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METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR REAL TIME EXECUTION AND OPTIMIZATION OF CONCURRENT TEST PROTOCOLS ON A SINGLE DEVICE

  • US 20140229955A1
  • Filed: 02/14/2014
  • Published: 08/14/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-assisted method for scheduling biological or chemical assays comprising:

  • a) providing a set of input processes defining the biological or chemical assays to be performed by one or more devices, wherein an individual device comprises a plurality of stations, wherein said stations are selected from the group containing sample preparation stations, detection stations, and assay stations that provide consumable reagents and wherein at least one of said stations is a detection station;

    b) generating a list of one or more subtasks for each of the input processes, wherein each subtask is to be performed by a single station of the one or more devices;

    c) using a flexible scheduling algorithm to generate an ordered schedule of subtasks for the plurality of stations of the one or more devices such that when the subtasks are performed by the one or more devices, the input processes are completed in a manner more efficiently than if the input processes were performed sequentially by the plurality of stations;

    d) instructing the stations to perform the associated subtasks according to the generated schedule of subtasks; and

    , optionallye) using at least one detection station to collect information regarding the status of an individual biological or chemical assay and utilizing said information to maintain or modify the schedule of subtasks.

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