Sample processing module and its information processing method, and computer program

Abstract

To provide a sample processing module and an information processing method for the sample processing module.SOLUTION: A sample processing module comprises: a sample retention device that includes a plurality of drawers for retaining sample tubes; state detection devices for the respective drawers each for detecting the state of the corresponding drawer; a human machine interaction device that has a display interface including at least a first area for displaying information on the drawers; and a processor that is for acquiring the state of the drawers, and that, upon acquiring that a first drawer is opened which is any one of the drawers of the sample retention device, switches the current display of information on the drawers in the first area to highlighted display of information on the first drawer. When a user performs an operation to open the drawers of the sample processing module, the sample processing module can provide information presentation for the user's operation and improves convenience for the user's operation and user experience.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of medical devices, and particularly to a sample processing module and an information processing method for the sample processing module.

Background Art

[0002] In a pipeline, a sample loading / unloading module is an important component of the entire system, responsible for automatically, efficiently, and accurately loading and retrieving samples.

[0003] The sample loading / unloading module is the functional module with the most user operations and interventions in the entire pipeline. For example, the user needs to take out the sample for which the sample unloading has been completed from the sample loading / unloading module or put in the sample to be loaded. Therefore, how to improve the convenience of the user's operation in the process of the user operating the sample loading / unloading module is a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Based on this, in view of the above problems, it is necessary to provide a sample processing module and an information processing method for the sample processing module that can improve the convenience of operation.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] A sample processing module, a sample storage device including a plurality of drawers for storing sample tubes, a state detection device for each of the drawers to detect the state of the corresponding drawer, a human-machine interaction device having a display interface including at least a first area for displaying information of the drawer, The system includes a processor for acquiring the state of the drawer, which, upon acquiring that a first drawer, which is one of the drawers of the sample storage device, has been opened, switches in the first area to highlight the information of the first drawer from the currently displayed information of the drawer.

[0006] A method for processing information in a sample processing module, A step of detecting the state of each drawer in the sample processing module, The process includes, upon detecting that a first drawer has been opened, switching in a first area of ​​the human-machine interaction device from the currently displayed information of the drawer to highlighting the information of the first drawer. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] The sample processing module described above comprises a sample storage device, a drawer state detection device, a human-machine interaction device, and a processor. The drawer state detection device is used to detect the state of the corresponding drawer. The first area of ​​the display interface of the human-machine interaction device is used to display information about the drawer. The processor acquires the drawer state, and when it detects that the first drawer has been opened, it switches the display in the first area from the currently displayed drawer information to highlighting the information of the first drawer. This allows the action of opening a drawer to be associated with the action of switching the content displayed in the first area. When a user opens a drawer of the sample processing module, the information of the opened drawer is highlighted, thus serving to enlarge and present the information of the opened drawer, providing information for user operation and improving the convenience of user operation and user experience. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This is a schematic diagram of the sample processing module in one embodiment. [Figure 2] This is a schematic diagram showing the information for each drawer of a sample storage device in one embodiment, displayed equally. [Figure 3] This is a schematic diagram showing the switching of content displayed in the first area in one embodiment. [Figure 4] This is a schematic diagram illustrating the switching of content displayed in the first area in another embodiment. [Figure 5] This is a schematic diagram illustrating the switching of content displayed in the first area in yet another embodiment. [Figure 6] This is a schematic diagram showing the information for each drawer of a sample storage device in yet another embodiment, displayed equally. [Figure 7] This is a schematic diagram highlighting information about normal sample removal and extraction in one embodiment. [Figure 8] This is a schematic diagram of the first information page for error sample extraction in one embodiment. [Figure 9] This is a schematic diagram of the display interface of a human-machine interaction device in one embodiment. [Figure 10] This is a schematic flowchart of the information processing method of the sample processing module in one embodiment. [Figure 11] This is an internal configuration diagram of a computer device in one embodiment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] To further clarify the purpose, technical aspects and advantages of this application, the application will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for interpretive purposes only and not to limit this application.

[0010] The sample processing module provided in this application is as shown in Figure 1, A sample storage device 10 including multiple drawers 101 for storing sample tubes, A drawer status detection device 20 detects the status of each corresponding drawer, A human-machine interaction device 30 having a display interface that includes at least a first area 301 for displaying drawer information, The system includes a processor 40 that, upon detecting that a first drawer has been opened, switches in the first area from highlighting the currently displayed drawer information to highlighting the information of the first drawer. The display interface of the human-machine interaction device 30 can be used to display information of the sample processing module, and the first area 301 is an information display area of ​​the sample storage device 10 and is used to display drawer information. Displaying drawer information in the first area 301 of the human-machine interaction device 30 makes it easier for the user to intuitively grasp the information of the drawers of the sample storage device 10. The drawer information includes, but is not limited to, the state of the drawer and the storage state of the sample in the drawer. The first area 301 can be used to display information of all drawers, or it may be used to display information of some (e.g., one) drawers.

[0011] In one embodiment, the state detection device 20 may include a sensing member and a trigger member, the trigger member being located below the mounting plate of the drawer, and the sensing member being located in the closed position of the drawer. When the drawer is pushed in, if the sensing member can sense the trigger member located below the mounting plate of the drawer, it is determined that the drawer is in the closed position. If the sensing member does not sense the trigger member located below the mounting plate, it indicates that the drawer is in the open position.

[0012] The processor 40 communicates with the status detection device 20 for each drawer and acquires the status of each drawer.

[0013] In some embodiments, a locking member (not shown) may be further provided below the mounting plate of the drawer, and the locking member is communicatively connected to the processor 40. When the processor obtains that the drawer is in the closed position, it controls the locking member to lock the drawer, thereby preventing the drawer from being accidentally opened during operation. At this time, the drawer is in a locked state. When the locking of the locking member is released, the drawer is pulled out, and the sensing member no longer senses the trigger member below the mounting plate, it indicates that the drawer is in an unlocked state. In this embodiment, the locked state of the drawer means that the drawer is closed and in a closed state. The unlocked state of the drawer means that the drawer is open and in an open state.

[0014] In one embodiment, the information of the drawer displayed in the first area is related to the current state of the drawer in the sample storage device and is used to show the relevant state of the drawer to the user in real time. For example, when all drawers are in the closed state, the information of each drawer of the sample storage device is displayed in the first area. When one of the drawers is opened, the information of the opened drawer is displayed in the first area.

[0015] When the user pulls out the drawer and pulls the drawer out from the closed position, the drawer changes from the closed state to the open state at this time, that is, the drawer is opened. When the processor obtains that the first drawer is opened, it switches in the first area to highlight the information of the first drawer from the currently displayed drawer information.

[0016] The first drawer is any one of the drawers of the sample storage device and is used to indicate the currently operated drawer in the sample storage device. For example, when the first drawer of the sample storage device is opened or closed, this drawer may be represented as the first drawer. In this case, in the first area, it switches to highlight the information of the first drawer from the currently displayed drawer information.

[0017] By highlighting the information of the opened drawer, the information of the opened drawer becomes prominent. As one method of highlighting, the information of the currently displayed drawer may be hidden, and only the information of the first opened drawer may be displayed in the first area. Also, as one method of highlighting, a second layer used to display the information of the first opened drawer may be newly created above the first layer of the information of the currently displayed drawer, the second layer may be arranged at the middle position of the first area, and by increasing the transparency of the first layer, the second layer may serve to highlight the information of the first opened drawer.

[0018] When the processor obtains that the first drawer is opened, in the first area, by switching to highlighting the information of the first drawer from the currently displayed information, the operation of opening the drawer and the operation of switching the content displayed in the first area can be associated. For the user, since the information of the first opened drawer is highlighted, it can serve to expand and present the information of the opened drawer, and the user can concentrate on the currently opened drawer, improving the convenience of the user's operation and the user experience.

[0019] In one embodiment, the sample storage device may include an error sample ejection drawer for storing sample tubes in which abnormalities are detected during pipeline inspection. Since the user needs to manually check the sample tubes in the error sample ejection drawer during inspection, the user needs to frequently eject the drawer to check the sample tubes. When the user ejects the error sample ejection drawer, the user can obtain a presentation of the error sample ejection drawer's information by highlighting the information of the opened error sample ejection drawer in a first area of ​​the human-machine interaction device. In one embodiment, the information of the error sample ejection drawer includes the set position of sample tubes in which different types of abnormalities have been detected, and the user can use the information of the error sample ejection drawer to know where in the error sample ejection drawer to look for this target sample tube, improving operational convenience.

[0020] The sample processing module described above comprises a sample storage device, a drawer state detection device, a human-machine interaction device, and a processor. The drawer state detection device is used to detect the state of the corresponding drawer. The first area of ​​the display interface of the human-machine interaction device is used to display information about the drawer. When the processor detects that the first drawer has been opened, it switches the display in the first area from the currently displayed drawer information to highlighting the information of the first drawer. This allows the action of opening a drawer to be associated with the action of switching the content displayed in the first area. When a user opens a drawer of the sample processing module, the information of the opened drawer is highlighted, thus serving to enlarge and present the information of the opened drawer, providing information for user operation and improving the convenience of user operation and user experience.

[0021] In one embodiment, when all drawers of the sample storage device are closed, the first area is used to display information for each drawer of the sample storage device equally.

[0022] Displaying information from each drawer of a sample storage device equally means that the information from each drawer of the sample storage device can be displayed in equal proportions, and from the standpoint of display effectiveness, the information from each drawer can be presented without discrimination.

[0023] In one embodiment, the first region is divided into a corresponding number of sub-regions in equal proportions according to the number of drawers, and each sub-region is associated with a drawer according to the actual physical layout of the drawers, and the sub-regions are used to display the drawer information of the corresponding drawer. That is, the layout of the sub-regions in the first region matches the layout of the drawers in the sample storage device. As shown in Figure 2, the first region is divided into four sub-regions according to the four drawers in the sample storage device, and each sub-region is associated with a drawer according to the actual physical layout of each drawer. From left to right in the interface, the first sub-region is used to display information for drawer 1, the second sub-region is used to display information for drawer 2, the third sub-region is used to display information for drawer 3, and the fourth sub-region is used to display information for drawer 4.

[0024] It should be understood that the layout of each sub-region in the first region is not limited to the example shown in Figure 2, in order to display the information for each drawer of the sample storage device evenly. The division and layout of each sub-region in the first region should correspond to the number and layout of each drawer of the sample storage device.

[0025] As shown in Figure 3, the processor further switches from displaying the information for each drawer of the sample storage device equally in the first area to highlighting the information for the first drawer when it detects that the first drawer has been opened, provided that all drawers of the sample storage device are closed.

[0026] In this embodiment, when all drawers of the sample storage device are closed, the information for each drawer of the sample storage device can be displayed evenly in the first area, and the information for each drawer can be presented indiscriminately. When the processor detects that the first drawer has been opened, it switches from displaying the information for each drawer of the sample storage device evenly to highlighting the information for the opened first drawer, thereby serving to enlarge and present the information for the opened first drawer, allowing the user to focus on the currently open drawer. In one embodiment, if there is already an open second drawer in the sample storage device, when the processor detects that the first drawer has been opened, it switches from highlighting the drawer information for the second drawer in the first area to highlighting the information for the first drawer.

[0027] Specifically, the action of opening a drawer is associated with the action of switching the content displayed in the first area. When the first drawer is opened, the information of this first drawer is highlighted in the first area of ​​the human-machine interaction device, thereby enlarging and presenting the information of the opened drawer, allowing the user to concentrate on the currently open drawer. On the other hand, if the second drawer has already been opened, when the first drawer is opened, the first area switches from highlighting the information of the previously opened second drawer to highlighting the information of the most recently opened first drawer. As a result, the information of the most recently opened first drawer is enlarged, allowing the user to concentrate on the most recently opened drawer.

[0028] As shown in Figure 4, when drawer 1 is opened, the information for drawer 1 is highlighted in the first area. When drawer 2 is opened after drawer 1 has been opened, the first area switches from highlighting the information for drawer 1 to highlighting the information for drawer 2. In this way, each time a new drawer is opened, the information for the most recently opened drawer is enlarged, allowing the user to focus on the most recently opened drawer.

[0029] In another embodiment, the processor further, upon acquiring that the first drawer is closed, switches from highlighting the information for the first drawer in the first area, provided all drawers of the sample storage device are closed, to displaying the information for each drawer of the sample storage device equally.

[0030] As shown in Figure 5, when drawer 1 is opened, the information for drawer 1 is highlighted in the first area. When drawer 1 is pushed into the closed position and all drawers of the sample storage device are closed, the first area switches from highlighting the information for drawer 1 to displaying the information for each drawer of the sample storage device equally. Thus, the action of opening a drawer is associated with the action of switching the content displayed in the first area. When a drawer is opened, the information for this drawer is highlighted in the first area of ​​the human-machine interaction device, thus serving to enlarge and present the information of the opened drawer, allowing the user to concentrate on the currently open drawer. On the other hand, when this drawer is pushed into the closed position and all drawers are closed, the information for each drawer of the sample storage device is displayed equally, allowing for the presentation of information for each drawer without discrimination.

[0031] In another embodiment, if the processor has a second drawer already open in the sample storage device, when it detects that the first drawer has been opened, it switches in the first area from highlighting the information for the second drawer to highlighting the information for the first drawer, and if there is only one second drawer already open, when it detects that the first drawer has been closed, it switches in the first area from highlighting the information for the first drawer to highlighting the information for the second drawer.

[0032] In this embodiment, the second drawer is already open before the first drawer is opened; that is, the second drawer is open earlier than the first drawer, and when the first drawer is opened, the second drawer is still open. As shown in Table 1, when the user opens the second drawer in the first time, the information for the second drawer is highlighted in the first area. When the user opens the first drawer in the second time, the first area switches from highlighting the information for the second drawer to highlighting the information for the first drawer. As shown in Figure 4, when the first drawer is closed before the second drawer, that is, when the user closes the first drawer in the third time, the first area switches from highlighting the information for the first drawer to highlighting the information for the second drawer.

[0033] [Table 1]

[0034] Thus, the action of opening a drawer is associated with the action of switching the content displayed in the first area. When a drawer is opened, the information of this drawer is highlighted in the first area of ​​the human-machine interaction device, thus serving to enlarge and present the information of the opened drawer, allowing the user to focus on the currently open drawer. On the other hand, when this drawer is pushed into the closed position, if there are still open drawers, the information of the drawers that are still open is highlighted, and the information of those open drawers continues to be highlighted and enlarged.

[0035] In another embodiment, if the processor has a second drawer already open in the sample storage device, when it detects that the first drawer has been opened, it switches in the first area from highlighting the information of the second drawer to highlighting the information of the first drawer, and if there are at least two second drawers already open, when it detects that the first drawer has been closed, it switches in the first area from highlighting the information of the first drawer to highlighting the information of the target drawer, the target drawer being the one of the at least two second drawers whose opening time is closest to the current time, or the one of the at least two second drawers with the highest priority.

[0036] In this embodiment, the second drawer is already open before the first drawer is opened; that is, the open time of at least two second drawers is earlier than that of the first drawer, and when the first drawer is opened, at least two second drawers are still open. As shown in Table 2, when the user opens the second drawer (1) in the first time, the information for the second drawer (1) is highlighted in the first area. When the user opens the second drawer (2) in the second time, the information for the second drawer (2) is highlighted in the first area. When the user opens the first drawer in the third time, the first area switches from highlighting the information for the second drawer (2) to highlighting the information for the first drawer. When the user closes the first drawer in the fourth time, the state of the first drawer changes, so the display content in the first area should change. At this point, the processor can determine the target drawer from among at least two second drawers that are still open, and switch in the first area from highlighting the information of the first drawer to highlighting the information of the target drawer. The target drawer is either the second drawer with the closest open time to the current time, or the second drawer with the highest priority.

[0037] [Table 2]

[0038] For example, if the opening time of the second drawer (2) among the at least two second drawers that were opened earlier is closest to the current time, the first area can switch from highlighting the information of the first drawer to highlighting the information of the second drawer (2). In this way, when an open drawer is pushed in, the first area switches to highlighting the information of the previously opened drawer, so that the information of the previously opened drawer is highlighted and continues to be displayed in an enlarged view.

[0039] Furthermore, for example, if the second drawer (1) has the highest priority among at least two second drawers that have been opened earlier, the system can switch from highlighting the information of the first drawer in the first area to highlighting the information of the second drawer (1). The priority of the drawers can be divided according to the type of drawer or customized by the user according to their level of attention. For example, the priority of the error sample ejection drawer can be set to the highest, and if the second drawer (1) (error sample ejection drawer) is among the at least two drawers that have been opened earlier, the system can switch from highlighting the information of the first drawer in the first area to highlighting the information of the second drawer (1) (error sample ejection drawer). In this way, when an open drawer is pushed in, the system switches to highlighting the information of the drawer that is receiving more attention in the first area, so that the information of the drawer that is receiving attention among the drawers that are still open is highlighted, and the information of that drawer continues to be displayed in an enlarged manner.

[0040] In another embodiment, if the processor detects that the first drawer has been opened, and there is already a second drawer open in the sample storage device, it switches in the first area from highlighting the information for the second drawer to highlighting the information for the first drawer, and does not change the display content in the first area when it detects that the second drawer has been closed.

[0041] In this embodiment, the second drawer is already open before the first drawer is opened; that is, the second drawer is open before the first drawer, and when the first drawer is opened, the second drawer is still open. As shown in Table 3, when the user opens the second drawer in the first time, the information for the second drawer is highlighted in the first area. When the user opens the first drawer in the second time, the first area switches from highlighting the information for the second drawer to highlighting the information for the first drawer. If either of the second drawers is closed before the first drawer, that is, when the user closes the second drawer in the third time, the display content in the first area does not change and remains the highlighting of the information for the first drawer.

[0042] [Table 3]

[0043] In one embodiment, a drawer is used to house a sample holder, which includes multiple set positions for mounting sample tubes. In one embodiment, the sample holder may be a sample cassette or a sample rack. The sample holder is provided with multiple set positions for mounting sample tubes, which may be sample wells.

[0044] In order to provide rich information about the drawer in the first area, in one embodiment, the information about the drawer includes at least one of the following: the type of drawer, the state of the drawer, the state of the sample holder in the drawer, the type of sample holder in the drawer, the layout of the sample holder in the drawer, the state of each set position in the sample holder, and the layout of the set positions in the sample holder.

[0045] The types of drawers are customized by the user, and each drawer is given a name for distinction. For example, drawer 1 may be a normal sample discharge drawer for storing sample tubes that have been successfully discharged on the pipeline. Drawer 2 may be an error sample discharge drawer for storing sample tubes that have been detected to be abnormal on the pipeline. Drawer 3 may be a temporary storage drawer for temporarily storing sample tubes. Drawer 4 may be a sample input drawer for storing sample tubes to be input. In some embodiments, the drawer types may be defined on the human-machine interaction device, or they may be defined on the pipeline's line intermediate device and then displayed in synchronization with the human-machine interaction device.

[0046] The drawer's state may include both a closed state and an open state. In some embodiments, the closed state of the drawer corresponds to the locked state of the drawer, and the open state of the drawer corresponds to the unlocked state of the drawer.

[0047] The status of the sample holders in the drawer indicates whether or not a sample holder is set in its designated position in the drawer. This status includes the set state of the sample holders at each designated position. Specifically, the sample processing module is equipped with a detection sensor at each designated position in the drawer to detect whether or not a sample holder is set in that position. When a user sets a sample holder in a designated position, the detection sensor sends a sensing signal to the processor, which then records this position as having a sample holder. For example, if a drawer has six available positions for setting six sample holders, and the detection sensors corresponding to five of these positions detect sample holders, but the detection sensor corresponding to one position does not, this indicates that five positions have sample holders set and one position does not. Thus, because the drawer information displayed in the first area includes the status of the sample holders, the user can directly know which positions in the drawer have sample holders set, facilitating user operation.

[0048] The sample holder type in a drawer is used to classify the sample holders in the drawer, aiming to set and store sample tubes of the specified type in the corresponding sample holder. For example, in the case of sample holders in an error sample discharge drawer, the configurable types include barcode anomaly, no pass, and equipment status anomaly. Sample tubes with barcode anomalies are stored in the sample holder corresponding to the barcode anomaly, and sample tubes without a pass are stored in the sample holder corresponding to no pass. The sample holder type may be defined on the human-machine interaction device, or it may be defined on the pipeline line intermediate device and then displayed in synchronization with the human-machine interaction device.

[0049] The layout of sample holders in a drawer is used to indicate the placement of the sample holders set within the drawer. For example, if there are five placement positions for sample holders, the layout of the sample holders allows you to know which of the five specific placement positions each sample holder is located in.

[0050] The status of each set position in the sample holder indicates whether or not a sample tube is set in that position.

[0051] The layout of each set position in the sample holder indicates the position of the set position in the sample holder, the number of set positions, the shape and size of the sample holder, etc.

[0052] In one embodiment, the above information of the drawer may be represented in text form and displayed in the first area.

[0053] In one embodiment, in order to represent the above information of the drawer more visually and intuitively, the first area may be used to display a drawer information page containing information about the drawer. The drawer information page includes the drawer name, a drawer status icon, and a schematic diagram of the drawer's layout.

[0054] The drawer name is used to indicate the type of drawer.

[0055] The drawer status icon is used to indicate the status of the drawer.

[0056] The schematic diagram of the drawer layout includes the type of sample holder, a sample holder icon, and a set position icon. The display elements of the sample holder icon are used to represent the actual state of the sample holder, the display elements of the set position icon are used to represent the actual state of the set position, the layout of the sample holder icon corresponds to the actual layout of the sample holder in the drawer, and the layout of the set position corresponds to the actual layout of the set position in the sample holder. In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 6, the first area 301 is used to display a drawer information page containing information about the drawer. The information page 60 for one drawer includes a drawer name 61, a drawer status icon 62, and a schematic diagram of the drawer layout 63, as shown in Figure 6.

[0057] The schematic diagram of the drawer layout includes a sample holder icon 631 and a set position icon 632. The display elements of the sample holder icon are used to represent the actual state of the sample holder, the display elements of the set position icon are used to represent the actual state of the set position, the layout of the sample holder icon corresponds to the actual layout of the sample holder in the drawer, and the layout of the set position corresponds to the actual layout of the set position in the sample holder.

[0058] The sample holder icon 631 may indicate the actual state of the sample holder by its color. For example, the outline of a sample holder icon 631 in a normal operating state may be displayed in gray, while a sample holder icon 631 in an abnormal operating state may be displayed in red, thus distinguishing the operating state by the color of the outline of the sample holder icon 631.

[0059] The set position in the sample holder can be distinguished by different colors. For example, gray indicates that no sample tube is loaded, red indicates a loading error, and green indicates that a sample tube is loaded.

[0060] In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 6, the drawer information page further includes a display mode switching control 64. When an operation is detected on the display mode switching control for any drawer information page in the evenly distributed state, the first area switches from displaying each drawer's information page evenly to highlighting the corresponding drawer's information page. For example, when displaying each drawer's information page evenly as shown in Figure 6, after a trigger operation is detected on the display mode switching control for the drawer information page of the normal sample discharge drawer shown in Figure 6, the first area switches from the evenly distributed display in Figure 6 to highlighting the drawer information page of the normal sample discharge drawer as shown in Figure 7.

[0061] In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 7, the drawer information page further includes a display mode switching control 64. When an operation is performed on the display mode switching control of the drawer information page in a highlighted state, the system switches from highlighting the current drawer's information page in a first area to displaying each drawer's information page equally. For example, when highlighting the drawer information page of a normal sample discharge drawer as shown in Figure 7, when an operation is performed on the display mode switching control of this information page, the system switches from highlighting the drawer information page of a normal sample discharge drawer in a first area as shown in Figure 7 to displaying each drawer's information page equally as shown in Figure 6.

[0062] In this embodiment, the display mode switching control can meet the diverse display needs of the user.

[0063] In one embodiment, a drawer is used to house a sample holder, the sample holder includes multiple set positions for mounting sample tubes, and a first area is used to display a drawer information page containing information about the drawer.

[0064] The information page includes a first information page and a second information page. The first and second information pages differ in their application scenarios and interfaces.

[0065] The processor further highlights the first information page of the opened first drawer when the first drawer is opened. In actual operation, when the drawer is open, the user can manipulate the sample holder and sample tubes inside the drawer, for example, by removing the entire sample holder or removing sample tubes from the sample holder. If the first information page displays information from before the drawer was opened, the displayed information for the drawer will be inaccurate and tend to inconvenience the user.

[0066] Based on this, in this embodiment, the highlighted first information page is as shown in Figure 8, and the first information page includes at least one of the following: the type of drawer, the state icon of the drawer, the type of sample holder in the drawer, and the unknown state icon of the sample holder in the drawer, the unknown state icon of the sample holder representing the unknown state of the sample holder in the drawer.

[0067] When all drawers are closed, the processor evenly displays a second information page for each drawer of the sample storage device. The second information page includes the drawer name, drawer status icon, and a schematic diagram of the drawer's layout, with the drawer status icon used to indicate the drawer's status.

[0068] In one embodiment, the second information page is as shown in Figure 6, and includes the drawer name, drawer status icon, and a schematic diagram of the drawer layout. The drawer name is used to represent the type of drawer, and the drawer status icon is used to represent the state of the drawer.

[0069] The schematic diagram of the drawer layout includes the type of sample holder, a sample holder icon, and a set position icon. The display elements of the sample holder icon are used to represent the actual state of the sample holder, and the display elements of the set position icon are used to represent the actual state of the set position. The layout of the sample holder icon corresponds to the actual layout of the sample holder in the drawer, and the layout of the set position corresponds to the actual layout of the set position in the sample holder.

[0070] In this embodiment, the first information page, which is highlighted when a drawer is opened, and the second information page, which is displayed evenly when all drawers are closed, have different information content. The first information page displays an unknown state icon for the sample holder in the drawer, and the second information page displays a schematic diagram of the drawer layout. This allows the user to be presented with the correct information in different states and avoids interference from incorrect information.

[0071] In one embodiment, the method for highlighting drawer information may involve enlarging the information of the drawer to be highlighted and covering part or all of the information of other drawers, or enlarging the information of the drawer to be highlighted and stacking the information of other drawers beneath the enlarged information of the drawer.

[0072] For example, the information page of the drawer to be highlighted may be enlarged, covering part or all of the information pages of other drawers, or the information page of the drawer to be highlighted may be enlarged, stacking the information pages of other drawers beneath the enlarged drawer's information page.

[0073] Here, it can be understood that the implementation method for highlighting the drawer information may be used to implement the first drawer information highlighting described above, or it may be used to implement the second drawer information highlighting described above. For the sample processing module, any of the above-described methods that require the highlighting of drawer information can be implemented using the implementation method described in this embodiment.

[0074] In this embodiment, the first region further includes a drawer switching identifier. As shown in Figure 8, the drawer switching identifier can be represented by a numerical number corresponding to a drawer, and when a user triggers a numerical number, the first region switches to the drawer information page for the drawer corresponding to that numerical number.

[0075] In one embodiment, the step of displaying information for each drawer of the sample processing module equally includes the steps of dividing a first area into a corresponding number of sub-areas in equal proportions according to the number of drawers of the sample storage device, and associating each sub-area with a drawer according to the physical location of the drawer, and displaying the information page for the corresponding drawer in each sub-area.

[0076] As shown in Figure 6, the first area is divided into four sub-areas in equal proportions, corresponding to the four drawers in the sample storage device, and each sub-area is assigned to a drawer according to the layout of the actual physical location of each drawer. From left to right across the interface, the first sub-area is used to display information on normal sample discharge drawers, the second sub-area is used to display information on erroneous sample discharge drawers, the third sub-area is used to display information on temporary storage drawers, and the fourth sub-area is used to display information on sample loading drawers.

[0077] In this way, information for each drawer can be displayed evenly and corresponded to the physical location of the drawers, making it easy for users to intuitively obtain information about the drawers.

[0078] Compared to displaying information for each drawer of the sample storage device equally, highlighting the information for an open drawer allows for more space to be displayed for that drawer's information. Therefore, compared to displaying information for multiple drawers equally, highlighting the information for an open drawer allows for more detailed information to be displayed. In terms of display effect, it serves to make information stand out and to display more comprehensive information. For example, when displaying information for multiple drawers equally, the allocated display space is limited, so if the name of a sample holder is relatively long, it may not be fully displayed. However, after the drawer is pulled out, its information is highlighted, and in this state, the name of the sample holder in the drawer can be fully displayed, making it easier for the user to read.

[0079] In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 9, the display interface of the human-machine interaction device further includes a second area 302 for displaying operation controls. The operation controls include at least one of initialization controls, start controls, and stop controls.

[0080] Initialization control is used to control the sample processing module and perform initialization operations. Startup control is used to control the sample processing module and perform startup operations. Stop control is used to control the sample processing module and perform shutdown operations.

[0081] The second domain of operational control makes it easier for users to operate the sample processing module via a human-machine interaction device.

[0082] In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, the sample processing module further comprises a robotic arm 50, and the drawer type includes a sample unloading drawer.

[0083] Furthermore, when the processor detects that the open sample ejection drawer has been closed, it controls the robot arm to check the set position of the sample holder in the sample ejection drawer and updates the information of the sample ejection drawer according to the check result.

[0084] Sample discharge and withdrawal include normal sample discharge and withdrawal and erroneous sample discharge and withdrawal. Both normal sample discharge and withdrawal and erroneous sample discharge and withdrawal are used to process the discharge of sample tubes on the pipeline. Sample discharge means that sample tubes that have completed inspection and measurement on the pipeline are sent out of the pipeline and stored in the sample discharge and withdrawal area.

[0085] In this embodiment, a check operation is triggered when the open sample ejection drawer is pushed into the closed position. The reason for setting a check is that the sample ejection drawer often requires user intervention, such as removing a sample holder that is full of sample tubes and replacing it with an empty one. In other words, the state of the sample holder in the sample ejection drawer changes.

[0086] To accurately record the extraction information during sample extraction, when the open sample extraction drawer is pushed into the closed position, a check operation is triggered. This controls the robot arm to check the set position of the sample holder in the sample extraction drawer, and the information of the sample extraction drawer is updated according to the check result. In this way, when the sample extraction drawer changes from the open state to the closed state, the information of the sample extraction drawer can be accurately recorded by the check operation.

[0087] Specifically, the processor controls the robotic arm to check the target set position of the sample holder where the sample tube is stored during sample extraction, and detects whether or not a sample tube remains at the target set position. The target set position is any set position in the sample holder where the sample tube is placed.

[0088] Specifically, depending on the user's operating habits, the user typically swaps all the sample holders in the drawer. Therefore, the check operation targets the sample holders in the drawer where the sample tubes are set, and the set positions in those sample holders. For example, suppose the processor records that sample tubes are set in all the set positions in drawer 2, and a sample tube is set in the second set position in drawer 3. No sample tubes are set in the other set positions in the drawers.

[0089] When the sample discharge drawer is pushed from the open position to the closed position, the processor controls the robot arm to check which of the set positions in drawer 2 and drawer 3 the sample tubes are set in, and detects whether or not a sample tube remains in that set position.

[0090] Normally, when dispensing samples, the robotic arm sets the sample tubes in a specific order. To improve checking efficiency, the robotic arm can check the initial setting position of the sample tube in the sample holder, in that order. After checking the initial setting position of the sample tube in one sample holder, it moves to the initial setting position of the sample tube in the next sample holder and checks that as well.

[0091] In another embodiment, if no sample tube is detected at the target set position of the sample holder where the sample tube is stored during sample extraction, the processor updates the state of each set position of the sample holder to "no sample tube".

[0092] In other words, after checking the initial set position of a sample tube in a sample holder, if there is no sample tube in that position, it can be determined that the user has replaced the sample holder, and at this point, the status of each set position of the sample holder at that location is updated to show "no sample tube".

[0093] The check operation allows for accurate updating of sample removal and retrieval information. If retrieval information is provided on the retrieval information page, and the status of the sample holder changes after the check, the color of the display icon for the set position in the corresponding layout diagram will be updated to indicate the change in the check result.

[0094] Based on the same inventive concept, as shown in Figure 10, this application further provides an information processing method for a sample processing module applied to the processor shown in Figure 1. This method includes the following steps 1002 to 1004.

[0095] Step 1002 detects the status of each drawer in the sample processing module.

[0096] In step 1004, upon detecting that the first drawer has been opened, the first area of ​​the human-machine interaction device switches from highlighting the information of the currently displayed drawers to highlighting the information of the first drawer.

[0097] In one embodiment, the sample processing module includes a sample storage device having a plurality of drawers for storing sample tubes, and the information processing method of the sample processing module further includes the step of, when all drawers of the sample storage device are closed, upon detecting that a first drawer has been opened, switching in a first area from displaying information for each drawer of the sample storage device equally to highlighting information for the first drawer.

[0098] In one embodiment, the information processing method of the sample processing module further includes the step of, if there is a second drawer already open in the sample storage device, and upon acquiring that the first drawer has been opened, switching in the first area from highlighting the information of the second drawer to highlighting the information of the first drawer.

[0099] In one embodiment, the information processing method of the sample processing module further includes the step of, if there is already one second drawer that is open, and upon acquiring that the first drawer has been closed, switching in the first area from highlighting the information of the first drawer to highlighting the information of the second drawer.

[0100] In one embodiment, the information processing method of the sample processing module includes the step of, if there are at least two second drawers that have already been opened, when it is determined that the first drawer has been closed, switching in the first area from highlighting the information of the first drawer to highlighting the information of the target drawer, wherein the target drawer is one of the at least two second drawers whose opening time is closest to the current time, or one of the at least two second drawers with the highest priority.

[0101] In one embodiment, the information processing method of the sample processing module, upon acquiring that an open first drawer has been closed, further includes the step of switching from highlighting the information of the first drawer in a first area to displaying the information of each drawer of the sample storage device equally, provided that all drawers of the sample storage device are closed.

[0102] In one embodiment, a drawer is used to house a sample holder, the sample holder includes a plurality of set positions for mounting sample tubes, and the information of the drawer includes at least one of the following: the type of drawer, the state of the drawer, the type of sample holder in the drawer, the state of the sample holder in the drawer, the layout of the sample holder in the drawer, and the state of each set position in the sample holder.

[0103] In one embodiment, the first area is used to display the drawer information page containing information about the drawer. The drawer information page includes the drawer name, drawer status icon, and a schematic diagram of the drawer layout. The drawer name is used to indicate the type of drawer. The drawer status icon is used to indicate the status of the drawer. The schematic diagram of the drawer layout includes the type of sample holder, a sample holder icon, and a set position icon. The display elements of the sample holder icon are used to represent the actual state of the sample holder, and the display elements of the set position icon are used to represent the actual state of the set position. The layout of the sample holder icon corresponds to the actual layout of the sample holder in the drawer, and the layout of the set position corresponds to the actual layout of the set position in the sample holder.

[0104] The drawer information page further includes a display mode switching control, and the information processing method of the sample processing module is: When an operation is detected on the display mode switching control for any drawer's information page in the equal display state, the first area switches from displaying each drawer's information page equally to highlighting the corresponding drawer's information page. and / or, When an operation is obtained on the display mode switching control for the drawer information page in the highlighted state, the first area further includes the step of switching from highlighting the current drawer information page to displaying all drawer information pages equally.

[0105] In one embodiment, the drawer is used to house a sample holder, the sample holder includes multiple set positions for mounting sample tubes, and a first area is used to display the drawer's information page, which contains information about the drawer. The drawer information page includes the first information page and the second information page. The information processing method for the sample processing module further includes the step of highlighting the first information page of the first drawer when the first drawer is opened, wherein the first information page includes at least one of the following: the type of drawer, the state icon of the drawer, the type of each sample holder in the drawer, and the unknown state icon of each sample holder in the drawer, the unknown state icon of the sample holder being for representing the unknown state of the sample holder in the drawer. The information processing method for the sample processing module includes the step of evenly displaying a second information page for each drawer of the sample storage device when all drawers are in the closed state, wherein the second information page includes the drawer name, drawer status icon, and a schematic diagram of the drawer layout. The drawer name is used to indicate the type of drawer. The drawer status icon is used to indicate the status of the drawer. The schematic diagram of the drawer layout further includes steps such as: the type of sample holder, the sample holder icon, and the set position icon, where the display elements of the sample holder icon are used to represent the actual state of the sample holder, the display elements of the set position icon are used to represent the actual state of the set position, the layout of the sample holder icon corresponds to the actual layout of the sample holder in the drawer, and the layout of the set position corresponds to the actual layout of the set position in the sample holder.

[0106] In one embodiment, highlighting the information in the drawer is One mode involves enlarging the information of a drawer that should be highlighted, thereby covering some or all of the information in other drawers. This includes either embodiment 1, which enlarges the information of the drawer that should be highlighted and overlays the information of other drawers below the enlarged information of the drawer.

[0107] In one embodiment, the information for each drawer of the sample storage device is displayed equally. The first region is divided into a corresponding number of sub-regions in equal proportions, depending on the number of drawers in the sample storage device. This includes assigning each sub-area to a drawer according to the physical location of the drawer, and displaying the information page for the corresponding drawer in each sub-area.

[0108] In one embodiment, the display interface of the human-machine interaction device further includes a second area for displaying operation controls, the operation controls including at least one of initialization controls, start controls, and stop controls.

[0109] In one embodiment, the information processing method for the sample processing module further includes the step of controlling a robot arm to check the set position of the sample holder of the sample transport drawer when it is detected that the open sample transport drawer has been closed, and updating the information of the sample transport drawer according to the check result.

[0110] In one embodiment, the information processing method of the sample processing module further includes the step of controlling a robot arm to check the target set position of the sample holder in which the sample tube is stored during sample unloading and extraction, and detecting whether or not a sample tube remains at the target set position, wherein the target set position is any of the set positions in the sample holder where the sample tube is set.

[0111] In one embodiment, the information processing method of the sample processing module further includes the step of updating the state of each set position in the sample holder to "no sample tube" if no sample tube is detected at the target set position.

[0112] According to the information processing method of the sample processing module described above, when a drawer is opened, the information of this drawer is highlighted in the first area of ​​the human-machine interaction device, thus serving to enlarge and present the information of the opened drawer, allowing the user to concentrate on the currently open drawer. On the other hand, when this drawer is pushed into the closed position and all drawers are closed, the information of each drawer of the sample storage device is displayed equally, thereby presenting the information of each drawer without discrimination.

[0113] Although the steps in the flowcharts of the embodiments described above are shown sequentially with arrows, it should be understood that these steps are not necessarily performed sequentially in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless otherwise specified herein, there are no strict order restrictions on the execution of these steps, and they may be performed in other orders. Furthermore, at least some of the steps in the flowcharts of the embodiments described above may include multiple substeps or stages, and these substeps or stages do not necessarily have to be performed at the same time, but may be performed at different times, and the execution order of these substeps or stages does not necessarily have to be sequential, but may be performed alternately or alternatively with at least some of the other steps or substeps or stages of other steps.

[0114] The present invention further provides a computer device comprising a memory storing a computer program and a processor, wherein when the processor executes the computer program, the steps of the information processing method of the sample processing module described above are realized.

[0115] A computer-readable storage medium that stores a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the information processing method of the sample processing module described above are realized.

[0116] In one embodiment, a computer device is provided, which may be the processor described above, and its internal configuration diagram may be as shown in Figure 11. This computer device includes a processor, memory, a communication interface, a display screen, and an input device connected via a system bus. The processor of this computer device is used to provide computing and control capabilities. The memory of this computer device includes a non-volatile storage medium and internal memory. The non-volatile storage medium stores an operating system and computer programs. The internal memory provides an environment for the operating system and computer programs in the non-volatile storage medium to operate. The communication interface of this computer device is used to communicate with an external terminal by wired or wireless means, and the wireless method may be implemented by Wi-Fi, a mobile cellular network, NFC (Near Field Communication), or other technology. When this computer program is executed by the processor, an information processing method for a sample processing module is implemented. The display screen of this computer device may be a liquid crystal display or an electronic ink display, and the input device of this computer device may be a touch layer covering the display screen, a key, trackball, or touchpad provided on the housing of the computer device, or an external keyboard, touchpad, or mouse.

[0117] The configuration shown in Figure 11 is merely a block diagram illustrating a part of the configuration relating to the embodiments of the present application, and does not limit the computer devices to which the embodiments of the present application apply. A person skilled in the art will understand that a specific computer device may have more or fewer components than those shown, or may be a combination of some components, or may have a different arrangement of components.

[0118] Those skilled in the art will understand that implementing all or part of the flow in the above embodiments can be completed by instructing the relevant hardware with a computer program, and that the computer program can be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, and that when the computer program is executed, it may include the flow of each embodiment of the above. Any reference to memory, database or other medium used in each embodiment provided herein may include at least one of non-volatile and volatile memory. Non-volatile memory may include read-only memory (ROM), magnetic tape, flexible disk, flash memory, optical memory, high-density embedded non-volatile memory, resistive random access memory (ReRAM), magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM), phase change memory (PCM), graphene memory, etc. Volatile memory may include random access memory (RAM), external cache memory, etc. For example, and not limited to, RAM may take various forms, such as static random access memory (SRAM) or dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The database of each embodiment provided herein may include at least one of a relational database and a non-relational database. The non-relational database may include, but is not limited to, a blockchain-based distributed database. The processor of each embodiment provided herein may be, but is not limited to, a general-purpose processor, a central processing unit, a graphics processor, a digital signal processor, a programmable logic unit, a quantum computing-based data processing logic unit, and the like.

[0119] Each component of the embodiments described above can be combined in any way, and for the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of each component in the embodiments described above have been described. However, as long as these combinations of components are inconsistent, they should all be considered to fall within the scope described herein.

[0120] The embodiments described above represent only a few embodiments of the present application, and while the description is more specific and detailed, it should not be understood as limiting the scope of the claims of the present application. Those skilled in the art should note that several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the spirit of the present application, and all of these fall within the scope of protection. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application should be based on the attached claims.

Claims

1. This is a sample processing module, A sample storage device including multiple drawers for storing sample tubes, A state detection device for each of the drawers for detecting the state of the corresponding drawer, A human-machine interaction device having a display interface that includes at least a first area for displaying the information of the aforementioned drawer, A processor for acquiring the state of the drawer, which, upon acquiring that a first drawer, which is one of the drawers of the sample storage device, has been opened, switches in the first area to highlight the information of the first drawer from the currently displayed information of the drawer, A sample processing module characterized by comprising the following features.

2. The sample processing module according to claim 1, further characterized in that, when the processor detects that the first drawer has been opened while all the drawers of the sample storage device are closed, it switches from displaying the information of each of the drawers of the sample storage device equally in the first area to highlighting the information of the first drawer.

3. The sample processing module according to claim 1, further characterized in that, if there is a second drawer already open in the sample storage device, the processor, upon acquiring that the first drawer has been opened, switches from highlighting the information of the second drawer in the first area to highlighting the information of the first drawer.

4. The aforementioned processor further, If one of the second drawers is already open, and it is detected that the first drawer has been closed, the system switches from highlighting the information of the first drawer in the first area to highlighting the information of the second drawer, where the second drawer is still open when the first drawer is closed. Or, The sample processing module according to claim 3, characterized in that, if there are at least two of the second drawers already open, upon obtaining that the first drawer has been closed, the first region switches from highlighting the information of the first drawer to highlighting the information of the target drawer, wherein the target drawer is one of the at least two of the second drawers whose open time is closest to the current time, or one of the at least two of the second drawers with the highest priority, and the target drawer is one of the second drawers that was still open when the first drawer was closed.

5. The sample processing module according to claim 1, further characterized in that when the processor acquires that the first drawer is closed, it switches from highlighting the information of the first drawer in the first area to displaying the information of each of the drawers of the sample storage device equally, provided that all of the drawers of the sample storage device are closed.

6. A sample processing module according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the drawer is used to house a sample holder, the sample holder includes a plurality of set positions for mounting the sample tube, and the information of the drawer includes at least one of the following: the type of the drawer, the state of the drawer, the type of the sample holder in the drawer, the state of the sample holder in the drawer, the layout of the sample holder in the drawer, the state of each of the set positions in the sample holder, and the layout of the set positions in the sample holder.

7. The first area is used to display the information page of the drawer in which the information of the drawer is described. The information page for the aforementioned drawer includes the drawer name, a drawer status icon, and a schematic diagram of the drawer's layout. The aforementioned drawer name is used to indicate the type of drawer. The aforementioned drawer status icon is used to represent the status of the drawer. The sample processing module according to claim 6, wherein the schematic diagram of the drawer layout includes the type of sample holder, a sample holder icon, and a set position icon, the display elements of the sample holder icon are used to represent the actual state of the sample holder, the display elements of the set position icon are used to represent the actual state of the set position, the layout of the sample holder icon corresponds to the layout of the actual sample holder in the drawer, and the layout of the set position icon corresponds to the layout of the actual set position in the sample holder.

8. The aforementioned drawer information page further includes a display mode switching control, The aforementioned processor further, When an operation on the display mode switching control for any of the information pages of the drawer in the equal display state is detected, the first area switches from displaying each of the information pages of the drawer equally to highlighting the information page of the corresponding drawer. and / or, The sample processing module according to claim 7, characterized in that, upon obtaining an operation on the display mode switching control of the drawer's information page while it is highlighted, the first area switches from highlighting the current drawer's information page to displaying all of the drawer's information pages equally.

9. The drawer is used to house a sample holder, the sample holder includes a plurality of set positions for mounting the sample tubes, and the first area is used to display the information page of the drawer, which contains information about the drawer. The information page of the aforementioned drawer includes a first information page and a second information page, The processor further highlights the first information page of the first drawer when the first drawer is opened, the first information page includes at least one of the drawer type, the drawer status icon, the type of each sample holder in the drawer, and the unknown status icon for each sample holder in the drawer, the unknown status icon for the sample holder being used to represent the unknown status of the sample holder in the drawer. The processor further displays the second information page for each of the drawers of the sample storage device equally when all of the drawers are in the closed state, the second information page includes the drawer name, drawer status icon, and schematic diagram of the drawer layout. The aforementioned drawer name is used to indicate the type of drawer. The aforementioned drawer status icon is used to represent the status of the drawer. The sample processing module according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the schematic diagram of the drawer layout includes the type of sample holder, a sample holder icon, and a set position icon, the display elements of the sample holder icon are used to represent the actual state of the sample holder, the display elements of the set position icon are used to represent the actual state of the set position, the layout of the sample holder icon corresponds to the actual layout of the sample holder in the drawer, and the layout of the set position icon corresponds to the actual layout of the set position in the sample holder.

10. Highlighting the information in the aforementioned drawer is, One mode involves enlarging the information of the drawer that should be highlighted, thereby covering part or all of the information of the other drawers. A sample processing module according to any one of 1 to 5, characterized in that it includes any one of the following embodiments: embodiment 2, which enlarges the information of the drawer to be highlighted and stacks the information of other drawers below the enlarged information of the drawer.

11. To display the information for each of the drawers of the sample storage device equally is to The first region is divided into a corresponding number of sub-regions in proportion to the number of drawers of the sample storage device, The sample processing module according to claim 2 or 5, characterized in that it includes: assigning each sub-region to a drawer according to the physical position of the drawer, and displaying the information page of the corresponding drawer in each sub-region.

12. The sample processing module according to claim 1, wherein the display interface of the human-machine interaction device further includes a second area for displaying operation controls, and the operation controls include at least one of initialization controls, start controls, and stop controls.

13. The sample processing module further comprises a robotic arm, and the type of drawer includes a sample unloading drawer. The sample processing module according to claim 6, further characterized in that when the processor detects that the open sample ejection drawer has been closed, it controls the robot arm to check the state of the set position of the sample holder of the sample ejection drawer, and updates the information of the sample ejection drawer according to the check result.

14. The processor further controls the robot arm to check the target set position of the sample holder where the sample tube is stored during the sample unloading and drawing process, to detect whether the sample tube remains at the target set position, and the target set position is any of the set positions in the sample holder where the sample tube is set. The sample processing module according to claim 13, further characterized in that the processor updates the state of each of the set positions in the sample holder to "no sample tube" if the sample tube is not detected at the target set position.

15. A method for processing information in a sample processing module, A step of detecting the state of each drawer in the sample processing module, Upon detecting that the first drawer has been opened, the first area of ​​the human-machine interaction device switches from displaying the currently displayed information of the drawer to highlighting the information of the first drawer. An information processing method for a sample processing module, characterized by including the following.

16. A computer program characterized by being configured to cause a computer to execute the information processing method of the sample processing module described in claim 15.

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