Patent ID: 7720880

Claim:
An in vitro specimen analyzing system for analyzing a specimen, comprising: a specimen measuring apparatus configured for measuring a plurality of measurement items of an in vitro specimen; and a data processing apparatus configured for displaying a measurement result of the in vitro specimen, the measurement result comprising the measurement item, measurement data, and a unit of the measurement item, wherein the data processing apparatus comprises a memory under control of a processor, and wherein the memory stores: a database configured for storing setting data related to measurement of an in vitro specimen; and instructions enabling the processor to carry out operations comprising: acquiring the setting data from the database, and acquiring a setting item relating to the unit, a setting condition in which the measurement item is specified, and the unit of the specified measurement item based on the setting data; mutually associating the setting item, the setting condition, and the unit for each setting item, wherein the associating comprises generating a data tree in which the setting item is a root node, the setting condition is an intermediate node, and the unit is a leaf node; acquiring the unit that matches the acquired setting item and setting condition based on a relationship among the setting item, the setting condition, and the unit; and displaying the acquired unit with the measurement item and measurement data.