Specimen Analyzer Alarm Priority and Recovery Sequence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional specimen analysis apparatuses display multiple alarms and recovery operations without clear priority order, making it difficult for users to execute recovery operations correctly and efficiently when multiple failures occur.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus displays multiple recovery operations in order of high to low priority, and when operations are the same, subtracts duplicates to avoid overlapping execution, allowing users to recognize and execute recovery operations rapidly and correctly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple alarms and recovery operations are displayed simultaneously on the display part, then the user can recognize all available recovery operations, but the user cannot determine the correct execution order of multiple recovery operations
Solution Approach 1:
The display part segments multiple recovery operations into distinct display regions, with each alarm and its corresponding recovery operation displayed separately. This segmentation allows the user to clearly identify individual recovery operations and their execution order without confusion from overlapping information.
2Loss of information
If all recovery operations are displayed without prioritization, then complete information is provided, but execution time increases due to user uncertainty about operation order
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically determining and establishing the execution order of multiple recovery operations before the user executes them. The control part pre-calculates the correct sequence based on alarm priorities and displays this predetermined order to the user, eliminating the need for users to figure out the sequence themselves and thus reducing execution time.
3Measurement precision
If the apparatus provides detailed alarm and recovery operation information, then measurement accuracy is maintained, but operability decreases when multiple alarms occur
Solution Approach 1:
The display part applies local quality by providing different levels of information detail in different display regions. The alarm display region shows alarm information with appropriate detail for measurement accuracy, while the recovery operation display region shows operations in a simplified, prioritized format that enhances operability. This localized differentiation allows the system to maintain measurement precision while improving ease of operation.
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AI summary
The specimen analysis apparatus of the present invention comprises a measuring part 100; a display part 200; and a control part 300. The control part 300 controls the measuring part 100 and 200, displays on the display part 200 an alarm display region 200 displaying an alarm of a failure occurred in the measuring part 100, and a recovery operation display region 51 displaying a recovery operation to cancel the alarm displayed in the alarm display region, and, when multiple alarms have occurred, displays multiple recovery operations to cancel them in the order of from higher priority to lower priority.