| US 7,593,787 B2 | ||
| Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples | ||
| Gordon Alan Feingold, Santa Barbara, Calif. (US); James B. Gilmartin, Los Alamos, Calif. (US); Mark Richard Holbrook, Fort Collins, Colo. (US); John A. Favuzzi, Santa Barbara, Calif. (US); and Marc E. Key, Ojai, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Dako Denmark A/S, Glostrup (Denmark) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 23, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/338,522. | ||
| Application 11/338522 is a continuation of application No. 11/229098, filed on Sep. 16, 2005. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/697591, filed on Jul. 07, 2005. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/697813, filed on Jul. 07, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0010911 A1, Jan. 11, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 700—245 [700/246; 700/258; 700/259; 702/19; 702/31; 702/32; 73/648; 73/864.01; 73/864.14; 436/43; 436/44; 436/45; 436/46; 436/49; 435/40.5; 435/40.52; 435/287.2; 435/287.3; 435/303.1] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A method for performing operations over a network on at least one stainer of a plurality of stainers connected in a LAN,
comprising:
establishing a network connection with the at least one stainer in the LAN;
sending commands to the at least one stainer over the network connection; and
receiving responses corresponding to commands sent to the at least one stainer over the network connection,
wherein the operations performed over the network on the at least one stainer include running diagnostic tests and retrieving
diagnostic information, and the diagnostic information is used to automatically schedule service on the at least one stainer,
if the diagnostic information indicates that such service is needed.
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