Method and apparatus for globally-accessible automated testing

Title: Method and apparatus for globally-accessible automated testing

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.

Inventors:

Layne, Scott P ^[1]; Beugelsdijk, Tony J ^[2]

Los Angeles, CA
Los Alamos, NM

Issue Date:: 1998-01-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 872004

Patent Number(s):: 5841975

Assignee:: Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G16 - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA

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G - PHYSICS G16 - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
G16H10/40 - for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; apparatus; globally-accessible; automated; testing; sharing; integrated; services; plurality; autonomous; remote; clients; disclosed; response; access; request; message; process; controller; transmits; enabling; client; instructions; performable; generate; equipment; commands; interprets; transforms; instrument; suite; provided; laboratory; modules; perform; indicated; tests; data; results; obtained; transmitted; disclosed method; process control; process controller; suite commands; automated testing; instrument suite; laboratory module; /709/345/

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