JP4451638B2 - Analyte processing apparatus, analyte processing system, management apparatus, program for executing control method of analyte processing apparatus, and storage medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an analyte processing apparatus, an analyte processing system, a management apparatus, a program for executing a control method of the analyte processing apparatus, and a storage medium, and more particularly, an analyte processing apparatus and a management apparatus via a network. The present invention relates to an analyte processing apparatus, an analyte processing system, a management apparatus, a program for executing a control method for the analyte processing apparatus, and a storage medium in a connected configuration.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a remote support system is known in which an analyzer screen and a management device screen can be linked by connecting an analyzer and a management device via a network (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

In the remote support system disclosed in Patent Document 1, the same screen as that displayed on the analysis apparatus is displayed on the management apparatus, and the analysis apparatus is operated by an input operation from the management apparatus.
US Pat. No. 6,629,060

  In the remote support system as disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to link the screens of the analysis device and the management device, for example, all drawing commands corresponding to the screen of the analysis device are transferred from the analysis device to the management device. A method of transmitting and drawing the same screen as the screen of the analyzer on the management device is conceivable.

  However, in such a method for transmitting all drawing commands corresponding to the screen of the analysis apparatus, the number of commands transmitted from the analysis apparatus to the management apparatus increases, so the amount of data transmitted from the analysis apparatus to the management apparatus increases. There is an inconvenience. For this reason, since it takes a long time until the screen is linked between the analysis device and the management device, there is a problem that it is difficult to quickly and smoothly link the screen. In addition, if it is difficult to link the screens quickly and smoothly, there is a risk that the measurement operation in the analyzer may be hindered when an operation instruction is given to the analyzer by an input operation from the management device. There is also a problem that there is.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and one object of the present invention is to perform quick and smooth screen interlocking and measurement with an analyzer (analyte processing apparatus). An analysis apparatus (analyte processing apparatus), an analysis system, a management apparatus, a program for executing a control method for an analysis apparatus (analyte processing apparatus), and a storage medium capable of reducing the risk of hindering operation Is to provide.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

An analyte processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is an analyte processing apparatus connectable to a management apparatus via a network, a display unit for displaying a predetermined basic screen including a character string and a button, and a display When an input means for inputting a command via a button included in the basic screen displayed on the part and the basic screen displayed on the display part are updated, it corresponds to an update area having an updated part And a control unit that transmits update area data including image data to the management device. When the update of the basic screen is an update of a character string, the control unit waits for a predetermined timing and includes the character string. When the data is transmitted to the management device and the update of the basic screen is based on the input of a command via a button, the update area data including the button display in the input state is not managed without waiting for a predetermined timing. To send to.

  In the analyte processing apparatus according to the first aspect, as described above, when the display unit displaying a predetermined basic screen and the basic screen displayed on the display unit are updated, the update having the updated portion is performed. By providing a control means for transmitting update area data including image data corresponding to the area to the management apparatus, only the update area data is transmitted to the management apparatus when the basic screen of the analyte processing apparatus is updated. Therefore, the amount of data transmitted from the analyte processing apparatus to the management apparatus can be reduced. In addition, by sending image data corresponding to the update region of the analyte processing apparatus to the management device, compared to a case where all drawing commands corresponding to the screen of the update region of the analyte processing device are sent to the management device, Since the number of commands transmitted from the analyte processing apparatus to the management apparatus can be reduced, the amount of data transmitted from the analyte processing apparatus to the management apparatus can also be reduced. As a result, the screens of the analyte processing apparatus and the management apparatus can be linked quickly and smoothly. In addition, since the screen of the analyte processing apparatus and the management apparatus can be linked quickly and smoothly in this way, when the measurement operation is instructed from the management apparatus to the analyte processing apparatus, The possibility of disturbing the measurement operation can be reduced.

  In the analyte processing apparatus according to the first aspect described above, preferably, the update area is a rectangular area surrounding the updated portion, and update area data including image data corresponding to the rectangular area is transmitted to the management apparatus. According to this configuration, the update area data including the image data corresponding to the rectangular area having the minimum necessary size including the updated portion can be transmitted to the management apparatus. The amount of data transmitted to the management device can be reduced.

  In the analyte processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the control unit preferably stores data including image data corresponding to the update area of the basic screen as virtual screen data, and creates update area data from the virtual screen data. To the management device. If comprised in this way, update area data can be easily transmitted to a management apparatus.

  In the analyte processing apparatus according to the first aspect, preferably, the control unit compresses the update area data including the image data and transmits the compressed data to the management apparatus. With this configuration, the amount of data transmitted from the analyte processing apparatus to the management apparatus can be further reduced.

  In this case, the control means may compress the update area data including the image data by the PNG method. If comprised in this way, update area data can be compressed and transmitted to a management apparatus easily.

  In the analyte processing apparatus according to the first aspect, preferably, the update area data includes position information of the update area on the basic screen in addition to the image data of the update area. If comprised in this way, the position of an update area | region can be confirmed easily on the management apparatus side.

In analyte processing apparatus according to the first aspect preferably further comprises a measurement means to measure an analyte, the basic screen, in response to commands input from the progress and input means of the measurement by the measuring means updates Is done. According to this configuration, the update area data of the basic screen updated in response to the progress of measurement by the measurement unit and the command input from the input unit is transmitted to the management apparatus. And the management device can be smoothly linked.

  In the analyte processing apparatus including the measurement unit, the control unit preferably receives transmission data transmitted from the management device and controls the measurement unit according to the received transmission data. If comprised in this way, the measurement operation | movement by an analyte processing apparatus can be easily performed by the measurement instruction | indication from a management apparatus.

An analyte processing system according to a second aspect of the present invention is an analyte processing system comprising an analyte processing device and a management device connected to the analyte processing device via a network, wherein the analyte processing device is A first display unit for displaying a predetermined basic screen including a character string and a button, a first input means for inputting a command via a button included in the basic screen displayed on the first display unit, If you receive a basic screen is updated in one display unit, and a first control means for transmitting the update region data including image data corresponding to the update region having the updated portion to the management apparatus, the first When the basic screen update is a character string update, the control means waits for a predetermined timing to send update area data including the character string to the management device, and the basic screen update is performed by a command via a button. By input Expediently, without waiting for the predetermined timing, transmits the update region data including the button display in a state of being input into the management device, the management device, the analyte processor basic screen displayed on the first display portion of the And second control means for receiving update area data from the analyte processing apparatus and updating the basic screen displayed on the second display section based on the received update area data.

  In the analyte processing system according to the second aspect, as described above, the first display unit displaying a predetermined basic screen on the analyte processing apparatus and the basic screen displayed on the first display unit are updated. A first control means for transmitting update area data including image data corresponding to an update area having an updated portion to the management apparatus, and in the management apparatus, the first display section of the analyte processing apparatus. Analysis is provided by providing a second display unit that displays the displayed basic screen, and a second control unit that receives update region data from the analyte processing apparatus and updates the basic screen based on the received update region data. When the basic screen of the material processing apparatus is updated, only the update area data is transmitted to the management apparatus, so that the amount of data transmitted from the analyte processing apparatus to the management apparatus can be reduced. In addition, by sending image data corresponding to the update region of the analyte processing apparatus to the management device, compared to a case where all drawing commands corresponding to the screen of the update region of the analyte processing device are sent to the management device, Since the number of commands transmitted from the analyte processing apparatus to the management apparatus can be reduced, the amount of data transmitted from the analyte processing apparatus to the management apparatus can also be reduced. Further, the basic screen can be displayed and updated in the management device by the second display unit and the second control means of the management device. As a result, the screens of the analyte processing apparatus and the management apparatus can be linked quickly and smoothly.

In the analyte processing system according to the second aspect, preferably, the analyte processing apparatus further includes a measurement unit that measures the analyte, and the management apparatus further includes a second input unit that receives an input of a command, The second control means transmits transmission data created from the command input from the second input means to the analyte processing apparatus, and the first control means controls the measurement means according to the transmission data transmitted from the management apparatus. . If comprised in this way, when instruct | indicating a measurement operation from the management apparatus to the analyte processing apparatus, the measurement operation of the analyte processing apparatus can be performed smoothly.

A program for executing a control method for an analyte processing apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is a program for executing a control method for an analyte processing apparatus connectable to a management apparatus via a network, It is updated when a predetermined basic screen including a character string and a button is displayed, an instruction input is received through a button included in the displayed basic screen, and the displayed basic screen is updated. Transmitting update area data including image data corresponding to an update area having a portion to the management device, and when the basic screen update is a character string update, the character string is awaited at a predetermined timing. When the update area data including is transmitted to the management device and the basic screen is updated by inputting a command via a button, the update is not input until the predetermined timing is reached. It sends the update region data including the button display of state management device.

In the program for executing the control method of the analyte processing apparatus according to the third aspect, when the displayed basic screen is updated, an update area including image data corresponding to the update area having the updated portion When the basic screen of the analyte processing apparatus is updated by transmitting data to the management apparatus, only the update area data is transmitted to the management apparatus, so the amount of data transmitted from the analyte processing apparatus to the management apparatus Can be reduced. In addition, by sending image data corresponding to the update region of the analyte processing apparatus to the management device, compared to a case where all drawing commands corresponding to the screen of the update region of the analyte processing device are sent to the management device, Since the number of commands transmitted from the analyte processing apparatus to the management apparatus can be reduced, the amount of data transmitted from the analyte processing apparatus to the management apparatus can also be reduced. As a result, the screens of the analyte processing apparatus and the management apparatus can be linked quickly and smoothly. In addition, since the screen of the analyte processing apparatus and the management apparatus can be linked quickly and smoothly in this way, when the measurement operation is instructed from the management apparatus to the analyte processing apparatus, The possibility of disturbing the measurement operation can be reduced.

In this case, it is preferable to use a computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to the third aspect is recorded.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the overall configuration of an analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the overall configuration of the analysis system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the analysis system according to the present embodiment, a plurality of analysis apparatuses 1 are connected to a management apparatus 2 composed of a personal computer (PC) via a network 3. The analysis apparatus 1 and the management apparatus 2 can communicate using TCP / IP. As the network 3, a local area network (LAN), the Internet, a telephone line, or the like can be used. In addition, the analyzer 1 in this embodiment is a small blood cell counter, and does not have a personal computer (PC) as a data processing unit unlike a large analyzer. The analyzer 1 including a blood cell counter is an example of the “analyte processing apparatus” in the present invention. Each analyzer 1 is provided with a screen 1a and a control unit 1b. The control unit 1b includes a CPU, a memory, and the like. Application software (application) for controlling the display on the screen 1a is incorporated in the control unit 1b. On the screen 1a, the measurement result by the analyzer 1 is displayed. Note that a window (not shown), which is a rectangular display area having a function of displaying images and sentences, is also displayed on the screen 1a of the analyzer 1. The control unit 1b controls the operation of the analyzer 1. The screen 1a is an example of the “display unit” and the “first display unit” in the present invention, and the control unit 1b is an example of the “control unit” and the “first control unit” in the present invention. Although a large analyzer having a data processing unit may be used as the analyzer 1, it is preferable to use a small analyzer that is difficult to mount an expensive CPU or memory from the viewpoint of cost reduction. .

  The management device 2 includes a screen 2a, a keyboard 2b, and a mouse 2c, and a control unit 2d. The same screen as the screen 1a of the analyzer 1 is displayed on the screen 2a. The keyboard 2b and the mouse 2c are used when instructing the operation of the analyzer 1. The control unit 2d performs operation control of the management device 2. The screen 2a is an example of the “second display unit” in the present invention, and the keyboard 2b and the mouse 2c are examples of the “input unit” in the present invention. The control unit 2d is an example of the “second control unit” in the present invention. The control unit 2d includes a CPU, a memory, and the like.

  The analysis apparatus 1 and the management apparatus 2 incorporate a GUI (Graphical User Interface) library that is a software component that displays a screen and has a function of communicating. In the present embodiment, by using the GUI library, the screen of the screen 1a of the analysis device 1 is displayed on the screen 2a of the management device 2 via the network 3, so that the screens of the analysis device 1 and the management device 2 are displayed. Are linked. Thereby, a remote function for remotely operating the analyzer 1 from the management device 2 side is realized. Here, the GUI library is a collection of a plurality of software components for providing a GUI, and cannot be executed alone, but operates as a part of another program. The program including this GUI library is an example of the “program for executing the control method of the analyzer” of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a recording medium such as an FD or a CD in which a program including the GUI library is stored is incorporated in the analysis apparatus 1 and the management apparatus 2, or a program is installed from the recording medium into the analysis apparatus 1 and the management apparatus 2. To do.

  2 and 3 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the control unit of the analyzer when communication is performed from the analyzer to the management device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control unit of the management apparatus when communication is performed from the analysis apparatus to the management apparatus according to the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for specifically explaining the update screen transmission operation when communication is performed from the analysis apparatus to the management apparatus according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, a communication flow in the case of performing communication from the analysis apparatus to the management apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described.

  First, the operation of the control unit 1b on the analyzer 1 side when communicating from the analyzer 1 side to the remote (management device 2) side will be described with reference to FIGS. In step S1 shown in FIG. 2, remote processing is started. Thereafter, in step S2, a virtual screen is created for the entire initial screen displayed on the screen 1a of the analyzer 1. That is, the image data and coordinate data (position information) of the initial screen displayed on the screen 1a of the analyzer 1 (see FIG. 1) are incorporated in the control unit 1b in the analyzer 1 as virtual screen data. Save to memory (not shown). Then, after reading the image data and coordinate data of the virtual screen stored in the memory, the image data is PNG-compressed. Then, transmission data including the compressed image data and coordinate data is transmitted from the analysis device 1 to the management device 2.

  Next, in step S3, the virtual screen is initialized by deleting the virtual screen data stored in the memory. Thereafter, in step S4, a timer is started. Here, the timer is created in the main thread so that the image transmission function is called at a set interval. When a timer is created in the main thread, no timer event occurs during screen drawing processing. In this case, by setting the timer interval to be shorter than the drawing processing time, the timer is waiting for the drawing processing, so that the occurrence of the timer event obtains the drawing processing end timing. . As a result, it is possible to transmit the image data from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2 at a time immediately after the end of drawing in one screen display.

  After starting the timer in step S4, it is determined in step S5 whether or not there has been a drawing command from the application to the screen 1a. If it is determined in step S5 that there is a drawing command, in step S6, the image data and coordinate data corresponding to the rectangular area surrounding the updated area are stored in the memory, so that the rectangular area of the virtual screen is saved. Update. That is, when a drawing command is directly issued to the screen 1a, image data and coordinate data of a rectangular area that needs to be updated in the drawn area are stored in the memory as virtual screen data. Further, when drawing is performed on a window, image data and coordinate data of a rectangular area that needs to be updated in the drawn area are stored in a predetermined position in the memory for each window. If the window with the updated rectangular area is already displayed on the screen 1a, the rectangular area of the virtual screen is updated with the rectangular area stored in the window when the update command for the target window is issued. The image data and the coordinate data are stored as virtual screen data. If the window with the updated rectangular area is hidden behind other windows, the rectangular area of the virtual screen is updated with the rectangular area of the entire target window when the display command for the target window is issued on the screen. The image data and the coordinate data are stored as virtual screen data. If it is determined in step S5 that there is no drawing command from the application to the screen 1a, the process proceeds to step S7.

  In step S7, it is determined whether or not a button event has occurred by determining whether or not a touch panel-like button (not shown) displayed on the screen 1a of the analyzer 1 has been pressed with a finger. The touch panel screen 1a for displaying buttons is an example of the “input means” in the present invention. If it is determined in step S7 that a button event has occurred, the image data and coordinate data of the rectangular area surrounding the area where the button is displayed are stored in the memory as virtual screen data in step S8. Update the rectangular area of the virtual screen. When the button event occurs in this way, the process proceeds to step S10 without waiting for the timer to time out. Thus, a display indicating that the button has been pressed with a finger (for example, a display indicating that the button has been pressed) can be quickly displayed on the screen 2a of the management device 2. The fact that the button has been pressed is particularly important information for the user of the management device 2 to know the operation status of the analysis device 1, and therefore the analysis system of the present embodiment is very useful.

  If it is determined in step S7 that no button event has occurred, it is determined in step S9 whether or not the timer has timed out. If it is determined in step S9 that the timeout has not occurred, the process returns to step S5, and the processing from step S5 to step S7 is repeated. If it is determined in step S9 that the timeout has occurred, the timer is terminated in step S10, and then it is determined in step S11 whether or not the virtual screen has been updated. If it is determined in step S11 that the virtual screen has not been updated, the process returns to step S4, and the processing from step S4 to step S10 is repeated. If it is determined in step S11 that the virtual screen has been updated, the data of the rectangular area of the virtual screen stored in the memory is extracted.

  The operation for extracting the data of the rectangular area of the virtual screen will be described in detail with reference to FIG. First, in step S12a, coordinate data of the updated area of the virtual screen stored in the memory is acquired. Specifically, the coordinates of two points on the diagonal line of the rectangular area corresponding to the updated area are acquired. Thereafter, in step S12b, the image data of the update area stored in the memory is fetched. In this case, the image data is captured by the DIB (DMP) method. In step S12c, the image data is compressed by the PNG compression method. When compressing the image data, the image data is not expanded to full color but remains 256 colors to reduce the original data of the image. Thereby, since the original data of an image becomes small, PNG compression time also decreases. As image data, an unnecessary header of PNG is removed and only image data is extracted. When image data is transmitted in 256 colors, it is necessary to transmit a color palette at the time of remote start. Thereafter, in step S12d, transmission data including coordinate data of the updated area of the virtual screen and PNG compressed image data is created. Thereafter, in step S13 shown in FIG. 2, transmission data is transmitted from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2. As described above, in this embodiment, the timer is used internally, and when there is an update rectangle on the screen 1a after the timeout, the image data and coordinate data of the update rectangle area are acquired and the remote (management apparatus 2). To the side. Thereafter, the processing from step S3 is repeated.

  Next, the operation of the control unit 2d on the management apparatus 2 side in the communication flow from the analysis apparatus 1 to the remote (management apparatus 2) side will be described with reference to FIG. First, remote processing is started in step S21. Thereafter, in step S22, reception of transmission data from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2 is waited. In step S23, it is determined whether transmission data has been received. If it is determined that transmission data has not been received, the process returns to step S22. If it is determined in step S23 that the transmission data has been received, after the coordinate data is captured in step S24, the image data is captured in step S25. In step S26, the image data is decompressed, and in step S27, the image is displayed on the screen 2a of the management apparatus 2 based on the coordinate data captured in step S24.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, the transmission operation of the update screen when performing communication from the analysis device 1 to the management device 2 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 5, when the “ABC” portion is updated on the screen 1 a of the analysis apparatus 1, the image data (image) of the rectangular area 1 c surrounding the area where the updated area “ABC” is drawn is displayed. Data) and coordinate data are stored in the memory of the analyzer 1 as virtual screen data. Then, the image data and the coordinate data of the rectangular area 1c are transmitted from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2 through the process of step S12 (steps S12a to S12d) illustrated in FIG. Then, the management device 2 displays the characters “ABC” at the position corresponding to the screen 1a of the screen 2a of the management device 2 as shown in FIG. 5 through the processing of steps S21 to S27 shown in FIG. Is done.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control unit of the management apparatus when communication is performed from the management apparatus to the analysis apparatus according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is the same as FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the control part of the analyzer in the case of performing communication from the management apparatus by one Embodiment to an analyzer. Next, a communication flow from the management apparatus to the analysis apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 6, and FIG. First, the operation of the control unit 2d on the remote (management device 2) side will be described with reference to FIGS. In step S31 shown in FIG. 6, remote processing is started. Thereafter, in step S32, a button event is generated when a button displayed on the screen 2a of the management apparatus 2 (see FIG. 1) is clicked using the mouse 2c, or by the keyboard 2b shown in FIG. Wait for a key event to occur in response to an input instruction. In step S33, it is determined whether or not a button event or key event has occurred. If it is determined that no button event or key event has occurred, the process returns to the standby state in step S32. If it is determined in step S33 that a button event or key event has occurred, the coordinate data of the area in which the event has occurred is acquired in step S34, and information indicating the button event or key event is acquired. Done. Thereafter, in step S35, transmission data including coordinate data of the area where the event has occurred and information indicating a button event or a key event is created. In step S36, transmission data is transmitted from the management device 2 to the analysis device 1.

  On the other hand, after the remote processing is started in step S41 shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 1b on the analyzer 1 side waits for reception of transmission data from the management device 2 to the analyzer 1 in step S42. . In step S43, it is determined whether or not transmission data has been received. If it is determined that transmission data has not been received, the process returns to the reception waiting state in step S42. If it is determined in step S43 that the transmission data has been received, in step S44, the coordinate data of the position where the button event or key event is performed is captured, and the information indicating the button event or key event is captured. Is done. In step S45, event processing for the button or key is performed. The contents of the event processing of this button or key include, for example, an instruction to start measurement.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, when the screen displayed on the screen 1a of the analysis apparatus 1 is updated, update area data including image data corresponding to the rectangular update area is transmitted to the management apparatus 2. At the same time, by updating the screen 2a of the management apparatus 2 based on the update area data transmitted from the analysis apparatus 1, the update is performed when the screen 1a of the analysis apparatus 1 is updated. Since only the data in the area is transmitted to the management apparatus 2, the amount of data transmitted from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2 can be reduced. Further, by transmitting image data corresponding to the update area of the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2, compared to a case where all drawing commands corresponding to the screen of the update area of the analysis apparatus 1 are transmitted to the management apparatus 2, Since the number of commands transmitted from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2 can be reduced, the amount of data transmitted from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2 can also be reduced. As a result, the screens of the analysis apparatus 1 and the management apparatus 2 can be linked quickly and smoothly. In addition, since the screens of the analysis apparatus 1 and the management apparatus 2 can be linked quickly and smoothly as described above, when the measurement operation is instructed from the management apparatus 2 to the analysis apparatus 1, the measurement by the analysis apparatus 1 is performed. The possibility of disturbing the operation can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, for example, by inputting a command for instructing a measurement operation of the analysis apparatus 1 from the management apparatus 2 side using the keyboard 2b or the mouse 2c. The management apparatus 2 can easily instruct the analysis apparatus 1 to perform a measurement operation.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, only the update area data including the update image data of the rectangular area surrounding the updated area of the analysis apparatus 1 is transmitted from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2, thereby minimizing the necessary amount. Since update area data of a limited rectangular area can be transmitted, data transmitted from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2 can be easily reduced.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the amount of data transmitted from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2 can be further reduced by compressing the image data in the update area using the PNG method. Further, by removing unnecessary headers of PNG and extracting only image data, the amount of data transmitted from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2 can be further reduced.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, in addition to the update area data, initial screen data including image data of the basic screen is also transmitted from the analysis device 1 to the management device 2, so that when the initial screen is transmitted, Compared to the case where initial screen data including all drawing commands corresponding to the basic screen of the analysis apparatus 1 is transmitted to the management apparatus 2, the number of commands transmitted from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2 can be reduced. As a result, the amount of data transmitted from the analysis apparatus 1 to the management apparatus 2 can be reduced not only when the update screen is transmitted but also when the initial screen is transmitted. As a result, not only the screen update but also the initial connection can be made quickly.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description of the embodiments but by the scope of claims for patent, and further includes all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims for patent.

  For example, in the above embodiment, a timer is created in the main thread, and the image transmission function is called at a set interval. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an image transmission thread separate from the main thread. And the image transmission function may be called at a set interval.

  In the above embodiment, the image data in the update area is compressed by the PNG method. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the image data may be compressed by another compression method such as GIF or JPEG. .

  Moreover, although the example which implement | achieves the remote function between an analyzer and a management apparatus using a GUI library was shown in the said embodiment, this invention is not limited to this, Analyzing apparatus using software other than a GUI library And a remote function between the management apparatus and the management apparatus may be realized.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the blood cell counter was used, you may use the other analyte processing apparatus. Examples of the analyte processing apparatus include blood coagulation measurement apparatus, immunoagglutination measurement apparatus, biochemical examination apparatus, urine analysis apparatus and industrial particle analysis apparatus, and smear preparation apparatus.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an overall configuration of an analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the control part of the analyzer when communicating from the analyzer to the management apparatus by one Embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an extraction operation of a rectangular area of a virtual screen of the analysis apparatus when communication is performed from the analysis apparatus to the management apparatus according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the control part of the management apparatus in the case of performing communication from the analyzer according to one Embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to a management apparatus. It is the schematic for demonstrating concretely the transmission operation | movement of the update screen in the case of performing communication from the analyzer to the management apparatus by one Embodiment shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the control part of the management apparatus in the case of performing communication from the management apparatus by one Embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to an analyzer. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the control part of the analyzer in the case of performing communication from the management apparatus by one Embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to an analyzer.

Explanation of symbols

1 Analyzer (analyte processing device)
1a Screen (display unit, first display unit)
1b Control unit (control means, first control means)
2 Management device 2a Screen (second display part)
2b Keyboard (input means)
2c Mouse (input means)
2d control unit (second control means)
3 network

Claims (12)

An analyte processing apparatus connectable to a management apparatus via a network,
A display unit for displaying a predetermined basic screen including character strings and buttons ;
Input means for inputting a command via the button included in the basic screen displayed on the display unit;
Control means for transmitting update area data including image data corresponding to an update area having an updated portion to the management device when the basic screen displayed on the display unit is updated ;
When the update of the basic screen is an update of the character string, the control means waits for a predetermined timing and transmits update area data including the character string to the management device, and the update of the basic screen is performed. In the case of an instruction input via the button , the analyte processing apparatus transmits update area data including the button display of the input state to the management apparatus without waiting for the predetermined timing . The update area is a rectangular area surrounding the updated part,
The analyte processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the update area data including image data corresponding to the rectangular area is transmitted to the management apparatus.   The control means stores data including image data corresponding to an update area of the basic screen as virtual screen data, creates the update area data from the virtual screen data, and transmits the data to the management apparatus. Or the analyte processing apparatus according to 2;   The analyte processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit compresses update area data including the image data and transmits the compressed data to the management apparatus.   The analyte processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control unit compresses update area data including the image data by a PNG method.   The analyte processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the update area data includes position information of the update area on the basic screen in addition to image data of the update area. Further comprising a measurement means to measure the analyte,
The analyte processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the basic screen is updated in accordance with a progress of measurement by the measurement unit and a command input from the input unit. The analyte processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the control unit receives transmission data transmitted from the management apparatus, and controls the measurement unit according to the received transmission data . An analyte processing system comprising an analyte processing device and a management device connected to the analyte processing device via a network,
The analyte processing apparatus comprises:
A first display for displaying a predetermined basic screen including a character string and a button ;
First input means for inputting a command via the button included in the basic screen displayed on the first display unit;
First control means for transmitting, to the management device, update area data including image data corresponding to an update area having an updated portion when the basic screen displayed on the first display section is updated; Including
When the update of the basic screen is an update of the character string, the first control means waits for a predetermined timing and transmits update area data including the character string to the management device. If the update is based on an instruction input via the button, the update area data including the button display of the input state is transmitted to the management device without waiting for the predetermined timing,
The management device
A second display unit for displaying the basic screen displayed on the first display unit of the analyte processing apparatus;
Analyte processing system comprising: second control means for receiving the update area data from the analyte processing apparatus and updating the basic screen displayed on the second display unit based on the received update area data . The analyte processing apparatus further includes measurement means for measuring the analyte,
The management device further includes second input means for receiving an instruction input,
The second control means transmits transmission data created from the command input from the second input means to the analyte processing apparatus,
The analyte processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the first control unit controls the measurement unit according to the transmission data transmitted from the management device . A program for executing a control method of an analyte processing apparatus connectable to a management apparatus via a network,
Displaying a predetermined basic screen including a character string and a button ;
Receiving an instruction input via the button included in the displayed basic screen;
When the displayed basic screen is updated, the update area data including the image data corresponding to the update area having the updated portion is transmitted to the management device ,
When the update of the basic screen is an update of the character string, the update area data including the character string is transmitted to the management device after a predetermined timing, and the update of the basic screen is performed via the button. A program for executing a control method for an analyte processing apparatus, which transmits update area data including a button display in an input state to the management apparatus without waiting for the predetermined timing when the instruction is input . A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 11 .

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