Centralized monitoring system, analyzing system and centralized monitoring method

Abstract

The present invention is to present a centralized monitoring system that can efficiently monitor information regarding the remaining amount of a reagent used for each reagent supplying apparatus. The centralized monitoring system comprises: a plurality of reagent supplying apparatuses, each of the reagent supplying apparatuses comprising supplying means for supplying a reagent to an analyzer for analyzing a measurement sample prepared from a sample and the reagent, and transmitting means for transmitting information regarding remaining amount of the reagent; generation means for generating integrated information by integrating the each remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent supplying apparatuses based on the information regarding the remaining amount of the reagent transmitted by the transmitting means; and display means for displaying the each remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent supplying apparatuses based on the integrated information generated by the generation means.

1 . A centralized monitoring system, comprising:
 a plurality of reagent supplying apparatuses, each of the reagent supplying apparatuses comprising supplying means for supplying a reagent to an analyzer for analyzing a measurement sample prepared from a sample and the reagent, and transmitting means for transmitting information regarding remaining amount of the reagent;   generation means for generating integrated information by integrating the each remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent supplying apparatuses based on the information regarding the remaining amount of the reagent transmitted by the transmitting means; and   display means for displaying the each remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent supplying apparatuses based on the integrated information generated by the generation means.   
   
   
       2 . The centralized monitoring system of  claim 1 , further comprising
 a monitoring apparatus for monitoring the each remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent supplying apparatuses, the monitoring apparatus being communicatively connected to each of the reagent supplying apparatuses,   wherein the display means is provided in the monitoring apparatus.   
   
   
       3 . The centralized monitoring system of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the generation means is provided in the monitoring apparatus.   
   
   
       4 . The centralized monitoring system of  claim 2 , further comprising
 an information collecting apparatus for collecting the information regarding each remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent supplying apparatuses, the information collecting apparatus being communicatively connected to each of the reagent supplying apparatuses and the monitoring apparatus,   wherein the generation means is provided in the information collecting apparatus.   
   
   
       5 . The centralized monitoring system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the reagent supplying apparatus further comprises remaining amount acquiring means for acquiring a remaining amount of the reagent,   and the transmitting means transmits the remaining amount of the reagent acquired by the remaining amount acquiring means.   
   
   
       6 . The centralized monitoring system of  claim 5 ,
 wherein the reagent supplying apparatus further comprises:   a storing part for storing the reagent; and   a weight detector for detecting a weight of the storing part,   wherein the remaining amount acquiring means acquires the remaining amount of the reagent, based on a weight of the storing part detected by the weight detector.   
   
   
       7 . The centralized monitoring system of  claim 5 ,
 wherein the reagent supplying apparatus further comprises:   a storing part for storing the reagent; and   a liquid level detector for detecting a liquid level in the storing part,   wherein the remaining amount acquiring means acquires the remaining amount of the reagent, based on the liquid level in the storing part detected by the liquid level detector.   
   
   
       8 . The centralized monitoring system of  claim 6 ,
 wherein a plurality of the storing parts are provided in the reagent supplying apparatus, and the reagent supplying apparatus further comprises:   a switching part for switching the storing part which is a supplying source of the reagent;   determining means for determining whether or not the storing part is switched, based on the remaining amount of the reagent acquired by the remaining amount acquiring means; and   a controller for controlling an operation of the switching part so as to switch the storing part, when the determining means so determines that the storing part is switched.   
   
   
       9 . The centralized monitoring system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the reagent supplying apparatus further comprises:   a storing part for storing the reagent; and   a weight detector for detecting a weight of the storing part,   wherein the information regarding the remaining amount of the reagent transmitted by the transmitting means includes weight information indicating the weight of the storing part detected by the weight detector, and the centralized monitoring system further comprises remaining amount acquiring means for acquiring the remaining amount of the reagent, based on the weight information transmitted by the transmitting means.   
   
   
       10 . The centralized monitoring system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the reagent supplying apparatus further comprises:   a storing part for storing the reagent; and   a liquid level detector for detecting a liquid level in the storing part,   wherein the information regarding the remaining amount of the reagent transmitted by the transmitting means includes liquid level information indicating the liquid level in the storing part detected by the liquid level detector, and the centralized monitoring system further comprises remaining amount acquiring means for acquiring the remaining amount of the reagent, based on the liquid level information transmitted by the transmitting means.   
   
   
       11 . The centralized monitoring system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the transmitting means further transmits information indicating an operation state of the reagent supplying apparatus, and the generation means generates the integrated information further including the operation state of the reagent supplying apparatuses, based on the information regarding the remaining amount of the reagent and the information indicating the operation state transmitted by the transmitting means, and the display means further displays the operation state of the reagent supplying apparatuses, based on the integrated information generated by the generation means.   
   
   
       12 . The centralized monitoring system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the reagent supplying apparatus further comprises:   a preparation part for preparing the reagent;   a preparation state information acquisition part for acquiring preparation state information indicating a preparation state of the reagent prepared by the preparation part; and   preparation state information transmitting means for transmitting the preparation state information acquired by the preparation state information acquisition part,   wherein the generation means generates the integrated information further including the preparation state of the reagent, based on the preparation state information transmitted by the preparation state information transmitting means, and   the display means further displays the preparation state of the reagent in the reagent supplying apparatuses, based on the integrated information generated by the generation means.   
   
   
       13 . The centralized monitoring system of  claim 12 ,
 wherein the reagent supplying apparatus further comprises a concentration detector for detecting a concentration of a specific substance in the liquid in the preparation part, and   the preparation state information acquisition part acquires the preparation state information, based on the concentration detected by the concentration detector.   
   
   
       14 . An analyzing system, comprising:
 an analyzer for analyzing a measurement sample prepared from a sample and a reagent;   a plurality of reagent supplying apparatuses, each of the reagent supplying apparatuses comprising supplying means for supplying the reagent to the analyzer, and transmitting means for transmitting information regarding remaining amount of the reagent;   generation means for generating integrated information by integrating the each remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent supplying apparatuses based on the information regarding the remaining amount of the reagent transmitted by the transmitting means; and   display means for displaying the each remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent supplying apparatuses based on the integrated information generated by the generation means.   
   
   
       15 . The analyzing system of  claim 14 , further comprising
 a monitoring apparatus for monitoring the each remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent supplying apparatuses, the monitoring apparatus being communicatively connected to each of the reagent supplying apparatuses,   wherein the display means is provided in the monitoring apparatus.   
   
   
       16 . The analyzing system of  claim 15 ,
 wherein the generation means is provided in the monitoring apparatus.   
   
   
       17 . The analyzing system of  claim 15 , further comprising
 an information collecting apparatus for collecting the information regarding each remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent supplying apparatuses, the information collecting apparatus being communicatively connected to each of the reagent supplying apparatuses and the monitoring apparatus,   wherein the generation means is provided in the information collecting apparatus.   
   
   
       18 . The analyzing system of  claim 14 ,
 wherein the transmitting means further transmits information indicating an operation state of the reagent supplying apparatus;   the generation means generates the integrated information further including the operation state of the reagent supplying apparatuses, based on the information regarding the remaining amount of the reagent and the information indicating the operation state transmitted by the transmitting means; and   the display means further displays the operation state of the reagent supplying apparatuses, based on the integrated information generated by the generation means.   
   
   
       19 . A centralized monitoring method, comprising steps of:
 (a) collecting information regarding each remaining amount of a reagent in a plurality of reagent supplying apparatuses, each of the reagent supplying apparatuses being configured to supply the reagent to an analyzer for analyzing a measurement sample prepared from a sample and the reagent; and   (b) displaying the each remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent supplying apparatuses based on the information collected by the step (a).   
   
   
       20 . The centralized monitoring method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 (c) collecting information indicating operation state of the reagent supplying apparatuses, and   (d) displaying the operation state of the reagent supplying apparatuses based on the information collected by the step (c).