Sample Testing Apparatus Operator Attribute Filtering
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Solution Overview
Problem
In existing sample testing apparatuses, servicemen need to perform additional steps to delete analysis results from control specimens during maintenance, which are unnecessary for facility operators, leading to information access issues.
Innovation Solution
A sample testing apparatus with a controller that displays only relevant test results based on operator identification attributes, allowing general users to view only their results and servicemen to view both their and general user results, thereby isolating serviceman-generated data from general user access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If servicemen perform maintenance work and generate analysis results from control specimens, then the analyzing apparatus can be checked for normal operation, but unnecessary information is created that must be deleted by additional steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the user system into multiple authorization levels (serviceman, manager, general user) and segments the information display accordingly. Servicemen can perform maintenance and generate analysis results, but the system automatically segments this information so it is not visible to general users, eliminating the need for manual deletion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by giving different information access rights to different user groups. Analysis results generated by servicemen have different visibility properties for different audiences: invisible to general users, visible to managers and servicemen. This automatic differentiation eliminates the need for servicemen to delete results after maintenance.
2Loss of information
If all test results are stored in the memory for access, then complete data availability is achieved, but general users are exposed to unnecessary serviceman-generated data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments information access by authorization level. All test results are stored in memory for complete data availability, but the display function is segmented to show only relevant results to each user group. General users see only their own test results, while managers and servicemen see all results including serviceman-generated data.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary between the stored test results and the display section. It automatically filters and selects which results to display based on the current user's authorization level, preventing information overload for general users while maintaining complete data storage and accessibility for authorized users.
3Reliability
If authorization levels are implemented to control access, then information security is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal authorization system where a single controller handles multiple functions: authentication, authorization level determination, and dynamic display filtering. This multi-functional approach provides robust information security without requiring separate complex systems for each function, thereby limiting the increase in overall system complexity.
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AI summary
A sample testing apparatus comprising: a receiving section which receives identification information inputted by an operator; a testing section which tests a sample to obtain a test result; a memory which stores the test result, which is obtained by the testing section, so as to be associated with the identification information received by the receiving section; and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to: make a display section display only the test result associated with the identification information corresponding to a first attribute in the test results stored in the memory when the identification information received by the receiving section corresponds to the first attribute; and make the display section display test results which are stored in the memory when the identification information received by the receiving section corresponds to the second attribute is disclosed. An information management apparatus and sample testing method are also disclosed.