WIRELESSLY CONNECTED LABORATORY
First Claim
1. An apparatus for wirelessly integrating a scientific instrument with a data hub, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor coupled with a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions;
wherein the processor is configured to execute the processor-executable instructions to at least;
receive scientific data from a scientific instrument,generate metadata about the scientific data based at least in part on a type of the scientific data, the generated metadata comprising data indicative of the type,identify a destination data hub for the scientific data and the metadata, anddirect a wireless transmitter to wirelessly transmit the scientific data and the metadata to the destination data hub via a personal area network.
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Abstract
Scientific instruments can be network-enabled by adding a wireless communication capability to the computers associated with those scientific instruments. Through this wireless communication capability, the scientific data acquired by a scientific instrument and metadata about that scientific data can be wirelessly transferred from the instrument-associated computer to a data hub. By way of example, a wireless personal area network (PAN) can be established between the instrument-associated computer and the data hub. From the data hub, the scientific data can be further communicated to remote servers via another network connection. Furthermore, in another example embodiment, the wireless communication capability between the instrument-associated computer and the data hub can be leveraged as a conduit for passing commands from the data hub or other devices in communication with the data hub to the instrument-associated computer for controlling the operation of the scientific instrument.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for wirelessly integrating a scientific instrument with a data hub, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor coupled with a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to execute the processor-executable instructions to at least; receive scientific data from a scientific instrument, generate metadata about the scientific data based at least in part on a type of the scientific data, the generated metadata comprising data indicative of the type, identify a destination data hub for the scientific data and the metadata, and direct a wireless transmitter to wirelessly transmit the scientific data and the metadata to the destination data hub via a personal area network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method for wirelessly integrating a scientific instrument with a data hub, the method comprising:
under control of at least one processor, receiving scientific data from a scientific instrument; generating metadata about the scientific data based at least in part on a type of the scientific data, the generated metadata comprising data indicative of the type; identifying a destination data hub for the scientific data and the metadata; and directing a wireless transmitter to wirelessly transmit the scientific data and the metadata to the destination data hub via a personal area network - View Dependent Claims (20)
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