Electronic laboratory notebook system and method
OwnerErwin SEINENinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to an Electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) system, and a method for managing an ELN system, which respectively allow locally stored files, disconnected from the interne, to be used and served by a remotely hosted website on the internet.
Claims15
Electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) system (1), comprising an ELN managing application (3) to be hosted by an ELN service provider, the ELN managing application being accessible for clients via the Internet and being configured for managing the access of the clients on the electronic laboratory notebook represented by ELN data in an ELN database hosted by the ELN service provider,
- a client computer (2) being located on premises of the client and connected to the internet (4),
- the client computer (2) running a client software (7) to communicate with the ELN managing application (3) via the Internet (4),
- a local storage server (5) being located on premises of the client and connected to the client computer (2), the local storage server being configured for storing ELN-files, which include content of the ELN, and
- the ELN managing application (3) being configured for controlling, in dependence on the client's access rights, the transfer of the ELN-files between the local storage server and the client computer.
Method for managing an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) system, comprising the steps of
- providing an ELN managing application, which hosted by an ELN service provider, which is accessible for clients via the Internet and which is configured for managing the access of the clients on the electronic laboratory notebook represented by ELN data in an ELN database hosted by the ELN service provider,
- receiving, via the Internet and by means of the ELN managing application, a query of a client software, which runs on a client computer being located on premises of the client, wherein the query involves transferring ELN-files, which include content of the ELN, between the client computer and a local storage server, which is located on premises of the client and configured for storing the ELN files,
- controlling, by means of the ELN managing application and depending on the client's access rights, the transfer of the ELN-files between the client computer and the local storage server.
Data storage medium containing data representing an executable program code for running and ELN managing application, which can be hosted by an ELN service provider, which is accessible for clients via the Internet and which is configured for managing the access of the clients on the electronic laboratory notebook represented by ELN data in an ELN database hosted by the ELN service provider, the executable program code realizing the following functions:
- receiving, via the Internet and by means of the ELN managing application, a query of a client software, which runs on a client computer being located on premises of the client, wherein the query involves transferring ELN-files, which include content of the ELN, between the client computer and a local storage server, which is located on premises of the client and configured for storing the ELN files,
- controlling, by means of the ELN managing application and depending on the client's access rights, the transfer of the ELN-files between the client computer and the local storage server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.