A setting information management method executed by a backup program stored in a portable storage medium by a processing computer of an analyzer, comprising: determining a type of the analyzer in which the backup program is executed from a plurality of types of analyzers; acquiring setting information...http://www.google.de/patents/US7752007?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7752007 - Setting information management system, setting information management device, setting information management method, and computer program product