1. A fluid processing device, comprising:
a substrate rotatable about a central axis of rotation and substantially symmetrical about a centerline passing through the central axis, the substrate comprising a plurality of channels, each channel comprising a respective inlet chamber and two or more respective outlet chambers in fluid communication with the channel, the channels comprising a first set of channels arranged on a first side of the centerline of the substrate and a second set of channels arranged on a second side of the centerline of the substrate opposite from the first side, the first and second sets of channels being substantially parallel to each other, and the first set of channels comprising at least one first split passageway, each first split passageway comprises a respective first portion and each first portion comprises a respective inlet and a respective outlet, each first portion of the at least one first split passageway is directed away from the centerline in a first direction from the respective inlet to the respective outlet, the second set of channels comprises at least one second split passageway, wherein each second split passageway comprises a respective first portion and each first portion comprises a respective inlet and a respective outlet, each first portion of the at least one second split passageway extends in a second direction from the respective inlet to the respective outlet, and the first and second directions mirror each other with respect to the centerline.
2. The fluid processing device of claim 1, wherein the number of input chambers is one half of the number of output chambers.
3. The fluid processing device of claim 2, wherein the inlet chamber of each channel is positioned closer to the central axis of rotation than the respective two or more outlet chambers.
4. The fluid processing device of claim 1, wherein each channel further comprising one or more reaction chambers disposed along the channel between the respective inlet chamber and the respective two or more outlet chambers, at least one of the one or more reaction chambers comprising at least one reaction component useful in one or more of a polymerase chain reaction, a nucleic acid sequence amplification reaction, purification process, a nucleic acid sequencing reaction, and a nucleic acid sequencing reaction purification process.
5. The processing device of claim 1, wherein each channel of the first and second sets of channels comprises one or more respective valves adapted to open, or open and close fluid communication through the respective channel.
6. The fluid processing device of claim 5, wherein the input wells are spaced from one another by a fixed pitch.
7. The fluid processing device of claim 5, wherein the fixed pitch comprises at least one pitch of about 1.125 mm, about 2.25 mm, about 4.5 mm, about 9.0 mm, and about 18.0 mm.
8. The fluid processing device of claim 5, wherein the one or more outlet chambers of each channel comprise a first outlet chamber and a second outlet chamber, the first outlet chambers of channels of the first set of channels are arranged in a first row, and the second outlet chambers of the channels of the first set of channels are arranged in a second row.
9. The fluid processing device of claim 8, wherein the first and second rows are substantially parallel to each other.
10. The fluid processing device of claim 8, wherein the first row is closer to the central axis of rotation than the second row.
11. The fluid processing device of claim 8, wherein the first row and the second row are aligned such that the first outlet chambers and the second outlet chambers are in the shape of a rectangular grid.
12. The fluid processing device of claim 1, further comprising a cover, wherein the substrate comprises a first surface and the cover is disposed in contact with the first surface, and the cover at least partially defines each of the plurality of channels.
13. The fluid processing device of claim 1, wherein each of the respective outlets of the respective first portions of the first split passageways and the second split passageways is in valved fluid communication with a respective one of the outlet chambers.
14. A system comprising the fluid processing device of claim 1 and:
a rotatable platen configured to rotate about a central axis of rotation; and
a device holder adapted to hold the fluid processing device to the rotatable platen.
15. The system of claim 14, further comprising a drive unit comprising a drive shaft, wherein the rotatable platen is mounted to the drive shaft and configured for rotation about its central axis of rotation.
16. The system of claim 14, further comprising a multiple sample extraction device, wherein the multiple sample extraction device comprises a plurality of sample extraction tips, and the plurality of sample extraction tips are arranged to align with a plurality of the one or more respective outlet chambers.
17. A method comprising providing a fluid processing device comprising:
a substrate rotatable about a central axis of rotation and substantially symmetrical about a centerline passing through the central axis, the substrate comprising a plurality of channels, each channel comprising a respective inlet chamber and two or more respective outlet chambers in fluid communication with the channel, the channels comprising a first set of channels arranged on a first side of the centerline of the substrate and a second set of channels arranged on a second side of the centerline of the substrate opposite from the first side, the first and second sets of channels being substantially parallel to each other, and the first set of channels comprising at least one first split passageway each first split passageway comprises a respective first portion and each first portion comprises a respective inlet and a respective outlet, each first portion of the at least one first split passageway is directed away from the centerline in a first direction from the respective inlet to the respective outlet, the second set of channels comprises at least one second split passageway, wherein each second split passageway comprises a respective first portion and each first portion comprises a respective inlet and a respective outlet, each first portion of the at least one second split passageway extends in a second direction from the respective inlet to the respective outlet, and the first and second directions mirror each other with respect to the centerline;
injecting a respective sample into the respective inlet chamber of each channel; and
spinning the fluid processing device about the central axis of rotation to move the respective samples or respective reaction products thereof from the respective inlet to the respective outlet of each respective first split passageway and each respective second split passageway.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising opening a valve along each channel between the respective inlet chamber and the two or more respective outlet chambers.
19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:
aligning an injector array of a capillary electrophoretic device with at least a group of the outlet chambers; and
injecting respective ones of the samples or respective reaction products thereof from respective ones of the outlet chambers into the injector array.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising performing electrophoretic separation of the respective samples or respective reaction products thereof after the injecting.
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, comprising:
providing a first electronic program guide (EPG) screen having a plurality of channel identifiers, program information, and an icon corresponding to increasing scroll speed; and
responsive to a user selection corresponding to the icon, enabling a user to scroll among the plurality of channel identifiers at the increased scroll speed.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing further comprises providing the first EPG screen with a grid format, the grid format comprising a plurality of rows, each row comprising program blocks with program information comprising program titles for corresponding programs located within each block, the grid format further comprising a time row with plural times of presentation of programs located in the time row, wherein the program blocks are located beneath a respective time of availability of presentation for a respective program.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein enabling further comprises providing a second EPG screen in place of the first EPG screen, the second EPG screen replacing the program information with an information area that explicitly informs a user how to scroll among the plurality of channel identifiers at the increased scroll speed.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the information area further comprises explicit instructions to the user as to how to exit from a state or mode of increased scroll speed.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the explicit instructions to the user as to how to exit from the state or mode of increased scroll speed includes instructing the user to activate a remote control key that is separate from a remote control scroll key manipulated by the user to scroll at the increased scroll speed.
6. The method of claim 3, wherein enabling comprises commencing a state or mode that enables scrolling at the increased scroll speed during a duration of the state or mode irrespective of whether a remote control keypress activated to scroll at the increased scroll speed is released by the user.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the duration of the state or mode is terminated responsive to user selection of a remote control key that is separate from the remote control scroll key used to scroll at the increased scroll speed, the remote control key suggested to the user by the icon.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein enabling further comprises providing a second EPG screen in place of the first EPG screen where the program information is not rendered.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the program information comprises program titles.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the program information comprises descriptive text corresponding to the program titles.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein enabling further comprises providing a second EPG screen in place of the first EPG screen where program specific information is not rendered.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the program specific information comprises at least one of a grid lines, channel logo, operator logo, time and date information, video, still image, and graphics.
13. A system, comprising:
a memory with application software; and
a processor configured with the application software to:
provide a first electronic program guide (EPG) screen having a plurality of channel identifiers, program information, and an icon corresponding to increasing scroll speed; and
responsive to a user selection corresponding to the icon, enabling a user to scroll among the plurality of channel identifiers or time slots at the increased scroll speed.
14. The system of claim 13, further comprising a display device, wherein the processor is further configured with the application software to present the first EPG screen on the display device.
15. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured with the application software to provide a second EPG screen in place of the first EPG screen, the second EPG screen replacing the program information with an information area that explicitly informs a user how to scroll among the plurality of channel identifiers at the increased scroll speed.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the information area further comprises explicit instructions to the user as to how to exit from a state or mode of increased scroll speed.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the explicit instructions to the user as to how to exit from the state or mode of increased scroll speed includes instructing the user to activate a remote control key that is separate from a remote control scroll key manipulated by the user to scroll at the increased scroll speed.
18. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured with the application software to commence a state or mode that enables scrolling at the increased scroll speed during a duration of the state or mode irrespective of whether a remote control keypress activated to scroll at the increased scroll speed is released by the user.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the duration of the state or mode is terminated responsive to user selection of a remote control key that is separate from the remote control scroll key used to scroll at the increased scroll speed, the remote control key suggested to the user by the icon.
20. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured with the application software to provide a second EPG screen in place of the first EPG screen where the program information and program guide specific information is not rendered, wherein the program information comprises program titles and descriptive text corresponding to the program titles, wherein the program guide specific information comprises at least one of a grid lines, channel logo, operator logo, time and date information, video, still image, and graphics.