Testing apparatus
AssigneeNorarum DX Limited
InventorsNeil Polwart, Graham Tyrie, Anthony Peter Ashbrook
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Abstract
A testing apparatus for performing an assay, the testing apparatus comprising: a receptacle (2) containing a reagent, the reagent being reactive to an applied test sample by developing a color or pattern variation; a portable device (1), e.g. a mobile phone or a laptop, comprising a processor and an image capture device (3), wherein the processor is configured to process data captured by the image capture device and output a test result for the applied test sample.
Claims26
A testing apparatus for performing an assay, the testing apparatus comprising:
- a receptacle containing a reagent, the reagent being reactive to an applied test sample by developing a colour or pattern variation;
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- a portable device comprising a programmed data processor and an image capture device, the portable device being rotationally repositionable with respect to the receptacle to allow image capture in multiple rotational orientations;
- wherein the programmed data processor is programmed to process image data captured by the image capture device and output a test result for the applied test sample;
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- wherein the programmed data processor is programmed to reject an image when a degree of error associated with any rotational misalignment or skew is greater than a predetermined value.
A testing apparatus for performing an assay, the testing apparatus comprising:
- a receptacle containing a reagent, the reagent being reactive to an applied test sample by developing a colour or pattern variation;
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- a portable device comprising a programmed data processor and an image capture device;
- wherein the programmed data processor is programmed to process image data captured by the image capture device and output a test result for the applied test sample;
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- wherein the programmed data processor is programmed to reject an image when a degree of error associated with any misalignment or skew is greater than a predetermined value, and wherein the programmed data processor is programmed to correct the image data for any misalignment or skew no greater than the predetermined value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.