Off-line graphical user interface system and method for three-dimensional measurement
First Claim
1. An off-line graphical user interface (GUI) system for input control of a three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine (CMM) using the CMM'"'"'s probe, comprising:
- a GUI image displayed on a platform, said GUI image existing in at least two dimensions, said GUI image presenting a plurality of control operation icons associated with the CMM, each of said control operation icons being indicative of an operational function of the CMM;
a controller adapted to interface with the CMM, said controller using the CMM to locate said GUI image in a coordinate system of the CMM;
said controller defining coordinates of said control operation icons;
said controller referencing said coordinates to the coordinate system of the CMM;
said controller defining a spatial zone associated with each of said control operation icons, each said spatial zone extending from one of said control operation icons associated therewith, each said spatial zone referenced to the coordinate system of the CMM; and
said controller defining a function activation zone within each said spatial zone, each said function activation zone defining criteria relating movement of the CMM'"'"'s probe therein to the operational function of the CMM associated with one of said control operation icons corresponding thereto, wherein satisfaction of said criteria causes the operational function of the CMM to be carried out by the CMM.
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Abstract
An off-line graphical user interface (GUI) system and method provide for input control of a three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine (CMM) using the CMM'"'"'s probe. A GUI image presents a plurality of control operation icons associated with the CMM. A controller uses the CMM to locate the GUI image in a coordinate system of the CMM. The controller defines coordinates of the control operation icons and references the coordinates to the coordinate system of the CMM. The controller also defines a function activation zone associated with each of the control operation icons. Each function activation zone defines criteria relating movement of the CMM'"'"'s probe therein to the operational function of the CMM associated with one of the control operation icons corresponding thereto. Satisfaction of the criteria causes the operational function of the CMM to be carried out by the CMM.
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63 Claims
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1. An off-line graphical user interface (GUI) system for input control of a three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine (CMM) using the CMM'"'"'s probe, comprising:
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a GUI image displayed on a platform, said GUI image existing in at least two dimensions, said GUI image presenting a plurality of control operation icons associated with the CMM, each of said control operation icons being indicative of an operational function of the CMM; a controller adapted to interface with the CMM, said controller using the CMM to locate said GUI image in a coordinate system of the CMM; said controller defining coordinates of said control operation icons; said controller referencing said coordinates to the coordinate system of the CMM; said controller defining a spatial zone associated with each of said control operation icons, each said spatial zone extending from one of said control operation icons associated therewith, each said spatial zone referenced to the coordinate system of the CMM; and said controller defining a function activation zone within each said spatial zone, each said function activation zone defining criteria relating movement of the CMM'"'"'s probe therein to the operational function of the CMM associated with one of said control operation icons corresponding thereto, wherein satisfaction of said criteria causes the operational function of the CMM to be carried out by the CMM. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An off-line graphical user interface (GUI) system for input control of a three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine (CMM) using the CMM'"'"'s probe, comprising:
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a GUI image displayed on a platform, said GUI image existing in at least two dimensions, said GUI image presenting a plurality of control operation icons associated with the CMM, each of said control operation icons being indicative of an operational function of the CMM, said GUI image visually presenting at least three reference positions, each of said reference positions located on said GUI image in an area thereof not coincident with said control operation icons, said at least three reference positions being non-collinear; a controller adapted to interface with the CMM, said controller using the CMM to locate said GUI image in a coordinate system of the CMM using said at least three reference positions; said controller defining coordinates of said control operation icons; said controller referencing said coordinates to the coordinate system of the CMM; said controller defining a spatial zone associated with each of said control operation icons, each said spatial zone bounded in two dimensions by one of said control operation icons associated therewith, each said spatial zone extending in a third dimension from said one of said control operation icons associated therewith, wherein said two dimensions and said third dimension are referenced to the coordinate system of the CMM; and said controller defining a function activation zone within each said spatial zone and adjacent to one of said control operation icons associated therewith, each said function activation zone defining criteria relating movement of the CMM'"'"'s probe therein to the operational function of the CMM associated with one of said control operation icons corresponding thereto, wherein satisfaction of said criteria causes the operational function of the CMM to be carried out by the CMM. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An off-line graphical user interface (GUI) system for input control of a three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine (CMM) using the CMM'"'"'s probe, comprising:
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a GUI image displayed on a platform, said GUI image existing in at least two dimensions, said GUI image presenting a plurality of control operation icons associated with the CMM, each of said control operation icons being indicative of an operational function of the CMM; a controller adapted to interface with the CMM, said controller using the CMM to locate said GUI image in a coordinate system of the CMM; said controller defining coordinates of said control operation icons; said controller referencing said coordinates to the coordinate system of the CMM; and said controller defining a function activation zone associated with each of said control operation icons, each said function activation zone extending from one of said control operation icons associated therewith, each said function activation zone referenced to the coordinate system of the CMM, each said function activation zone defining criteria relating movement of the CMM'"'"'s probe therein to the operational function of the CMM associated with one of said control operation icons corresponding thereto, wherein satisfaction of said criteria causes the operational function of the CNN to be carried out by the CMM. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of controlling a three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine (CMM) using the CMM'"'"'s probe and an off-line graphical user interface (GUI), comprising the steps of:
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providing a GUI image on a platform, said GUI image existing in at least two dimensions, said GUI image presenting a plurality of control operation icons associated with the CMM, each of said control operation icons being indicative of an operational function of the CMM; defining coordinates of said control operation icons; locating said GUI image in a coordinate system of the CMM using the CMM'"'"'s probe; referencing said coordinates of said control operation icons to the coordinate system of the CMM; defining a spatial zone associated with each of said control operation icons, each said spatial zone extending from one of said control operation icons associated therewith, each said spatial zone referenced to the coordinate system of the CMM; defining a function activation zone within each said spatial zone, each said function activation zone defining criteria relating movement of the CMM'"'"'s probe therein to the operational function of the CMM associated with one of said control operation icons corresponding thereto; positioning the CMM'"'"'s probe in a selected one said function activation zone; and moving the CMM'"'"'s probe relative to said selected one said function activation zone in accordance with said criteria associated therewith, wherein satisfaction of said criteria causes the operational function of the CMM associated with one of said control operation icons corresponding thereto to be carried out by the CMM. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of controlling a three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine (CMM) using the CMM'"'"'s probe and an off-line graphical user interface (GUI), comprising the steps of:
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providing a GUI image on a platform, said GUI image existing in at least two dimensions, said GUI image presenting a plurality of control operation icons associated with the CMM, each of said control operation icons being indicative of an operational function of the CMM; locating said GUI image in a coordinate system of the CMM using the CMM'"'"'s probe; referencing said control operation icons to the coordinate system of the CMM; defining a function activation zone associated with each of said control operation icons, each said spatial zone extending from one of said control operation icons associated therewith, each said spatial zone referenced to the coordinate system of the CMM, each said function activation zone defining criteria relating movement of the CMM'"'"'s probe therein to the operational function of the CMM associated with one of said control operation icons corresponding thereto; positioning the CMM'"'"'s probe in a selected one said function activation zone; and moving the CMM'"'"'s probe relative to said selected one said function activation zone in accordance with said criteria associated therewith, wherein satisfaction of said criteria causes the operational function of the CMM associated with one of said control operation icons corresponding thereto to be carried out by the CMM. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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