摘要:
A method comprises: recording an electronic record of diagnostic events including the performing of in-vitro diagnostic tests; during the recording, identifying the performing of a licensed in-vitro diagnostic test for which license information is stored in a licenses database; and computing license compensation due to a licensor for the performing of the licensed in-vitro diagnostic test based on royalty calculation information stored in the licenses database. The recording, identifying, and computing operations are performed by one or more computers. The method may further include remitting the computed license compensation to the licensor, the remitting also being performed by one or more computers. The licensed in-vitro diagnostic test may comprise a licensed biomarker test, for example one obtained by DNA or RNA sequencing, and the method may further comprise: performing the licensed biomarker test using a genome sequencer, wherein the performing of the licensed biomarker test and the computing of license compensation are both performed at a single medical facility.
摘要:
A device (1) and method for measuring and or detecting the presence of biomolecules. The device comprises a resonance circuit arranged to operate and emit a resonance frequency (f). The resonance circuit comprises or is coupled to a sensor element (5) for detecting the binding of biomolecules (6a) to binding sites (5a). The binding of the biomolecules changes a physical property (R, L, C. mass) of the sensor element (5), which in it's turn, either directly when the sensor element forms part of the resonance circuit, or via a coupling of the sensor element to the resonance circuit, the resonance frequency. The change in the resonance frequency is detected. The device comprises a remote power transmission element, such as a photodiode or coil, for providing power to the resonance circuit using light or RF radiation respectively.
摘要:
A record carrier (40) of a removable type has an information plane that is provided with a pattern of an electro-magnetic material constituting an array of bit locations (11). The presence or absence of said material at the information plane represent the value of a bit location. The device has an interface surface (32) for cooperating with the information plane. The interface surface is provided with an array of electro-magnetic sensor elements (54,56) that are sensitive to the presence of said electro-magnetic material within a near-field working distance. The record carrier and device system have alignment means (38,41) for positioning the bit locations near the sensor elements within the near-field working distance between a bit location and the corresponding sensor when the record carrier is mounted in the device.
摘要:
An optical scanning device (21) is for scanning with a radiation beam a substantially circular track of an information layer (22). The device includes: (i) a radiation source (26) for providing the radiation beam (34), (ii) a lens system (27) for transforming the radiation beam to a scanning spot (38) in the information layer, the lens system including a first objective lens assembly (39) having an optical axis (CC′), (iii) a head rotation unit (59) for the first objective lens assembly which is rotatable about an axis of rotation (BB′), and (iv) first driving means (60) for rotating the head rotation unit about the axis of rotation. The center of curvature of the track substantially coincides with the axis of rotation. According to the invention, the objective lens assembly is movable substantially in a radial direction with respect to and perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
摘要:
The invention relates to an electric element, whose conductance is quantized in units 2e.sup.2 /h realized in a multi-dimensional charge carrier gas, which is provided with a part of reduced width having a width of the order of the Fermi wavelength and a length smaller than the average free path length. Due to the small width of the part of reduced width, the energy levels are subdivided, as a result of which, at a temperature at which the distance between the levels is comparable with kT, the charge transport through the constriction is determined by quantum-mechanical effects. For the charge carrier gas, for example, a two-dimensional electron gas near a GaAs-AlGaAs hetero-junction may be used, for example, in a voltage divider.
摘要:
An optical scanning device (21) is for scanning with a radiation beam a substantially circular track of an information layer (22). The device includes: (i) a radiation source (26) for providing the radiation beam (34), (ii) a lens system (27) for transforming the radiation beam to a scanning spot (38) in the information layer, the lens system including a first objective lens assembly (39) having an optical axis (CC′), (iii) a head rotation unit (59) for the first objective lens assembly which is rotatable about an axis of rotation (BB′), and (iv) first driving means (60) for rotating the head rotation unit about the axis of rotation. The center of curvature of the track substantially coincides with the axis of rotation. According to the invention, the objective lens assembly is movable substantially in a radial direction with respect to and perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
摘要:
A storage device has an information carrier part (10) and a read-out part (30). The information carrier part (10) is provided with a pattern of an electro-magnetic material constituting an array of bit locations (11) and the presence or absence of said material at the information plane represents the logical value. The read-out part has a two-dimensional array (31) of electro-magnetic sensor elements that are sensitive to the presence of said electro-magnetic material on a near-field working distance. During manufacture the parts are fixedly coupled and aligned for positioning the bit locations opposite the sensor elements.
摘要:
A record carrier (40) of a removable type has an information plane of a layer of magnetic material on a substrate constituting an array of bit locations (11). A magnetic state of the material represents the value of each bit location. A storage device (35) has an interface surface (32) for cooperating with the information plane. The interface surface has an array (31) of electro-magnetic elements that are sensitive to said magnetic state of the electro-magnetic material. The record carrier and device have alignment elements (38, 41) for positioning the bit locations near the electro-magnetic elements within a near-field working distance between a bit location and the corresponding electro-magnetic element when the record carrier is mounted in the device.
摘要:
An optical information storage unit and a reader for such a unit are described. The optical information storage unit comprises an information layer and a readout layer. The information layer has a plurality of data areas. Each data area is arranged to emit light when illuminated by light at a predetermined wavelength. The readout layer has a plurality of optical apertures. Each optical aperture is arranged to image substantially the near field of light emitted from a respective data area.
摘要:
An optical scanning device for scanning an optical record carrier. A high numerical aperture objective lens system includes at least a first lens element (12) arranged to converge the beam to a certain extent and a second lens element (13) arranged to converge the beam to a greater extent. The device comprises a spherical aberration compensation optical subsystem including an electro-optical element for altering an optical path length in a spherical aberration generating region, which region is located in the optical path between the first lens element and the location of the record carrier in the device.