TW201604532A - Detection system - Google Patents

Abstract

A detection system includes a detection carrier, a portable transmission device and a computing device. The detection carrier has a reagent. The portable transmission device includes an optical signal capturing unit, a transmission unit and a control unit electrically connected to the optical signal capturing unit and the transmission unit. The optical signal capturing unit can capture an optical signal of the regent of the detection carrier. The computing device includes a communication unit and a processing unit electrically connected to the wireless communication unit. The control unit can control the transmission unit to transmit the optical signal of the reagent to the computing device. The communication unit can receive the optical signal of the reagent. The processing unit can analyze the optical signal of the reagent for generating a detection result.

Description

Detection Systems

The invention relates to a detection system, in particular to a detection system relating to optical detection or electrochemical detection.

The general biochemical detection machine can detect the sample by dry chemical, wet chemical method, biochemical reaction method, electrochemical method, immunological reaction method (ELISA) or nucleic acid amplification method. The current biochemical detection machine integrates communication, data analysis and processing, display, input, optical signal acquisition and other functions, resulting in a large biochemical detection machine. Usually only the hospital or research unit has such a biochemical detection machine body. When the general public wants to perform biochemical tests, they can only apply to the hospital or research unit for testing.

The inventor of the case, Sui Sihe, can develop a new detection system, which can achieve volume reduction, which will be available for users to carry around and detect at any time.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a volume reduction detection system.

Thus, the detection system of the present invention comprises a detection carrier, a portable transmission device and a computing device. The detection vector has a reagent. The portable transmission device includes an optical signal acquisition unit, a transmission unit, and a control unit electrically connected to the optical signal acquisition unit and the transmission unit. The optical signal acquisition unit can capture the optical signal of the reagent of the detection carrier. The computing device includes a communication unit and a processing unit electrically coupled to the wireless communication unit. The control unit can control the transmission unit to transmit the optical signal of the reagent to the computing device, the communication unit can receive the optical signal of the reagent, and the processing unit can analyze the optical signal of the reagent to generate a detection result.

The detection system further includes a cloud server electrically connected to a communication network, the cloud server storing a plurality of unique identification codes, and a plurality of analysis applications respectively corresponding to the identification codes, the computing device further comprising an electrical connection a storage unit and an input unit of the processing unit, the input unit can generate one of the identification codes, and the processing unit can control the communication unit to transmit the identification code to the cloud server via the communication network, When receiving the identification code from the computing device, the cloud server can transmit an analysis application corresponding to the identification code to the computing device and store the storage device in the storage unit, and the processing unit executes the analysis application to generate the Test results.

Alternatively, the detection carrier has a label indicating one of the identification codes, the optical signal capturing unit can also capture the optical signal of the label, and the control unit can control the optical unit of the reagent to the optical signal of the reagent together with the label The optical signal is transmitted to the communication unit of the computing device, and the processing unit can also analyze the optical signal of the label to obtain an identification code indicated by the label, and can control the communication unit to pass the identification code to the communication network. The path is transmitted to the cloud server, and the cloud server can transmit the analysis application corresponding to the identification code to the computing device and store the data in the storage unit when receiving the identification code from the computing device. The analysis application is executed to generate the detection result.

The computing device further includes a positioning unit capable of generating a location data related to a current location of the computing device, the processing unit further controlling the communication unit to transmit the detection result together with the location data to the location via the communication network Cloud server.

The detection system of the present invention comprises a detection carrier, a portable transmission device and a computing device. The detection carrier has an electrochemical detection unit that produces an undetected raw test data. The portable transmission device includes a transmission unit, and a control unit electrically connected to the transmission unit and the electrochemical detection unit. The computing device includes a communication unit and a processing unit electrically coupled to the communication unit. The control unit can control the transmission unit to transmit the original detection data to the computing device, the communication unit can receive the original detection data, and the processing unit can analyze the original detection data to generate a detection result.

The detection system further includes a cloud server electrically connected to a communication network, the cloud server storing a plurality of unique identification codes, and a plurality of analysis applications respectively corresponding to the identification codes, the computing device further comprising an electrical connection a storage unit and an input unit of the processing unit, the input unit can generate one of the identification codes, and the processing unit can control the communication unit to transmit the identification code to the cloud server via the communication network, The cloud server receives the identification code from the computing device The analysis application corresponding to the identification code can be transmitted to the computing device and stored in the storage unit, and the processing unit executes the analysis application to generate the detection result.

Alternatively, the computing device further includes an optical signal capturing unit electrically connected to the processing unit, the detecting carrier has a label indicating one of the identification codes, and the optical signal capturing unit can capture the optical signal of the label The control unit can control the transmission unit to transmit the optical signal of the label to the communication unit of the computing device, and the processing unit can also analyze the optical signal of the label to obtain the identification code indicated by the label, and can control the communication. The unit transmits the identification code to the cloud server via the communication network, and the cloud server can transmit the analysis application corresponding to the identification code to the computing device and store the identification code from the computing device. The storage unit executes the analysis application to generate the detection result.

The detection system further includes a cloud server electrically connected to a communication network, the computing device further comprising a positioning unit capable of generating a location data related to a current location of the computing device, the processing unit further controlling the communication The unit transmits the detection result together with the location data to the cloud server via the communication network.

The function of the invention is to analyze the optical signal or the original detection data of the reagent by using the computing device, and the computing device can be a smart phone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer owned by most people, thereby enabling the detection system to Achieve volume reduction and make it easy for users to carry around and test at any time.

100‧‧‧Detection system

1‧‧‧Test carrier

11‧‧‧Reagents

12‧‧‧ label

13‧‧‧Electrochemical detection unit

2‧‧‧Portable transmission device

21‧‧‧Optical signal acquisition unit

22‧‧‧Transportation unit

23‧‧‧Control unit

3‧‧‧ Computing device

31‧‧‧Communication unit

32‧‧‧Processing unit

33‧‧‧ storage unit

34‧‧‧Input unit

35‧‧‧Display unit

36‧‧‧ Positioning unit

4‧‧‧Communication network

5‧‧‧Cloud Server

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of the detection system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a first embodiment of the present invention. A schematic diagram of a hardware connection relationship; and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a hardware connection relationship of the third embodiment of the detection system of the present invention.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a first embodiment of the detection system 100 of the present invention includes a detection carrier 1, a portable transmission device 2, a computing device 3, and a cloud server 5.

In this embodiment, the test carrier 1 is a test cartridge having a reagent 11 and a label 12. The reagent 11 is used for reacting with a sample to be tested (not shown), and can indicate different reaction results in different colors. The tag 12 indicates an identification code, and the tag 12 may indicate the identification code in the form of a bar code or a text, but is not limited thereto.

The portable transmission device 2 is adapted to be inserted into the detection carrier 1 and includes an optical signal acquisition unit 21, a transmission unit 22, and a control unit 23 electrically connected to the optical signal acquisition unit 21 and the transmission unit 22. The optical signal capturing unit 21 can capture the optical signal of the reagent 11 of the detection carrier 1 and the optical signal of the label 12. The optical signal capturing unit 21 of the present embodiment captures the image of the reagent 11 of the detection carrier 1 and the image of the label 12, but Not limited to this.

The computing device 3 includes a communication unit 31, a storage unit 33, an input unit 34, a display unit 35, a positioning unit 36, and a processing unit 32. The processing unit 32 is electrically connected to the communication unit 31, the storage unit 33, and the input. The unit 34, the display unit 35 and the positioning unit 36. The transmission unit 22 of the embodiment is a wireless transmission unit, the communication unit 31 is a wireless communication unit, and the transmission unit 22 and the communication unit 31 can communicate in a wireless manner. Positioning unit 36 can generate a positional profile relating to the current position of computing device 3. The positioning unit 36 of this embodiment is a GPS positioning unit 36, and the positioning data includes GPS coordinate information. In the embodiment, the computing device 3 is a smart phone, but not limited thereto, and it can also be an electronic device capable of computing such as a notebook computer or a tablet computer.

The cloud server 5 is electrically connected to a communication network 4 via which the computing device 3 can communicate with the cloud server 5. The cloud server 5 stores a plurality of unique identification codes, and a plurality of analysis applications respectively corresponding to the identification codes. One of the identification codes stored in the cloud server 5 is the same as the identification code indicated by the tag 12 of the detection carrier 1.

The control method of the detection system 100 is explained below. The control unit 23 of the portable transmission device 2 can control the transmission unit 22 to transmit the optical signal of the reagent 11 and the optical signal of the tag 12 to the computing device 3. The communication unit 31 of the computing device 3 can receive the optical signal of the reagent 11 and the optical signal of the tag 12. The processing unit 32 can analyze the optical signal of the tag 12 to obtain the identification code indicated by the tag 12, and can control the communication unit 31 to transmit the identification code to the cloud server 5 via the communication network 4. Cloud server 5 received When the identification code from the computing device 3 is received, the analysis application corresponding to the identification code can be transmitted to the computing device 3 and stored in the storage unit 33. The processing unit 32 can execute the analysis application to analyze the optical signal of the reagent 11 and generate a detection result, and the processing unit 32 can control the display unit 35 to display the detection result, wherein the optical signal of the processing unit 32 analyzing the reagent 11 can be Analyze the color, brightness or spectrum of optical signals, but not limited to them. The processing unit 32 can also control the communication unit 31 to transmit the detection result together with the location data generated by the positioning unit 36 to the cloud server 5 via the communication network 4.

It is worth mentioning that, in this embodiment, the optical signal of the reagent 11 is analyzed by using the computing device 3, and the computing device 3 can be an electronic device such as a smart phone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer owned by most people. The detection system 100 can be reduced in size so that the user can carry it around and detect it at any time. Moreover, when the reagent is produced, due to the error in the process, the reagents produced by different batches may have different colors for the reaction of the same sample to be tested. With the system and the control method of the present invention, the system provider can store the analysis application corresponding to the reagents 11 of different batches in the cloud server 5, and distinguish by using the unique identification code, and the user can pass through the computing device 3 when using The identification code indicated by the tag 12 of the detection carrier 1 is transmitted to the cloud server 5 to obtain an analysis application corresponding to the reagent 11 of the detection carrier 1, whereby the reagent 11 can be prevented from being misjudged due to an error in the process. In addition, since the present invention can upload the location data at the time of detection together with the detection result to the cloud server 5, the cloud server 5 can combine the location data with the map information for different users to save. Take the regional distribution of the test results.

The second embodiment of the detection system 100 of the present invention is similar to the first embodiment except that the identification code transmitted by the computing device 3 to the cloud server 5 is generated by the input unit 34 of the computing device 3. That is, the user can input the identification code through the operation input unit 34. After the input unit 34 generates the identification code, the processing unit 32 can control the communication unit 31 to transmit the identification code to the cloud server 5 via the communication network 4 to obtain an analysis application corresponding to the identification code.

Referring to Figure 3, a third embodiment of the detection system 100 of the present invention is similar to the first embodiment, the differences of which are illustrated below.

The test carrier 1 of this embodiment has an electrochemical detection unit 13. The electrochemical detection unit 13 has an electrochemical material, which can generate an undetected original detection data after reacting with the sample to be tested. When the detection carrier 1 is inserted into the portable transport device 2, the electrochemical detection unit 13 of the detection carrier 1 is electrically connected to the control unit 23 of the portable transmission device 2. The control unit 23 can control the transmission unit 22 to transmit the original detection data and the optical signal of the tag 12 to the computing device 3. After the processing unit 32 obtains the corresponding analysis application by the cloud server 5 according to the identification code indicated by the tag 12, the processing unit 32 can execute the analysis application to analyze the original detection data and generate a detection result.

The fourth embodiment of the detection system 100 of the present invention is similar to the third embodiment except that the identification code transmitted by the computing device 3 to the cloud server 5 is generated by the input unit 34 of the computing device 3. That is, the user can input the identification code through the operation input unit 34. Generated at input unit 34 After the code, the processing unit 32 can control the communication unit 31 to transmit the identification code to the cloud server 5 via the communication network 4 to obtain an analysis application corresponding to the identification code.

In summary, the detection system 100 of the present invention analyzes the optical signal or the original detection data of the reagent 11 by the computing device 3 (for example, a smart phone), so that the overall system can be reduced in size and convenient for the user to carry around and at any time. In addition, the computing device 3 can obtain the corresponding analysis application by the cloud server 5 according to the identification code, thereby avoiding the error of the detection result of the reagent 11 or the electrochemical material process, and the present invention also The geographical distribution of the test results can be provided by the user, and the object of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the patent application scope and the patent specification of the present invention are still It is within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

100‧‧‧Detection system

2‧‧‧Portable transmission device

21‧‧‧Optical signal acquisition unit

22‧‧‧Transportation unit

23‧‧‧Control unit

3‧‧‧ Computing device

31‧‧‧Communication unit

32‧‧‧Processing unit

33‧‧‧ storage unit

34‧‧‧Input unit

35‧‧‧Display unit

36‧‧‧ Positioning unit

4‧‧‧Communication network

5‧‧‧Cloud Server

Claims (8)

A detection system comprising: a detection carrier having a reagent; a portable transmission device comprising an optical signal acquisition unit, a transmission unit, and an electrical connection between the optical signal acquisition unit and the transmission unit The optical signal acquisition unit can capture the optical signal of the reagent of the detection carrier; and a computing device, including a communication unit, and a processing unit electrically connected to the wireless communication unit; the control unit can control the The transmission unit transmits the optical signal of the reagent to the computing device, the communication unit can receive the optical signal of the reagent, and the processing unit can analyze the optical signal of the reagent to generate a detection result. The detection system of claim 1, further comprising a cloud server electrically connected to a communication network, wherein the cloud server stores a plurality of unique identification codes, and a plurality of analysis applications respectively corresponding to the identification codes The computing device further includes a storage unit electrically coupled to the processing unit and an input unit, the input unit capable of generating one of the identification codes, the processing unit capable of controlling the communication unit to communicate the identification code via the communication network The path is transmitted to the cloud server, and the cloud server can transmit the analysis application corresponding to the identification code to the computing device and store the data in the storage unit when receiving the identification code from the computing device. The analysis application is executed to generate the detection result. The detection system of claim 1 further comprising an electrical connection to a communication a cloud server of the network, where the cloud server stores a plurality of unique identification codes, and a plurality of analysis applications respectively corresponding to the identification codes, and the computing device further includes a storage unit electrically connected to the processing unit. The detection carrier has a label indicating one of the identification codes, the optical signal extraction unit can also capture the optical signal of the label, and the control unit can control the optical unit of the transmission unit to be optical with the label The signal is transmitted to the communication unit of the computing device, and the processing unit can also analyze the optical signal of the tag to obtain the identification code indicated by the tag, and can control the communication unit to transmit the identification code to the cloud server via the communication network. When the cloud server receives the identification code from the computing device, the cloud server can transmit an analysis application corresponding to the identification code to the computing device and store the storage device in the storage unit, and the processing unit executes the analysis application. The test result is generated. The detection system of claim 1, further comprising a cloud server electrically connected to a communication network, the computing device further comprising a positioning unit capable of generating a location data related to a current location of the computing device, The processing unit can also control the communication unit to transmit the detection result together with the location data to the cloud server via the communication network. A detection system comprising: a detection carrier having an electrochemical detection unit capable of generating an undetected original detection data; a portable transmission device comprising a transmission unit, and an electrical connection The transmission unit and the control unit of the electrochemical detection unit; and a computing device, including a communication unit, and an electrical connection to the communication a processing unit of the signal unit; the control unit can control the transmission unit to transmit the original detection data to the computing device, the communication unit can receive the original detection data, and the processing unit can analyze the original detection data to generate a detection result. The detection system of claim 5, further comprising a cloud server electrically connected to a communication network, wherein the cloud server stores a plurality of unique identification codes, and a plurality of analysis applications respectively corresponding to the identification codes The computing device further includes a storage unit electrically coupled to the processing unit and an input unit, the input unit capable of generating one of the identification codes, the processing unit capable of controlling the communication unit to communicate the identification code via the communication network The path is transmitted to the cloud server, and the cloud server can transmit the analysis application corresponding to the identification code to the computing device and store the data in the storage unit when receiving the identification code from the computing device. The analysis application is executed to generate the detection result. The detection system of claim 5, further comprising a cloud server electrically connected to a communication network, wherein the cloud server stores a plurality of unique identification codes, and a plurality of corresponding identification code analysis applications, respectively. The computing device further includes a storage unit electrically connected to the processing unit and an optical signal capturing unit, the detecting carrier having a label indicating one of the identification codes, the optical signal capturing unit capable of capturing the label An optical signal, the control unit can control the transmission unit to transmit the optical signal of the label to the communication unit of the computing device, and the processing unit can also analyze the optical signal of the label to obtain the indication indicated by the label. And the communication unit can control the communication unit to transmit the identification code to the cloud server via the communication network, and the cloud server can use the analysis application corresponding to the identification code when receiving the identification code from the computing device. And transmitted to the computing device and stored in the storage unit, the processing unit executes the analysis application to generate the detection result. The detection system of claim 5, further comprising a cloud server electrically connected to a communication network, the computing device further comprising a positioning unit capable of generating a location data related to a current location of the computing device, The processing unit can also control the communication unit to transmit the detection result together with the location data to the cloud server via the communication network.