrometer After the use of the

[0064] It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the technology in the embodiments of the present invention can be realized by a method of incorporating a general-purpose hardware platform required for software. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product can be stored in a storage medium such as ROM / RAM, floppy disk, optical disk, etc., and includes a plurality of instructions for causing a computer (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in various embodiments or some parts of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0065] The embodiments of the present invention described above do not limit the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A removable card reader module, a removable wireless data module, a wired data interface, a control panel of a mass spectrometer, a host computer, and a management system are included. The removable card reader module is communicatively connected to the control panel of the mass spectrometer, the control panel of the mass spectrometer is communicatively connected to the removable wireless data module, the control panel of the mass spectrometer is communicatively connected to the host computer, the wired data interface is physically connected to the control panel of the mass spectrometer, the host computer is communicatively connected to the management system, the wired data interface is physically connected to the management system, and the removable wireless data module is communicatively connected to the management system. A usage management system for a mass spectrometer, characterized by the above.

2. The removable card reader module is removable. The removable card reader module supports one or more protocols among GB / T 29768, ISO / IEC 14443, ISO / IEC 15693, ISO 18092, and ISO 18000-4 and is used for reading the content of an artificial card. The removable card reader module can transmit the read information to the mass spectrometry system control panel. The removable wireless data module is used for wirelessly communicating and exchanging information between the mass spectrometry system and the management system. The removable wireless data module is removable, and other functions of the system can still be used after removal. The usage management system for a mass spectrometer according to Claim 1, characterized by the above.

3. The wired data interface is used for accessing a third-party management terminal. The wired data interface outputs information used for mass spectrometry and is used for reading access information of the wired data interface. The wired data interface is also used for connecting a third-party data collection terminal. The control panel of the mass spectrometer reads information of each system and is used to control whether to permit the operation of the instrument, the usage management system of the mass spectrometer according to claim 1, characterized in that.

4. The host computer is connected to the management system and used to exchange data, The host computer is also connected to the control panel of the mass spectrometer and used to exchange data, The management system is used to record the usage information of the instrument, The management system is also used to indicate whether the instrument can be used, The management system is also used to approve a compatible system developed by a third party, the usage management system of the mass spectrometer according to claim 1, characterized in that.

5. Determine whether a removable card reading module is installed at the start of operation, Transmit the user's swipe data to the management system in the set transmission method, The management system performs authentication, Determine whether the usage conditions of the instrument are met based on the reply result, After the use of the instrument is completed, send the termination information from the set transmission method, the management system completes the registration and restarts the process, the implementation method of the usage management system of the mass spectrometer applied to the usage management system of the mass spectrometer according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. To determine whether a removable card reading module is installed at the start of operation, If it is installed, wait for the employee to swipe. If it is not installed, wait for it to be installed. After the installation is completed, the employee performs a swipe operation, The control panel of the mass spectrometer also includes performing a card reading operation, the implementation method of the usage management system of the mass spectrometer according to claim 5, characterized in that.

7. The step of transmitting the user's swipe data to the management system in the set transmission method includes The transmission method includes one or more of a removable wireless module, a wired data interface, and a host computer, the implementation method of the usage management system of the mass spectrometer according to claim 5, characterized in that.

8. For the management system to perform authentication, Determine whether the user can access the system. If the user can be used, perform a registration operation. If the user cannot be used, do not perform a registration approval, The method for realizing a usage management system of a mass spectrometer according to claim 5, characterized in that it includes returning the result by the set transmission method when registration is completed.

9. Determining whether the usage conditions of the instrument are met based on the reply result, When the startup of the instrument is permitted as a result, the control panel of the mass spectrometer starts the instrument, The method for realizing a usage management system of a mass spectrometer according to claim 5, characterized in that it includes restarting the process when permission is not granted.