JP4969494B2 - Automatic analyzer and control device used therefor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic analyzer that performs qualitative and quantitative analysis of a biological sample, and more particularly, to an automatic analyzer that includes a software keyboard input device that displays a keyboard on a display screen and inputs the screen by touching the screen.

  In response to demands for smaller equipment installation area, a visual touch screen is provided as a means of inputting information without using hardware external input devices such as a keyboard and mouse, and numerical or character data input is required. In some cases, computer interface display modules that display pop-up keyboards (software keyboards) have been developed.

  And the automatic analyzer provided with the software keyboard as an input means is known (for example, refer patent document 1).

JP-T-2004-502179

  In recent years, an automatic analyzer having a function described in Patent Document 1 is assumed to be used in many countries, and the locale of the system is changed in accordance with the country of the delivery destination. By changing the locale of the system, the software keyboard display function on the operation screen of the automatic analyzer changes the software keyboard to be displayed according to the locale of the system. For example, in the Russian-speaking region, a software keyboard on which Russian characters are arranged is displayed, and in the Greek-speaking region, a software keyboard on which Greek characters are arranged is displayed. Similarly, the notation on the operation screen of the automatic analyzer is changed to a notation suitable for the locale of the system.

  However, the operation screen of the automatic analyzer has an input field in which only one locale is valid for input restriction. For example, the input field on the login screen and the input field on the sample registration screen are limited to alphanumeric characters, and it is impossible to input languages other than English, such as Russian and Greek. If the locale set in the system does not match an input field that has an input restriction that enables only one locale, information input from the software keyboard displayed according to the system locale is not allowed. It becomes possible.

  In other words, when entering information in an input field that has a different input restriction from the system locale, the system locale is changed to match the input restriction of the input field, and the software keyboard of the locale that matches the input restriction is displayed. Operation is required. In addition, after inputting information, it is necessary to restore the system locale to the original one and to return to the software keyboard that matches the system locale. Therefore, when the software keyboard is used as an input means and the input field input restriction is different from the system locale, there is a problem that the input operation from the software keyboard becomes complicated and the operability is lowered.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic analyzer that can display a software keyboard having a locale that matches the input restriction of the input field without changing the locale of the system, can input information, and has improved operability, and a control device used therefor. It is to provide.

(1) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an automatic analyzer for displaying a software keyboard on a display screen and inputting information using the software keyboard, the input screen being displayed on the display screen When the field provided in is selected, if there is an input restriction in that field, the locale's software keyboard is displayed while the locale set in the device is retained and the information is displayed. Is provided with display control means for inputting.
With this configuration, it is possible to display a software keyboard having a locale that matches the input restriction of the input field without changing the system locale, and to input information, thereby improving operability.

(2) In the above (1), preferably, the system locale storage means for storing the locale set in the apparatus and the input restriction information of the fields used for input on the input screen displayed on the display screen are stored. Input control information storage means; device locale stored in the system locale storage means; and determination means for determining a match / mismatch between the field locale stored in the input restriction information storage means and the display control The means displays a software keyboard corresponding to the locale of the field stored in the input restriction information storage means when the determination means determines that they do not match .

(3) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is used in an automatic analyzer that displays a software keyboard on a display screen and inputs information using the software keyboard. A control device that controls a display device to be displayed, and when a field of an input screen provided in the display device is selected and there is an input restriction in the field, a locale set in the display device while maintaining the one in which the software keyboard locale that matches the limit of the field was so that is displayed on the display device.

(4) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is used in an automatic analyzer that displays a software keyboard on a display screen and inputs information using the software keyboard. A control device for controlling a display device to be displayed, a system for displaying a software keyboard having a locale different from the locale set in the device and inputting information, and a system for storing the locale set in the device A locale storage unit ; an input restriction information storage unit for storing input restriction information of fields used for input on an input screen displayed on the display screen; a device locale stored in the system locale storage unit; and the input determining determines match or mismatch of the locale stored in the restriction information storage section field With the door, the display control unit, when the determination unit determines that mismatch, the software keyboard corresponding to the locale of the field stored in the input limit information storing unit that be displayed on the display screen It is.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to display a software keyboard having a locale that matches the input restriction of the input field without changing the locale of the system, and to input information, thereby improving operability.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of an automatic analyzer according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, the configuration of the automatic analyzer according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an automatic analyzer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  A reaction vessel 1-2 is installed on the outer periphery of the reaction disk 1-1. The reaction disk 1-1 is held at a predetermined temperature by the heat insulating tank 1-3. The heat storage tank 1-3 is supplied with the liquid stored in the constant temperature tank 1-4 and maintained at a constant temperature.

  The sample disk mechanism 1-5 is provided with a plurality of test tubes in which specimens are stored. Barcode 1-6 is affixed to the test tube. Information on the barcode 1-6 (specimen number, etc.) is read by the barcode reader 1-26. The specimen in the test tube is appropriately extracted by the nozzle 1-8 of the pipetting mechanism 1-7 and injected into the reaction container 1-2 at the specimen dispensing position.

  Reagent bottles with barcode labels are installed in the reagent disk mechanisms 1-9A1 and 1-9B1. Bar code reading devices 1-27A and 1-27B are attached to each of the reagent disk mechanisms 1-9A1 and 1-9B1, and at the time of reagent registration, the barcode is read and reagent bottle information corresponding to the position is registered. The reagent disk mechanisms 1-9A1 and 1-9B1 are provided with a second reagent pipetting mechanism 1-10A and a first reagent pipetting mechanism 1-10B, respectively. The agitation mechanism 1-11 is disposed in proximity to the reagent disk mechanisms 1-9A1 and 1-9B1. Between the multi-wavelength photometer 1-12 and the light source 1-13, a reaction vessel 1-2 for accommodating a photometric object is arranged. The cleaning mechanism 1-14 is used for cleaning the inside of the reaction vessel 1-2.

  The control system includes a reagent dispensing mechanism 1-19 for controlling the second reagent pipetting mechanism 1-10A and the first reagent pipetting mechanism 1-10B, and a washing pump 1-20 for controlling the washing mechanism 1-14. And a sample reagent dispensing mechanism 1-21 for controlling the pipetting mechanism 1-7.

  The signal processing system includes a microcomputer 1-15, an interface 1-16, a log (logarithmic) converter 1-17, an A / D converter 1-18, and a hard disk 1-24 as a storage device. ing. The microcomputer 1-15 is installed with an OS and application software that operates on the OS. Control of the control system is executed by application software. Control of the signal processing system is executed by another application software. Further, the control for displaying the software keyboard on the display screen is executed by another application software.

  As input / output means, a printer 1-22 for printing, a CRT 1-23 for display, and an operation panel 1-25 are provided. On the operation panel 1-25, buttons such as start and stop are arranged. The CRT 1-23 displays a software keyboard used for inputting analysis conditions and the like in addition to displaying analysis results. By touching the software keyboard, the desired letters and numbers can be entered. Therefore, CRT1-23 is an input / output unit.

  Next, the operation of the automatic analyzer will be described.

  The specimen placed in the test tube to which the barcode is attached is transferred to the reaction container 1- 1 using the nozzle 1-8 of the specimen pipetting mechanism 1-7 according to the analysis parameters stored in the memory in the microcomputer 1-15. 2 is dispensed into a predetermined amount. The analysis parameter is input in advance from the software keyboard.

  Next, the reaction container 1-2 into which the specimen is dispensed is transferred to the reagent dispensing position by rotating the reaction disk 1-1. Thereafter, according to the analysis parameters stored in the microcomputer 1-15, the nozzles of the reagent pipetting mechanisms 1-10A and 1-10B are used to place the reagent and the sample in the reaction container 1-2. A fixed amount is dispensed. The analysis parameter is input in advance from the software keyboard.

  Thereafter, the sample and the reagent are stirred and mixed by the stirring mechanism 1-11.

  When the reaction vessel 1-2 crosses the photometric position, the absorbance is measured by the multiwavelength photometer 1-12. The photometric absorbance is taken into the microcomputer 1-15 via the Log converter 1-17, the A / D converter 1-18, and the interface 1-16. This absorbance is converted into concentration data based on a calibration curve created from the absorbance of a standard sample solution measured in advance by an analysis method designated for each item. The measured component concentration data is output to the screen of the printer 1-22 or CRT1-23.

  In the above measurement principle, the operator performs various parameter settings necessary for measurement, registration of samples, and confirmation of analysis results on the screen of the CRT 1-23.

Next, display control of the software keyboard in the automatic analyzer according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the software keyboard control means in the automatic analyzer according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the control contents by the software keyboard control means in the automatic analyzer according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 to 8 are explanatory diagrams of display examples by the display control means of the software keyboard in the automatic analyzer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the software keyboard control unit according to the present embodiment includes a system locale storage unit 15A, an input restriction information storage unit 15B, a determination unit 15C, a software keyboard storage unit 15D, and a display control unit 15E. I have. Each of these means indicates the operation of application software installed in the microcomputer 1-15 as a hardware configuration.

  The system locale storage unit 15A stores a system locale. The system locale is set up for the OS installed in the microcomputer 1-15. For example, if the country of use of the automatic analyzer is Japan, the system locale is set up as "Japan". If the country of use of the automatic analyzer is Russia, the system locale is set up as "Russia". Has been.

  The input restriction information storage means 15B stores the input restriction locale of the field used for input. Among the fields used for input, for example, there are fields in which only alphanumeric characters can be input. For such fields, the locale of input restriction is “English-speaking”.

  When the field used for input on the display screen is focused, the determination unit 15C determines the system locale based on the information stored in the system locale storage unit 15A and the input restriction information storage unit 15B. Determine whether the locale of the field used for input matches. The determination result is output to the display control means 15E.

  The software keyboard storage unit 15D stores display screen data of a plurality of software keyboards. As the stored software keyboard, for example, “alphanumeric keyboard” for the “English-speaking” locale, “Russian keyboard for the Russian” locale, and the like are stored.

  Based on the determination result of the determination unit 15C, the display control unit 15E displays a software keyboard suitable for the system locale from the software keyboards stored in the software keyboard storage unit 15D when the determination results match. Display on the screen. If the determination results do not match, the display control unit 15E displays a software keyboard that matches the locale of the field used for input on the display screen. Further, the display control means 15E takes in the coordinates of the touched portion of the displayed software keyboard and displays the characters corresponding to the key code assigned to the coordinates in the field used for input.

  Next, the contents of control by the software keyboard control means will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S10, the determination unit 15C acquires the locale of the field used for input stored in the input restriction information storage unit 15B when the field used for input on the display screen is focused.

  Next, in step S20, the determination unit 15C acquires the locale of the field used for input stored in the system locale storage unit 15A.

  In step S30, the determination unit 15C determines whether or not the system locale acquired in step S20 matches the locale of the field used for input acquired in step S10. If they do not match, the process proceeds to step S40, and if they match, the process proceeds to step S50.

  When the locale of the system and the locale of the field used for input do not match, in step S40, the display control means 15E displays a software keyboard corresponding to the locale of the field used for input on the display screen.

  If the locale of the system matches the locale of the field used for input, in step S50, the display control means 15E displays a software keyboard suitable for the system locale on the display screen.

  After the software keyboard is displayed on the display screen in step S40 or step S50, in step S60, the display control means 15E takes in the coordinates of the touched portion of the displayed software keyboard and assigns them to the coordinates. The character corresponding to the key code is captured as input information and displayed in a field used for input to input information using a software keyboard.

  Next, a first display example by the display control means of the software keyboard will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In this example, it is assumed that the locale of the system is set up as “Japan”, and the field used for input is limited to “alphanumeric characters”.

  FIG. 4 shows a display screen 23A at the time of logon to the automatic analyzer. In the upper part of the display screen 23A, “logon” which is the title T01 of the display screen is displayed, and on the left side of the fields IF01 and IF02 used for input are the titles T02 and T03 of the fields used for the respective inputs “ “Operator ID” and “Password” are displayed. Further, titles T04 and T05 of “cancel” and “OK” buttons are displayed at the bottom of the display screen 23A.

  Here, since the locale of the system is set up as “Japan” as described above, the titles T01,..., T05 are displayed in Japanese. On the other hand, the fields IF01 and IF02 used for input have an input restriction of “alphanumeric characters” only.

  FIG. 5 shows a case where the operator who is logging on to the automatic analyzer touches the field IF01 used for input on the display screen 23A of FIG. 4, that is, the field IF01 used for input is in focus. A display example is shown. In this case, the display screen 23B of the software keyboard is displayed by the control of step S40 of the display control means 15E described above. Here, since the field IF01 used for input has an input restriction of “alphanumeric characters” only, an “alphanumeric” software keyboard is displayed under the control of step S40 of the display control means 15E.

  Next, a second display example by the display control means of the software keyboard will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In this example, it is assumed that the locale of the system is set up to “Russia”, and the fields used for input are limited to input only “alphanumeric characters” and are not limited.

  FIG. 6 shows a display screen 23C at the time of sample registration for the automatic analyzer. “Sample registration” which is the title T11 of the display screen is displayed on the upper part of the display screen 23C, and the titles T12 and T13 of the fields used for the respective inputs are displayed on the left side of the fields IF11 and IF12 used for the input. "Sample name" and "Comment" are displayed. In addition, titles T14 and T15 of “Cancel” and “OK” buttons are displayed at the bottom of the display screen 23C.

  Here, as described above, since the locale of the system is set up to “Russia”, the titles T11,..., T15 are displayed in Russian. On the other hand, the field IF 11 used for input has an input restriction of only “alphanumeric characters”, but the field IF 12 used for input has no input restriction.

  FIG. 7 shows a case where the operator trying to register the sample name in the automatic analyzer touches the field IF 11 used for input on the display screen 23C of FIG. 6, that is, the field IF 11 used for input is focused. A display example is shown. In this case, the display screen 23D of the software keyboard is displayed under the control of step S40 of the display control means 15E described above. Here, since the field IF 11 used for input has an input limitation of “alphanumeric characters” only, an “alphanumeric” software keyboard is displayed under the control of step S40 of the display control means 15E.

  After the software keyboard 23D is displayed on the display screen, when the operator touches the displayed software keyboard, the coordinates of the touched portion are fetched by the control of step S60 of the display control means 15E, and the coordinates are displayed as the coordinates. A character corresponding to the assigned key code is captured as input information and displayed in a field used for input. In the illustrated example, a sample name “ABCD” is input and displayed in the field IF 11 used for input.

  FIG. 8 shows a display example when the operator who is going to register a sample comment in the automatic analyzer touches the field IF 12 used for input on the display screen 23C of FIG. In this case, the display screen 23E of the software keyboard is displayed under the control of step S50 of the display control means 15E described above. Here, since there is no input restriction in the field IF 12 used for input, a “Russian” software keyboard suitable for the locale of the system is displayed under the control of step S50 of the display control means 15E.

  After the software keyboard 23E is displayed on the display screen, when the operator touches the displayed software keyboard, the coordinates of the touched portion are taken in by the control of step S60 of the display control means 15E, and the coordinates are displayed as the coordinates. A character corresponding to the assigned key code is captured as input information and displayed in a field used for input.

  In the above description, when the field used for input is in focus, the processing of steps S10 to S50 in FIG. 3 is executed to display the software keyboard suitable for the field in focus. On the other hand, for example, in the example shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, when the logon screen is displayed, the processing of steps S10 to S50 in FIG. 3 is executed and displayed as shown in FIG. It is also possible to display a software keyboard suitable for a field. That is, in the logon screen shown in FIG. 4, there are two fields IN01 and IN02, both of which are restricted to “alphanumeric characters”. In this case, the logon screen of FIG. At the time of display, the processing of steps S10 to S50 in FIG. 3 can be executed to display the software keyboard suitable for the displayed field shown in FIG. On the other hand, in the example shown in FIG. 6, since the field IN11 has an input restriction and the field IN12 has no input restriction, when the field used for input is focused, the processes in steps S10 to S50 in FIG. 3 are executed. Therefore, it is necessary to display the software keyboard that matches the focused field.

Next, display control of the software keyboard in the automatic analyzer according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of display control of the software keyboard in the automatic analyzer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 8, in order to mix the display of characters according to the system locale and the display of characters different from the system locale, when inputting characters in the input field with input restrictions In addition, it is necessary not to change the system locale. That is, it is necessary to hold a preset locale. For example, in the example of FIG. 7, when the system locale is changed to display alphanumeric characters in the field IF 11, for example, the titles T01 to T05 shown in FIG. 4 are also changed to a display suitable for the system locale. It is. Therefore, in this embodiment, a software keyboard suitable for the input restricted locale is displayed without changing the system locale.

  In FIG. 9, two types of fields IF-IN and IF-NON are displayed on the display screen 23F. Here, the field IF-IN is a field in which a character suitable for the locale of the system can be input without any input restriction, like the field IF12 of FIG. This is referred to as an “input field”. The field IF-NON is a field with input restrictions such as the fields IF01 and IF02 in FIG. 5 and the field IF11 in FIG. This is referred to as a “non-input field”. The non-input field is defined so that the system (OS) does not recognize it as an input field.

  The input field IF-IN is managed by the system (OS). The system includes first display control means 15E1. The non-input field IF-NON is managed by application software. The application software includes second display control means 15E2. A combination of the first display control means 15E1 and the second display control means 15E2 corresponds to the display control means 15E in FIG.

  The first display control means 15E1 inquires whether or not the input field IF-IN is focused. When the input field is focused, as shown in FIG. 8, a general-purpose software keyboard 23E suitable for the system locale is displayed.

  After the software keyboard 23E is displayed on the display screen, when the operator touches the displayed software keyboard, the display control means 15E1 takes in the coordinates of the touched portion, and the key code assigned to the coordinates. The character corresponding to is captured as input information and displayed in a field used for input.

  Here, since the non-input field IF-NON is not defined as an input field, the first display control unit 15E1 does not inquire whether the non-input field IF-NON is focused. Therefore, even if the non-input field IF-NON is focused, the system does not change the system locale.

  On the other hand, the second display control means 15E2 inquires whether or not the non-input field IF-NON is focused. When the non-input field is focused, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, dedicated software keyboards 23B and 23D suitable for the system locale are displayed.

  After the software keyboard is displayed on the display screen, when the operator touches the displayed software keyboard, the display control means 15E2 takes in the coordinates of the touched portion and assigns the key code assigned to the coordinates. Corresponding characters are captured as input information and displayed in a field used for input.

  In order to carry out the operation described above, the following preparation is essential. First, in the input field of the operation screen of the automatic analyzer, a field whose input restriction is valid only for one locale is extracted in advance. In the extracted input field, set a locale that meets the input restrictions. In addition, a software keyboard having a locale that matches the input restriction of the input field is prepared as one of the operation screens so that the locale changing operation of the non-input field is not performed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the input restricted locale of the input field is different from the locale set in the system on the operation screen of the automatic analyzer, the locale set in the system is changed. Without changing, it is possible to display a software keyboard of a locale that meets the input restrictions of the input field and to input information into the input field. This eliminates the locale change operation of the system that occurs for the operator, and makes it possible to smoothly perform the information input operation on the operation screen. Therefore, the operability of the input operation in the automatic analyzer is improved.

It also reduces the risk of incorrect information input due to locale changes.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the automatic analyzer by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the software keyboard control means in the automatic analyzer by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control content by the software keyboard control means in the automatic analyzer by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a display by the display control means of the software keyboard in the automatic analyzer by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a display by the display control means of the software keyboard in the automatic analyzer by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a display by the display control means of the software keyboard in the automatic analyzer by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a display by the display control means of the software keyboard in the automatic analyzer by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a display by the display control means of the software keyboard in the automatic analyzer by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the display control of the software keyboard in the automatic analyzer by one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1-15 ... Microcomputer 1-24 ... Hard disk 1-23 ... CRT
15A ... System locale storage means 15B ... Input restriction information storage means 15D ... Software keyboard storage means 15C ... Determination means 15E ... Display control means

Claims (4)

An automatic analyzer that displays a software keyboard on a display screen and inputs information using the software keyboard,
When a field provided on the input screen displayed on the display screen is selected and there is an input restriction on that field, the locale set in the device is retained and the field restriction is met. An automatic analyzer comprising a display control means for displaying a locale software keyboard and inputting information. The automatic analyzer according to claim 1, wherein
System locale storage means for storing the locale set in the device;
Input restriction information storage means for storing input restriction information of fields used for input on the input screen displayed on the display screen;
A determination unit for determining a match / mismatch between the locale of the device stored in the system locale storage unit and the locale of the field stored in the input restriction information storage unit;
The automatic analysis apparatus, wherein the display control means displays a software keyboard corresponding to the locale of the field stored in the input restriction information storage means when the determination means determines that they do not match. Used for automatic analyzers that display a software keyboard on the display screen and input information using this software keyboard.
A control device for controlling a display device for displaying the software keyboard for inputting the information,
When a field provided on the input screen displayed on the display device is selected and there is an input restriction on the field, the locale set in the display device is retained and the field restriction is maintained. A control device that displays a software keyboard of a suitable locale on the display device. Used for automatic analyzers that display a software keyboard on the display screen and input information using this software keyboard.
A control device for controlling a display device for displaying the software keyboard for inputting the information,
A display controller that displays a software keyboard of a locale different from the locale set in the device and inputs information;
A system locale storage unit for storing the locale set to the device,
An input restriction information storage unit for storing information on input restriction of fields used for input on the input screen displayed on the display screen;
A determination unit for determining a match / mismatch between the locale of the device stored in the system locale storage unit and the locale of the field stored in the input restriction information storage unit ,
The display control unit displays a software keyboard corresponding to a locale of a field stored in the input restriction information storage unit on the display screen when the determination unit determines that they do not match.

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