JP5935121B2 - Data entry system, mouse and mouse pad - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a data input system, a mouse and a mouse pad. In particular, in the chromatographic field such as an immunochromatography field, the present invention is easy to handle and inexpensive, and can be used for other purposes. The present invention relates to a data input system that can be easily performed.

  In medical settings such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and home medical care, there is a growing need for tests for point-of-care testing (POCT) to diagnose patients as close to the patient as possible without the need for clinical laboratory specialists. ing. This is because POCT enables rapid and accurate treatment based on immediately obtained examination information. As an inspection apparatus for POCT, an immunochromatography apparatus based on an immunochromatography method has been conventionally used.

  In immunochromatography, when an analyte (sample) such as collected blood, urine, or affected tissue moves inside a porous support by capillary action, it is captured by labeled particles (antibodies) such as colloidal gold, and further on the porous support. The principle is that an immune complex is formed by efficient contact with a locally immobilized capture substance (immobilized antibody), and the specimen is detected as a visible or visible accumulation. The time required for the determination is short (20 minutes or less), rapid examination is possible, and measurement can be performed only by a simple operation of dropping the specimen onto the apparatus.

  Conventionally, many technical proposals have been made on immunochromatography apparatuses. For example, in Patent Document 1 listed below, as an immunochromatographic sensor capable of easily confirming that a specimen (sample solution) has entered the development layer through the visualization substance-binding antibody layer, a sample solution absorption part, a visualization substance-binding antibody layer, And a test strip having a development layer large enough for an antigen-antibody reaction, and a housing containing the test strip, wherein the development layer has a determination unit provided with a fixed antigen, and the housing has a determination unit. An immunochromatographic sensor has been disclosed in which a window portion that allows visual observation from the outside and a window portion that allows at least part of the visualization substance-bound antibody layer to be visible from the outside are provided.

  Patent Document 2 discloses an immunochromatography kit containing organic silver salt particles, a reducing agent for silver ions, and a metal colloid label or a metal sulfide label as a simple, quick and highly sensitive immunochromatography kit. Yes. Patent Document 3 discloses a configuration of a reader using a cartridge provided with a plurality of depressions having a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the casing of the immunochromatographic test device as a reader for an immunochromatographic test piece that can be applied to casings having different shapes. Has been.

JP 2010-156642 A "Immunochromatographic sensor" JP 2008-139297 A "Immunochromatographic kit" Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-114677 “Immunochromatographic Test Piece Reader”

  However, all of the conventional techniques, including those disclosed in each patent document, facilitate and speed up the measurement by studying and improving the structure of the immunochromatography device and the reader (chromatography reader) as independent analyzers. It is intended to improve accuracy or improve convenience. In particular, a chromatoreader that performs measurement while itself or a sample is moved is an exclusive product that is expensive and takes a place as such.

  Moreover, it is convenient if the read data can be saved and processed by a computer after the fact, but for that purpose, a post-input operation is required. It would be convenient to have a device that is easier and cheaper to use, can be used for other purposes, can easily input data to a computer, and can easily manage data.

  Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art in the field of immunochromatography, it is easy to handle and inexpensive, can be used for other purposes, and data input to a computer and data management are easy. It is providing the apparatus etc. which can be performed to. Another object of the present invention is to provide a device that can be used not only in the field of immunochromatography but also in the field of chromatography widely.

  As a result of studying the above problems, the inventors of the present application have come up with the idea that the problems can be solved based on the idea of incorporating a reading device function (chromatography reader function) in chromatography into a mouse that is a pointing device of a computer. . That is, the invention claimed in the present application, or at least the disclosed invention, as means for solving the above-described problems is as follows.

(1) A data input system comprising a mouse and a mouse pad, the mouse being compatible with a position sensor, an analysis sensor for reading a measurement result of chromatography described later, and a pad side guide of the mouse pad described later. A mouse side guide, and a transmission means for transmitting data detected by each sensor to an external data processing device, the mouse pad being compatible with a device accommodating portion for accommodating a chromatography device, and the mouse side guide A data input system comprising a pad-side guide for performing the operation.
(2) A data input system comprising a mouse, a mouse pad, and a data processing program executable by a data processing device for receiving and processing data obtained by the mouse, the mouse comprising a position sensor A sensor for analysis for reading a measurement result of chromatography described later, a mouse side guide adapted to a pad side guide of a mouse pad described later, and a transmission means for transmitting data detected by each sensor to the data processing device. The mouse pad includes a device accommodating portion for accommodating a chromatography device, and a pad side guide adapted to the mouse side guide, and the data processing program receives data transmitted from the transmitting means. The data processing apparatus executes a procedure and a storage management procedure for storing and managing received data A data input system characterized in that
(3) It is characterized by comprising data decoding means for synchronizing the position data detected by the position sensor and the analysis data detected by the analysis sensor and decoding a signal related to each data. The data input system according to 1) or (2).

(4) The data input system according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the pad side guide is a guide rail provided in parallel with a chromatography development direction of the device housing portion. .
(5) The data input system according to (4), wherein the mouse side guide is a groove provided in a slide pad of the mouse.
(6) The data input system according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the mouse includes an analysis sensor switch that controls an operation of the analysis sensor.

(7) The data input system according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein a chromatography device that can be accommodated in the device accommodating portion is attached.
(8) The data input system according to (7), wherein the chromatography device is for measurement by an immunochromatography method.
(9) The data input system according to (2), wherein the data processing program causes the data processing device to execute a procedure for analyzing a chromatographic measurement result based on the received data.
(10) The data input system according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein the mouse is an optical mouse.
(11) A mouse usable for the data input system according to any one of (1) to (10).
(12) A mouse pad that can be used in the data input system according to any one of (1) to (10).
(13) A data input system using a mouse, the mouse transmitting a position sensor, an analysis sensor for reading a measurement result of chromatography described later, and transmitting data detected by each sensor to an external data processing device A data input system comprising means and a guide for moving the chromatographic device in the chromatographic development direction.

  Since the data input system, the mouse and the mouse pad of the present invention are configured as described above, according to this, the operation and handling when performing the immunochromatography method are facilitated, and chemical analysis in the medical field and the like is simplified. In addition, the price can be reduced. In addition, the mouse and mouse pad of the present invention can usually be used as a normal pointing device, and can be used for analysis purposes such as chromatographic readers when necessary, so it is necessary to prepare separate apparatuses for each. Therefore, the system of the device can be made compact, and convenient and inexpensive measurement can be realized. The mouse according to the present invention can function as a compact analyzer that can be usually used as an ordinary mouse.

  Furthermore, according to the data input system and the like of the present invention, it is possible to perform input to a data processing apparatus such as a computer simultaneously with measurement, and to realize high accuracy of measurement and simplification of data management at low cost. it can. Furthermore, if a data processing program is stored in advance or a storable data processing device is prepared, it is possible to measure with a set of a mouse and a mouse pad. Therefore, carrying is convenient and easy. It is. Furthermore, the present invention can be applied not only in the immunochromatography field but also in the entire chromatography field.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the basic composition of the data input system of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows another basic composition of the data input system of this invention. It is the top view and sectional drawing which show the structural example of the mouse pad which concerns on this invention. It is the top view and sectional drawing which show the mouse pad of FIG. 3A in the state which accommodated the device 80 for chromatography. It is the top view (front side) and side view which show the structural example of the mouse | mouth which concerns on this invention. It is a bottom view (back surface) of the mouse | mouth of FIG. 4A. It is explanatory drawing which shows the chromatography measurement result reading method using the mouse | mouth shown in FIG. 3A etc. and a mouse pad. It is the top view (front side), side view, and bottom view (back side) which show the example of composition of the data input system of the present invention which consists only of a mouse. It is the side view and bottom view which show the usage method of the structural example shown to FIG. 6A.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the basic configuration of the data input system of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the data input system 60 is a system including a mouse 10 and a mouse pad 20, and the mouse 10 includes a position sensor 11, an analysis sensor 13 for reading chromatographic measurement results, and a mouse pad. A mouse-side guide 15 compatible with the 20 pad-side guides 25, and a transmission means 17 for transmitting data detected by the position sensor 11 and the analysis sensor 13 to an external data processing device 30 such as a computer. The main feature of the mouse pad 20 is that the mouse pad 20 includes a device housing portion 22 for housing the chromatography device 80 and a pad-side guide 25 that matches the mouse-side guide 15. In addition, the pad side guide 25 can be made into the structure provided in parallel with the chromatography development direction at the time of the device 80 for chromatography being accommodated in the device accommodating part 22. FIG.

  With this configuration, according to the data input system 60, first, the chromatography device 80 is housed and set in the device housing portion 22 on the mouse pad 20, and the mouse side guide 15 is placed in the pad side guide 25 on the mouse pad 20. The mouse 10 is placed on the mouse pad 20 at a position where the measurement results are suitable and an initial position for reading the measurement result, thereby preparing for reading the measurement result of the chromatography device 80 housed in the device housing portion 22. Is made.

Next, the mouse 10 is moved on the mouse pad 20 in a state where the position of the mouse 10 is restricted by the pad side guide 25, whereby the analysis sensor 13 of the mouse 10 moves in the chromatography development direction of the chromatography device 80. That is, it is scanned, and the chromatographic measurement result is detected or read by the analysis sensor 13, and the read data is transmitted to the external data processing device 30 by the transmission means 17.

Needless to say, the mouse 10 can be used as an original pointing device in cases other than the case where it is used as a chromatoreader. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which both the graphy measurement result data and the position data obtained at the same time can be transmitted to the data processing device 30 by the transmission means 17. Rather, by adopting a configuration in which the chromatographic measurement result data and the position data are taken in synchronously, the possible data processing range in the data processing device 30 can be expanded, which is desirable.

  FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing another basic configuration of the data input system of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the data input system 70 has all the configurations shown in FIG. 1 and can be executed by a data processing device 30 outside the system 70 for receiving and processing data obtained by the mouse 10. Further, a data processing program 50 can be further added and configured. The data processing program 50 includes a reception procedure for receiving data transmitted from the transmission means 17 and a storage management procedure for storing and managing the received data. The data processing program 30 executes these procedures. It is something to be made.

As described above, according to the data input system 70 of the present invention further including the data processing program 50, the data processing program 50 can cause the external data processing device 30 to execute a predetermined process. That is, the data processing device 30 receives the chromatographic measurement result data and the position data transmitted from the transmission means 17 of the mouse 10 by the reception procedure of the data processing program 50, and then the data processing device 30 receives the data by the storage management procedure. Save and manage the data. Here, the storage of data may be storage means such as a server in the data processing apparatus 30 or storage means such as an external server or medium.

The data processing program 50 may further include a procedure for analyzing a chromatographic measurement result based on the received data. With this configuration, according to the analysis procedure of the data processing program 50, the data processing device 30 performs an analysis of the chromatographic measurement result based on the already received data. Specific analysis contents / specifications can be appropriately configured.

The data processing program 50 according to the present invention may be stored in an appropriate medium. In this case, such a medium is also within the scope of the present invention. Of course, the data processing program 50 can be used in a state stored in the data processing device 30 outside the configuration of the system 70 of the present invention.

Although not shown in the above figures, the data input systems 60 and 70 of the present invention relate to each data by synchronizing the position data detected by the position sensor 11 and the analysis data detected by the analysis sensor 13. A configuration including data decoding means for decoding a signal can be adopted.

With this configuration, the position data detected by the position sensor 11 and the analysis data detected by the analysis sensor 13 are synchronized by the data decoding means, and the transmission means is a signal obtained by decoding the signal associated with each data. 17 is transmitted to the data processing device 30 and received by the data processing device 30. That is, the input of the above two types of data to the data processing device 30 is simultaneously performed as a decoded signal, and it is possible to realize high accuracy in reading the measurement result and simplification of data management.

FIG. 3A is a plan view and a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a mouse pad according to the present invention. Also,
FIG. 3B is a plan view and a cross-sectional view showing the mouse pad of FIG. 3A in a state in which the chromatography device 80 is housed.
FIG. 4A is a plan view (front side) and a side view showing a configuration example of a mouse according to the present invention.
FIG. 4B is a bottom view (back surface) of the mouse of FIG. 4A. As shown in these figures, in the data input system of the present invention, the pad-side guide 325 of the mouse pad 20 is provided in parallel with the chromatography development direction when the chromatography device 380 is accommodated in the device accommodating portion 322. It can be a guide rail.

Further, the mouse side guide 315 of the mouse 310 can be a groove provided in the slide pad 318 of the mouse 310 in a form that is compatible with the pad side guide 325. With this configuration, when the mouse 310 is placed on the mouse pad 320, the mouse side guide 315 formed as a groove of the slide pad 318 is fitted to the pad side guide 325 formed as a guide rail-like structure. be able to. When the mouse 310 is moved upward (upward in the figure) on the mouse pad 320 in this state, the analysis sensor 313 of the mouse 310 moves in a state of scanning in the longitudinal direction of the device housing portion 322, and the device housing portion When the chromatography device 380 is accommodated in 322, scanning in the chromatography development direction is performed, and the chromatographic measurement result is read.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a method for reading the chromatographic measurement results using the mouse and mouse pad shown in FIG. 3A and the like. The arrow in the figure is the scanning direction.

Thus, by forming the pad-side guide 325 and the mouse-side guide 315 so as to fit with each other, it is possible to obtain a set of mice and mouse pads suitable for scanning of chromatographic measurement results. However, the guide of the present invention is not limited to such a structure, for example, both the pad side guide and the mouse side guide are rail-shaped (convex), and the latter is slid along the former, etc. In short, any structure that guides a mouse as a moving body may be used.

4A and the like, the mouse 310 according to the system of the present invention includes an analysis sensor switch 314 that controls the operation of the analysis sensor 313 separately from the dial 312 and other switches when used as a pointing device. It can be configured. As a result, it is possible to make the specification such that control of the start / end of the function as a chromatographic reader can be easily performed by operating the sensor switch 314 for analysis.

As the mouse used in the system of the present invention, an optical mouse can be suitably used. Further, the mouse and mouse pad itself constituting the data input system are also within the scope of the present invention.

In the data input system shown in FIG. 5 and the like, the chromatographic measurement results are read and input as follows. The chromatography device 380 (specimen) is accommodated in the device accommodating portion 322 of the mouse pad 320, the mouse 310 is placed on the mouse pad 320 so that the mouse side guide 315 fits the pad side guide 325, and the sensor switch for analysis 314. Press to enter measurement result reading mode. Then, the mouse 310 is moved so as to slide on the pad side guide 325.

As a result, the analysis sensor 313 provided in the vicinity of the position sensor 311 scans the chromatography device 380 in the developing direction, and the sensor 313 functions as a chromatographic reader. That is, together with the position data (movement data) by the position sensor 311, the light / dark information from the analysis sensor 313 or other chromatographic measurement result data is transmitted to an external data processing device 30 such as a computer by a transmission means (not shown). To be used for data processing there.

Note that the data input system of the present invention may be a system specialized for immunochromatography, particularly for a chromatographic device for measurement by immunochromatography. Of course, the present invention can also be used for other types of chromatography. In addition, the data input system of the present invention may have a form attached with a chromatography device that can be accommodated in the device accommodating portion.

FIG. 6A is a plan view (front face), a side view, and a bottom view (back face) showing a configuration example of the data input system of the present invention including only a mouse. Also,
FIG. 6B is a side view and a bottom view showing how to use the configuration example shown in FIG. 6A. As shown in these figures, a data input system can be configured even with only a mouse without using a mouse pad. That is, a chromatography device is further provided to a mouse having a position sensor, an analysis sensor for reading the measurement result of chromatography, and a transmission means for transmitting data detected by each sensor to an external data processing device. By providing a guide for moving in the chromatography development direction, a data input system that does not use a mouse pad as described above can be configured. In this example, it is more desirable to provide the analysis sensor and the position sensor on a line along which the device moves as shown in the figure.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, when reading from the device using this example, the mouse is turned over, the device is placed on a guide formed to fit the device, and the device is slid along the guide. . As a result, the device passes over the analysis sensor of the mouse (in this example, also over the position sensor), thereby reading the measurement result. In order to prevent malfunction of the switch on the upper surface of the mouse when the mouse is turned upside down, for example, once the sensor switch for analysis is pressed, control is performed so that the measurement mode is maintained until reading is completed. Can be taken.

  According to the data input system, the mouse and the mouse pad of the present invention, it is easy to operate and handle the immunochromatography method, and the chemical analysis in the medical field can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. Many. In addition, the present invention can be applied not only in the field of immunochromatography but also in the entire field of chromatography. Therefore, the present invention has high industrial applicability in the medical field, analysis field, and all industrial fields and technical fields related thereto.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,310 ... Mouse 11, 311 ... Position sensor 13, 313 ... Analysis sensor 15, 315 ... Mouse side guide 17 ... Transmission means 20, 320 ... Mouse pad 22, 322 ... Device accommodating part 25, 325 ... Pad side guide 30 Data processing device 50 Data processing program 60, 70 Data input system 80, 380 Chromatography device 312 Dial 314 Analytical sensor switch 318 Slide pad 319 Terminal

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A data input system comprising a mouse and a mouse pad, the mouse comprising a position sensor, an analysis sensor for reading a measurement result of chromatography described later, and a mouse guide adapted to a pad side guide of the mouse pad described later And a transmission means for transmitting data detected by each sensor to an external data processing device, the mouse pad having a device accommodating portion for accommodating a chromatography device, and a pad side compatible with the mouse side guide A data input system comprising a guide. A data input system comprising a mouse, a mouse pad, and a data processing program executable by a data processing device for receiving and processing data obtained by the mouse, the mouse comprising a position sensor, a chromatogram described later An analysis sensor for reading the measurement result of the graphic; a mouse side guide adapted to a pad side guide of a mouse pad to be described later; and a transmission means for transmitting data detected by each sensor to the data processing device. The pad includes a device accommodating portion for accommodating a chromatography device, and a pad side guide adapted to the mouse side guide, and the data processing program receives a data transmitted from the transmitting means; Causing the data processing apparatus to execute a storage management procedure for storing and managing received data. Wherein the bets, data entry system. The data decoding means which decodes the signal concerning each data synchronizing the position data which the position sensor detected, and the data for analysis which the analysis sensor detected are characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The data input system according to 2. 4. The data input system according to claim 1, wherein the pad-side guide is a guide rail provided in parallel with a chromatography developing direction of the device housing portion. 5. 5. The data input system according to claim 4, wherein the mouse side guide is a groove provided in a slide pad of the mouse. The data input system according to claim 1, wherein the mouse includes an analysis sensor switch that controls an operation of the analysis sensor. 7. The data input system according to claim 1, further comprising a chromatography device that can be accommodated in the device accommodating portion. The data input system according to claim 7, wherein the chromatography device is for measurement by an immunochromatography method. 3. The data input system according to claim 2, wherein the data processing program causes the data processing apparatus to execute a procedure for analyzing a chromatographic measurement result based on the received data. The data input system according to claim 1, wherein the mouse is an optical mouse. A mouse usable for the data input system according to claim 1. The mouse pad which can be used for the data input system in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 10. A data input system using a mouse, the mouse including a position sensor, an analytical sensor for reading a measurement result of chromatography described later, and a transmission means for transmitting data detected by each sensor to an external data processing device; A data input system comprising a guide for moving a chromatography device in a chromatography development direction.

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