System for reading machine-readable labels on sample receptacles
AssigneeGen-Probe Incorporated
InventorsNorbert D. HAGEN, David OPALSKY, Rolf SILBERT
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Abstract
A system including a housing, a sample rack for holding a plurality of sample receptacles, and a reader for reading two-dimensional machine-readable labels associated with the plurality of sample receptacles as the sample rack moves between first and second positions within the housing. The system further includes a processing and control unit adapted to decode the two-dimensional machine-readable labels read by the reader and to associate each of the decoded two-dimensional machine-readable labels with an associated sample receptacle based on a measured position of the sample rack when the two-dimensional machine-readable label was read.
Claims6
A system for reading machine-readable labels on sample receptacles, comprising:
- a housing;
- a sample rack configured to hold a plurality of sample receptacles, each having a two-dimensional machine-readable label and configured to move between a first position and a second position within the housing;
- a reader configured to read the two-dimensional machine-readable label of each sample receptacle of the plurality of sample receptacles as the sample rack moves between the first position and the second position;
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- a processing and control unit configured to decode the read two-dimensional machine-readable label of each sample receptacle of the plurality of sample receptacles and configured to associate the decoded two-dimensional machine-readable label of each sample receptacle of the plurality of sample receptacles with the corresponding sample receptacle based on a measured position of the sample rack when the two-dimensional machine-readable label was read.
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