LABORATORY APPARATUS WITH USER INPUT FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR USER INPUT IN A LABORATORY APPARATUS

摘要

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.