Patent ID: 8417013

Claim:
A method of processing a biological growth medium in a biological growth medium processing system comprising: reading one or more identification elements of a biological growth medium; identifying manufacturing information related to the biological growth medium based on the one or more identification elements of the biological growth medium, wherein the manufacturing information comprises one or more manufacturing variables measured from the biological growth medium when the biological growth medium was manufactured; identifying sample information related to a sample being tested by the biological growth medium based on the one or more identification elements of the biological growth medium; wherein the sample information includes: a type of sample being tested on the biological growth medium; information about a dilution agent used with the sample; an origin associated with the sample being tested on the biological growth medium; and an incubation time associated with the sample being tested on the biological growth medium; generating one or more images of the biological growth medium; counting biological agents formed on the biological growth medium based on the one or more images, wherein counting the biological agents comprises generating a count value; and associating the one or more identification elements of the biological growth medium with the manufacturing information, the sample information and the count value.