METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STORAGE WITH ASSOCIATION OF VISUAL INDICATOR AND OBJECT SENSOR
First Claim
1. Storage method for objects in multiple units, each unit featuring multiple locations, wherein said units receive carriers placed upon them, for the placement of said objects, comprising the following steps for receiving an object:
- a) identify the object being stored by common identification,b) identify the carrier being used by common identification,c) register the location and the carrier being used by a presence sensor, of a plurality comprised in the unit, one for each storage location, when the object is placed in one of those locations.
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Abstract
The current invention is related with the search, storage and collection of objects, more precisely of laboratory samples, more precisely blood tubes identified with barcodes. The current invention is useful for increasing the speed for finding a specific subject, without robotics or mechanical moving parts, thus allowing greater flexibility and simplicity of the system. The invention describes a storage with the combination of an array of sensors with an array of visual indicators, especially with light, coupled with a reader'"'"'s identification of objects. The array of sensors detects when a sample is deposited or removed, and the array of indicators is used to indicate the location of the sample wanted. Thus, the present invention has application in the areas of laboratory sample storage, logistics and general health care.
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19 Claims
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1. Storage method for objects in multiple units, each unit featuring multiple locations, wherein said units receive carriers placed upon them, for the placement of said objects, comprising the following steps for receiving an object:
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a) identify the object being stored by common identification, b) identify the carrier being used by common identification, c) register the location and the carrier being used by a presence sensor, of a plurality comprised in the unit, one for each storage location, when the object is placed in one of those locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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