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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:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Los Angeles, CA
  2. Los Alamos, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (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
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/

Citation Formats

Layne, Scott P, and Beugelsdijk, Tony J. Method and apparatus for globally-accessible automated testing. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Layne, Scott P, & Beugelsdijk, Tony J. Method and apparatus for globally-accessible automated testing. United States.
Layne, Scott P, and Beugelsdijk, Tony J. Thu . "Method and apparatus for globally-accessible automated testing". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872004.
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