Universal Backup Program for Analyzer Setting Information Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional analyzer systems require dedicated backup and restore programs for each model, leading to increased costs and user burden in managing setting information across multiple analyzers, as they lack a unified solution for data backup and restoration.
Innovation Solution
A setting information management system that includes a backup program stored on a portable storage medium, capable of determining the analyzer type, acquiring and storing setting information, and transmitting it to a central management device, allowing for unified management and restoration of setting information across multiple analyzers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dedicated backup programs are created for every model of analyzer, then backup and restore functionality is ensured for each model, but the cost and man hour for creating the program increase
Solution Approach 1:
The backup program is designed to be universal and can execute on multiple types of analyzers (blood analyzer, urine particle analyzer, etc.) without requiring model-specific versions. The program automatically detects the analyzer type and acquires setting information accordingly, eliminating the need to create separate backup programs for each model while maintaining reliable backup functionality across all analyzer types.
2Loss of information
If backup data for multiple analyzers is individually managed, then data organization is maintained, but the user burden increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the management of backup data for multiple analyzers into a single centralized database. The setting information management device consolidates backup information from various analyzer models into one unified structure, allowing users to manage all backup data through a single interface rather than individually managing each analyzer's backup data separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The setting information management device acts as an intermediary between the backup program and the user. It provides a centralized database that mediates the interaction, allowing users to access and manage backup information for multiple analyzers through a single point of contact rather than directly managing multiple separate data structures.
3Device complexity
If a single backup program is used for multiple analyzer types, then program cost and complexity are reduced, but the ability to handle different analyzer models is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The backup program incorporates dynamic detection mechanisms that automatically identify the analyzer type being executed on. Based on this detection, the program dynamically adjusts its behavior to acquire setting information from the appropriate locations and structures specific to that analyzer model, enabling a single program to adapt to multiple analyzer types without compromising compatibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A setting information management method executed by a backup program stored in a portable storage medium by a processing computer of an analyzer, comprising: determining a type of the analyzer in which the backup program is executed from a plurality of types of analyzers; acquiring setting information of a program introduced to the processing computer based on the determination result; and storing the acquired setting information in the portable storage medium. A setting information management system, a setting information management device, and a computer program product is also disclosed.