Methods and systems for using RFID in biological field
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1. An apparatus for associating information with a biological reagent, the apparatus comprising:
- a reaction plate for supporting the biological reagent; and
at least one tag comprising an antenna coupled to the reaction plate, wherein the tag is operable to be read by a reader and wherein the tag comprises licensing rights information for using at least one of the reaction plate and the biological reagent in a predetermined assay.
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Abstract
Biological reagent carrier devices and methods are disclosed, which employ RFID techniques to associate information with biological reagents.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus for associating information with a biological reagent, the apparatus comprising:
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a reaction plate for supporting the biological reagent; and
at least one tag comprising an antenna coupled to the reaction plate, wherein the tag is operable to be read by a reader and wherein the tag comprises licensing rights information for using at least one of the reaction plate and the biological reagent in a predetermined assay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for associating information with a biological reagent, the apparatus comprising:
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a reaction plate for supporting the biological reagent; and
at least one RFID tag comprising an RFID antenna coupled to the reaction plate, wherein the RFID tag is operable to be read by an RFID reader and wherein the RFID tag contains licensing rights information for using at least one of the reaction plate and the biological reagent in a predetermined assay. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for associating licensing rights information with a reaction plate, the apparatus comprising:
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a reaction plate; and
an RFID tag having an RFID antenna coupled to the reaction plate, wherein the licensing rights information comprises information on whether a user has a valid license to use the reaction plate in a predetermined assay. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for associating information with a biological reagent, the apparatus comprising:
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a reaction plate holding the biological reagent, the reaction plate coupled to an RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag is operable to be read by an RFID reader and wherein the RFID tag contains licensing rights information for using the reaction plate in a predetermined assay; and
at least one instrument for reading the identification information, and performing operations on the biological reagent, the instrument comprising an output for providing an authorization indication of the biological reagent based on the licensing rights information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method for associating information regarding biological reagents with reaction plates for supporting the biological reagents, the method comprising:
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providing a reaction plate for at least one biological reagent, the reaction plate coupled to a tag, wherein the tag is operable to be read by a tag reader; and
receiving, from the tag, real-time physical location information associated with the biological reagent. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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