Patent ID: 9696864
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing access control to a function of an analyzer, the method comprising: receiving a user's log-in data from a first data entry terminal, wherein the first data entry terminal comprises a display and wherein the log-in data authenticates the user; obtaining information descriptive of a position of the first data entry terminal wherein obtaining comprises obtaining a terminal-ID of the first data entry terminal; determining whether the position of the first data entry terminal is within a physical operating (PO) area of the analyzer, wherein determining comprises accessing a configuration comprising a mapping of one or more terminal-IDs to the analyzer and wherein each data entry terminal whose ID is mapped to the analyzer lies within the PO area of the analyzer; displaying a user activatable position sensitive (PS) GUI element on the display of the first data entry terminal if the position of the first data entry terminal is determined to be within the PO area, wherein the activatable PS GUI element triggers, upon activation, execution of the function by the analyzer and wherein the execution of the function comprises execution of a potentially harmful physical action by the analyzer, and wherein the execution of the potentially harmful physical action is restricted by the physical proximity of the user to the analyzer so that the potentially harmful physical action is supervised by the user; otherwise prohibiting the display of the user activatable PS GUI element or displaying a non-activatable PS GUI element, wherein the non-activatable PS GUI element is indicative of the function; and determining if the obtained terminal-ID is mapped to the analyzer for determining whether the position of the first data entry terminal is within the PO area of the analyzer.