Methods, apparatus, and systems for integration of diagnostic laboratory devices

A data router, comprising:

• at least one communications network interface;
• and
• a computational resource comprising a processor, and a memory having stored therein at least one table, at least one index, and a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the data router to:
• receive information, including sensor-generated data in a first format, from a producer;
• translate the information to generate a record based on at least the sensor-generated data in the first format, wherein the record is in a second format and has one or more key-value pairs;
• associate the record with an associated channel identifier;
• store the record to provide a stored record such that the stored record is retrievable based, at least in part, on the associated channel identifier;
• maintain an index having an index value, the index associated with a subscription of a subscriber;
• retrieve the stored record, responsive to determining that a requested channel identifier of the subscription of the subscriber matches the associated channel identifier, to provide a retrieved record;
• transmit to the subscriber, information based, at least in part, on the retrieved record and the index value;
• store the index value in a first table of the at least one table, to indicate the index value of the retrieved record sent to the subscriber;
• update the index to provide an updated index value;
• and
• delete the stored record, responsive, at least in part, to receiving an acknowledgement from the subscriber that the information based, at least in part, on the retrieved record and the index value, was successfully received by the subscriber.

A diagnostic laboratory system, comprising:

• a producer;
• a subscriber;
• a data router communicatively coupled to the producer, and communicatively coupled to the producer, the data router comprising:
• at least one communications network interface;
• and
• a first computational resource comprising a processor, and a memory having stored therein a plurality of tables, and having a plurality of instructions stored therein that, when executed by the processor, cause the data router to:
• receive information, including sensor-generated data in a first format, from the producer;
• generate a record based on at least the sensor-generated data in the first format from the producer, wherein the record is in a second format and has one or more key-value pairs;
• associate the record with an associated channel identifier;
• store the record to provide a stored record such that the stored record is retrievable based, at least in part, on the associated channel identifier;
• maintain an index having an index value, the index associated with a subscription of the subscriber;
• retrieve the stored record, responsive to determining that a requested channel identifier of the subscription of the subscriber matches the associated channel identifier, to provide a retrieved record;
• transmit to the subscriber, information based, at least in part, on the retrieved record and the index value;
• store the index value in a first table of the plurality of tables, to indicate the index value of the retrieved record sent to the subscriber;
• update the index to provide an updated index value;
• and
• delete the stored record, responsive, at least in part, to receiving an acknowledgement from the subscriber that the information based, at least in part, on the retrieved record and the index value, was successfully received by the subscriber;
• wherein the producer includes at least one sensor, and a second computational resource, the second computational resource comprising:
• a processor, at least one communications network interface, and a memory having stored therein a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the producer to:
• operate the at least one sensor;
• and
• obtain sensor-generated data,
• wherein the subscriber includes a third computational resource comprising:
• a processor, at least one communications network interface, and a memory having stored therein a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the subscriber to:
• register with the data router;
• and
• receive information based, at least in part, on the retrieved record and the index value.