Patent ID: 9268914
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: G16H

Claim Text:
1. A biological sample testing apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a controller that operates the testing apparatus in one of a user mode and a service mode, the controller including a first memory and a second memory, the first memory storing first identification information of a first operator in association with first attribute information and second identification information of a second operator in association with second attribute information, wherein the first attribute information indicates a general operator and the second attribute information indicates a person in charge of maintenance work; an identification information receiving device that receives an input of at least one of the first and second identification information of one of the first and second operators; a testing means for obtaining user mode test results and service mode test results by testing a sample under the direction of the controller in either the service mode or the user mode, wherein the second memory stores each of a plurality of user mode and service mode test results obtained by the testing means so as to be linked with at least one of the first identification information and the second identification information received by the identification information receiving device; an operation end instruction receiving means for receiving a logoff instruction for ending a use of the sample testing apparatus by at least one of the first and the second operators; and a deleting means for automatically selecting a service mode test result linked with the second identification information from the plurality of service mode and user mode test results, deleting the selected service mode test result and preventing from deleting the user mode test result linked with the first identification information in response to receiving the logoff instruction, so as to avoid inadvertent deletion of the user mode test result in a case where the identification information receiving device has received the second identification information.