System and method for providing automatically updated product inserts

• US 9,507,809 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2014
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated
• Inventors: Burdette, Daniel, Le-Thi, Phuong
• Primary Examiner(s): Zong, Ruolei
• Application Number:
  US14/309,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20140304223A1
• Time in Patent Office: 894 Days
• Field of Search: 709/224, 709201-203, 709217-219, 702 81- 84, 702179-186
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/21 Design, administration or maintenance of databases
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods can provide parameters of operating results for control products used in biological reactions. For example, automatically updated inserts containing such parameters for clinical quality controls can be provided. A customer can log into a website, provide lot number of quality control products, information about instruments, and tests being performed and then receive updated parameters for the products. The product inserts can be customized for or by a particular customer.

Claims

1. A method of distributing updated parameters of operating results for one or more control products used in biological reactions, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user by a server system, a request to customize delivery of one or more update notifications for one or more control products, wherein the one or more update notifications are to be sent when one or more parameters associated with the one or more control products have been updated since sending a previous update notification to the user;

accessing, by the server system, a database to determine whether the one or more parameters have been updated since the previous update notification, each test operable to test one or more analytes in a biological reaction to generate one or more analyte results and operable to test the one or more control products in the biological reaction to generate one or more control results, the one or more control results operable to confirm a quality of the one or more analyte results, wherein the request identifies the one or more analytes and the one or more control products;

when the one or more parameters have been updated since the previous update notification, receiving, by the server system from the database, data that has been updated since the previous update notification, wherein the data comprises one or more of the following;

a date or time stamp of the updated parameters, a flag identifying a change from the previous update notification, and the one or more parameters; and

sending by the server system, the update notification to the user, wherein the update notification includes at least part of the data that has been updated since receiving a previous request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the database identifies the one or more parameters corresponding to the request, wherein the one or more parameters specify one or more updated acceptable values for the one or more control results for confirming the quality of the one or more analyte results.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving by the server system, customization information from the user, wherein the identified parameters are based on the customization information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the request is received through a user interface on a web page, and wherein the user interface is operable to allow the user to select a website language, product, lot number, language used in providing information with an insert, chart units, and instructions for use as customization information.

5. The method of claim 1, where the data that has been updated since receiving the previous request are sent as a data chart.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the update notification is an automated notification request that is sent independent of a request to send updates from the user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving customization information from one or more customization request from a plurality of users, wherein the identified parameters are based on the customization information; and

storing the customization information, wherein sending the update notification to the user includes using the stored customization information to determine which users have requested parameters that have changed.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameters specify one or more updated acceptable values for the one or more control results for confirming the quality of the one or more analyte results.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more updated acceptable values for the one or more control results is one or more ranges of acceptable values.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more updated acceptable values for the one or more control results is one or more target values.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the request identifies a type of instrument operable to test the one or more control products to generate the one or more control results.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the request identifies a reagent operable to use with the one or more control products.

13. A method of customizing parameters of operating results for one or more control products used in biological reactions, the method comprising:

receiving, by a server system, a customization request from a user, wherein the customization request identifies one or more selections of customization information, the selections corresponding to the customization information to be provided to the user;

sending the selected customization information to a database, wherein the database comprises first information about the biological reactions to generate one or more analyte results, and second information of the one or more control products in the biological reactions to generate one or more control results operable to confirm a quality of the one or more analyte results;

sending, by the server system to a rendering engine, a request to generate an insert, wherein the insert provides information about a product, the request including an entry ID, wherein the entry ID links the selected customization information with the request;

using, by the rendering engine, the entry ID to access the database to request the selected customization information and one or more parameters corresponding to the selected customization information;

rendering, by the rendering engine, the insert by using the selected customization information and the one or more parameters; and

sending the insert to the user.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the customization information is received from a plurality of users, wherein the identified parameters are based on the customization information.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the customization request includes a product, lot number, or language associated with the one or more parameters.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

providing a user interface for the user to submit the customization request.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

providing a user interface for the user to create a plurality of profiles.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

creating the plurality of profiles for the user, each profile containing different information.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the different information includes one or more selected from a group consisting of product name, lot number, tests to be performed, and instrument being used to perform a test.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

organizing, by the server system, the customization information to a specific format.

21. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory tangible computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions for controlling a processor to perform an operation for distributing updated parameters of operating results for one or more control products used in biological reactions, the operation comprising:

receiving, from a user, a request to customize delivery of one or more update notifications for one or more control products, wherein the one or more update notifications are to be sent when one or more parameters associated with the one or more control products have been updated since sending a previous update notification to the user;

accessing a database to determine whether the one or more parameters have been updated since the previous update notification, each test operable to test one or more analytes in a biological reaction to generate one or more analyte results and operable to test the one or more control products in the biological reaction to generate one or more control results, the one or more control results operable to confirm a quality of the one or more analyte results, wherein the request identifies the one or more analytes and the one or more control products;

when the one or more parameters have been updated since the previous update notification, receiving, from the database, data that has been updated since the previous update notification, wherein the data comprises one or more of the following;

a date or time stamp of the updated parameters, a flag identifying a change from the previous update notification, and the one or more parameters; and

sending the update notification to the user, wherein the update notification includes at least part of the data that has been updated since receiving a previous request.

23. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein accessing the database identifies the one or more parameters corresponding to the request, wherein the one or more parameters specify one or more updated acceptable values for the one or more control results for confirming the quality of the one or more analyte results.

24. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the operation further comprises:

receiving by the server system, customization information from the user, wherein the identified parameters are based on the customization information.

25. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the request is received through a user interface on a web page, and wherein the user interface is operable to allow the user to select a website language, product, lot number, language used in providing information with an insert, chart units, and instructions for use as customization information.

26. The computer program product of claim 21, where the data that has been updated since receiving the previous request are sent as a data chart.

27. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the update notification is an automated notification request that is sent independent of a request to send updates from the user.

28. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the operation further comprises:

receiving customization information from one or more customization request from a plurality of users, wherein the identified parameters are based on the customization information; and

storing the customization information, wherein sending the update notification to the user includes using the stored customization information to determine which users have requested parameters that have changed.

29. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the one or more parameters specify one or more updated acceptable values for the one or more control results for confirming the quality of the one or more analyte results.

30. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the one or more updated acceptable values for the one or more control results is one or more ranges of acceptable values.

31. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the one or more updated acceptable values for the one or more control results is one or more target values.

32. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the request identifies a type of instrument operable to test the one or more control products to generate the one or more control results.

33. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the request identifies a reagent operable to use with the one or more control products.

22. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory tangible computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions for controlling a processor to perform an operation for customizing parameters of operating results for one or more control products used in biological reactions, the operation comprising:

receiving a customization request from a user, wherein the customization request identifies one or more selections of customization information, the selections corresponding to the customization information to be provided to the user;

sending the selected customization information to a database, wherein the database comprises first information about the biological reactions to generate one or more analyte results, and second information of the one or more control products in the biological reactions to generate one or more control results operable to confirm a quality of the one or more analyte results;

sending, to a rendering engine, a request to generate an insert, wherein the insert provides information about a product, the request including an entry ID, wherein the entry ID links the selected customization information with the request;

using, by the rendering engine, the entry ID to access the database to request the selected customization information and one or more parameters corresponding to the selected customization information;

rendering, by the rendering engine, the insert by using the selected customization information and the one or more parameters; and

sending the insert to the user.

34. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the customization information is received from a plurality of users, wherein the identified parameters are based on the customization information.

35. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the customization request includes a product, lot number, or language associated with the one or more parameters.

36. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the operation further comprises:

providing a user interface for the user to submit the customization request.

37. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the operation further comprises:

providing a user interface for the user to create a plurality of profiles.

38. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the operation further comprises:

creating the plurality of profiles for the user, each profile containing different information.

39. The computer program product of claim 38, wherein the different information includes one or more selected from a group consisting of product name, lot number, tests to be performed, and instrument being used to perform a test.

40. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the operation further comprises:

organizing, by the server system, the customization information to a specific format.