Method and system for generating a telephone alert indicating the presence of an analyte
First Claim
1. A system for detecting a presence or amount of an analyte in a sample, comprising:
- a detection device detecting a characteristic of a fluid in communication with the sample to generate an electrical signal corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid;
a processor coupled to the detection device and determining at least one property relating to the analyte, based on the electrical signal; and
a telephone interface device, coupled to the processor and responsive to the processor to transmit an alarm message indicating the property of the analyte to at least one telephone communication device.
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Abstract
A system is provided for detecting a presence or amount of an analyte in a sample. The system may include a detection device detecting a characteristic of a fluid in communication with the sample to generate an electrical signal corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid and a processor coupled to the detection device and determining at least one property relating to the analyte, based on the electrical signal. The system may also include a telephone interface device. The telephone interface device may be coupled to the processor and responsive to the processor to transmit an alarm message indicating the property of the analyte to at least one telephone communication device.
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32 Claims
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1. A system for detecting a presence or amount of an analyte in a sample, comprising:
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a detection device detecting a characteristic of a fluid in communication with the sample to generate an electrical signal corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid;
a processor coupled to the detection device and determining at least one property relating to the analyte, based on the electrical signal; and
a telephone interface device, coupled to the processor and responsive to the processor to transmit an alarm message indicating the property of the analyte to at least one telephone communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A microbiological alert system for detecting contamination in a sample, comprising:
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a detection device detecting a light from a fluid in communication with the sample to generate an electrical signal corresponding to the light from the fluid;
a processor coupled to the detection device and determining a presence of microorganisms in the test sample based on the electrical signal; and
a telephone interface device, coupled to the processor, and responsive to the processor to transmit an alarm message indicating the presence of microorganisms, wherein the presence of microorganisms is determined by the processor based upon the at least one parameter and a predetermined alarm criterion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A microbiological alert system, comprising:
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detection means for generating data corresponding to at least one parameter relating to a property of an analyte in a test sample;
processor means for receiving the data from the detection means;
means for storing processor instructions to be executed to determine an alarm state based upon at least the parameter and a specified alarm criterion; and
telephone interface means, controlled by the processor means, for transmitting an alarm message indicating the alarm state to an external telephone device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for detecting and alerting a presence or amount of an analyte in a test sample, comprising:
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generating an electrical signal corresponding to a characteristic related to the analyte in the test sample;
determining at least one parameter relating to the characteristic based on the electrical signal;
determining an alert condition indicating the presence of the analyte based upon the at least one parameter and a predetermined alarm criterion; and
communicating the alert condition to an external telephone device via a telephone communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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