Patent ID: 6981640
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: (a) retrieving selection decisions associated with a plurality of samples stored in corresponding containers positioned in a structure in a certain configuration, wherein each sample is stored in a corresponding container and each selection decision is associated with a sample in a container indicating a certain operation to be performed on the corresponding container; (b) reading, continuously, identification information of the samples in the containers contained in the structure; (c) displaying a selection map display for samples in the containers of the structure, wherein the read identification information of each sample is shown at corresponding positions consistent with the configuration of the containers in the structure and a selection decision associated with the sample is integrally shown at the corresponding positions of the display; (d) performing an operation with respect to each sample according to a selection decision associated with the sample; (e) receiving updated identification information continuously read from the containers remaining in the structure; and (f) updating the selection map display according to the updated identification information and the selection decisions.