Orientation identification label, reagent container carrier structure, analyzer device and reader module
First Claim
1. A carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the carrier structure comprising an RFID assembly and an optically detectable definition pattern defining a presence and an orientation of the carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the RFID assembly comprising an RFID chip and an RFID antenna, the optically detectable definition pattern consisting of a geometrical design in contrastive colors and readable by an optical detection device and by a human operator.
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Abstract
A reagent container carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, wherein the carrier structure has thereon an RFID assembly and an optically detectable definition pattern defining an orientation of the carrier structure, is disclosed. The reagent container carrier structure may have an orientation identification label that has a front surface and a back surface, and further include an RFID assembly positioned on the back surface, and an optically detectable definition pattern defining an orientation of the label on the front surface. A reader module for reading RFID data in combination with optically detectable data defining an orientation of a respective label is also disclosed.
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- 1. A carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the carrier structure comprising an RFID assembly and an optically detectable definition pattern defining a presence and an orientation of the carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the RFID assembly comprising an RFID chip and an RFID antenna, the optically detectable definition pattern consisting of a geometrical design in contrastive colors and readable by an optical detection device and by a human operator.
- 8. A carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the carrier structure comprising an RFID assembly and an optically detectable definition pattern defining a presence and an orientation of the carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the optically detectable definition pattern consisting of a geometrical design in contrastive colors and readable by an optical detection device and by a human operator, the pattern comprising at least two different sub-patterns allowing identification of an orientation of the reagent container carrier structure.
- 14. A carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the carrier structure comprising an RFID assembly and an optically detectable definition pattern defining a presence and an orientation of the carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the optically detectable definition pattern consisting of a geometrical design in contrastive colors and readable by an optical detection device and by a human operator, the geometrical design being asymmetric to at least one of the transversal and longitudinal axes of the carrier structure and not point-symmetric.
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