AUTOMATIC RECORDING AND GRAPHING OF MEASUREMENT DATA

• US 20140266765A1
• Filed: 03/14/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fluke Corporation (Fortive Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fluke Corporation (Fortive Corp.)
• Inventors: Neeley, John, Honsinger, Bradey, Evans, Tyler Bennett, Ferrante, Joseph V.
• Granted Patent: US 10,088,389 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/691.6
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 1/00 Measuring arrangements giving results other than momentary value of variable, of general application G01D3/00 takes precedence; in tariff metering apparatus G01D4/00; transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable G01D5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 7/00 Indicating measured values
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 7/02 Indicating value of two or more variables simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 7/08 using a common indicating element for two or more variables
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 9/00 Recording measured values
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/00 Digital computers in general details G06F1/00 – G06F13/00; Data processing equipment in general
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/0855 involving a third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/75 Organisation of the matching processes, e.g. simultaneous or sequential comparisons of image or video features; Coarse-fine approaches, e.g. multi-scale approaches; using context analysis; Selection of dictionaries
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/00 Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/23 from thermal infrared radiation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/33 Transforming infrared radiation cameras or camera modules for generating image signals from infrared radiation H04N23/20; circuitry of SSIS for transforming infrared radiation into image signals H04N25/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/47 using RFID associated with sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/50 : using a mobile data collecting device, e.g. walk by or drive by
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/86 : Performing a diagnostic of the sensing device
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/883 : where the sensing device enters an active or inactive mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 : Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A method and system for capturing measurement data from a measurement device using a mobile computing device is provided. A mobile computing device is communicatively connected to one or more measurement devices, and receives measurement data from the one or more measurement devices. The mobile computing device stores the received measurement data. In some embodiments, the measurement devices have less storage space than the mobile computing device, and so the mobile computing device is capable of storing more measurements than the measurement devices are capable of storing. The mobile computing device is also capable of presenting the stored measurement data as a graph of a time series of values, which would not be possible using only the measurement device given its smaller memory.

Claims

1. A system for collecting measurement data from a device under test (DUT), the system comprising:

a mobile computing device comprising;

at least one processor;

a measurement collection engine configured to obtain measurements from at least one sensor of a measurement device;

a measurement data store configured to store a plurality of measurements obtained by the measurement collection engine; and

a nontransitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, cause the mobile computing device to;

receive a time series of measurements of the DUT from the measurement device;

store the time series of measurements in the measurement data store; and

present a graph of the time series of measurements to a user,

wherein the measurement data store of the mobile computing device includes storage space for concurrently storing more measurement data than can be concurrently stored by the measurement device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the measurement device is not capable of storing any measurement data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile computing device to retrieve and present a current measurement along with a graph of a past time series of measurement values.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the measurement device includes more than one sensor, and wherein the instructions further cause the mobile computing device to present separate graphs of values retrieved from each sensor of the measurement device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the measurement device is configured to provide a warning status based on measurements obtained by the sensor,

wherein the measurement collection engine of the mobile computing device is further configured to receive a warning status provided by the measurement device, and

wherein the instructions further cause the mobile computing device to display an icon to a user corresponding to the warning status provided by the measurement device and received by the measurement collection engine.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the measurement data store is further configured to store metadata associated with one or more stored measurements.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the metadata includes one or more of a name, a location, and operational parameters.

8. A method for collecting measurement data from a device under test (DUT), the method comprising:

receiving, by a mobile computing device, a time series of measurements of the DUT from a measurement device;

storing, by the mobile computing device, the time series of measurements in a measurement data store accessible by the mobile computing device; and

presenting a graph of the time series of measurements to a user,

wherein the measurement data store accessible by the mobile computing device includes storage space for concurrently storing more measurement data than can be concurrently stored by the measurement device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the measurement device is not capable of storing any measurement data.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising retrieving and presenting a current measurement along with a graph of a past time series of measurement values.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising presenting separate graphs of values retrieved from more than one sensor of the measurement device.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

detecting, by the mobile computing device, a warning status presented by a measurement device; and

displaying, by the mobile computing device, an icon to a user corresponding to the detected warning status.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising storing metadata associated with one or more stored measurements.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the metadata includes one or more of a name, a location, and operational parameters.

15. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by one or more processors of a mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to collect measurement data from a device under test (DUT) by:

receiving, by the mobile computing device, a time series of measurements of the DUT from a measurement device;

storing, by the mobile computing device, the time series of measurements in a measurement data store accessible by the mobile computing device; and

presenting a graph of the time series of measurements to a user,

wherein the measurement data store accessible by the mobile computing device includes storage space for concurrently storing more measurement data than can be concurrently stored by the measurement device.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the measurement device is not capable of storing any measurement data.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile computing device to retrieve and present a current measurement along with a graph of a past time series of measurement values.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile computing device to present separate graphs of values retrieved from more than one sensor of the measurement device.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile computing device to:

detect a warning status presented by a measurement device; and

display an icon to a user corresponding to the detected warning status.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile computing device to store metadata associated with one or more stored measurements.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the metadata includes one or more of a name, a location, and operational parameters.