Time Synchronization for Diagnostic Strip Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of diagnostic strip analysis apparatus face challenges in managing measurement time data, leading to discrepancies between the diagnostic strip analysis apparatus and the management medium, which complicates the efficient management of biological data.
Innovation Solution
A time synchronization method that involves storing time setting information on the diagnostic strip analysis apparatus, synchronizing it with measured data, and transmitting this information to the management medium, where it is verified and stored, ensuring accurate recording and synchronization of measurement times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If measurement times are not individually managed in the management medium, then the system operation is simple, but time discrepancies occur between the diagnostic strip analysis apparatus and the management medium
Solution Approach 1:
The diagnostic strip analysis apparatus stores time setting information in advance before performing measurements. This preliminary storage of time reference data enables the management medium to accurately synchronize and interpret measurement timestamps without requiring complex real-time time management operations.
Solution Approach 2:
Time setting information acts as an intermediary element between the diagnostic strip analysis apparatus and the management medium. This intermediary data structure carries timing reference from the measurement device to the management system, enabling accurate time synchronization while keeping both systems operationally simple.
2Measurement precision
If time setting information is stored and transmitted with each measurement, then time synchronization accuracy is improved, but the data transmission volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
Time setting information is extracted as a separate, essential component from the measurement data package. By dedicating specific fields for time setting information alongside measurement results, the system achieves precise time synchronization while maintaining organized and efficient data transmission structures.
3Measurement precision
If the management medium stores detailed time setting information, then time management accuracy is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management medium applies different processing levels to different data elements. Time setting information receives specialized handling and storage for accurate time management, while other measurement data follows standard processing procedures. This localized quality enhancement achieves precise time management without uniformly increasing system complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a time synchronization method for a diagnostic strip analysis apparatus. When a user sets time of the diagnostic strip analysis apparatus, time setting information is stored in a storage unit of the diagnostic strip analysis apparatus. Biological information is measured using the diagnostic strip analysis apparatus. The time setting information and measured amounts and measurement times of the biological information are simultaneously stored in the storage unit. The time setting information, the measured amounts and the measurement times, together with transmission times, are transmitted to a management medium. A control unit of the management medium determines whether time of the diagnostic strip analysis apparatus has been set. If the time of the diagnostic strip analysis apparatus has been set, the time setting information, the measured amounts, the measurement times, and the transmission times are stored in a storage unit of the management medium.