CAPTURE AND ASSOCIATION OF MEASUREMENT DATA

• US 20140278259A1
• 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 11,641,536 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/189
• 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 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof
• 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 and annotating measurement data includes communicatively connecting a mobile computing device to one or more measurement devices, and receiving measurement data from the one or more measurement devices. The mobile computing device stores the received measurement data and annotates the stored measurement data with metadata. The metadata includes group identifying information that associates the stored measurement data with other data having similar group identifying information. In at least one embodiment, measurement data is automatically associated with the group identifying information based on the measurement data being captured within a predetermined amount of time of each other or within a predetermined distance of each other as determined by a positioning system. The metadata may include, for example, one or more of a time, a location, a test point, a work order, a task list, a job instruction, a technician identifier, a text note, a voice note, an image, a video, and an image annotation.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for capturing and annotating measurement data, the method comprising:

connecting, by a mobile computing device, to one or more measurement devices;

receiving, by the mobile computing device, measurement data from the one or more measurement devices;

storing, by the mobile computing device, the received measurement data; and

annotating the stored measurement data with metadata, the metadata including group identifying information that associates the stored measurement data with other data having similar group identifying information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the group identifying information associates the stored measurement data with an equipment identifier of equipment from which the measurement data was generated, and wherein the equipment identifier is determined before the measurement data is stored.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the equipment identifier is determined by receiving a user selection of equipment from a list presented by the mobile computing device.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining a position of the mobile computing device; and

presenting, by the mobile computing device, a list of equipment near the position of the mobile computing device for obtaining the user selection of equipment.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising presenting, by the mobile computing device, a list of equipment previously monitored by the mobile computing device for obtaining the user selection of equipment.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising capturing, by a sensor of the mobile computing device, the equipment identifier from the equipment.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically selecting a set of stored measurement data to be associated with the group identifying information after the measurement data has been stored.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein automatically selecting a set of stored measurement data includes selecting stored measurement data captured within a predetermined amount of time of each other.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein automatically selecting a set of stored measurement data includes selecting stored measurement data captured within a predetermined distance of each other as determined by a positioning system.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the group identifying information associates measurements of a single device under test (DUT) taken with different measurement devices.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the group identifying information associates multiple measurements of a single DUT taken with the same measurement device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement data is received by the mobile computing device substantially contemporaneously with sensing of the data by a measurement device.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting, by the mobile computing device, instantaneous measurement data received from the one or more measurement devices.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the received measurement data includes storing a received measurement in response to receiving a capture command via a user interface.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the received measurement data includes storing a time series of received measurements in response to receiving a record command via a user interface.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata includes one or more of a time, a location, a test point, a work order, a task list, a job instruction, a technician identifier, a text note, a voice note, an image, a video, and an image annotation.

17. A system for capturing and annotating measurement data, the system comprising:

a mobile computing device configured to;

connect to one or more measurement devices;

receive measurement data from the one or more measurement devices;

store the received measurement data; and

annotate the stored measurement data with metadata, the metadata including group identifying information that associates the stored measurement data with other data having similar group identifying information.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the group identifying information associates the stored measurement data with an equipment identifier of equipment from which the measurement data was generated, and wherein the mobile computing device is configured to determine the equipment identifier before storing the measurement data.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the mobile computing device is configured to determine the equipment identifier by:

presenting a list of equipment; and

receiving a user selection of equipment from the presented list of equipment.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein presenting the list of equipment includes:

determining a position of the mobile computing device; and

presenting a list of equipment near the position of the mobile computing device.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein presenting the list of equipment includes presenting a list of equipment previously monitored by the mobile computing device.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein the mobile computing device is configured to determine the equipment identifier by capturing, using a sensor of the mobile computing device, the equipment identifier from the equipment.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein the mobile computing device is further configured to automatically select a set of stored measurement data to be associated with the group identifying information after the measurement data has been stored.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein automatically selecting a set of stored measurement data includes selecting stored measurement data captured within a predetermined amount of time of each other.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein automatically selecting a set of stored measurement data includes selecting stored measurement data captured within a predetermined distance of each other as determined by a positioning system.

26. The system of claim 17, wherein the group identifying information associates measurements of a single device under test (DUT) taken with different measurement devices.

27. The system of claim 17, wherein the group identifying information associates multiple measurements of a single DUT taken with the same measurement device.

28. The system of claim 17, wherein the measurement data is received by the mobile computing device substantially contemporaneously with sensing of the data by a measurement device.

29. The system of claim 17, wherein the mobile computing device is further configured to present instantaneous measurement data received from the one or more measurement devices.

30. The system of claim 17, wherein storing the received measurement data includes storing a received measurement in response to receiving a capture command via a user interface.

31. The system of claim 17, wherein storing the received measurement data includes storing a time series of received measurements in response to receiving a record command via a user interface.

32. The system of claim 17, wherein the metadata includes one or more of a time, a location, a test point, a work order, a task list, a job instruction, a technician identifier, a text note, a voice note, an image, a video, and an image annotation.

33. A nontransitory 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 capture and annotate measurement data by:

connecting, by the mobile computing device, to one or more measurement devices;

receiving, by the mobile computing device, measurement data from the one or more measurement devices;

storing, by the mobile computing device, the received measurement data; and

annotating the stored measurement data with metadata, the metadata including group identifying information that associates the stored measurement data with other data having similar group identifying information.

34. The computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein the group identifying information associates the stored measurement data with an equipment identifier of equipment from which the measurement data was generated, and wherein the equipment identifier is determined before the measurement data is stored.

35. The computer-readable medium of claim 34, wherein the equipment identifier is determined by receiving a user selection of equipment from a list presented by the mobile computing device.

36. The computer-readable medium of claim 35, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile computing device to:

determine a position of the mobile computing device; and

present a list of equipment near the position of the mobile computing device for obtaining the user selection of equipment.

37. The computer-readable medium of claim 35, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile computing device to present a list of equipment previously monitored by the mobile computing device for obtaining the user selection of equipment.

38. The computer-readable medium of claim 34, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile computing device to capture, using a sensor of the mobile computing device, the equipment identifier from the equipment.

39. The computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile computing device to automatically select a set of stored measurement data to be associated with the group identifying information after the measurement data has been stored.

40. The computer-readable medium of claim 39, wherein automatically selecting a set of stored measurement data includes selecting stored measurement data captured within a predetermined amount of time of each other.

41. The computer-readable medium of claim 39, wherein automatically selecting a set of stored measurement data includes selecting stored measurement data captured within a predetermined distance of each other as determined by a positioning system.

42. The computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein the group identifying information associates measurements of a single device under test (DUT) taken with different measurement devices.

43. The computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein the group identifying information associates multiple measurements of a single DUT taken with the same measurement device.

44. The computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein the measurement data is received by the mobile computing device substantially contemporaneously with sensing of the data by a measurement device.

45. The computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile computing device to present instantaneous measurement data received from the one or more measurement devices.

46. The computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein storing the received measurement data includes storing a received measurement in response to receiving a capture command via a user interface.

47. The computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein storing the received measurement data includes storing a time series of received measurements in response to receiving a record command via a user interface.

48. The computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein the metadata includes one or more of a time, a location, a test point, a work order, a task list, a job instruction, a technician identifier, a text note, a voice note, an image, a video, and an image annotation.