Patent ID: 7400983

Claim:
A method of automated sample processing comprising the steps of: establishing an automated sample processing system having an automated process operation capability that causes automated process operation events through robotic sample process functions; scheduling a plurality of sample process operations; systematically storing important details of a significant number of said plurality of sample process operations as such sample process operations occur; automatically processing at least one biological sample arranged on a slide at least in part through operation of said robotic sample process functions sequencing through said scheduled plurality of sample process operations; monitoring operationally-influential exteriorly-consequential information, wherein said step of monitoring operationally-influential exteriorly-consequential information comprises the step of monitoring replenishable supply information; automatically notifying at least one person of a potential need for a replenishable supply in response to said step of monitoring operationally-influential exteriorly-consequential information; and replenishing said replenishable supply in real-time concurrently with sample processing.