Attaching measurement data to an area map
First Claim
1. A method of attaching measurement data to an area map on a test instrument display comprising the steps of:
- importing the area map for the test instrument display;
acquiring the measurement data from an intercepted signal according to specified measurement criteria;
selecting the measurement data at a current position of the test instrument as selected measurement data to be attached to the area map; and
overlaying a measurement icon on the area map, the measurement icon being situated on the area map at a location corresponding to the current position of the test instrument and including a thumbnail of the selected measurement data.
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Abstract
A method of attaching measurement data to an area map on the display of a test instrument includes importing a map for display covering a desired spatial region. Appropriate points of interest are overlaid on the map. A user selects measurement data to be attached to the map and, upon selection such as by “tapping” a touch sensitive screen, a measurement icon is positioned on the map where the selected measurement data was acquired. A thumbnail of the selected measurement data is overlaid on the measurement icon to show both the type of measurement and actual measurement results. Also indicia of quality/strength for the measured signal may be tagged to the measurement icon, such as by changing the color of the border of the measurement icon accordingly. A direction arrow may also be associated with the measurement icon to indicate an orientation of the test instrument when the measurement data was selected.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of attaching measurement data to an area map on a test instrument display comprising the steps of:
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importing the area map for the test instrument display;
acquiring the measurement data from an intercepted signal according to specified measurement criteria;
selecting the measurement data at a current position of the test instrument as selected measurement data to be attached to the area map; and
overlaying a measurement icon on the area map, the measurement icon being situated on the area map at a location corresponding to the current position of the test instrument and including a thumbnail of the selected measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for attaching measurement data to an area map on a test instrument display comprising:
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means for importing the area map for the test instrument display;
means for acquiring the measurement data from an intercepted signal according to specified measurement criteria;
means for selecting the measurement data at a current position of the test instrument as selected measurement data to be attached to the area map; and
means for overlaying a measurement icon on the area map, the measurement icon being situated on the area map at a location corresponding to the current position of the test instrument and including a thumbnail of the selected measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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