Test executive system with progress window
First Claim
1. An electronic test system comprising:
- a memory for storing a test procedure including a plurality of measurements; and
a plurality of datapoints corresponding to test results for said plurality of measurements;
an electronic processor communicating with said memory for controlling the execution of said procedure and displaying said test data; and
a graphical user interface output device communicating with said electronic processor for displaying information, said information including a plurality of datapoint units, each datapoint unit consisting of a single graphical element having at least two dimensions and conveying the results of said test for a corresponding datapoint, said datapoint units grouped in a manner to display the progress of said test procedure.
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Abstract
An electronic test system with a progress window that enables the user to observe in one glance the progress and status of a test. The progress window is preferably comprised of graphical elements representing test results grouped along a progress axis representing the length of the test procedure. Each graphical element is preferably displayed as a bar, with the length of the bar perpendicular to the progress axis representing the value of the result. The specifications limits are represented by lines parallel to the progress axis. A line above the progress axis represents the upper specification limit and a line below the progress axis represents the lower specification limit. The bars are color coded to display the pass, fail and marginal status of the test.
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33 Claims
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1. An electronic test system comprising:
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a memory for storing a test procedure including a plurality of measurements; and
a plurality of datapoints corresponding to test results for said plurality of measurements;
an electronic processor communicating with said memory for controlling the execution of said procedure and displaying said test data; and
a graphical user interface output device communicating with said electronic processor for displaying information, said information including a plurality of datapoint units, each datapoint unit consisting of a single graphical element having at least two dimensions and conveying the results of said test for a corresponding datapoint, said datapoint units grouped in a manner to display the progress of said test procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for displaying the results of an electronic test comprising the steps of:
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performing a test procedure comprising a plurality of test measurements to determine a plurality of datapoints, each said datapoint corresponding to the result of one of said test measurements;
displaying a plurality of graphical units, each said graphical unit representing one of said datapoints, each of said graphical units comprising a single graphical element having at least two dimensions; and
grouping said graphical elements in a manner to display the progress of said test procedure. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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Specification