System and method for management of specimens
First Claim
1. A system for the management of stored biological specimens, including:
- a repository of biological specimens, each specimen having sample data pertaining thereto;
a processor, accessed by one or more user from a remote location via a communications carrier, such as via the internet including;
a database containing profile data correlating to said sample data and user determined data;
identification means to determine the identity of each of said one or more users, wherein said identification means includes the supply of a user name and password, the use of biometric identification means, or other like identification means;
authentication means to authenticate the authority of said one or more users, is wherein each said one or more users may have differing authority levels;
searching means for said one or more user to search said database; and
control means, for said one or more user to remotely control the management of said specimens, by inputting and/or manipulating said user defined data, including the retrieval, delivery and disposal of each sample, and, the environmental conditions in which each sample is stored.
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Abstract
A system and method for the management of specimens, and particularly for the management of cryogenically stored biological specimens. The management functions can be performed remotely via the Internet. Management functions include the establishment, dispatch, retrieval, delivery to third parties, disposal, etc., of the samples. Environmental factors of the cryogenic storage means can be controlled, and varying access may be authorised. Data pertaining to the samples may be logged for historical data, analysed, processed in report form, etc. The specimens may be biological specimens, or samples of plants, plant extracts, insects or other samples. The specimens may be stored in ambient, refrigerated, frozen, ultracold, cryogenic or other environmental conditions.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for the management of stored biological specimens, including:
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a repository of biological specimens, each specimen having sample data pertaining thereto;
a processor, accessed by one or more user from a remote location via a communications carrier, such as via the internet including;
a database containing profile data correlating to said sample data and user determined data;
identification means to determine the identity of each of said one or more users, wherein said identification means includes the supply of a user name and password, the use of biometric identification means, or other like identification means;
authentication means to authenticate the authority of said one or more users, is wherein each said one or more users may have differing authority levels;
searching means for said one or more user to search said database; and
control means, for said one or more user to remotely control the management of said specimens, by inputting and/or manipulating said user defined data, including the retrieval, delivery and disposal of each sample, and, the environmental conditions in which each sample is stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for managing the storage of biological specimens, including the steps of:
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providing a repository of biological specimens, each specimen having been sampled to obtain sample data pertaining thereto;
entering profile data, correlating to said sample data of said biological specimens into a database;
managing the identification retrieval, delivery and disposal of each sample, and, the environmental conditions in which each sample is stored via a control means by one or ore user located at a remote location, such as via the internet, said managing step including;
identifying each of said one or more users by the supply of a user name and password, the user of biometric identification means or other like identification means;
authenticating the authority of said one or more user, wherein each of said one or more user may have a differing authority level; and
,searching, and inputting and/or manipulating user defined data into said database to thereby remotely control the management of said specimens. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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