Biological Sample Processing Apparatus Personality Type Selector
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Solution Overview
Problem
Biological sample processing apparatuses lack efficient protocols selection mechanisms, leading to user errors and increased complexity, as they often display a vast array of protocols, making it difficult to ensure consistency and accuracy in research, forensic, and clinical applications.
Innovation Solution
A biological sample processing apparatus with a selector for personality types, utilizing a user interface, RFID reader, barcode reader, or optical character recognition, allowing users to choose between preprogrammed protocols relevant to research, forensic, or clinical applications, thereby filtering out irrelevant protocols and reducing errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the apparatus displays a vast array of preprogrammed protocols to accommodate multiple applications (research, forensic, clinical), then the versatility and adaptability of the apparatus is improved, but the device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to the overwhelming number of protocol options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the protocol selection interface by introducing personality types that categorize protocols into distinct groups (forensic, research, clinical). This segmentation allows users to navigate a vast array of protocols through organized categories rather than facing an overwhelming undifferentiated list, thereby maintaining versatility while improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by requiring users to select a personality type before accessing the full protocol list. This preliminary selection pre-filters the available protocols based on the intended application category, reducing the complexity of the subsequent protocol selection process while preserving access to all necessary protocols for that application type.
2Reliability
If the apparatus displays all available protocols to ensure complete protocol availability, then the reliability is improved by preventing protocol selection errors, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to the difficulty of finding relevant protocols
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by tailoring the protocol display to the specific personality type selected. Each personality type presents a customized view of protocols relevant to that application category, providing local optimization for each user context rather than a uniform display for all users. This ensures reliability by showing only appropriate protocols while improving ease of operation through targeted presentation.
Solution Approach 2:
By requiring preliminary personality type selection, the system pre-filters protocols to show only those relevant to the selected application category. This preliminary action maintains reliability by ensuring users see appropriate protocols while dramatically improving ease of operation by eliminating irrelevant options from the display.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the apparatus provides a comprehensive protocol list for all application types, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need to manage and display numerous protocol options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the comprehensive protocol list into distinct personality type categories (forensic, research, clinical). This segmentation maintains adaptability by preserving access to all protocols across application types while reducing interface complexity by organizing protocols into manageable, context-specific groups that users navigate sequentially rather than simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The preliminary personality type selection acts as a filtering mechanism that reduces the comprehensive protocol list to a relevant subset. This preliminary action maintains full adaptability by allowing any personality type to be selected while reducing interface complexity by displaying only the protocols appropriate for the selected category at any given time.
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AI summary
A biological sample processing apparatus (1) having a central processing unit, a display (5) in communication with the central processing unit and a selector (10) for selecting a personality type of the apparatus, the selector (10) being in communication with the central processing apparatus. The selection of a personality type prompts the central processing unit to cause the display (5) to show a list of preprogrammed protocols for biological sample processing that correspond to the selected personality type.