SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD, SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM, AND RECOVERY METHOD
First Claim
1. A sample analysis method using a sample measuring apparatus configured to operate under control of a first computer, the first computer having at least a function of causing the sample measuring apparatus to start measurement of a sample, a function of receiving measurement data of the sample from the sample measuring apparatus, and a function of analyzing the received measurement data to generate an analysis result, the sample analysis method comprising:
- making the sample measuring apparatus operate under control of a second computer instead of the first computer, the step includingdownloading, from an external server, a control program for executing a function of causing the sample measuring apparatus to start measurement of a sample, a function of receiving measurement data of the sample from the sample measuring apparatus, and a function of transmitting the received measurement data to the external server, andinstalling the control program in the second computer;
causing the second computer to execute the installed control program to cause the sample measuring apparatus to perform measurement of a sample, and to transmit measurement data received from the sample measuring apparatus to the external server; and
causing the external server to execute an analysis program for analyzing the measurement data received from the second computer, to analyze the measurement data and to generate an analysis result.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a sample analysis method using a sample measuring apparatus configured to operate under control of a first computer, the method comprising: making the sample measuring apparatus operate under control of a second computer instead of the first computer, the step including downloading, from an external server, a control program for executing a function of causing the sample measuring apparatus to start measurement of a sample, a function of receiving measurement data of the sample from the sample measuring apparatus, and a function of transmitting the received measurement data to the external server, and installing the control program in the second computer; causing the second computer to execute the installed control program to cause the sample measuring apparatus to perform measurement of a sample, and to transmit measurement data received from the sample measuring apparatus to the external server; and causing the external server to execute an analysis program for analyzing the measurement data received from the second computer, to analyze the measurement data and to generate an analysis result.
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1. A sample analysis method using a sample measuring apparatus configured to operate under control of a first computer, the first computer having at least a function of causing the sample measuring apparatus to start measurement of a sample, a function of receiving measurement data of the sample from the sample measuring apparatus, and a function of analyzing the received measurement data to generate an analysis result, the sample analysis method comprising:
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making the sample measuring apparatus operate under control of a second computer instead of the first computer, the step including downloading, from an external server, a control program for executing a function of causing the sample measuring apparatus to start measurement of a sample, a function of receiving measurement data of the sample from the sample measuring apparatus, and a function of transmitting the received measurement data to the external server, and installing the control program in the second computer; causing the second computer to execute the installed control program to cause the sample measuring apparatus to perform measurement of a sample, and to transmit measurement data received from the sample measuring apparatus to the external server; and causing the external server to execute an analysis program for analyzing the measurement data received from the second computer, to analyze the measurement data and to generate an analysis result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A sample analysis system comprising:
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a sample measuring apparatus which measures a sample; a computer which executes a control program for causing the sample measuring apparatus to measure a sample, and a communication program for performing communication with an external server; and an external server including a storage section and connected to the computer via a network, wherein the computer is configured to, by executing the control program, control the sample measuring apparatus to cause the sample measuring apparatus to measure a sample, and to receive measurement data from the sample measuring apparatus, and the computer is further configured to, by executing the communication program, to transmit the received measurement data to the external server, the external server is configured to, by executing an analysis program for analyzing the measurement data, analyze the measurement data to generate an analysis result, and store the generated analysis result in the storage section of the external server, and the computer is further configured to refer to the analysis result stored in the storage section of the external server for displaying it. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A recovery method for recovering a sample analysis system including:
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a computer; a sample measuring apparatus which measures a sample under control of the computer; a first server which is connected to the computer of the sample measuring apparatus, receives data relating to measurement of a sample or analysis of measurement data continuously transmitted from the computer, and sequentially updates data stored therein with the received data; and a second server which performs data synchronization of the data with the first server, the recovery method comprising; causing the second server to stop performing data synchronization of the data with the first server; causing, upon stop of the data synchronization, the second server to transmit the data stored in the second server to a computer newly connected to the sample measuring apparatus; causing, even after the stop of the data synchronization, the first server to update the data stored in the first server based on data communication with the newly connected computer; and causing, upon completion of transmission of the data stored in the second server to the newly connected computer, the first server to transmit difference data, of the data stored in the first server, which has been updated after the stop of the data synchronization, to the newly connected computer.
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