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US 7,680,605 B2Granted
System and method for discovery of biological instruments
AssigneeApplied Biosystems, LLC
InventorsKai Yung, Sylvia H. Fang, John Rohrlich, Stephen L. Dodgen
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Abstract
A system and methods for integrating laboratory instrumentation and applications to provide a unified control and coordination architecture under a common interface. The system provides mechanisms for detection of various hardware and software components wherein the individual functionalities and input/output data types for each component are automatically recognized and incorporated into a centralized control system that provides live monitoring of the operational status of available components.
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A control and communications system, the system comprising:
- a client component configured to control or monitor the operation of at least one biological analyzer;
- at least one analyzer component associated with the at least one biological analyzer and configured to provide translation in communication between the associated biological analyzer and the client component;
- at least one directory having information about said at least one analyzer component such that the client component is able to control or monitor the at least one biological analyzer by referencing said information to induce the at least one biological analyzer to conduct an analysis;
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- a messaging service configured to communicate with the at least one analyzer component and the client component such that a selected biological analyzer can be added or removed by associating at least one of the analyzer components with said selected biological analyzer and updating the at least one directory with information about the associated analyzer component.
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A method, comprising:
- associating at least one analyzer component with at least one biological analyzer, the at least one analyzer component providing translation of communication with said at least one biological analyzer;
- maintaining information about said at least one analyzer component to facilitate access the at least one biological analyzer;
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- adding or removing a selected biological analyzer by associating at least one analyzer component with said selected biological analyzer and updating the information about the associated analyzer component.
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