Sample carrier device incorporating radio frequency identification, and method
AssigneeApplera Corporation
InventorsMark F. Oldham, Richard D. Morris, Jerome A. Mack
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Abstract
An apparatus for associating information with a carrier and/or at least one biological reagent is provided. The apparatus can include a carrier adapted to retain at least one biological reagent and at least one non-silicon Radio Frequency Identification Tag (RFID). The RFID tag can comprise information in the form of an information pointer that can be resolved by an information pointer resolution device. The information pointer and/or resolution device can be used to access a remote system. The carrier can be configured, for example, as a microfluidic processing device or a multi-well plate. Methods and systems using the apparatus are also provided.
Claims12
A method for associating information with a carrier, the method comprising:
- providing a carrier adapted to retain at least one biological reagent, the carrier being coupled to an RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag is operable to be read by an RFID reader;
- receiving, from the RFID tag, an information pointer;
- and
- resolving the information pointer into information associated with the carrier;
- and
- authorizing under terms of a license, use of the carrier.
A method for associating information with a carrier, the method comprising:
- providing a carrier adapted to retain at least one biological reagent, the carrier being coupled to an RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag is operable to be read by an RFID reader;
- receiving, from the RFID tag, an information pointer;
- resolving the information pointer into information associated with the carrier;
- authorizing under terms of a license, use of the carrier;
- receiving license identifier information from the information;
- authenticating the license identifier information;
- and
- based on the authenticated license identifier information, permitting the performance of at least one licensed activity in connection with the carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.