PROCESSOR-BASED ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20140107939A1
• Filed: 10/12/2012
• Published: 04/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Test Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: George L. Bailey II
• Inventors: JAUNAKAIS, LEA M., Roberts, Andrew J., Bailey, George L. II, McBride, Michael C., Wright, John R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,429,553 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/22
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/18 Water
• CPC Class Codes: G16C 20/80 Data visualisation
• CPC Class Codes: G16C 20/90 Programming languages; Computing architectures; Database systems; Data warehousing

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a processor-based analysis system and method. The technology includes a water analysis computer program, which may be an app for a smart device. Beneficially, an interactive visual display device is in communication with a sensing device. Advantageously, test parameter algorithms may be updated, and use of an auxiliary product with an intended test may be validated. Benefits further include improved accuracy of test results, user customization, and storage, management and output of associated data.

Claims

1. A processor-based analysis system comprising

a device comprising a sensor and processing means in electronic communication with said sensor for obtaining raw data for a selected analysis parameter;

an interactive visual display device comprising visual display means and processing means in electronic communication with said visual display means; and

a water analysis computer program running on the interactive visual display device processing means, said interactive visual display device processing means being in communication with a database comprising a plurality of test parameter algorithms from which an available test parameter algorithm is selectable, and being in communication with the sensing device for communicating a selected analysis parameter to said sensing device, for receiving said raw data from said sensing device, for communicating said raw data to a selected test parameter algorithm, and for receiving test result data from said selected test parameter algorithm;

wherein said analysis system further comprises communication means for customizing or updating the test parameter algorithms.

2. The processor-based analysis system of claim 1, wherein said water analysis program is an app for a smart device, and said a test parameter algorithm library comprises said plurality of test parameter algorithms, and in addition a plurality of unavailable test parameter algorithms available for purchase.

3. The processor-based analysis system of claim 1, wherein a test parameter algorithm store accessible by said communication means comprises a plurality of test parameter algorithms available for purchase.

4. The processor-based analysis system of claim 2, wherein said visual display means displays alerts comprising an alert to update one or more test parameter algorithm in said test parameter algorithm library.

5. The processor-based analysis system of claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary product associated with identifying product data, wherein said selected test parameter algorithm is associated with identifying product data.

6. The processor-based analysis system of claim 5, further comprising image capture means for scanning the identifying product data associated with said auxiliary product.

7. The processor-based analysis system of claim 1, wherein said sensor device is a photometric instrument and further comprises temperature sensing means, and said plurality of test parameter algorithms are temperature variable.

8. The processor-based analysis system of claim 1, further comprising global positioning means, and time/date means in electronic communication with said interactive visual display processing means for associating test result data with specific locations and time/date data.

9. The processor-based analysis system of claim 5, wherein said identifying product data is stored in said database, and said test result data is associated with the identifying product data associated with said auxiliary product.

10. The processor-based analysis system of claim 1, wherein said communication means are capable of communication with a cloud that comprises data repositories for sharing data, and secure data repositories, and wherein said data repositories for sharing data comprise social media data repositories and crowd sourcing data repositories.

11. The processor-based analysis system of claim 1, wherein said database is in a secure data repository in the cloud.

12. The processor-based analysis system of claim 1, wherein said sensing device is a hand held device, and further comprises manual operation means and visual display means in electronic communication with the sensor device processing means.

13. The processor-based analysis system of claim 1, wherein said sensing device further comprises a well or cell chamber for holding a sample to be analyzed.

14. A processor-based analysis method comprising updating a test parameter algorithm, selecting a water parameter for analysis, selecting the updated test parameter algorithm for analysis of the selected water parameter, communicating said selected water parameter from an interactive visual display device to a sensing device, communicating raw data from said sensing device to said interactive visual display device, communicating said raw data to said updated test parameter algorithm, and receiving test result data from said updated test parameter algorithm.

15. A processor-based analysis method comprising customizing a test parameter algorithm library by selection of test parameters available for purchase, selecting a water parameter for analysis, selecting a test parameter algorithm from a plurality of available test parameter algorithms in said algorithm library, communicating said selected water parameter from an interactive visual display device to a sensing device, communicating raw data from said sensing device to said interactive visual display device, communicating said raw data to said selected test parameter algorithm, and receiving test result data from said selected test parameter algorithm.

16. A processor-based analysis method comprising selecting a water parameter for analysis, selecting a test parameter algorithm associated with identifying product data, comparing identifying product data associated with an auxiliary product with identifying product data associated with the selected test parameter algorithm, communicating said selected water parameter from an interactive visual display device to a sensing device, communicating raw data from said sensing device to said interactive visual display device, communicating said raw data to said selected test parameter algorithm, and receiving test result data from said selected test parameter algorithm.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising scanning said identifying product data associated with said auxiliary product.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising validating use of said auxiliary product for analysis of said selected water parameter.