Measurement data processor and measurement data processing method

• US 20030004691A1
• Filed: 06/28/2002
• Published: 01/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
• Inventors: Matsumiya, Sadayuki, Michiwaki, Hirokazu
• Granted Patent: US 6,829,567 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/188
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/002 with telemetering systems telemetering in general G08C

Abstract

A mobile communications terminal (4) having a communicator for transmitting and receiving a signal to/from a base station (5) is connected to a measuring instrument (2) through wireless medium (3) and a cable. A control processing software stored in a memory of the mobile communications terminal (4) is executed. The mobile communications terminal (4) converts the measurement data acquired by measurement of the measuring instrument (2) is converted into the same format as the signal transmitted to and received from the base station (5) and the converted measurement data is read into a controller to store in a storage. The measurement data is transmitted from the communicator to the base station to be stored in a data storage (8) and published on a web site in a manner that third party can check. The processing efficiency of the measurement data can be enhanced.

Claims

1. A measurement data processor, comprising:

an operation key;

a communicator capable of transmitting and receiving a signal to/from a base station through wireless medium; and

a controller for reading a measurement data acquired by a measuring instrument by operating the operation key after converting into the same data format as the signal transmitted and received by the communicator, the controller storing the measurement data from the communicator in a predetermined address space of the base station.

9. The measurement data processor according to claim 1,

wherein the controller controls the communicator by operating the operation key to transmit the measurement data to another communications terminal through the base station.

13. The measurement data processor according to claim 1,

wherein the controller controls the communicator to read the measurement data stored in the address space of the base station in response to operation of the operation key.

15. The measurement data processor according to claim 1,

further comprising a malfunction alarm including the communicator for reporting malfunction when the communicator receives a predetermined signal,

wherein the controller controls the communicator to transmit the predetermined signal to the malfunction alarm through the base station when the measuring instrument fails to acquire and read the measurement data.

17. The measurement data processor according to claim 1,

wherein the controller controls the communicator to transmit a signal indicating that the measurement data cannot be acquired to another communication terminal through the base station when the measuring instrument fails to acquire and read the measurement data.

19. The measurement data processor according to claim 1,

wherein the mobile communications terminal has a display means for conducting various display operation,

wherein a step data indicating steps for acquiring the measurement data by the measuring instrument is stored in the address space of the base station, and

wherein the controller controls the communicator to receive the step data stored in the base station and to display the step data on the display means.

21. The measurement data processor according to claim 1,

wherein the base station stores a step data for controlling the operation of the measuring instrument for acquiring the measurement data in the address space in a manner capable of being read by a mobile communications terminal.

23. The measurement data processor according to claim 1, the controller comprising a processor for arithmetically processing the measurement data.

2. A measurement data processor, comprising:

an operation key;

a communicator capable of transmitting and receiving a signal to/from a base station through wireless medium; and

a controller for reading a measurement data acquired by a measuring instrument by operating the operation key after converting into the same data format as the signal transmitted and received by the communicator, the controller transmitting the measurement data from the communicator to another communications terminal through the base station.

10. The measurement data processor according to, claim 2,

wherein the controller controls the communicator by operating the operation key to store the measurement data in a predetermined address space of the base station.

14. The measurement data processor according to claim 2,

wherein the controller controls the communicator to read the measurement data stored in the address space of the base station in response to operation of the operation key.

16. The measurement data processor according to claim 2,

further comprising a malfunction alarm including the communicator for reporting malfunction when the communicator receives a predetermined signal,

wherein the controller controls the communicator to transmit the predetermined signal to the malfunction alarm through the base station when the measuring instrument fails to acquire and read the measurement data.

18. The measurement data processor according to claim 2,

wherein the controller controls the communicator to transmit a signal indicating that the measurement data cannot be acquired to another communication terminal through the base station when the measuring instrument fails to acquire and read the measurement.

20. The measurement data processor according to claim 2,

wherein the mobile communications tonal has a display means for conducting various display operation,

wherein a step data indicating steps for acquiring the measurement data by the measuring instrument is stored in the address space of the base station, and

wherein the controller controls the communicator to receive the step data stored in the base station and to display the step data on the display means.

22. The measurement data processor according to claim 2,

wherein the base station stores a step data for controlling the operation of the meaning instrument for acquiring the measurement data in an address space in a manner capable of being read by the mobile communications terminal.

24. The measurement data processor according to claim 2, the controller comprising a processor for arithmetically processing the measurement.

27. The measurement data processing method according to claim 26,

wherein the controller recognizes the operation of the operation to control the communicator to transit the measurement data to another communications terminal through the base station.

28. The measurement data processing method according to claim 27,

wherein the controller stores the measurement data in an address space in the base station by recognizing the operation of the operation key.

29. The measurement data processing method according to claim 26,

wherein the controller reads the measurement data acquired by the measuring instrument by recognizing that the mobile communications terminal is connected to the measuring instrument by cable or wireless.

30. The measurement data processing method according to claim 26,

wherein the mobile communications terminal has a memory for storing the data and the controller stores the measurement data in the memory.

31. The measurement data processing method according to claim 26,

wherein the controller controls the communicator to read the measurement data stored in the address space of the base station in response to operation of the operation key.

32. The measurement data processing method according to claim 26,

wherein, when the measuring instrument is unable to acquire and read the measurement data, the controller controls the communicator to transit a signal indicating that the measurement data cannot be acquired to at least one of the base station and another communication device having another communicator through the base station.

33. The measurement data processing method according to claim 26,

wherein the mobile communications terminal has a display means for various display operation, and

wherein the controller reads a step data stored in an address space of the base station in advance indicating steps for acquiring the measurement data by the measuring instrument by recognizing the operation of the operation key and displays the step data on the display means.

34. The measurement data processing method according to claim 26,

wherein the controller of the mobile communications terminal reads a step data stored in advance in an address space of the base station indicating steps for acquiring the measurement data by the measuring instrument, and

wherein the mobile communications terminal is connected to the measuring instrument and the measuring operation of the measuring instrument is controlled in accordance with the step data to acquire the measurement data.

35. The measuring data processing method according to claim 26,

wherein the controller arithmetically process the measurement data.

3. A measurement data processor, comprising:

a mobile communications terminal including;

an operation key, a communicator capable of transmitting and receiving a signal to/from a base station through wireless medium; and

a controller for controlling the communicator by operating the operation key to transmit and receive the signal to/from the base station; and

a measurement data reader provided to the mobile communication terminal for reading a measurement data acquired by a measuring instrument after converting into the same data format as the signal transmitted and received by the communicator,

wherein the controller controls the communicator to store the measurement data from the communicator in a predetermined address space of the base station.

5. The measurement data processor according to claim 3, wherein the measurement data reader is detachably attached to the mobile communications terminal to be connected to the controller.

7. The measurement data processor according to claim 5, wherein the measurement data reader is provided to the measuring instrument for acquiring the measurement data and the controller reads the measurement data acquired by the measuring instrument through the measurement data reader by being connected to the measuring instrument by cable or wireless.

11. The measurement data processor according to claim 3,

wherein the mobile communications terminal has a memory for storing the data, and the controller stores the measurement data in the memory.

4. A measurement data processor, comprising:

a mobile communications terminal including;

an operation key;

a communicator capable of transmitting and receiving a signal to/from a base station through wireless medium; and

a controller for controlling the communicator by operating the operation key for transmitting and receiving the signal to/from a base station; and

a measurement data reader provided to the mobile communication terminal for reading a measurement data acquired by a measuring instrument after converting into the same data format as the signal transmitted and received by the communicator,

wherein the controller controls the communicator to transmit the measurement data to another communications terminal having another communicator through the base station.

6. The measurement data processor according to claim 4, wherein the measurement data reader is detachably attached to the mobile communications terminal to be connected to the controller.

8. The measurement data processor according to claim 6,

wherein the measurement data reader is provided to the measuring instrument for acquiring the measurement data and the controller reads the measurement data acquired by the measuring instrument through the measurement data reader by being connected to the measuring instrument by cable or wireless.

12. The measurement data processor according to claim 4,

wherein the mobile communications terminal has a memory for storing the data, and the controller stores the measurement data in the memory.

25. A measurement data processing method for processing a measurement data acquired by a measuring instrument, comprising the steps of:

providing a mobile communications terminal including;

an operation key;

a communicator capable of transmitting and receiving a signal to/from a base station through wireless medium; and

a controller for controlling the communicator by operating the operation key for transmitting and receiving the signal to/from a base station;

while connecting the mobile communications terminal to the measuring instrument by cable or wireless, reading the measurement data from the measuring instrument by the controller after converting the measurement data into the same data format as the signal transmitted and received by the communicator; and

transmitting the measurement data to the base station by controlling the communicator to store the measurement data in a predetermined address space in the base station.

26. A measurement data processing method for processing a measurement data acquired by a measuring instrument, comprising the steps of:

providing a mobile communications terminal including;

an operation key;

a communicator capable of transmitting and receiving a signal to/from a base station through wireless medium; and

a controller for controlling the communicator by operating the operation key for transmitting and receiving the signal to/from a base station;

while connecting the mobile communications terminal to the measuring instrument by cable or wireless, reading the measurement data from the measuring instrument by the controller after converting the measurement data into the same data format as the signal transmitted and received by the communicator; and

transmitting the measurement data by controlling the communicator to another communications terminal through the base station.