Laboratory apparatus with user input function and method for user input in a laboratory apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10648993B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-12

    申请号:US15118362

    申请日:2015-02-12

    Applicant: EPPENDORF AG

    Abstract: The invention relates to a laboratory apparatus, and a method, for device-controlled handling of at least one laboratory sample, wherein the laboratory apparatus comprises at least one handling device, wherein the handling is controlled by the laboratory apparatus in use of several program parameters, a control device, a user interface device for manually inputting data by an user, and for the display of information, which may in particular depend on these data, wherein the user interface device comprises a display, on which a display area can be represented, and wherein the user interface device comprises a movement detecting sensor device, which is arranged for the detection of at least one user movement, which can be performed on the display area by an user, and wherein the control device is arranged for the provision of a movement detecting input mode, in order to•select the at least one program parameter and/or define its value depending on the at least one user movement, and•display at least one graphical sketch element, which represents the at least one user movement, in the display area, depending on the at least one user movement.

    Laboratory apparatus with a control device

    公开(公告)号:US11061546B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-13

    申请号:US14651612

    申请日:2013-12-05

    Applicant: Eppendorf AG

    Abstract: For the simplified, intuitive and reliable operation of laboratory apparatuses, it is proposed that the laboratory apparatus be equipped with a control device comprising a touch-sensitive display unit (100), wherein the display unit (100) is configured to display a plurality of control elements (111, 112, 113 etc), which are assigned to different control functions of the laboratory apparatus, wherein the control elements are embodied (111, 112, 113 etc) to set parameters (121, 122, 123) of the control functions. At the same time, at least two of the control elements (111, 112, 113, 114) are assigned to the same control function and embodied differently for setting the same parameter (121) of this control function. Therefore, the user is always offered a plurality of ways for setting a parameter or for operating the apparatus, such as, for example, for setting the rotational speed of a centrifuge. The touch-sensitive display unit is preferably embodied as a multi-touch screen, which is also able to recognise finger movements of the user, so-called gestures, as operator commands.

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