Method and apparatus for the development of a control process for an instrument

US7409250B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB · US

Inventors

• Johan Arthursson · Uppsala, SE
• Helen Bäckgren · Hagfors, SE
• Patrik Berglund · Knivsta, SE
• Francis Markey · Uppsala, SE
• Annika Remaeus · Uppsala, SE
• Karl Andersson · Uppsala, SE
• Pär Säfsten · Uppsala, SE
• Fredrik Edebratt · Uppsala, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 6, 2004
• Grant date: Aug 5, 2008
• Expiry date: Jul 29, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/2656
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for the development of a control process for an instrument are disclosed. The method comprises a first step of selecting one or more commands from a plurality of pre-defined commands in which at least one of the selected one or more commands being a purpose-linked command; and a second step of combining the selected one or more commands to produce the control process. The pre-defined commands have a control part for controlling the operation of the instrument and at least one of the pre-defined commands has a purpose part for controlling the purpose of the command. The apparatus for the development of a control process for an instrument comprises a first memory for storing a plurality of control parameters for individual ones of a plurality of commands, a display device for displaying information relating to the plurality of commands, a selection device for selecting ones of the plurality of commands and a processor for combining selected ones of the plurality of commands for producing the control process.