System and method for locating sample vessels
First Claim
1. A system for locating sample vessels, the system comprising:
- a vessel holder having an array of vessel positions for holding a plurality of sample vessels, wherein each vessel position in the vessel holder is capable of holding a sample vessel and wherein an information tag is attached to the vessel holder for storing and/or retrieving machine-readable information related to the positions of the plurality of sample vessels with respect to the array of vessel positions; and
a device capable of reading information provided by the information tag, the device having an input section for inputting information related to a to-be-located sample vessel of the plurality of sample vessels and an output section for outputting a position of the to-be-located sample vessel of the plurality of sample vessels with respect to the array of vessel positions based on information stored in the information tag, and wherein the output section graphically displays the position of the to-be-located sample vessel with respect to the plurality of vessel positions of the vessel holder.
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Abstract
A system and method for locating sample vessels are presented. The system comprises a holder having an array of positions for holding sample vessels. An information tag is attached to the holder for storing and/or retrieving machine-readable information related to the positions of sample vessels with respect to the array of positions. The system further comprises a handheld device capable of reading information on the information tag. The handheld device has an input for inputting information related to a to-be-located sample vessel and an output for outputting a position of the to-be-located sample vessel with respect to the array of positions based on information stored in the information tag. The method comprises inputting information related to a to-be-located sample vessel into the handheld device, reading information stored in the holder'"'"'s information tag with the handheld device; and outputting a position of the to-be-located sample vessel.
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1. A system for locating sample vessels, the system comprising:
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a vessel holder having an array of vessel positions for holding a plurality of sample vessels, wherein each vessel position in the vessel holder is capable of holding a sample vessel and wherein an information tag is attached to the vessel holder for storing and/or retrieving machine-readable information related to the positions of the plurality of sample vessels with respect to the array of vessel positions; and a device capable of reading information provided by the information tag, the device having an input section for inputting information related to a to-be-located sample vessel of the plurality of sample vessels and an output section for outputting a position of the to-be-located sample vessel of the plurality of sample vessels with respect to the array of vessel positions based on information stored in the information tag, and wherein the output section graphically displays the position of the to-be-located sample vessel with respect to the plurality of vessel positions of the vessel holder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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