Patent Document ID: 20130024247
Application ID: 13189158
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. An analyzing system, comprising: a hematology analyzer; and a server computer in communication with the analyzer via a network, wherein the analyzer comprises: a display; measurement hardware; and a first controller configured to: communicate, via the display, instructions to the operator of the analyzer when a predetermined event occurs in the analyzer before measuring a sample, wherein the instructions request confirmation that the operator received training before using the analyzer; receive an indication of whether the operator has completed the training; and when the indication indicates that the operator has completed the training, request, from the server, a confirmation that the operator has completed the training; wherein the server computer comprises a second controller configured to: receive the confirmation request from the analyzer; acquire a training status of the operator that indicates whether the operator has completed training; and communicate the acquired training status to the analyzer; and wherein the first controller is configured to prevent a measurement of a sample by the measurement hardware if the acquired training status communicated by the server indicates that the operator has not completed the training.