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US5841975:
Method and apparatus for globally-accessible automated testing
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Layne, Scott P.; Los Angeles, CA
Beugelsdijk, Tony J.; Los Alamos, NM
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| Assignee: |
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA
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| Published / Filed: |
1998-11-24
/ 1996-12-10
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| Application Number: |
US1996000764719
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| IPC Code: |
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G06F 19/00;
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IPC-7:
H04N 1/413;
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| ECLA Code: |
G06F19/00M1L;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
709/203;
709/217;
715/733;
715/753;
Original:
395/200.33;
395/200.47;
345/329;
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| Field of Search: |
395/200.33,200.47,200.49,200.57,82,84,92
345/329,335,336,337
348/012,13
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| Government Interest: |
GOVERNMENT LICENSING RIGHTS
The U.S. Government has a paid-up license in this invention and the right in limited circumstances to require the patent owner to license others on reasonable terms as provided by the terms of Grant No. 009634 awarded by UC Los Alamos National Scientific Lab.
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| Priority Number: |
| 1996-12-10 |
US1996000764719 |
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| Abstract: |
A method and apparatus for sharing integrated testing services with a plurality of autonomous remote clients is disclosed. In the disclosed method, in response to an access request message, a process controller transmits an access enabling message to the remote client. The access enabling message includes instructions performable by a remote client to generate test equipment commands. A process controller interprets and transforms these commands into automated test instrument suite commands, which are provided to laboratory modules to perform the indicated tests. Test data results are then obtained and transmitted to the remote client.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Peeso, Thomas;
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A method of sharing integrated testing services with at least one autonomous remote client, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an access request message from the remote client in a process controller via a communications link, the process controller communicatively coupled to a sharable automated test instrument suite;
- transmitting an access enabling message from the process controller to the remote client via the communications link when the remote client is authorized to access the integrated testing services, the access enabling message having a process control toolset including instructions perfomable by the remote client to generate a test command message, the test instrument suite including an operation process control toolset;
- receiving a test command message from the remote client in the process controller via the communications link, the test command message comprising a process controller command;
- transforming the process controller command into at least one automated test instrument suite command, and wherein the automated test instrument suite command permits for a selection, by the remote client, of different test protocols with the process control toolset;
- providing the automated test instrument suite command to the automated test instrument suite to obtain remote testing data results;
- compiling the remote testing data results; and
- transmitting the compiled remote testing data results to the remote client.
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| Other Abstract Info: |
DERABS G98-348751
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| Other References: |
Scott P. Layne, M.D., et al., "Factors Underlying Spontaneous Inactivation and Susceptibility to Neutralization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus," Virology, 1992, pp. 695-714.
(20 pages)
Cited by 3 patents
[ISI abstract]
Scott P. Layne, M.D. et al., "Quantifying the Infectivity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., vol. 86, pp. 4644-4648, Jun. 1989, Immunology.
(5 pages)
Cited by 3 patents
Tony J. Beugelskijk, Ph.D. et al., "Contaminant Analysis Automation," Environmental Testing and Analysis, vol. 2, No. 2, Mar./Apr. 1993, pp. 68-76.
F.A. Settle et al., "The Contaminant Analysis Automation Project," American Laboratory, Apr. 1995.
"The Contaminant Analysis Automation Project," Los Alamos National Laboratory, Apr. 1995, pp. 1-15.
T. J. Chahil, et al., "Data Acquisition in the Viral Serology Laboratory for Clinical Decision Support in AIDS Research", Proceedings of the 1994 20th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Mar. 17-18 1994, Springfield, MA, US, pp. 111-112.
Copy of International Search Report dated Apr. 14, 1998 from corresponding PCT application Serial No. US987/22732 filed on Dec. 8, 1997.
T.J. Beugelsdijk et al. "The Standard Laboratory Module . . . Laboratory" Chemometrics and Intelligent Laoratory Systems 21:207-214 (1993)(Exhibit 7).
(8 pages)
Cited by 3 patents
[ISI abstract]
J. Gentsch, "Flexible Laboratory Automation to . . . 90s" Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems 21:229-233 (1993)(Exhibit 8).
(5 pages)
Cited by 5 patents
[ISI abstract]
T. Ikeda & F. Takahata "Total Clinical Laboratory . . . Automation" Hitachi Review 41(4) (1992) (Exhibit 9).
PCT International Search Report, PCT/US 97/22543 dated May 12, 1998 (Exhibit 10).
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