Automatic processing system

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PATENT NO 5988857
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08916667

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An automatic processing system and method which has high flexibility, extendibility and failure resistance. An automatic processing system and method that provides for the decentralized control of processings of plural samples. The invention combines a plurality of processing instruments and makes use of sample containers for each sample. Each sample container includes an information processing mechanism, a memory mechanism and a communication mechanism. The sample container has stored therein an abstract processing procedure, and determines, based on information concerning the processing instruments obtained from the processing instruments and the abstract processing procedure, a processing procedure for processing the sample. Thereafter, the processing instruments process the sample based on the processing procedure determined by the sample container. The processing procedure of each sample container can allow for performing priority, and cooperative and concerted operations among the processing instruments and the sample containers.

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HITACHI LTD6-6 MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 1008280 ?1008280

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ikeda, Toshiyuki Hitachinaka, JP 42 861
Miyahara, Yuji Kodaira, JP 42 1704
Ozawa, Satoshi Musashino, JP 96 1353
Yamashita, Kootaroo Hachiouji, JP 1 60

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