Orientation identification label, reagent container carrier structure, analyzer device and reader module

1. A carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the carrier structure comprising an RFID assembly and an optically detectable definition pattern defining a presence and an orientation of the carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the RFID assembly comprising an RFID chip and an RFID antenna, the optically detectable definition pattern consisting of a geometrical design in contrastive colors and readable by an optical detection device and by a human operator.

2. The carrier structure according to claim 1 , wherein the geometrical design is asymmetric to an axis of the design which is substantially perpendicular to the direction of orientation to be identified and not point-symmetric.

3. The carrier structure according to claim 1 further comprising a single label having a front and a back, the back being attached to the reagent container carrier structure, the label including the RFID assembly and the optically detectable definition pattern.

4. The carrier structure according to claim 3 , wherein the optically detectable definition pattern is on the front of the label and the RFID assembly is on the back of the label.

5. The carrier structure according to claim 4 in which the label is attached to the carrier structure by adhesive on the back of the label.

6. The carrier structure according to claim 1 further comprising first and second labels attached to the carrier structure, the first label including the RFID assembly and the second label including the optically detectable definition pattern.

7. The carrier structure according to claim 6 , wherein one of the first and second labels comprises a lower label attached directly to the carrier structure, and the other of the first and second labels comprises an upper label attached on top of the lower label.

8. A carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the carrier structure comprising an RFID assembly and an optically detectable definition pattern defining a presence and an orientation of the carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the optically detectable definition pattern consisting of a geometrical design in contrastive colors and readable by an optical detection device and by a human operator, the pattern comprising at least two different sub-patterns allowing identification of an orientation of the reagent container carrier structure.

9. The carrier structure according to claim 8 further comprising a single label having a front and a back, the back being attached to the reagent container carrier structure, the label including the RFID assembly and the optically detectable definition pattern.

10. The carrier structure according to claim 9 , wherein the optically detectable definition pattern is on the front of the label and the RFID assembly is on the back of the label.

11. The carrier structure according to claim 8 further comprising first and second labels attached to the carrier structure, the first label including the RFID assembly and the second label including the optically detectable definition pattern.

12. The carrier structure according to claim 11 , wherein one of the first and second labels comprises a lower label attached directly to the reagent container carrier structure, and the other of the first and second labels comprises an upper label attached on top of the lower label.

13. The carrier structure according to claim 8 , wherein the geometrical design is asymmetric to an axis of the design which is substantially perpendicular to the direction of orientation to be identified and not point-symmetric.

14. A carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the carrier structure comprising an RFID assembly and an optically detectable definition pattern defining a presence and an orientation of the carrier structure for holding at least one reagent container, the optically detectable definition pattern consisting of a geometrical design in contrastive colors and readable by an optical detection device and by a human operator, the geometrical design being asymmetric to at least one of the transversal and longitudinal axes of the carrier structure and not point-symmetric.

15. The carrier structure according to claim 14 , wherein the geometrical design is asymmetric to an axis of the design which is substantially perpendicular to the direction of orientation to be identified and not point-symmetric.

16. The carrier structure according to claim 14 further comprising a single label having a front and a back, the back being attached to the reagent container carrier structure, the label including the RFID assembly and the optically detectable definition pattern.

17. The carrier structure according to claim 16 , wherein the optically detectable definition pattern is on the front of the label and the RFID assembly is on the back of the label.

18. The carrier structure according to claim 14 in which the label is attached to the carrier structure by adhesive on the back of the label.

19. The carder structure according to claim 14 further comprising first and second labels attached to the carrier structure, the first label including the RFID assembly and the second label including the optically detectable definition pattern.

20. The carrier structure according to claim 19 , wherein one of the first and second labels comprises a lower label attached directly to the carrier structure, and the other of the first and second labels comprises an upper label attached on top of the lower label.