DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN ANALYZING APPARATUS

• US 20090037549A1
• Filed: 03/23/2006
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
• Original Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
• Inventors: Katsuyama, Yuji
• Granted Patent: US 8,260,867 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 30/8651 Recording, data aquisition, archiving and storage
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 35/00871 Communications between instruments or with remote terminals

Abstract

When an analysis is finished in the GC/MS 11, which is an analyzing apparatus, and a file including the data obtained by the analysis is created by the analysis data file creator 13, the file transfer processor 14 sends the file to the web server 2 by way of the intranet 4. The file transfer processor 22 converts the data received into a format capable of being posted on a web page and stores it in the memory 21, and simultaneously notifies the analysis unit 1 of a link address for reading it out. The e-mail creation processor 15 creates an e-mail with the link address in the body and sends it to a predetermined mail address. The user receives and opens the e-mail on the mailer 31 of the client terminal 3 and clicks a link address corresponding to the desired analysis data. In response to this operation, the web server 2 sends the corresponding data to the terminal 3, which allows the analysis data to be viewed by the web browser 32.

Claims

1. A data management system for an analyzing apparatus, including:

a computer for controlling/processing, which is intended for controlling an analyzing apparatus and receiving data obtained by the apparatus;

a web server realized by the computer itself or by another computer connected to the computer so that they can mutually communicate; and

a network in which they are connected, wherein;

the computer for controlling/processing comprises;

a data transfer means for transferring a data file created in accordance with a performance of an analysis by the analyzing apparatus to the web server; and

an e-mail creator for creating an e-mail including link information sent from the web server in correspondence to a data transfer by the data transfer means and for sending the e-mail over the network to a predetermined e-mail address; and

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the web server comprises;

a web data storing means for converting the data file sent from the data transfer means into a data format viewable on a web and for storing it;

a link information notifier for returning link information for reading out data stored in the web data storing means to the computer for controlling/processing; and

an access processor for, in the case where a readout command presenting link information regarding data stored in the web data storing means is received through the network, reading out data corresponding thereto and for sending them to a command source.

2. The data management system for an analyzing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the e-mail creator creates and sends one e-mail for every receipt of link information corresponding to a transfer of a data file after a completion of one analysis.

3. The data management system for an analyzing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in the case where a plurality of analyses are sequentially performed by the analyzing apparatus, the e-mail creator puts together, when all of a series of the analyses are completed, pieces of link information received in correspondence to transfers of data files for all the analyses and sends them in one e-mail.

4. The data management system for an analyzing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a user is allowed to set whether the e-mail creator creates and sends one e-mail for every receipt of link information corresponding to a transfer of a data file after a completion of one analysis, or the e-mail creator puts together, when all of a series of the analyses are completed, pieces of link information received in correspondence to transfers of data files for all the analyses and sends them in one e-mail.