Patent ID: 8293539

Claim:
An analysis system for detecting at least one analyte in a sample, the analysis system being configured to detect the analyte using at least one test element including one of a test strip and a test tape having at least one analysis zone for detecting the analyte and at least one coding encoded with one or both of at least one test element specific item of information and at least one position specific item of information, the analysis system comprising: a detector; at least one transfer device configured to enable the detector to acquire the analysis zone in at least a first position and to enable the detector to acquire the coding in at least a second position which differs from the first position; wherein the analysis system is configured to acquire at least the test element specific item of information of the coding with the detector when the test element is the test strip; and wherein the analysis system is configured to acquire at least the position specific item of information with the detector when the test element is the test tape; and wherein in the second position the analysis system is configured to perform a histogram analysis of a gray-scale coding encoded by the coding on the test element to evaluate the test element specific item of information.