Method and device for measuring length, area or volume
First Claim
1. A method for determining length, area, and/or volume using a distance measuring device (10) having a transmit unit (18) and a receive unit (20) in one housing (12), a keypad (28) for operating the measuring device (10), an integrated computer (22) for evaluating measured data, and a display panel (26) that—
- after the operator (S2, S6, S8) selects a desired measurement mode—
uses an icon-based graphic display to indicate which individual measurements are still required in order to determine the desired measurement variable, wherein the operator can switch between the available measurement modes of length measurement, and area and/or volume determination by pressing a single button (32) on the keypad (28) of the measuring device (10).
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Abstract
The invention concerns a device and a method for determining length, area, and/or volume using a distance measuring device 10 having a transmit unit 18 and a receive unit 20 in one housing, having a keypad 28 for operating the measuring device 10, and having an integrated computer 22 for evaluating measured data, and a display panel 26 for displaying the measurement results.
It is proposed that the display panel 26 of the measuring device 10—after the operator selects a desired measurement mode by pressing just one button 32 on the keypad 28—uses an icon-based graphic display to indicate which of the individual measurements required to determine the desired measurement variable has yet to be carried out.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for determining length, area, and/or volume using a distance measuring device (10) having a transmit unit (18) and a receive unit (20) in one housing (12), a keypad (28) for operating the measuring device (10), an integrated computer (22) for evaluating measured data, and a display panel (26) that—
- after the operator (S2, S6, S8) selects a desired measurement mode—
uses an icon-based graphic display to indicate which individual measurements are still required in order to determine the desired measurement variable, wherein the operator can switch between the available measurement modes of length measurement, and area and/or volume determination by pressing a single button (32) on the keypad (28) of the measuring device (10). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- after the operator (S2, S6, S8) selects a desired measurement mode—
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9. A measuring device for determining distance, area, and/or volume having a transmit unit (18) and a receive unit (20) in one housing (12), a keypad (28) for operating the measuring device (10), an integrated computer (22) for the direct evaluation of measured data, and a display panel (26) for presenting the measured results,
wherein the keypad (28) has only one button (32) for selecting the various measurement modes, and wherein the display panel (26) of the measuring device (10) uses an icon-based graphic presentation to actively indicate which measured values are still required by the internal computer (22) in order to determine the measurement variable corresponding to the measurement mode selected.
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12. A method for determining length, area, and/or volume using a distance measuring device (10) having a transmit unit (18) and a receive unit (20) in one housing (12), a keypad (28) for operating the measuring device (10), an integrated computer (22) for evaluating measured data, and a display panel (26) that—
- after the operator (S2, S6, S8) selects a desired measurement mode—
uses an icon-based graphic display to indicate which individual measurements are still required in order to determine the desired measurement variable, wherein the operator can switch between the available measurement modes of length measurement, and area and/or volume determination by pressing a single button (32) on the keypad (28) of the measuring device (10). - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
- after the operator (S2, S6, S8) selects a desired measurement mode—
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