Maintenance information management system, management apparatus, and maintenance information management method

• US 8,402,082 B2
• Filed: 03/10/2009
• Issued: 03/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Tadayuki, Matsumoto, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Follansbee, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): Daftuar, Saket K
• Application Number:
  US12/401,049
• Publication Number:
  US 20090234905A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,470 Days
• Field of Search: 709201-203, 709217-220, 709/223, 709/226, 702/82, 702/84, 702/115, 702/187, 700/28, 700/32, 700/81, 700109-110, 700/116, 700/216, 422/67, 422/63, 422/65, 370/254
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A maintenance information management method comprising steps of: by a terminal processing apparatus, transmitting, to a management apparatus via a network, maintenance work information about an analyzer on which maintenance work has been performed; storing, in a maintenance work information storage section of the management apparatus, the maintenance work information transmitted via the network; and transmitting, to the terminal processing apparatus via the network, the maintenance work information of the analyzer, which is stored in the maintenance work information storage section.

Claims

1. A management apparatus comprising:

an interface for communicating with a first terminal processing apparatus and a second terminal processing apparatus that are connected to the management apparatus via a network and on each of which a web browser is installed,

wherein the first terminal processing apparatus is located in a first facility and is connected to at least a first analyzer located in the first facility where the first analyzer assays samples for clinical examination of patients,

wherein the second terminal processing apparatus is located in a second facility and is connected to at least a second analyzer located in the second facility where the second analyzer assays samples for clinical examination of patients, and

wherein the management apparatus is located in a third facility which is different from the first and the second facilities;

a maintenance work information storage section configured to store multiple pieces of maintenance work information about maintenance work performed on the first and the second analyzer, each of the maintenance work information being stored in the maintenance work information storage section with a date on which the maintenance work has been performed;

a user information storage section configured to store user information for user authentication; and

a processing section configured to perform operations comprising;

generating, when the first terminal processing apparatus is accessed, a user identification information input screen image to be displayed on the web browser of the first terminal processing apparatus, wherein the user identification information input screen image is configured to receive input of user identification information from a user of the first terminal processing apparatus,

receiving, via the interface from the first terminal processing apparatus, the input of the user identification information,

authenticating the user of the first terminal processing apparatus based on the user identification information inputted by the user and user information stored in the user information storage section,

generating, when user authentication is successful, an analyzer specifying screen image to be displayed on the web browser of the first terminal processing apparatus, wherein the analyzer specifying screen image is configured to receive input for specifying one analyzer from the analyzers located in the first facility,

receiving, via the interface from the first terminal processing apparatus, the input for specifying the analyzer,

generating, when the specified analyzer is the first analyzer, a date select screen image to be displayed on the web browser of the first terminal processing apparatus, wherein the date select screen image is configured to receive an input of a selection of a date of maintenance work which was performed on the first analyzer,

receiving, via the interface from the first terminal processing apparatus, the input of the selection of the date of maintenance work which was performed on the first analyzer, and

generating a maintenance work history information screen image to be displayed on the web browser of the first terminal processing apparatus, wherein the maintenance work history information screen imaged to display maintenance work information about maintenance works performed on the first analyzer in a descending order by date such that the selected date is at the top of the order.

2. The management apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the processing section is configured to perform operations comprising:

generating, a maintenance work information input screen image to be displayed on the web browser of the first processing apparatus, wherein the maintenance work information input screen image is configured to receive input of new maintenance work information performed on one of the analyzers located in the first facility;

receiving, via the interface from the first processing apparatus, the input of the new maintenance work information; and

controlling the maintenance work storage section to store the new maintenance work information.

3. The management apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the data select screen image is configured to display a date in a manner such that it is recognizable whether the maintenance work has been performed.

4. The management apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the processing section is configured to perform an operation of:

generating a report comprising multiple pieces of maintenance work information about maintenance works performed on the first analyzer for a predetermined period.

5. The management apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing section is configured to perform operations comprising:

generating, when the second terminal processing apparatus is accessed, a user identification information input screen image to be displayed on the web browser of the second terminal processing apparatus, wherein the user identification information input screen image is configured to receive an input of user identification information from a user of the second terminal processing apparatus,

receiving, via the interface from the second terminal processing apparatus, the input of the user identification information,

generating, when a user authentication is successful, an analyzer specifying screen image to be displayed on the web browser of the second terminal processing apparatus, wherein the analyzer specifying screen image is configured to receive an input for specifying an analyzer from the analyzers located in the second facility,

receiving, via the interface from the second terminal processing apparatus, the input for specifying the analyzer,

generating, when the specified analyzer is the second analyzer, a date select screen image to be displayed on the web browser of the second terminal processing apparatus, wherein the date select screen image is configured to receive an input of a selection of a date of maintenance work which was performed on the second analyzer from the user,

receiving, via the interface from the second terminal processing apparatus, the input of the selection of the date of maintenance work which was performed on the second analyzer, and

generating a maintenance work history information screen image to be displayed on the web browser of the second terminal processing apparatus, wherein the maintenance work history information screen image is configured to display multiple pieces of maintenance work information about maintenance works performed on the second analyzer in a descending order by date such that the selected date is at a top of the order.

6. The management apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the maintenance work history information screen image is configured to receive and input of the selection of maintenance work information;

and

the processing section is configured to perform operations comprising;

receiving, via the interface from the first processing apparatus, the input of the selection of maintenance work information,

generating, when the input of the selection of maintenance work information is received, the maintenance work information edit screen image to be displayed on the web browser of the first processing apparatus, the maintenance work information edit screen image is configured to receive input of edit of the selected maintenance work information,

receiving, via the interface from the first processing apparatus, the input of the edit of the selected maintenance work information, and

controlling the maintenance work information storage section to store the edited maintenance work information which reflects the edit of the selected maintenance work information, the edited maintenance work information is store in the maintenance work information storage section so that the is overwritten.

7. The management apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the maintenance work information storage section is configured to store maintenance work information corresponding to identification information of a user, identification information of an analyzer on which the maintenance work was performed, information about a creator of the maintenance information and a date on which the maintenance work was performed.