US 12,111,327 B2
Automatic analyzer with a control unit for displaying background maintenance operation notifications
Satoru Chida, Tokyo (JP); Masashi Akutsu, Tokyo (JP); Chikook Ha, Tokyo (JP); and Satoshi Yokotsuka, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/276,906
Filed by HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Nov. 13, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/044472
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 17, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/116106, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-228789 (JP), filed on Dec. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0356483 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. G01N 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 35/00732 (2013.01) [G01N 35/00623 (2013.01); G01N 2035/009 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0091 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automatic analyzer comprising:
an analysis unit that analyzes a sample;
a display device; and
a control unit coupled to the display device,
wherein the control unit is configured to:
execute a maintenance operation of the analysis unit;
control the display device to display a screen including a constant display area which includes a plurality of display items that do not change, and an information display area adjacent to the constant display area, and
upon determining a notification of a maintenance status is necessary during the maintenance operation and while the information display area of the screen is displaying information other than maintenance operation information of the maintenance operation, control the information display area to display notification information of the maintenance operation on the screen of the display device.