Dimension measuring system

• US 20060208875A1
• Filed: 01/10/2006
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tokyo Seimitsu Company Limited, Tosei Engineering Corp. (Tokyo Seimitsu Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tokyo Seimitsu Company Limited, Tosei Engineering Corp. (Tokyo Seimitsu Company Limited)
• Inventors: Ebihara, Masato
• Application Number:
  US11/329,810
• Publication Number:
  US 20060208875A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.100
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link

Abstract

A dimension measuring system comprising a portable dimension measuring device having a terminal radio device, a dimension measuring section, and a display unit for displaying a dimension measurement and enabling the use of a portable measuring section even in a place where radio communication is not available, has been disclosed. The portable dimension measuring device comprises a radio communication state detection circuit for detecting whether communication is possible and, when in a state of not being capable of communicating with the base radio device, displays the generated dimension measurement on the display unit and, when a state of being capable of communicating with the base device is brought about, automatically resumes the operation of transmission of the generated dimension measurement to the base device.

Claims

1. A dimension measuring system comprising:

a portable dimension measuring device having a terminal radio device, a dimension measuring section for generating a dimension measurement, and a display unit for displaying the dimension measurement; and

a base device having a base radio device for performing radio communication with the terminal radio device, the portable dimension measuring device transmitting the generated dimension measurement to the base device, wherein;

the portable dimension measuring device comprises a radio communication sate detection circuit for detecting whether the terminal radio device is capable of communicating with the base radio device and, when in a state of not being capable of communicating with the base radio device, automatically stops the operation of transmission of the generated dimension measurement to the base device and at the same time, displays the generated dimension measurement on the display unit and, when a state of being capable of communicating with the base radio device is brought about, automatically resumes the operation of transmission of the generated dimension measurement to the base device.

2. The dimension measuring system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the portable dimension measuring device comprises a display unit for indicating whether or not communication with the base measurement device is possible.

3. The dimension measuring system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the portable dimension measuring device comprises a battery and is driven by the battery.

4. The dimension measuring system as set forth in claim 1, wherein a plurality of the portable dimension measuring devices are connected to the single base device by radio communication.

5. A dimension measuring system comprising:

a portable dimension measuring device having a terminal radio device and a dimension measuring section for generating a dimension measurement; and

a base device having a base radio device for performing radio communication with the terminal radio device, the portable dimension measuring device transmitting the generated dimension measurement to the base device, wherein;

the portable dimension measuring device comprises a radio communication state detection circuit for detecting whether the terminal radio device is capable of communicating with the base radio device and a measurement storage circuit for storing the dimension measurement and, when in a state of not being capable of communicating with the base radio device, stores the dimension measurement in the measurement storage circuit.

6. The dimension measuring system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the portable dimension measuring device comprises a display unit for indicating whether or not communication with the base measurement device is possible.

7. The dimension measuring system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the portable dimension measuring device comprises a display unit for displaying the dimension measurement.

8. The dimension measuring system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the portable dimension measuring device comprises a storage operation switch and stores the dimension measurement in the measurement storage circuit in accordance with the operation of the storage operation switch.

9. The dimension measuring system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the portable dimension measuring device transmits the dimension measurement stored in the measurement storage circuit to the base device after the state of not being capable of communicating with the base radio device changes into the state of being capable of communicating therewith.

10. The dimension measuring system as set forth in claim 9, wherein the portable dimension measuring device comprises a transmission operation switch and transmits the dimension measurement stored in the measurement storage circuit to the base device in accordance with the operation of the transmission operation switch.

11. The dimension measuring system as set forth in claim 9, wherein the portable dimension measuring device automatically transmits the dimension measurement stored in the measurement storage circuit to the base device when the state of not being capable of communicating with the base radio device changes into the state of being capable of communicating therewith.

12. The dimension measuring system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the portable dimension measuring device comprises a battery and is driven by the battery.

13. The dimension measuring system as set forth in claim 5, wherein a plurality of the portable dimension measuring devices are connected to the single base device by radio communication.