Claims
- 1. A measuring device, comprising:
a measuring section for measuring a measuring object to generate a plurality of measurements for a plurality of measuring assays; an anomaly detecting section for detecting an anomaly during a measuring process for each measurement; a memory for storing the plurality of measurements; a primary-error-code associating section for associating a primary error code with at least one measurement in which an anomaly was detected during the measuring process; and a secondary-error-code associating section for associating a secondary error code with at least one measurement in which no anomaly was detected during the measuring process.
- 2. A measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the primary error code indicates that an error is contained with a relatively high probability because of the anomaly and the secondary error code indicates that an error is contained with a relatively low probability because of the anomaly.
- 3. A measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the primary error code and the secondary error code each indicate the kind of the anomaly.
- 4. A measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the measuring process for generating the measurement with which the secondary error code is associated comprises at least one measuring step common to the measuring process for generating the measurement with which the primary error code is associated.
- 5. A measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the secondary-error-code associating section selects the measurement with which the secondary error code is associated on the basis of the kind of the anomaly.
- 6. A measuring device according to claim 1, further comprising a memory for storing a correspondence table for the kind of the anomaly and the measurement assay with which the secondary error code is associated.
- 7. A measuring device according to claim 6, wherein the secondary-error-code associating section selects the measurement with which the secondary error code is associated in accordance with the correspondence table.
- 8. A measuring device according to claim 7, further comprising means for updating the correspondence table in accordance with a user instruction.
- 9. A measuring device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of a display for displaying the measurement together with the primary error code and the secondary error code and a printing section for printing the measurement together with the primary error code and the secondary error code.
- 10. A measuring device according to claim 9, wherein the primary error code is displayed or printed in a color different from that of the secondary error code.
- 11. An automatic analyzer, comprising:
a measuring section for reacting a sample taken from an analyte with reagents corresponding to the measurement assays, measuring the reaction solution, and generating a plurality of measurements for the plurality of measurement assays; an anomaly detecting section for detecting an anomaly during a measuring process for each measurement; a memory for storing the plurality of measurements; a primary-error-code associating section for associating a primary error code with at least one measurement in which an anomaly was detected during the measuring process; and a secondary-error-code associating section for associating a secondary error code with at least one measurement in which no anomaly was detected during the measuring process.
- 12. An automatic analyzer according to claim 11, wherein the primary error code indicates that an error is contained with a relatively high probability because of the anomaly and the secondary error code indicates that an error is contained with a relatively low probability because of the anomaly.
- 13. An automatic analyzer according to claim 11, wherein the primary error code and the secondary error code each indicate the kind of the anomaly.
- 14. An automatic analyzer according to claim 11, wherein the measuring process for generating the measurement with which the secondary error code is associated comprises at least one measuring step common to the measuring process for generating the measurement with which the primary error code is associated.
- 15. An automatic analyzer according to claim 11, wherein the secondary-error-code associating section selects the measurement with which the secondary error code is associated on the basis of the kind of the anomaly.
- 16. An automatic analyzer according to claim 11, further comprising a memory for storing a correspondence table for the kind of the anomaly and the measurement assay with which the secondary error code is associated.
- 17. An automatic analyzer according to claim 16, wherein the secondary-error-code associating section selects the measurement with which the secondary error code is associated in accordance with the correspondence table.
- 18. An automatic analyzer according to claim 16, further comprising means for updating the correspondence table in accordance with a user instruction.
- 19. An automatic analyzer according to claim 11, further comprising at least one of a display for displaying the measurement together with the primary error code and the secondary error code and a printing section for printing the measurement together with the primary error code and the secondary error code.
- 20. An automatic analyzer according to claim 19, wherein the primary error code is displayed or printed in a color different from that of the secondary error code.
- 21. A method for controlling measurements, comprising the steps of:
measuring a measuring object to generate a plurality of measurements for a plurality of measuring assays; detecting an anomaly during a measuring process; associating a primary error code with at least one measurement in which an anomaly was detected during the measuring process; and associating a secondary error code with at least one measurement in which no anomaly was detected during the measuring process.
- 22. A method according to claim 21, wherein the primary error code indicates that an error is contained with a relatively high probability because of the anomaly and the secondary error code indicates that an error is contained with a relatively low probability because of the anomaly.
- 23. A method according to claim 21, wherein the primary error code and the secondary error code each indicate the kind of the anomaly.
- 24. A method according to claim 21, wherein the measurement with which the secondary error code is associated is selected on the basis of the kind of the anomaly.
- 25. A method according to claim 21, wherein the measurement with which the secondary error code is associated is selected in accordance with a correspondence table for the kind of the anomaly and the measurement assay.
- 26. A method according to claim 21, wherein the measurement is displayed or printed together with the primary error code and the secondary error code.
Priority Claims (1)
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2002-170821 |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a Continuation Application of PCT Application No. PCT/JP03/07499, filed Jun. 12, 2003, which was not published under PCT Article 21 (2) in English.
[0002] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-170821, filed Jun. 12, 2002, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Continuations (1)
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PCT/JP03/07499 |
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10864534 |
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