Centralized Controller for Sample Analyzer Start-up
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical facilities with multiple sample analyzers face a significant burden in setting up automatic start-ups, as each analyzer requires individual time settings, leading to wasted time and inefficiency.
Innovation Solution
A centralized start-up controller system that communicably connects to multiple sample analyzers, allowing for collective control of start-up times, including the ability to set different start-up dates and times for each analyzer, reducing the user's workload and automating the activation process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If individual start-up time settings are configured for each sample analyzer, then automatic start-up can be achieved for each device, but the setting burden increases significantly for medical facilities with multiple analyzers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the start-up control functions of multiple sample analyzers into a single centralized start-up controller. This controller manages and coordinates the start-up operations of all connected analyzers through a unified interface, eliminating the need for individual configuration of each device and significantly reducing the setting burden while maintaining automated start-up capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If individual start-up time settings are configured for each sample analyzer, then each analyzer can be activated independently, but the time and effort required for configuration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The start-up controller is designed with universal functionality to manage multiple sample analyzers of different types through a single device. It provides independent activation capability for each analyzer while offering centralized control features that allow bulk configuration and scheduling, thereby reducing configuration time without sacrificing adaptability.
3Reliability
If multiple sample analyzers are activated individually, then each device can perform its initial operation independently, but the overall system activation becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments control into two levels: centralized scheduling at the controller level and independent execution at each analyzer level. The start-up controller handles high-level coordination and scheduling, while each sample analyzer maintains independent operation capability for its initial operations, achieving both ease of system-wide activation and reliable independent operation.
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AI summary
The present invention is related to a sample analysis system includes a plurality of sample analyzers (40a to 40g) for measuring samples, and a controller (1), communicably connected to the plurality of sample analyzers (40a to 40g), for controlling the start-up of the plurality of sample analyzers (40a to 40g); wherein the controller (1) selectively starts up a sample analyzer among the plurality of sample analyzers (40a to 40g).