A method of quality control of a specimen prepared from a sample according to an embodiment may include: setting, from a control index information (MII) in which a plurality of indexes for the specimen are respectively associated with control values corresponding to the plurality of indexes, at least one index to be used for quality control of the specimen; obtaining a feature value relating to the at least one index from image data of the specimen; and outputting quality control information of the specimen based on the feature value and a control value associated with the at least one index.

A sample analysis system is available that can include a remote sampling system, at least one analyzer, and a controller. The remote sampling system can include a plurality of sample sources for providing a corresponding sample therefrom; and a plurality of sample collection devices selectively coupled to any of the plurality of sample sources for receiving at least one of the samples therefrom. The at least one analyzer can be coupled to the plurality of the sample collection devices for receiving at least one of the samples therefrom. The controller can be coupled with the remote sampling system and the at least one analyzer, the controller configured to control which of the sample sources is actively coupled to a given sample collection device at a given time.

Graphical user interface for managing a workflow of a slide scanning system. In an embodiment, the graphical user interface comprises a graphical representation of a carousel used by the scanning system. The graphical representation of the carousel comprises a graphical representation of each of a plurality of rack slots, configured to receive slide racks. The graphical representation of the carousel indicates a position of the carousel, and the graphical representation of each of the plurality of rack slots indicates a status of the represented rack slot and/or a slide rack within the represented rack slot.

A time period that is required for dealing with the need to access another place in advance of a device which is generating an alarm is reduced. Information of a task being presently executed by a laboratory technician present in a clinical laboratory is acquired from a responsible person schedule management table. Information based on a distance between the present position of the laboratory technician present in the clinical laboratory and a positional information reference point that indicates the position first accessed by the laboratory technician to deal with the alarm and that is specified from an alarm information management table and an alarm handling access position management table is also acquired. Based on the acquired information, ordering for issuing a notification of the alarm of which generation has been detected is performed for the laboratory technician present in the clinical inspection room.

A system and method for presenting laboratory data to a user are presented. The system comprises a perception component for continuously gathering in-situ context data regarding a laboratory and the user, a user modeling component for receiving the in-situ context data from the perception component to create a user specific model for each user, a laboratory device awareness component for monitoring the status, performance, alarms, and/or maintenance of the laboratory devices, a notification component for receiving the in-situ context data from the perception component and the laboratory device status data from the laboratory device awareness component and for processing and determining which data from the in-situ context data and the laboratory device status data are to be presented to the user, and a presentation component for presenting the processed data from the notification component. The presented data comprises both public and private notification of the data to the user.

A system for monitoring the alkalinity of a treatment liquid in a treatment tank includes a reaction tank; an indicator burette which drops an indicator into the reaction tank; a reagent burette which drops an acidic reagent into the reaction tank; a probe-type absorptiometer to be inserted into the reaction tank; a measuring device which analyzes the transmittance of a solution detected by the absorptiometer to calculate the alkalinity; a first system that collects the treatment liquid from the treatment tank for storing and supplies the treatment liquid to the reaction tank; a control device which controls the operation of the first system so as to supply the treatment liquid to the reaction tank, outputs a completion signal to the measuring device, and controls a discharge system so as to discharge the treatment liquid in the reaction tank, when the calculation of alkalinity by the measuring device is completed.

An automatic analyzer securely sterilizes and then discards waste liquid without interrupting operation, and includes: a measuring unit configured to perform measurement on a specimen; a first and second waste liquid tanks accommodating waste liquids discharged via first and second flow paths from the measuring unit; an electromagnetic valve disposed between the first and second flow paths, and switches the flow paths so as to discharge the waste liquid to the first or second waste liquid tanks; a first feed unit feeding a sterilizing agent into the first waste liquid tank; and a control unit controls at least the electromagnetic valve and the first feed unit. The control unit drives the first feed unit to feed the sterilizing agent into the first waste liquid tank when the waste liquid reaches a first prescribed amount, and drives the electromagnetic valve to switch to the second flow path.

According to one embodiment, provided is a method for collecting odor, comprising: a step for acquiring odor monitoring information sensed by a plurality of odor sensors; a step for starting to collect odor in an odor collection bag on the basis of the odor monitoring information; a step for acquiring a limit message when the remaining capacity of the odor collection bag is less than or equal to a preset value as the odor is collected; and a step for outputting a notification indicating that replacement of the odor collection bag is required on the basis of the limit message.

An apparatus for aggregation of water condition at household appliances comprises a communication interface and a controller. The communication interface is configured to send a reporting message indicative of data collected by at least one appliance to a central server. The controller is configured to receive an analysis message from the central server. The analysis message indicates a condition of water from the at least one appliance or a condition of water in a geographic area associated with the at least one appliance. The controller is configured to provide an alert in response to the analysis message.

An apparatus for aggregation of water condition at household appliances comprises a communication interface and a controller. The communication interface is configured to send a reporting message indicative of data collected by at least one appliance to a central server. The controller is configured to receive an analysis message from the central server. The analysis message indicates a condition of water from the at least one appliance or a condition of water in a geographic area associated with the at least one appliance. The controller is configured to provide an alert in response to the analysis message.