Automatic Analysis Device Display Segmentation for Operation Error Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
In composite and multi-module automatic analysis devices, the mixing of information from various measurement types on a single display device leads to user convenience issues, including the risk of mistaken operations due to the lack of clear selection of information for each measurement type.
Innovation Solution
An automatic analysis device with a sample disk, reagent disk, measurement unit, control unit, input device, storage unit, and display device that associates information with specific examination modes, allowing only authorized information to be displayed and operated based on user permissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If all measurement type information is displayed on a single common display device, then the device can provide comprehensive information access, but user convenience deteriorates due to information mixing and increased risk of mistaken operations
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is divided into multiple display regions, each dedicated to displaying information for a specific measurement type. This segmentation allows comprehensive information coverage while preventing information mixing, as each region clearly separates data from different measurement types (e.g., biochemical analysis, immunology analysis, blood clotting analysis) into distinct visual areas.
Solution Approach 2:
Different display regions are assigned different visual characteristics or configurations tailored to specific measurement types. Each region can have customized display parameters, color schemes, or layout styles appropriate for its measurement type, enabling users to quickly identify and operate on relevant information without confusion from other measurement types.
2Reliability
If permission levels are set for different users, then operational security is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional control mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The display device serves multiple functions: it displays information for all measurement types while simultaneously implementing permission level control. The same display interface automatically adapts its content based on the logged-in user's permission level, eliminating the need for separate display devices or complex physical control mechanisms for different user types.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device automatically determines what information to display based on the currently logged-in user's permission level. The system self-adjusts the displayed content without requiring manual configuration or complex external control, reducing operational complexity while maintaining security.
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AI summary
To reduce the risk of mistaken operation and improve convenience in an automatic analysis device. Information about types of measurement inputted from an input device is combined in an examination mode creation screen image 301 on a display device of an automatic analysis device that performs analysis of specific types of measurement on a specimen container accommodating a specimen, the information about types of measurement including biochemistry examination items 303, immunology examination items 304, ISE examination items 304, blood clotting examination items 306, etc. This information is associated with an examination mode name 302, which comprises discretionary setting information, and is stored in a table of a storage unit. Information which is to be displayed on the display device and for which a change in settings is to be enabled is limited on the basis of the stored information about types of measurement associated with the examination mode name 302.