AUTOMATIC CAPTURE AND STORAGE OF MEASUREMENTS IN DIGITAL MULTIMETER
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1. A digital multimeter, comprising:
- a measurement component for receiving measurement data corresponding to one or more physical or electrical parameters;
a user interface for receiving user input to place the digital multimeter in an auto-save mode;
a memory component for storing data captured by the digital multimeter; and
an auto-save component for automatically capturing and storing data when the digital multimeter is in auto-save mode by;
(a) detecting when the digital multimeter receives stable measurement data of one or more physical or electrical parameters, and (b) automatically saving stable measurement data to the memory component upon making the detection.
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Abstract
A digital multimeter includes an auto-save component configured to automatically capture and save a sequence of measurements. The auto-save component detects when a measurement becomes stable and upon determining that the measurement has become stable, captures and saves the measurement in a memory of the digital multimeter. The multimeter may additionally include an auto-naming component for automatically assigning a name to each measurement in the sequence, and an auto-hold component for temporarily freezing the display of the stable measurements in the multimeter.
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1. A digital multimeter, comprising:
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a measurement component for receiving measurement data corresponding to one or more physical or electrical parameters; a user interface for receiving user input to place the digital multimeter in an auto-save mode; a memory component for storing data captured by the digital multimeter; and an auto-save component for automatically capturing and storing data when the digital multimeter is in auto-save mode by;
(a) detecting when the digital multimeter receives stable measurement data of one or more physical or electrical parameters, and (b) automatically saving stable measurement data to the memory component upon making the detection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a digital multimeter comprising a measurement component, a user-interface component, a memory component, and an auto-save component, the method comprising:
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receiving, via the measurement component, measurement data corresponding to one or more physical or electrical parameters; receiving, via the user-interface component, a user-input for placing the digital multimeter in an auto-save mode; wherein, once the digital multimeter is in auto-save mode, the auto-save component automatically captures and stores a sequence of measurements by repeatedly performing the following steps as the multimeter is placed in communication with different physical or electrical conditions;
(a) detecting when the digital multimeter receives a stable measurement, and (b) automatically saving the stable measurement in the memory component upon making the detection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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