CPC G06K 7/10732 (2013.01) [G01N 35/00732 (2013.01); G01N 35/026 (2013.01); G06K 7/10811 (2013.01); G06K 7/10861 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06K 7/1447 (2013.01); G06K 19/06028 (2013.01); G06K 19/06037 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00752 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00801 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00831 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00851 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0413 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0493 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A method for reading machine-readable labels on sample receptacles, comprising:
with a first label reader at a first location, reading a machine-readable label associated with each sample receptacle of a plurality of sample receptacles held by a rack;
moving the sample rack from the first location to a second location;
with a sensor at the second location, sensing a rack identifier on the sample rack, wherein the sensor is not the first label reader; and
associating the rack identifier with the machine-readable label of each sample receptacle of the plurality of sample receptacles.
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