Sample Storage Drawer Interface for Open Drawer Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sample input and output modules in assembly lines lack user-friendly features for efficient and accurate sample handling, leading to operational inconveniences.
Innovation Solution
A sample processing module equipped with a sample storage device, state detection device, and human-computer interaction device, which highlights the information of the currently opened drawer in a dedicated area, enhancing user interaction and reducing confusion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the sample input and output module displays information for all drawers, then the user can see the status of all drawers, but the user cannot quickly identify which drawer is currently opened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by using different display colors (e.g., green, yellow, red) to indicate different drawer states (open, closing, closed). The currently opened drawer is highlighted with a distinct color or visual indicator, enabling users to quickly identify the active drawer while maintaining visibility of all drawer statuses.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by providing different visual treatments for different drawers based on their state. The opened drawer receives special highlighting or emphasis in the display interface, while other drawers show their status in a standard manner, allowing users to focus attention on the relevant drawer without losing information about others.
2Loss of information
If the module provides detailed information for each drawer, then the user can monitor all samples, but the interface becomes complex and confusing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the display interface into separate sections or areas, with each area corresponding to a specific drawer. This allows detailed sample information to be organized in a structured manner, reducing visual clutter and making the interface more manageable while preserving comprehensive information display.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by making the display interface adaptive and state-dependent. The interface dynamically adjusts its presentation based on which drawer is opened, highlighting relevant information and dimming or organizing less relevant information, thereby reducing perceived complexity while maintaining information availability.
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AI summary
A sample processing module and a method for processing information of sample processing module are provided. The sample processing module includes: a sample storage device, the sample storage device including a plurality of drawers for storing sample tubes; a state detection device of each drawer, configured to detect a state of the drawer corresponding to the state detection device; a human-computer interaction device, wherein a display interface of the human-computer interaction device at least includes a first area, configured to display information of the drawer; and a processor, configured to acquire the state of the drawer, and switch from the currently displayed information of the drawer to highlighting the information of a first drawer in the first area in response to detecting that the first drawer is opened, wherein the first drawer is any drawer of the sample storage device.