Sample carrier identification

A method, comprising:

• positioning a plurality of readers over a plurality of sample carriers respectively loaded in a plurality of sample carrier receiving regions of a sample processing apparatus, wherein a single reader is positioned over each of the sample carriers;
• activating each reader to read a unique identifier of only the sample carrier loaded in a corresponding sample carrier receiving region;
• mapping, via a controller, the sample carrier unique identifiers respectively of the sample carrier receiving regions;
• processing samples carried by the sample carriers and generating signals indicative of processing results;
• and
• associating the signals with respective sample carriers based on the mapping.

A method, comprising:

• obtaining first identification information from a plurality of sample carriers carrying samples for processing prior to the sample carriers being loaded into a sample processing apparatus;
• mapping, with a computing device, the first identification information of each of the sample carriers to identification information corresponding to a sample carrier receiving region in which each sample carrier is loaded;
• processing the samples;
• obtaining second identification information from the plurality of sample carriers after the sample carriers are unloaded from the sample processing apparatus;
• mapping, with the computing device, the second identification information of each of the sample carriers to the identification information corresponding to the sample carrier receiving region in which each sample carrier is loaded;
• comparing the first and second identification information;
• and
• providing a notification indicative of the comparison.