Device integration platform systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018004550-A1
Application number	US-201715634337-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 27, 2017
Priority date	Jul 1, 2016
Publication date	Jan 4, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a platform for integrating a variety of devices. The platform may provide a plurality of contact points configured to couple with one or more interfaces on a device and/or termination points of various connectors. Embodiments of the disclosed platform may facilitate construction and/or prototyping of chemical and/or biological analysis and/or diagnostic systems that include multiple devices. Further embodiments, allow for the management of various interconnected devices in accordance with one or more articulated policies.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for managing the operation of a plurality of devices included on a device integration platform performed by a control system comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the control system to perform the method, the method comprising:
receiving, from a first device of the plurality of devices included on the device integration platform, first device information; receiving, from a second device of the plurality of devices included on the device integration platform, second device information; determining, based on the first device information and the second device information, an integrated system configuration associated with the first device and the second device; identifying, based on the integrated system configuration, a managed system policy; and implementing at least one control action in connection with the operation of at least one of the first device and the second device based on the identified managed system policy.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first device and the second device comprises a microfluidic device.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first device and the second device comprises an optical device.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first device and the second device comprises an electrical device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device information comprises at least one of a serial number of the first device, a model number of the first device, and a description of a function of the first device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second device information comprises at least one of a serial number of the second device, a model number of the second device, and a description of a function of the second device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the integrated system configuration comprises a description of the configuration of the first device and the second device on the device integration platform.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein implementing the at least one control action comprises disallowing operation of at least one of the first device and the second device.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein implementing the at least one control action comprises operating at least one of the first device and the second device below one or more specified thresholds.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein implementing the at least one control action comprises controlling the operation of at least one third device associated with the device integration platform coupled to at least one of the first device and the second device.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one third device comprises a microfluidic pump.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one third device comprises an optical source.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one third device comprises an electrical power source.

14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein controlling the operation of the at least one third device comprises disallowing operation of the at least one third device.

15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein implementing the at least one control action comprises operating the at least one third device below one or more specified thresholds.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, from a connector interconnecting an interface of the first device with an interface of the second device, connector information.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein determining the integrated system configuration is further based on the connector information.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises verifying an electronic signature associated with at least one of the first device information and the second device information.

Assignees

• Intertrust Tech Corp

Inventors

• Nilsson Jarl

Classifications

• G01N2035/00881

  network configurations · CPC title

• G01N35/00871

  Communications between instruments or with remote terminals · CPC title

• G06D1/08

  having no moving parts · CPC title

• B01L2300/021

  Identification, e.g. bar codes · CPC title

• G01N2035/00326

  Analysers with modular structure · CPC title