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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Agneta Ohlström, Järlåsa, SE;
Mårten Bergström, Uppsala, SE;
Tobias Söderman, Bälinge, SE;
Robert Bielik, Bälinge, SE;
Agneta Ohlström, Järlåsa, SE;
Mårten Bergström, Uppsala, SE;
Tobias Söderman, Bälinge, SE;
Robert Bielik, Bälinge, SE;
Gyros Patent AB, Uppsala, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining the identity of a microfluidic device and a home position by means of a set of home position marks on the microfluidic device, which is of the type used in a microfluidic system. Said method comprises following phases: a microfluidic device scanning phase, wherein a microfluidic device is scanned for mark identifiers; a microfluidic device identifying phase, wherein at least one a characteristic feature of the set of home marks is/are determined and used for identifying the identity of the microfluidic device; a home position determining phase, wherein the home position is determined by the use of at least a subset of the home position marks identified during said previous phases. The present invention relates to a set of home marks, a microfluidic device carrying such a set of home marks, a microfluidic system, a computer program product and a computer program on a computer usable medium.