APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR READING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF BIOSENSOR
First Claim
1. An apparatus of reading identification information of a biosensor, the apparatus comprising:
- a light receiver;
a plurality of light emitters, which are located corresponding to and facing a plurality of segments on a surface of the biosensor, and which are arranged around the light receiver;
an identification code reader configured to sequentially turn on/off the plurality of light emitters according to each position thereof, and read the light receiver to read color information recorded on the segment which corresponds to and faces a position of the light emitter which has been turned on.
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Abstract
An apparatus of reading identification information according to a code attached on a biosensor. In reading the identification information through a pattern of the existing biosensor, a photodetector and a light resource are required for each segment so as to read segments of each pattern. However, such a system may cause a complexity of circuit-driving, raise manufacturing costs, and prolong operating hours. Thus, to solve these problems, provided is a technology, which, in contrast to the existing technology, has advantages of using a small amount of electronic components and reduced driving circuits to shorten working hours, and the like.
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8 Claims
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1. An apparatus of reading identification information of a biosensor, the apparatus comprising:
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a light receiver; a plurality of light emitters, which are located corresponding to and facing a plurality of segments on a surface of the biosensor, and which are arranged around the light receiver; an identification code reader configured to sequentially turn on/off the plurality of light emitters according to each position thereof, and read the light receiver to read color information recorded on the segment which corresponds to and faces a position of the light emitter which has been turned on. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for reading identification information of a biosensor, wherein the identification information is recorded according to an arrangement of different colors on a plurality of segments on a surface of the biosensor, the method comprising:
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a) detecting an insertion of the biosensor; b) turning on one of a plurality of light emitters arranged in a position corresponding to and facing segments on the surface of the biosensor which has been inserted while turning off the rest; c) detecting a light, which has been projected from the light emitter and reflected from or penetrated through the biosensor; d) reading, through the detected light, a code recorded in a position corresponding to the plurality of segments on the surface of the biosensor which has been inserted; and e) reading identification information by repeating operations b) to d) with respect to the plurality of light emitters located in different positions, and by reading the codes of all the segments. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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