Method for classifying an identification tag on a sample tube containing a sample and an automated laboratory system
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorRené Henri Monnard
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Abstract
A method for classifying an identification tag on a sample tube containing a sample to be processed in an automated laboratory system having a plurality of laboratory devices, the method comprising providing a sample tube having an identification tag and containing a sample to be analyzed. Each of the plurality of laboratory devices is assigned a tag reader device configured to read the identification tag for recognizing identification tag information. Further, an automated laboratory system for processing a sample tube containing a sample for at least one of pre-analytics and sample analysis is provided.
Claims14
A method for classifying an identification tag on a sample tube containing a sample to be processed in an automated laboratory system, the method comprising providing a sample tube having an identification tag and containing a sample to be analyzed in an automated laboratory system having a plurality of laboratory devices and, each of the plurality of laboratory devices, having assigned a tag reader device configured to read the identification tag for recognizing identification tag information;
- and the method further comprising, in a classifying device,
- providing a classifying module configured to predict, for each of the plurality of laboratory devices, whether the identification tag information can be recognized from measured tag data detected by the tag reader device assigned to the laboratory device and being indicative of characteristics of the identification tag;
- reading the identification tag on the sample tube by a classifying reader device of the classifying device, thereby, providing the measured tag data for the identification tag indicative of tag characteristics of the identification tag on the sample tube;
- determining the tag characteristics for the identification tag from the measured tag data;
- in the classifying module, receiving the tag characteristics, and predicting whether the tag reader device of at least one of the plurality of laboratory devices can read the identification tag;
- providing first laboratory device data identifying at least a first laboratory device from the plurality of laboratory devices for which the identification tag is predicted being readable by the tag reader device of at least one first laboratory device;
- providing second laboratory device data identifying at least one second laboratory device from the plurality of laboratory devices for which the identification tag is predicted not being readable by the tag reader device of at least one second laboratory device;
- and
- providing classification data being
- first classification data indicative of predicting, by the classifying module, the identification tag being readable by the tag reader device of at least one of the plurality of laboratory devices;
- and
- second classification data which are different from the first classification data and indicative of predicting, by the classifying module, the identification tag being not readable by the tag reader device of at least one of the plurality of laboratory devices.
An automated laboratory system for processing a sample tube containing a sample for at least one of pre-analytics and sample analysis, comprising:
- a sample tube having an identification tag and containing a sample to be processed for at least one of pre-analytics and sample analysis;
- a plurality of laboratory devices each having assigned a tag reader device configured to read the identification tag;
- and
- a classifying device configured to
- provide a classifying module configured to predict, for each of the plurality of laboratory devices, whether the identification tag can be recognized from measured tag data detected by the tag reader device assigned to the laboratory device and being indicative of characteristics of the identification tag;
- read the identification tag on the sample tube by a classifying reader device, thereby, providing the measured tag data for the identification tag indicative of tag characteristics of the identification tag on the sample tube;
- determine the tag characteristics for the identification tag from the measured tag data;
- in the classifying module, receive the tag characteristics, and predict whether the tag reader device of at least one of the plurality of laboratory devices can read the identification tag;
- provide first laboratory device data that identifies at least a first laboratory device from the plurality of laboratory devices for which the identification tag is predicted being readable by the tag reader device of at least one first laboratory device;
- provide second laboratory device data that identifies at least one second laboratory device from the plurality of laboratory devices for which the identification tag is predicted not being readable by the tag reader device of at least one second laboratory device;
- and
- provide classification data being
- first classification data indicative of predicting, by the classifying module, the identification tag being readable by the tag reader device of at least one of the plurality of laboratory devices;
- and
- second classification data which are different from the first classification data and indicative of predicting, by the classifying module, the identification tag being not readable by the tag reader device of at least one of the plurality of laboratory devices.
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