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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2006
Kai Yung, Livermore, CA (US);
Sylvia H. Fang, Fremont, CA (US);
John Rohrlich, Niwot, CO (US);
Stephen L. Dodgen, Stockton, CA (US);
Kai Yung, Livermore, CA (US);
Sylvia H. Fang, Fremont, CA (US);
John Rohrlich, Niwot, CO (US);
Stephen L. Dodgen, Stockton, CA (US);
Applied Biosystems, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and methods for integrating laboratory instrumentation and applications to provide a unified control and coordination architecture under a common interface. The system provides mechanisms for detection of various hardware and software components wherein the individual functionalities and input/output data types for each component are automatically recognized and incorporated into a centralized control system that provides live monitoring of the operational status of available components.