Quality control system and quality control information delivery device

• US 20080021572A1
• Filed: 04/20/2007
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
• Inventors: Fujita, Tamiko, Takayanagi, Minoru, Matsumoto, Takeshi, Yamaguchi, Tadayuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,010,223 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/3
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2035/00653 statistical methods comparing labs or apparatuses
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 35/00613 Quality control
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events

Abstract

There is provided a quality control system capable of displaying a display screen regarding quality control of an testing, including a display control part for performing a display control of the display screen regarding the quality control, wherein the display control part displays the display screen on a display in accordance with a category of a quality control sample used by a user.

Claims

1. A quality control system comprising:

a user terminal comprising;

an input device for receiving an input of information;

a first communication device for communicating with an apparatus via a network; and

a display device for displaying a screen,

a quality control server comprising;

a second communication device for communicating with an apparatus via the network,

wherein, the user terminal comprises;

first communication control means for controlling the first communication device to transmit an identifying information for identifying a quality control sample, when the input device receives an input of the identifying information,

wherein, the quality control server comprises;

second communication control means for controlling the second communication device to transmit first screen information for displaying a first screen regarding the quality control sample belonging to a first category, when the second communication device receives the identifying information which identifies the quality control sample belonging to the first category; and

third communication control means for controlling the second communication device to transmit second screen information for displaying a second screen regarding the quality control sample belonging to a second category, when the second communication device receives the identifying information which identifies the quality control sample belonging to the second category,

wherein, the user terminal comprises;

first display control means for controlling the display device to display the first screen based on the first screen information, when the first screen information is received by the first communication device; and

second display control means for controlling the display device to display the second screen based on the second screen information, when the second screen information is received by the first communication device.

2. The quality control system according to claim 1,

wherein the user terminal comprises:

fourth communication control means for controlling the first communication device to transmit first display request information directed to a display request of an excusive quality control result generated by using an aggregating method specific to the quality control sample belonging to the first category, when the input device receives the display request of the exclusive quality control result; and

fifth communication control means for controlling the first communication device to transmit second display request information directed to a display request of a common quality control result generated by using a common aggregating method in the quality control samples belonging to the first and second categories, when the input device receives the display request of the common quality control result,

wherein the quality control server comprises;

sixth communication control means for controlling the second communication device to transmit exclusive quality control result display information used for displaying the exclusive quality control result, when the second communication device receives the first display request information; and

seventh communication control means for controlling the second communication device to transmit common quality control result display information used for displaying the common quality control result, when the second communication device receives the second display request information,

wherein the user terminal comprises;

first quality control result displaying means for controlling the display device to display the exclusive quality control result based on the exclusive quality control result display information, when the first communication device receives the exclusive quality control result display information; and

second quality control result displaying means for controlling the display device to display the common quality control result based on the common quality control result display information, when the first communication device receives the common quality control result display information.

3. The quality control system according to claim 2, wherein

the first display screen includes a first display request receiving part for receiving the display request of the exclusive quality control result, and

the second display screen includes a second display request receiving part for receiving the display request of the common quality control result.

4. The quality control system according to claim 1,

wherein the user terminal comprises:

user information transmitting means for controlling the first communication device to transmit user information, when the input device receives an input of the user information,

wherein the quality control server comprises;

a storage device for storing the user information and attribute information used for identifying the quality control sample used by the user so as to correspond to each other;

obtaining means for obtaining the attribute information corresponding to the user information received by the second communication device from the storage device, when the second communication device receives the user information; and

screen information transmitting means for controlling the second communication device to transmit quality control sample identifying screen information based on the attribute information, the quality control sample identifying screen information directed to a quality control sample identifying screen used for receiving the identifying information for identifying the quality control sample,

wherein the user terminal comprises;

screen displaying means for controlling the display device to display the quality control sample identifying screen based on the quality control sample identification screen information received by the first communication device, when the first communication device receives the quality control sample identification screen information.

5. The quality control system according to claim 4, wherein

the attribute information is information directed to an analyzing device used by a user,

the quality control sample identifying screen is a screen capable of receiving a selection of the analyzing device, and

the input device receives the input of the identifying information by receiving the selection of the analyzing device.

6. The quality control system according to claim 2, wherein

the quality control server comprising:

a storing device for storing the exclusive quality control result and the common quality control result;

first reading means for reading the exclusive quality control result from the storing device, when the second communication device receives the first display request information; and

second reading means for reading the common quality control result from the storing device, when the second communication device receives the second display request information.

7. A quality control system comprising:

an analyzer for analyzing a sample; and

a quality control server for supplying a quality control result,

wherein the analyzer comprises;

analyzing means for analyzing a sample;

a first communication device for communicating with the quality control server;

analysis result transmitting means for controlling the first communication device to transmit an analysis result of a quality control sample, when the quality control sample is analyzed by the analyzing means,

wherein the quality control server comprises;

a second communication device for communicating with the analyzer;

determination means for determining whether the analysis result received by the second communication device is a first analysis result of the quality control sample belonging to a first category, or a second analysis result of the quality control sample belonging to a second category, when the second communication device receives the analysis result;

a storage device comprises a first database and a second database;

first writing means for writing the analysis result to the first database, when the analysis result is determined to be the first analysis result by the determination section; and

second writing means for writing the analysis result to the second database, when the analysis result is determined to be the second analysis result by the determination section.

8. The quality control system according to claim 7, wherein the quality control server further comprises a converter for converting the analysis result of the quality control sample.

9. The quality control system according to claim 8, wherein when the analysis result is determined to be the first analysis result by the determination means, the converting means coverts a format of the first analysis result into the format of the second analysis result, and the second writing means writes the first analysis result to the first database and the second analysis result obtained by conversion of the converting means to the second database.

10. The quality control system according to claim 8, wherein the converting means comprises data complementing means for complementing data of the analysis result.

11. A quality control information delivery device comprising:

a communication device for communicating with an external apparatus;

receiving means for controlling the communication device to receive request information including identifying information for identifying a quality control sample, the request information for requesting the information used for displaying a screen regarding the quality control sample identified by the identifying information;

first transmitting means for controlling the communication device to transmit first screen information for displaying a first screen regarding the quality control sample belonging to a first category, when the identifying information included in the request information received by the communication device is the information for identifying the quality control sample belonging to the first category; and

second transmitting means for controlling the communication device to transmit second screen information for displaying a second screen regarding the quality control sample belonging to a second category, when the identifying information included in the request information received by the communication device is the information for identifying the quality control sample belonging to the second category.

12. The quality control information delivery device according to claim 11, wherein

the first screen and the second screen are screens used for receiving a display request of a quality control result obtained by aggregating analysis results of the quality control sample identified by the identifying information by a prescribed aggregating method.

13. The quality control information delivery device according to claim 12, further comprising:

first generating means for generating an exclusive quality control result by using the aggregating method specific to the quality control sample belonging to the first category,

third transmitting means for controlling the communication device to transmit exclusive quality control result display information directed to the exclusive quality control result generated by first generating means, when the communication device receives first display request information directed to the display request of the exclusive quality control result;

second generating means for generating a common quality control result by using the aggregating method common in the quality control samples belonging to the first and the second categories; and

fourth transmitting means for controlling the communication device to transmit common quality control result display information directed to the common quality control result generated by second generating means, when the communication device receives second display request information directed to the display request of the common quality control result.

14. The quality control information delivery device according to claim 13, wherein

the first display screen is a screen capable of receiving the display request of the exclusive quality control result and the display request of the common quality control result, and

the second display screen is a screen capable of receiving the display request of the common quality control result.

15. The quality control information delivery device according to claim 11, further comprising:

a storage device for storing user information and attribute information used for identifying the quality control sample used by the user so as to correspond to each other;

obtaining means for obtaining the attribute information corresponding to the user information received by the communication device from the storage device, when the communication device receives the user information; and

screen information transmitting means for controlling the communication device to transmit quality control sample identifying screen information based on the attribute information obtained by obtaining means, the quality control sample identifying screen information directed to a quality control sample identifying screen used for receiving the identifying information for identifying the quality control sample.

16. The quality control information delivery device according to claim 15, wherein

the attribute information is information directed to an analyzing device used by the user, and

the quality control sample identifying screen is a screen capable of receiving a selection of the analyzing device.

17. A quality control information delivery device comprising:

a communication device for communicating with an analyzer for analyzing a sample;

determination means for determining whether an analysis result of a quality control sample received by the communication device is a first analysis result of the quality control sample belonging to a first category, or a second analysis result of the quality control sample belonging to a second category, when the communication device receives the analysis result from the analyzer;

a storage device comprises a first database and a second database;

first writing means for writing the analysis result to the first database, when the analysis result is determined to be the first analysis result by the determination section; and

second writing means for writing the analysis result to the second database, when the analysis result is determined to be the second analysis result by the determination section.

18. The quality control information delivery device according to claim 17, further comprising:

converting means for converting the analysis result of the quality control sample.

19. The quality control information delivery device according to claim 18, wherein

when the analysis result is determined to be the first analysis result by the determination means, the converting means coverts a format of the first analysis result into the format of the second analysis result, and the second writing means writes the first analysis result to the first database and the second analysis result obtained by conversion of the converting means to the second database.

20. The quality control information delivery device according to claim 18, wherein

the converting means comprises data complementing means for complementing data of the analysis result.