SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NOTES IN MEASUREMENT DEVICES

• US 20090063098A1
• Filed: 08/30/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FEGO Precision Industrial Company Limited
• Original Assignee: FEGO Precision Industrial Company Limited
• Inventors: Chang, Chin-Hsiung, Yen, Fu-Chung
• Granted Patent: US 7,680,629 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/187
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A measurement device with capabilities of note taking. The measurement device comprises at least one measurement component, adapted to perform measurement in at least one measuring event of the measurement device; a note control component, adapted to obtain and record at least one note input with respect to the at least one measuring event; and a Central Processing Unit (CPU), adapted to link the at least one note with the at least one measuring event.

Claims

1. A measurement device, with capabilities of note taking, comprising:

at least one measurement component, adapted to perform measurement in at least one measuring event of the measurement device;

a note control component, adapted to obtain and record at least one note that is input with respect to the at least one measuring event; and

a Central Processing Unit (CPU), adapted to link the at least one note with the at least one measuring event.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising at least one note input component for inputting the at least one note.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the at least one note input component comprises at least one operational key.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one note is input from at least one note input device physically or wirelessly connected with the measurement device.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the at least one note input device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of a computer, a keyboard, a camera, a camcorder, a microphone, a mouse, and a pen tablet.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one note is in a visual or audio format.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one note is linked with the at least one measuring event by a measuring timestamp of the at least one measuring event.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one note is stored in a data storage device connected with the measurement device.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the measurement device comprises a health related measurement device.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one note is encrypted.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein authentication is applied to access the at least one note.

12. A system of note taking for measurement devices, comprising:

a measurement device, performing at least one measuring event;

means for inputting at least one note with respect to the at least one measuring event; and

means for manipulating the at least one note;

wherein the measurement device is adapted to obtain the at least one note with respect to the at least one measuring event, to link the at least one note with the at least one measuring event, and to store the at least one note.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the means for inputting the at least one note comprises a note input device removably or integrally connected with the measurement device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the note input device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of a computer, a keyboard, a camera, a camcorder, a microphone, a mouse, and a pen tablet.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the note input device is connectable with an Internet or a Local Area Network (LAN).

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the means for inputting the at least one note comprises a note input component of the measurement device.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one note is in a visual or audio format.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one note is linked with the at least one measuring event by a measuring timestamp of the at least one measuring event.

19. The system of claim 12, further comprising at least one data storage device physically or wirelessly connected with the measurement device, the at least one note being stored in the at least one data storage device.

20. The system of claim 12, wherein the measurement device comprises a health related measurement device.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one note is encrypted.

22. The system of claim 12, wherein authentication is applied to access the at least one note.

23. The system of claim 12, wherein the means for manipulating the at least one note comprises a computer.

24. A method of note taking in a measurement device, comprising the steps of:

providing means for obtaining and recording at least one note with respect to at least one measuring event of the measurement device;

obtaining the at least one note from at least one note input means; and

linking the at least one note with the at least one measuring event.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising the step of encrypting the at least one note.

26. The method of claim 24, further comprising the step of storing the at least one note.

27. The method of claim 24, further comprising the step of manipulating the at least one note.

28. The method of claim 24, wherein the at least one note input means comprises a note input device physically or wirelessly connected with the measurement device.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the note input device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of a computer, a keyboard, a camera, a camcorder, a microphone, a mouse, and a pen tablet.

30. The system of claim 24, wherein the at least one note input means comprises a built-in component of the measurement device.

31. The system of claim 24, wherein the at least one note is in a visual or audio format.

32. The system of claim 24, wherein the at least one note is linked with the at least one measuring event by a measuring timestamp of the at least one measuring event.