Sample analyzer

Abstract

A sample analyzer is disclosed that includes: a memory configured to store a record of maintenance already performed on the sample analyzer; a display; and a display control configured to control the display to display a first table which chronologically shows the record of maintenance already performed, wherein the first table is assigned a predetermined term, in the table the term is divided into a plurality of sections.

1 . A sample analyzer comprising: 
 a memory configured to store a record of maintenance already performed on the sample analyzer;    a display; and    a display control configured to control the display to display a first table which chronologically shows the record of maintenance already performed,    wherein the first table is assigned a predetermined term, in the table the term is divided into a plurality of sections.    
   
   
       2 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 1 , wherein the memory is further configured to store a record of maintenance to be performed, and the first table chronologically shows the record of maintenance to be performed.  
   
   
       3 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 2 , wherein the display control is configured to control the display to display, in one of the plurality of sections, a first mark indicating that a maintenance task was performed in the period represented by the one of the plurality of sections, or a second mark indicating that a maintenance task has not performed in the period represented by the one of the plurality of sections.  
   
   
       4 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 1 , wherein the maintenance is performed on a regular basis.  
   
   
       5 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 1 , wherein the display control is configured to control the display to further display a second table showing a record of maintenance already performed in a display form different from that of the first table.  
   
   
       6 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 5 , wherein the display control is configured to control the display to display, in the second table, a date on which a maintenance task was performed, the date is indicated with characters, and the maintenance task is to be performed on an irregular basis.  
   
   
       7 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 1 , further comprising an input section configured to accept input from a user, 
 wherein the memory stores, when input with date on which a maintenance task was performed to the input section, information indicating that the maintenance task was performed on the date, and    wherein the display control updates the record of maintenance already performed displayed on the display, based on the information stored in the memory.    
   
   
       8 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 7 , further comprising a login section configured to authenticate a user based on user information input to the input section, and configured to determine whether or not to permit login of the user, wherein the memory stores information on the user who is logging in and input maintenance data as well as date data in correspondence to each other.  
   
   
       9 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 1 , wherein the display control is configured to control the display to display the record of maintenance already performed by displaying date or week in a list and maintenance implementation state in correspondence to each date or week.  
   
   
       10 . A sample analyzer comprising: 
 a memory configured to store a record of maintenance to be performed on the sample analyzer;    a display; and    a display control configured to control the display to display a first table which chronologically shows the record of maintenance to be performed,    wherein the first table is assigned a predetermined term, in the table the term is divided into a plurality of sections.    
   
   
       11 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 10 , wherein the maintenance is performed on a regular basis.  
   
   
       12 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 10 , wherein the display control is configured to control the display to display a second table showing a record of maintenance to be performed in a display form different from that of the first table.  
   
   
       13 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 12 , wherein the display control is configured to control the display to display a planned date on which a maintenance task is to be performed, the planned date is indicated with characters, and the maintenance task is to be performed on an irregular basis.  
   
   
       14 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 10 , further comprising a planned date predicting section configured to predict a maintenance planned date on which a maintenance task is to be performed.  
   
   
       15 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 14 , wherein the memory is further configured to store a record of maintenance already performed; and 
 the planned date predicting section predicts the maintenance planned date based on the record of maintenance already performed stored in the memory.    
   
   
       16 . A sample analyzer comprising: 
 an analyzing mechanism configured to execute an analyzing operation for analyzing a sample and a maintenance operation;    a memory configured to store a record of maintenance of the sample analyzer;    an input section configured to instruct the maintenance operation of the analyzing mechanism;    a display;    a maintenance history displaying section configured to control the display so as to display a table which chronologically shows a maintenance history, the table being assigned a predetermined term, in the table the term being divided into a plurality of sections;    a maintenance operation executor configured to control the analyzing mechanism so as to execute the maintenance operation when instruction to execute the maintenance operation is made from the input section;    a record updater configured to control the memory to store a record of the maintenance executed by the maintenance operation executing section; and    a display updater configured to update the maintenance history displayed on the display when the maintenance operation is executed.    
   
   
       17 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 16 , wherein the maintenance history displaying section controls the display section simultaneously to display an operation screen for operating the maintenance operation and a history screen for displaying the maintenance history.  
   
   
       18 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 17 , wherein the maintenance history display section displays, on the operation screen, a plurality of instruction figures for respectively instructing a plurality of maintenance operations, and 
 wherein the maintenance operation executer controls the analyzing mechanism to execute the maintenance operation corresponding to the instruction figure when an input selecting the instruction figure is made to the input section from a user.    
   
   
       19 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 17 , wherein the memory is further configured to store a maintenance plan, and the maintenance history displaying section displays the maintenance plan with maintenance history on the history screen.  
   
   
       20 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 16 , wherein the input section is configured to accept input of the record of maintenance, and the memory stores the record of maintenance input by hand.  
   
   
       21 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 20 , wherein the input of the maintenance record by hand is prohibited for maintenance in which the analyzing mechanism executes the maintenance operation by instruction from the input section.  
   
   
       22 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 21 , wherein prohibition of input by hand is lifted when login name defined in advance is input.  
   
   
       23 . The sample analyzer according to  claim 16 , wherein the maintenance history displaying section controls the display section to display the maintenance history so as to display date or week in a list and maintenance implementation state in correspondence to each date or week.  
   
   
       24 . A sample analyzer comprising: 
 an analyzing mechanism configured to execute an analyzing operation for analyzing a sample and an operation involved in a maintenance task;    a memory configured to store a record of maintenance of the sample analyzer;    an input section configured to instruct the operation involved in the maintenance task of the analyzing mechanism;    a display;    a maintenance history displaying section configured to control the display so as to display a table which chronologically shows a maintenance history, the table being assigned a predetermined term, in the table the term being divided into a plurality of sections;    an executor configured to control the analyzing mechanism to execute the operation involved in the maintenance task when accepting instruction to execute the operation involved in the maintenance task from the input section;    a record updater configured to control the memory to store a record of the maintenance when the operation involved in the maintenance task is executed by the executor; and    a display updater configured to update the maintenance history displayed on the display when the operation involved in the maintenance task is executed.    
   
   
       25 . A sample analyzer comprising: 
 an analyzing mechanism configured to execute an analyzing operation for analyzing a sample and a maintenance operation;    a memory configured to store a record of maintenance of the sample analyzer;    an input section configured to accept input from a user;    a login section configured to authenticate the user based on user information input to the input section, and determining whether or not to permit the login of the user;    a maintenance operation executor configured to control the analyzing mechanism to execute the maintenance operation when accepting instruction to execute the maintenance operation from the input section; and    a record updater configured to control the memory to store information on the user who is logging in and the record of maintenance in association with each other when the maintenance operation is executed.    
   
   
       26 . A sample analyzer comprising: 
 an analyzing mechanism configured to execute an analyzing operation for analyzing a sample and a maintenance operation;    a memory configured to store a record of maintenance of the sample analyzer;    an input section configured to accept input from a user;    a display;    an instruction figures display section configured to display a plurality of instruction figures for respectively instructing a plurality of maintenance operations on the display;    a maintenance operation executor configured to control the analyzing mechanism to execute the maintenance operation corresponding to the instruction figure when an input selecting the instruction figure is provided from the user to the input section; and    a record updater configured to control the memory to store the record of maintenance executed by the maintenance operation executor.