INFORMATION DISPLAY FOR DIGITAL MULTIMETER
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1. A portable digital multimeter, comprising:
- a display for displaying measurement values and available functions of the multimeter;
a user interface for receiving a user input indicating a request for context-sensitive explanatory information regarding the measurement values or the available functions;
a memory for storing information relating to the measurement values or the available functions; and
a processor which, in response to receiving the user input, retrieves the information from the memory to allow the information to be shown on the display.
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Abstract
A digital multimeter provides information regarding measurements shown on a display of the multimeter, and available functions of the multimeter. The information typically relates to a current context of the multimeter. The context may include a current mode or other setting of the multimeter.
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1. A portable digital multimeter, comprising:
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a display for displaying measurement values and available functions of the multimeter; a user interface for receiving a user input indicating a request for context-sensitive explanatory information regarding the measurement values or the available functions; a memory for storing information relating to the measurement values or the available functions; and a processor which, in response to receiving the user input, retrieves the information from the memory to allow the information to be shown on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable digital multimeter, comprising:
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a display for displaying measurement values and available functions of the multimeter; a user interface for receiving a user input indicating a request for context-sensitive explanatory information regarding the measurement values or the available functions; a memory for storing the context-sensitive explanatory information; a processor which, in response to receiving the user input, retrieves from the memory the information to be shown on the display; and an external input interface for downloading to the memory the context-sensitive explanatory instruction from an external electronic storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of displaying information on a portable digital multimeter comprising a user-interface, a processor, a memory, and a display screen, the method comprising:
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receiving a user input via the user interface, wherein the user input indicates a request for information regarding available functions of the multimeter or visual elements displayed on the display screen; in response to receiving the user input, operating the processor to retrieve information from the memory regarding the available functions or visual elements; and transmitting the information via the processor to the display screen to allow the information to be displayed on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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