Automated Analysis Device Status Confirmation Screen Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing remote monitoring techniques for automated analysis devices are inefficient due to the need for frequent screen shifting when monitoring multiple devices, leading to cumbersome operations and reduced work efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An automated analysis system with a terminal device that displays a status confirmation screen with a first area for device buttons and a second area for device status, allowing for quick selection and display of detailed information without extensive screen navigation, and alerts are visually indicated on device buttons to prompt immediate attention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If hierarchical screen design is used to display detailed information of selected automated analysis device, then information display completeness is improved, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The screen is segmented into multiple display areas: a first display area showing device selection buttons and a second display area showing detailed status information. This segmentation allows users to access detailed information without navigating through complex hierarchical screens, resolving the contradiction between information completeness and operation simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a traditional hierarchical screen structure (vertical navigation through multiple screens) to a side-by-side layout where device selection and detailed information display occur simultaneously in different horizontal spaces. This dimensional change eliminates the need for sequential screen navigation while maintaining information completeness.
2Loss of information
If user selects device from list and navigates through hierarchical screens to view status, then detailed status information is obtained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detailed status information is pre-loaded and displayed in the second display area as soon as the user selects a device button in the first display area. This preliminary action eliminates the need for sequential screen navigation and reduces time consumption while maintaining information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent reorganizes the information display from a sequential vertical hierarchy to a parallel horizontal layout, allowing simultaneous viewing of device selection and detailed status information. This dimensional reorganization dramatically reduces the time required to access status information.
3Reliability
If traditional screen navigation is used to check alarm status, then alarm detection capability is maintained, but work efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The screen is divided into distinct functional areas: the first display area for device selection and the second display area for alarm status display. This segmentation enables alarm detection without requiring users to navigate through multiple hierarchical screens, thereby maintaining reliability while improving work efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides immediate visual feedback by displaying alarm status information in the second display area as soon as the user selects a device. This rapid feedback mechanism allows users to quickly assess alarm conditions and respond appropriately, enhancing both alarm detection capability and work efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
Reducing screen shift operations performed in confirming a device status of an automated analysis device efficiently enhances inspection work. A tablet terminal is used to obtain device information indicating the device status of an automated analysis device and to create and display a status confirmation screen indicating the device status based on the obtained device information. The status confirmation screen has a first display area showing each device button corresponding to each of the automated analysis devices coupled to the tablet terminal and a second display area showing the device status of the automated analysis devices corresponding to the selected device button. Based on the device information of the automated analysis device corresponding to the selected device button, the information management unit creates a status screen indicating the device status in the automated analysis device and controls the display to show the status screen.