Patent ID: 7890285

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of compliance testing, said method comprising: inputting data from at least one analytical instrument or controlling software of an analytical instrument to a system; converting said inputted data of said at least one analytical instrument or said controlling software to a technology-neutral format; performing one or more calculations on said inputted data, using a computer-implemented analytical instrument compliance system, to produce one or more outputs; selecting from said one or more outputs to populate a final report; wherein said one or more outputs are standardized and are directly comparable to outputs resultant from said method carried out on another set of one or more other analytical instruments or controlling softwares for analytical instruments, irrespective of manufacturer or model of said other analytical instruments; comparing at least one of said outputs to first and second test limits indicative of said instrument's performance; and reporting compliance status of said at least one output based on said comparing to said first test limit and to said second test limit.