Method and System to Localise and Identify Test Tubes
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1. A method to localise and to identify at least one of a plurality of test tubes in a test tube rack, the test tubes being provided with a barcode label containing test tube identification data and with an RFID assembly containing additional test tube data, the method comprising:
- reading the additional test tube data stored in the RFID assemblies of the test tubes by means of an RFID communication device;
transmitting the retrieved additional test tube data to a computing device;
scanning the barcode labels of the test tubes by means of a barcode scanner to retrieve identification data of the corresponding test tubes and to determine the location data of the corresponding test tube;
transmitting the retrieved identification data and location data to the computing device;
determining, in the computing device, the position of a test tube based on the retrieved identification data and location data; and
correlating, in the computing device, the identification data, the location and the additional test tube data.
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Abstract
A method and a system to localise and to identify at least one of a plurality of test tubes in a test tube rack using RFID technology.
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1. A method to localise and to identify at least one of a plurality of test tubes in a test tube rack, the test tubes being provided with a barcode label containing test tube identification data and with an RFID assembly containing additional test tube data, the method comprising:
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reading the additional test tube data stored in the RFID assemblies of the test tubes by means of an RFID communication device; transmitting the retrieved additional test tube data to a computing device; scanning the barcode labels of the test tubes by means of a barcode scanner to retrieve identification data of the corresponding test tubes and to determine the location data of the corresponding test tube; transmitting the retrieved identification data and location data to the computing device; determining, in the computing device, the position of a test tube based on the retrieved identification data and location data; and correlating, in the computing device, the identification data, the location and the additional test tube data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 29)
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15. A system to localise and identify at least one of a plurality of test tubes in a test tube rack, the test tubes being provided with a barcode label containing test tube identification data and with an RFID assembly containing additional test tube data, said system comprising:
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a computing device, wherein the computing device is able to determine the position of a test tube based on the retrieved identification data and location data and to correlate the identification data, the location and the additional test tube data; an RFID communication device for reading the additional test tube data stored in the RFID assemblies of the test tubes and transmitting the retrieved additional test tube data to the computing device; and a barcode scanner for scanning the barcode labels of the corresponding test tubes in order to determine the location data of the corresponding test tube. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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