# US 2026/0073336 A1 · Cloud-based quality control data management

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- Number: US 2026/0073336 A1
- Document ID: US20260073336A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/872,026
- Filed: 2023-06-01
- Published: 2026-03-12
- Earliest claimed: 2022-06-07
- Assignees: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
- Applicants: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
- Inventors: Jasmina Jaswantrai DESAI; Mustafa Musa IBRAHIM
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260073336A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/06395: {Quality analysis or management}
- G06Q 10/06: Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
- G06Q 10/20: Administration of product repair or maintenance
- G16H 10/40: for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
- G16H 15/00: ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
- G16H 40/40: for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
- G16H 40/67: for remote operation
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA

## Abstract

One or more instruments generate test result data. The test result data include patient data and QC data. The test result data is provided to a QC data flow system via a local network, which filters the test result data (e.g., using a set of rules) to extract the QC data. The QC data is provided to a cloud-based QC data management platform via an external network. The cloud-based QC data management platform analyzes the QC data and provides a result back to the QC data flow system. The QC data flow system forwards the result to middleware or the instrument, which triggers a corrective action based on the result as appropriate. WO

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-implemented method of providing cloud-based Quality Control (QC) data management, the method comprising:
receiving, via a local network, test result data for an instrument, the test result data including patient data and QC data;
filtering the test result data to extract the QC data;
providing, via an external network, the QC data to a cloud-based QC data management platform;
receiving, from the cloud-based QC data management platform, a response to the QC data, the response indicating an operable status of the instrument; and
providing the response, via the local network, to middleware that manages the instrument.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein a corrective action is triggered responsive to the response.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the corrective action is automatically triggering preventative maintenance.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the filtering is performed using a set of one or more rules.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:
receiving an updated rule set from the cloud-based QC data management platform;
receiving additional test result data for the instrument; and
extracting additional QC data from the additional test result data using the updated rule set.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the instrument is a clinical diagnostic instrument.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
identifying a triggering event indicating that connection to the cloud-based QC data management platform is unavailable;
responsive to the triggering event, storing the QC data on the local network for up to a maximum amount of time; and
responsive to receiving an indication that the connection to the cloud-based QC data management platform is available again, forwarding the stored QC data to the cloud-based QC data management platform.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising, responsive to forwarding the QC data, deleting the QC data from the local network.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the triggering event is user-input indicating planned downtime for the connection cloud-based QC data management platform.

### Claim 10

A networked computing system for providing management of QC data, the networked computing system comprising:
one or more instruments that generate test result data, the test result data including patient data and QC data;
a Laboratory Information System (LIS) coupled to the one or more instruments via a local network;
a QC data flow system coupled to the LIS via the local network, the QC data flow system including one or more computing devices configured to receive the test result data and extract the QC data from the test result data using a set of one or more rules; and
a QC data management platform coupled to the QC data flow system via an external network, the QC data management platform including one or more computing devices configured to process the QC data to generate a result and send the result, via the external network, to the QC data flow system,
wherein the QC data flow system forwards the result to the LIS, and the LIS implements a corrective action for the instrument based on the result.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The networked computing system of claim 10, wherein the QC data flow system is a computing device located within a geographic space that includes the instrument.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The networked computing system of claim 10, wherein the QC data flow system is a virtual machine running on the LIS.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The networked computing system of claim 10, wherein all ports of the QC data flow system except those used to receive the test result data and provide the QC data to the QC data management platform are disabled.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The networked computing system of claim 10, further comprising:
identifying a triggering event indicating that connection to the cloud-based QC data management platform is unavailable;
responsive to the triggering event, storing the QC data on the local network for up to a set maximum of time; and
responsive to receiving an indication that the connection to the cloud-based QC data management platform is available again, forwarding the stored QC data to the cloud-based QC data management platform.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The networked computing system of claim 14, further comprising, responsive to forwarding the QC data, deleting the QC data from the local network.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The networked computing system of claim 14,
wherein the triggering event is user-input indicating planned downtime for the connection cloud-based QC data management platform.

### Claim 17

A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store code comprising instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:
receiving, via a local network, test result data for an instrument, the test result data including patient data and QC data;
filtering the test result data to extract the QC data;
providing, via an external network, the QC data to a cloud-based QC data management platform;
receiving, from the cloud-based QC data management platform, a response to the QC data, the response including an operable status of the instrument; and
providing the response, via the local network, to middleware that manages the instrument.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein a corrective action is triggered responsive to the response.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, further comprising:
receiving an updated rule set from the cloud-based QC data management platform;
receiving additional test result data for the instrument; and
extracting additional QC data from the additional test result data using the updated rule set.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, further comprising:
Identifying a triggering event indicating that connection to the cloud-based QC data management platform is unavailable;
responsive to the triggering event, storing the QC data on the local network for up to a maximum amount of time; and
responsive to receiving an indication that the connection to the cloud-based QC data management platform is available again, forwarding the stored QC data to the cloud-based QC data management platform.