System, application software, and linking method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025284563-A1
Application number	US-202519072315-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 6, 2025
Priority date	Mar 7, 2024
Publication date	Sep 11, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed is a system including a measurement unit configured to measure a specimen, the system including: control software configured to control the measurement unit; data management software configured to manage data regarding the measurement unit that operates under control by the control software; and an interface configured to allow application software capable of being added to the system, to utilize the data, wherein a function of the system is expanded by the application software added to the system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system including a measurement unit configured to measure a specimen, the system comprising:
control software configured to control the measurement unit; data management software configured to manage data regarding the measurement unit that operates under control by the control software; and an interface configured to allow application software capable of being added to the system, to utilize the data, wherein a function of the system is expanded by the application software added to the system.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the interface allows the application software to utilize the data, on the basis of a predetermined rule.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the application software includes a plurality of kinds of the application software that provide different functions, and the interface allows the plurality of kinds of the application software to utilize the data on the basis of a predetermined rule being in common with respect to the plurality of kinds of the application software.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the interface provides, in accordance with a request from the application software, a response corresponding to the request, to the application software.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the interface allows, on the basis of a command created by the application software in accordance with a predetermined rule, the application software to utilize the data.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the interface allows, on the basis of a command created by the application software in accordance with a predetermined rule, the application software to utilize at least one of the data regarding the measurement unit, the data regarding measurement operation by the measurement unit, the data regarding maintenance of the measurement unit, and the data regarding manipulation of the measurement unit.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the interface allows, on the basis of a command created by the application software in accordance with a predetermined rule, the application software to execute at least one of acquisition of the data, registration of the data, update of the data, and deletion of the data.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the interface allows, on the basis of a predetermined rule being in common with respect to a plurality of kinds of the application software that respectively operate on a plurality of kinds of operating systems, the plurality of kinds of the application software to utilize the data.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the data management software manages the data on the basis of classification according to a kind of the data.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the interface allows the application software to utilize the data on the basis of a predetermined rule, and the data management software manages the data on the basis of classification corresponding to the predetermined rule.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the system comprises a specimen measurement apparatus including the measurement unit, the control software, and the data management software, and the interface allows the application software to utilize the data, on the basis of a plurality of predetermined rules respectively corresponding to kinds of the specimen measurement apparatus.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the system comprises a specimen measurement apparatus including the measurement unit, the control software, and the data management software, and the specimen measurement apparatus has been certified as a medical device.

13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the interface allows the application software being a non-medical device to utilize the data.

14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the control software and the data management software are software independent of the application software.

15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the measurement unit includes a specimen processing part configured to prepare a measurement sample on the basis of the specimen and a reagent, and a detection part configured to measure the prepared measurement sample, the control software controls operation of the specimen processing part and the detection part linking with the data management software, and the data management software manages the data including a measurement result obtained through operation of the specimen processing part and the detection part.

16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the measurement unit includes a specimen processing part configured to prepare a measurement sample from the specimen and a reagent, and a detection part configured to measure the prepared measurement sample, the control software controls operation of the specimen processing part and the detection part linking with the data management software, the data management software manages the data including a measurement result obtained through operation of the specimen processing part and the detection part, and the control software and the data management software are software independent of the application software.

17 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the measurement unit includes a specimen processing part configured to prepare a measurement sample from the specimen and a reagent, and a detection part configured to measure the prepared measurement sample, the control software controls operation of the specimen processing part and the detection part linking with the data management software, the data management software manages the data including a measurement result obtained through operation of the specimen processing part and the detection part, the control software and the data management software are software independent of the application software, and the data management software is capable of linking with the application software via the interface.

18 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the system comprises a specimen measurement apparatus including the measurement unit, the control software, and the data management software, the measurement unit includes a specimen processing part configured to prepare a measurement sample from the specimen and a reagent, and a detection part configured to measure the prepared measurement sample, the control software controls operation of the specimen processing part and the detection part linking with the data management software, the data management software manages the data including a measurement result obtained through operation of the specimen processing part and the detection part, the data management software is capable of linking with the application software via the interface, the measurement unit, the control software, and the data management software are components of a certified medical device, and the control software and the data management software are software independent of the application software.

19 . The system of claim 1 , wherein
the system comprises a specimen measurement apparatus including the measurement unit, the control software, and the data management software, the measurement unit includes a specimen processing part configured to prepare a measurement sample from the specimen and a reagent, and a detection part configured to measure the prepared measurement sample, the control software controls operation of the specimen processing part and the detection part linking with the data management software, the data management software manages the data including a measurement result obtained through operation of the specimen process

Assignees

• Sysmex Corp

Inventors

• Tatsutani Hiroo
• Iwata Hiroshi
• Ariyoshi Shunsuke
• Kuwano Keisuke
• Kinishi Motoi

Classifications

• G06F16/906

  Clustering; Classification · CPC title

• G06F16/252

  between a Database Management System and a front-end application · CPC title

• G06F8/60

  Software deployment · CPC title

• H04L67/125

  involving control of end-device applications over a network · CPC title

• H04L67/12

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title