1. A computer implemented method for handling exceptions, the method comprising:
receiving, at a global payment gateway server, an exception item request from an acquirer of an original transaction associated with the exception item request, the exception item request comprising a transaction reference identifier in which is embedded a cross reference identifier;
responsive to receiving the exception item request, extracting, by the global payment gateway server, the cross reference identifier from the transaction reference identifier;
using the transaction reference identifier, extracting information associated with the original transaction, including a client settlement identifier;
sending, by the global payment gateway server, the exception item request along with an order identifier, the transaction reference identifier, and the client settlement identifier to a merchant associated with the original transaction; and
providing, by the global payment gateway server, a cross reference table to associate the transaction reference identifier, the cross reference identifier, the client settlement identifier, and the order identifier.
2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the client settlement identifier is a unique identifier used by the global payment gateway server to avoid duplicate settlements.
3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising generating, by the global payment gateway server, the cross reference identifier.
4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising extracting the client settlement identifier from the cross reference table.
5. A computer implemented method for handling exceptions, the method comprising:
receiving, at a global payment gateway server, an exception item request from an acquirer of an original transaction associated with the exception item request, the exception item request comprising a transaction reference identifier in which is embedded a cross reference identifier;
responsive to receiving the exception item request, extracting, by the global payment gateway server, the cross reference identifier from the transaction reference identifier;
accessing, by the global payment gateway server, a cross reference table to associate the transaction reference identifier, the cross reference identifier, a client settlement identifier, and an order identifier
using the transaction reference identifier, extracting information associated with the original transaction, including the client settlement identifier, from the cross reference table, the client settlement identifier being a unique identifier used by the global payment gateway server to avoid duplicate settlements; and
sending, by the global payment gateway server, the exception item request along with the order identifier, the transaction reference identifier, and the client settlement identifier to a merchant associated with the original transaction.
6. The computer implemented method of claim 5, further comprising generating, by the global payment gateway server, the cross reference identifier.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of removing a floatation liquid from between a microscope slide and a paraffin embedded biological specimen, the method comprising:
positioning at least one microscope slide with at least one paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon onto a slide support;
positioning the microscope slide with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon in a reaction compartment; and
spinning the slide support within the reaction compartment so as to cause the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to centrifugally move in a way that causes at least a portion of the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause substantially all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the slide support has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of spinning the slide support further comprises spinning the slide support about the longitudinal axis of the slide support while maintaining the longitudinal axis in a stationary position.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein microscope slide has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support further comprises positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support so that the longitudinal axis of the microscope slide is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide support.
6. A method of treating a paraffin embedded biological specimen, comprising:
floating at least one paraffin embedded biological specimen onto at least one microscope slide with a flotation liquid;
positioning the microscope slide with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon onto a slide support; and
spinning the slide support to cause the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to centrifugally move in a way that causes at least a portion of the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause substantially all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
8. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of positioning the microscope slide with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon in a reaction compartment prior to spinning the slide support.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
10. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of: after removing the floatation liquid from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen, heating the paraffin embedded biological specimen to a temperature sufficient to melt the paraffin, de-paraffinizing the paraffin embedded biological specimen to provide a de-paraffinized biological specimen, and staining the de-paraffinized biological specimen.
11. The method of claim 6, wherein the slide support has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of spinning the slide support further comprises spinning the slide support about the longitudinal axis of the slide support while maintaining the longitudinal axis in a stationary position.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein microscope slide has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support further comprises positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support so that the longitudinal axis of the microscope slide is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide support.
13. A method of treating a plurality of paraffin embedded biological specimens, comprising:
floating the plurality of paraffin embedded biological specimens onto a plurality of microscope slides with a flotation liquid to form a plurality of microscope slides with at least one paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon;
positioning each of the microscope slides with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon onto a plurality of slide supports, wherein each of the slide supports is configured to support only a single microscope slide; and
spinning the slide supports to cause the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens to centrifugally move in a way that causes at least a portion of the floatation liquid disposed between each of the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens to be removed from between the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises the step of moving each of the microscope slides with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon into a reaction compartment prior to spinning the slide supports.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the slide supports are independently movable relative to one another.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is integrated in an automated slide staining apparatus.
17. The method of claim 6, wherein the method is integrated in an automated slide staining apparatus.
18. The method of claim 13, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause substantially all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
19. The method of claim 13, wherein each of the slide supports is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
20. The method of claim 13, wherein each of the slide supports has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of spinning the slide supports further comprises spinning each of the slide supports about the longitudinal axis of the slide support while maintaining the longitudinal axis in a stationary position.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein microscope slide has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of positioning the microscope slide on the slide support further comprises positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support so that the longitudinal axis of the microscope slide is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide support.
22. The method of claim 13, further comprising the steps of: after removing the floatation liquid from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen, heating the paraffin embedded biological specimen to a temperature sufficient to melt the paraffin, de-paraffinizing the paraffin embedded biological specimen to provide a de-paraffinized biological specimen, and staining the de-paraffinized biological specimen.
23. The method of claim 13, wherein the method is integrated in an automated slide staining apparatus.
24. A method of treating a plurality of paraffin embedded biological specimens, comprising:
floating the plurality of paraffin embedded biological specimens onto a plurality of microscope slides with a flotation liquid to form a plurality of microscope slides with at least one paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon;
positioning each of the microscope slides with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon onto a slide support; and
spinning the slide support to cause the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens to centrifugally move in a way that causes at least a portion of the floatation liquid disposed between each of the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens to be removed from between the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens.
25. The method of claim 24, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause substantially all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
26. The method of claim 24, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
27. The method of claim 24, wherein the slide support has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of spinning the slide support further comprises spinning the slide support about the longitudinal axis of the slide support while maintaining the longitudinal axis in a stationary position.
28. The method of claim 27, wherein microscope slide has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of positioning the microscope slide on the slide support further comprises positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support so that the longitudinal axis of the microscope slide is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide support.
29. The method of claim 24, wherein the method is integrated in an automated slide staining apparatus.
30. The method of claim 24, wherein the method further comprises the step of moving each of the microscope slides with the paraffin embedded biological specimen floated thereon into a reaction compartment prior to spinning the slide support.
31. The method of claim 24, further comprising the steps of: after removing the floatation liquid from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen, heating the paraffin embedded biological specimen to a temperature sufficient to melt the paraffin, de-paraffinizing the paraffin embedded biological specimen to provide a de-paraffinized biological specimen, and staining the de-paraffinized biological specimen.
32. A method of removing floatation liquid from a plurality of microscope slides and paraffin embedded biological specimens, comprising:
obtaining a plurality of microscope slides on a slide support with at least one paraffin embedded biological specimen floated on each of the microscope slides; and
spinning the slide support to cause the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens to centrifugally move in a way that causes at least a portion of the floatation liquid disposed between each of the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens to be removed from between the microscope slides and the paraffin embedded biological specimens.
33. The method of claim 32, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause substantially all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
34. The method of claim 32, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
35. The method of claim 32, wherein the slide support has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of spinning the slide support further comprises spinning the slide support about the longitudinal axis of the slide support while maintaining the longitudinal axis in a stationary position.
36. The method of claim 35, wherein microscope slide has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of positioning the microscope slide on the slide support further comprises positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support so that the longitudinal axis of the microscope slide is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide support.
37. The method of claim 32, wherein the method is integrated in an automated slide staining apparatus.
38. A method of treating a paraffin embedded biological specimen, the method comprising:
obtaining at least one microscope slide on a slide support with the at least one paraffin embedded biological specimen floated on the microscope slide; and
spinning the slide support so as to cause the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to centrifugally move in a way that causes at least a portion of the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
39. The method of claim 38, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause substantially all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
40. The method of claim 38, wherein the slide support is spun at a rate and for a time period sufficient to cause all the floatation liquid disposed between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen to be removed from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen.
41. The method of claim 38, wherein the slide support has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of spinning the slide support further comprises spinning the slide support about the longitudinal axis of the slide support while maintaining the longitudinal axis in a stationary position.
42. The method of claim 41, wherein microscope slide has a longitudinal axis, and wherein the step of positioning the microscope slide on the slide support further comprises positioning the microscope slide onto the slide support so that the longitudinal axis of the microscope slide is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide support.
43. The method of claim 38, wherein the method is integrated in an automated slide staining apparatus.
44. The method of claim 38, further comprising the steps of: after removing the floatation liquid from between the microscope slide and the paraffin embedded biological specimen, heating the paraffin embedded biological specimen to a temperature sufficient to melt the paraffin, de-paraffinizing the paraffin embedded biological specimen to provide a de-paraffinized biological specimen, and staining the de-paraffinized biological specimen.