Method of processing data from a spectrophotometer
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1. A method of processing data from at least near infrared spectrophotometer that has a unique electronic identifier, utilizing a central processing unit that is physically remote from the spectrophotometer, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) assigning a unique electronic identifier to each spectrophotometer that is connected to the central processing unit;
b) transferring the data from the spectrophotometer to the central processing unit that has access to individual calibrations for each of the spectrophotometers from which the central processing unit receives data to process;
c) determining, by recognizing the unique electronic identifier associated with the data, which spectrophotometer has sent the data to the central processing unit;
d) processing the data at the central processing unit using the individual calibration for the spectrophotometer determined to have sent the data;
e) transferring the processed data to an output device.
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A method of processing data from at least one spectrophotometer characterized by the steps of transferring the data from the spectrophotometer to a control processing unit, processing the data at the central processing unit, and transferring the processed data to the output device.
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1. A method of processing data from at least near infrared spectrophotometer that has a unique electronic identifier, utilizing a central processing unit that is physically remote from the spectrophotometer, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) assigning a unique electronic identifier to each spectrophotometer that is connected to the central processing unit;
b) transferring the data from the spectrophotometer to the central processing unit that has access to individual calibrations for each of the spectrophotometers from which the central processing unit receives data to process;
c) determining, by recognizing the unique electronic identifier associated with the data, which spectrophotometer has sent the data to the central processing unit;
d) processing the data at the central processing unit using the individual calibration for the spectrophotometer determined to have sent the data;
e) transferring the processed data to an output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In combination, a central processing unit and a near infrared spectrophotometer connected to the central processing unit that is physically remote from the spectrophotometer and configured to analyze data acquired by the spectrophotometer;
wherein the spectrophotometer includes a unique identifier that is sent with the acquired data to the central processing unit to provide means for the central processing unit to associate the data received from the spectrophotometer with an individual calibration for the spectrophotometer, wherein said individual calibration is used by the central processing unit in analyzing the data received from the spectrophotometer. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of processing data from multiple near infrared spectrophotometers, said method comprising the steps of:
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connecting a central processing unit that is physically remote from the spectrophotometers to said spectrophotometers;
assigned a unique electronic identifier to each of the spectrophotometers connected to the central processing unit;
acquiring data by at least one of said spectrophotometers;
transferring the data from said at least one spectrophotometers to the central processing unit;
determining, based on the unique electronic identifier associated with the data, which spectrophotometer has sent the data to the central processing unit;
processing the data at the central processing unit; and
outputting the processed data to an output device;
wherein said method further comprises;
providing a data repository of calibrations, said data repository comprising at least an individual calibration for each of the spectrophotometers from which said central processing unit receives data to process; and
using the individual calibrations for the respective each of the spectrophotometers in the processing of all data for the respective each of the spectrophotometers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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