Smart substance processing device and a system and method of monitoring thereof

• US 20050261839A1
• Filed: 05/18/2004
• Published: 11/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Advion Biosystems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Advion Biosystems, Inc.
• Inventors: Shinde, Ninad Arun, Corso, Thomas N.
• Application Number:
  US10/847,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20050261839A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/22
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2035/00782 reprogrammmable code
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 35/00732 Identification of carriers, materials or components in automatic analysers

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring, controlling and recording the interactions of a substance interaction device with substances and/or other devices is disclosed. The system includes a substance interaction device, a robotic substance delivery system, and a computer. The substance interaction device stores data describing the device and interactions of the device with substances and/or other devices or systems. The computer obtains the data from the substance interaction device and monitors and controls interactions between the substance interaction device with substances or other devices, such as the robotic substance delivery system.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring and recording usage of a substance interaction device having one or more substance sample locations, the system comprising:

a monitoring system obtaining stored tracking data from the substance interaction device; and

an availability system determining availability of the one or more substance sample locations in the substance interaction device for interaction with a substance sample based on the stored tracking data obtained from the substance interaction device.

2. The system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a control system that controls an interaction between the one or more substance sample locations in the substance interaction device and the substance sample based on the availability determination.

3. The system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising an interaction reporting system that stores interaction result data at the substance interaction device after the interaction occurs.

4. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the availability system determines which of the one or more substance sample locations in the substance interaction device are unavailable for the interaction.

5. The system as set forth in claim 4 further comprising an interaction prevention system that prevents the one or more unavailable substance sample locations in the substance interaction device from interacting with the substance sample.

6. The system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising an authentication system that authenticates the substance interaction device or another device attempting to cause the interaction between the one or more substance sample locations in the substance interaction device and the substance sample before the interaction occurs.

7. The system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising an encryption system that encrypts any data to be stored at the substance interaction device.

8. The system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a decryption system that decrypts any encrypted data obtained from the substance interaction device.

9. A method for monitoring and recording usage of a substance interaction device having one or more substance sample locations, the method comprising:

obtaining stored tracking data from the substance interaction device; and

determining availability of the one or more substance sample locations in the substance interaction device for interaction with a substance sample based on the stored tracking data obtained from the substance interaction device.

10. The method as set forth in claim 9 further comprising controlling an interaction between the one or more substance sample locations in the substance interaction device and the substance sample based on the availability determination.

11. The method as set forth in claim 9 further comprising storing interaction result data at the substance interaction device after the interaction occurs.

12. The method as set forth in claim 9 further comprising determining which of the one or more substance sample locations in the substance interaction device are unavailable for the interaction.

13. The method as set forth in claim 12 further comprising preventing the one or more unavailable substance sample locations in the substance interaction device from interacting with the substance sample.

14. The method as set forth in claim 9 further comprising authenticating the substance interaction device or another device attempting to cause the interaction between the one or more substance sample locations in the substance interaction device and the substance sample before the interaction occurs.

15. The method as set forth in claim 9 further comprising encrypting any data to be stored at the substance interaction device.

16. The method as set forth in claim 9 further comprising decrypting any encrypted data obtained from the substance interaction device.

17. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for monitoring and recording usage of a substance interaction device having one or more substance sample locations, which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform:

obtaining stored tracking data from the substance interaction device; and

determining availability of the one or more substance sample locations in the substance interaction device for interaction with a substance sample based on the stored tracking data obtained from the substance interaction device.

18. The medium as set forth in claim 17 further comprising controlling an interaction between the one or more substance sample locations in the substance interaction device and the substance sample based on the availability determination.

19. The medium as set forth in claim 17 further comprising storing interaction result data at the substance interaction device after the interaction occurs.

20. The medium as set forth in claim 17 further comprising determining which of the one or more substance sample locations in the substance interaction device are unavailable for the interaction.

21. The medium as set forth in claim 20 further comprising preventing the one or more unavailable substance sample locations in the substance interaction device from interacting with the substance sample.

22. The medium as set forth in claim 17 further comprising authenticating the substance interaction device or another device attempting to cause the interaction between the one or more substance sample locations in the substance interaction device and the substance sample before the interaction occurs.

23. The medium as set forth in claim 17 further comprising encrypting any data to be stored at the substance interaction device.

24. The medium as set forth in claim 17 further comprising decrypting any encrypted data obtained from the substance interaction device.

25. A substance interaction device comprising:

a substrate having one or more substance sample locations; and

a data storage system coupled to the substrate, the data storage system comprising tracking data which is used to determine availability of the one or more substance sample locations for interaction with a substance sample.

26. The device as set forth in claim 25 further comprising an interface system coupled to the substrate, the interface system obtains the tracking data from the data storage system and provides the tracking data to another system.

27. The device as set forth in claim 25 further comprising a processing system coupled to the data storage system.

28. The device as set forth in claim 25 wherein the data storage system can be removed from the substrate.

29. The device as set forth in claim 25 wherein the data storage system is embedded within the substrate.

30. The device as set forth in claim 25 wherein the tracking data in the data storage system is used by a monitoring system to control an interaction between the one or more substance sample locations with the substance sample and one or more substance sample providing systems.

31. The device as set forth in claim 25 wherein the data storage system comprises availability data that identifies one or more substance sample locations which are unavailable for the interaction with the substance sample.

32. The device as set forth in claim 25 wherein the data storage system comprises interaction data that describes an interaction between the one or more substance sample locations with one or more substance sample providing systems, the substance sample or another substance sample.

33. The device as set forth in claim 25 wherein the data storage system comprises operation data that describes a malfunction involving the one or more substance sample locations.

34. The device as set forth in claim 25 wherein the data storage system comprises platform data that describes one or more substance sample providing systems which have interacted with the one or more substance sample locations.

35. The device as set forth in claim 25 wherein the data storage system comprises authentication data for the substance interaction device or one or more substance sample providing systems.

36. The device as set forth in claim 25 wherein any data stored in the data storage system is encrypted.