Measurement apparatus with plural displays of measured parameter and selectable function thereof
First Claim
1. A measuring apparatus for controllably performing any of a plurality of mathematical functions on a value of a measured parameter under test and for simultaneously displaying the value of the measured parameter and the mathematical function thereof, comprising:
- measuring means for measuring said parameter under test and for obtaining a value therefor;
programmable control means for controllably performing any of said plurality of mathematical functions on the value of said measured parameter; and
plural display means including at least first and second displays for concurrently displaying the value of said measured parameter and the mathematical function thereof performed by said programmable control meansfurther comprising function selecting means for selecting any one of said plurality of mathematical functions to be performed by said programmed control means.
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Abstract
A measuring device includes a microprocessor controller programmed for performing any of a plurality of mathematical functions on a measured value of a parameter under test. The measuring device is provided with two displays, for displaying to a user both the parameter value and its mathematical function. Annunciators are provided to identify the displayed function of the parameter. Thus, together with the measured parameter value, offset, scaling, peak-to-peak values, or the uncertainty of a reading may be displayed, as well as statistical functions of the measurement, including an average, standard deviation, median or mode of the parameter under test. The methematical function display is updated concurrently with the display of the measured parameter value.
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28 Claims
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1. A measuring apparatus for controllably performing any of a plurality of mathematical functions on a value of a measured parameter under test and for simultaneously displaying the value of the measured parameter and the mathematical function thereof, comprising:
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measuring means for measuring said parameter under test and for obtaining a value therefor; programmable control means for controllably performing any of said plurality of mathematical functions on the value of said measured parameter; and plural display means including at least first and second displays for concurrently displaying the value of said measured parameter and the mathematical function thereof performed by said programmable control means further comprising function selecting means for selecting any one of said plurality of mathematical functions to be performed by said programmed control means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A measuring apparatus for controllably performing any of a plurality of mathematical functions on a measured value of a parameter under test and for simultaneously displaying the measured value and the mathematical function thereof, comprising:
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measuring means for measuring said parameter under test and for obtaining a value therefor; programmable control means for controllably performing any of said plurality of mathematical functions on said measured parameter value; plural display means including at least first and second displays for concurrently displaying said measured parameter value and a mathematical function thereof; and annunciating means for annunciating the mathematical function of said parameter under test performed by said programmable control means and displayed on at least one of said display means; wherein said annunciating means includes error indicating means for displaying error message associated with a mathematical function selected for performance by said programmable control means and for display on at least one of said display means.
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13. A measuring apparatus for controllably performing any of a plurality of mathematical functioning on a measured value of a parameter under test and for simultaneously displaying the measured value and the mathematical function thereof, comprising:
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measuring means for measuring said parameter under test and for obtaining a value therefor; programmable control means for controllably performing any of said plurality of mathematical functions on said measured parameter values; plural display means including at least first and second displays for concurrently displaying said measured parameter value and a mathematical function thereof; and further comprising function selecting means for selecting a mathematical function to be performed, wherein said programmable control means comprises a programmable microcomputer means, said microcomputer means programmed for receiving an input from said function selecting means and for responding to the input by performing the selected mathematical function and by providing to said second display an output signal indicative of the mathematical function of the measured parameter, whereby said plural display means concurrently display measurement results and mathematical functions of said measurement results.
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14. A measuring apparatus for controllably performing any of a plurality of mathematical functions on a value of a measured parameter under test and for simultaneously displaying the value of the measured parameter and the mathematical function thereof, comprising:
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measuring means for measuring said parameter under test and for obtaining a value therefor; programmable control means for controllably performing any of said plurality of mathematical functions on the value of said measured parameter; and plural display means including at least first and second displays for concurrently displaying the value of said measured parameter and the mathematical function thereof performed by said programmable control means, further comprising statistical function selecting means for selecting from said plurality of mathematical functions a statistical function to be performed by said programmable control means for identifying a statistical characteristic of the parameter being measured, wherein said programmable control means comprises means for receiving an input from said statistical function selecting means, statistical parameter determining means responsive to the input and operable for determining the selected statistical characteristic of the parameter being measured, and means for providing to said second display an output signal indicative of the statistical characteristic of the measured parameter displayed on said first display, whereby said plural display means concurrently display measurement results and a statistical characteristic of said measurement results. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A measuring apparatus for controllably performing any of a plurality of mathematical functions on a value of a measured parameter under test and for simultaneously displaying the value of the measured parameter and the mathematical function thereof, comprising:
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measuring means for measuring said parameter under test and for obtaining a value therefor; programmable control means for controllably performing any of said plurality of mathematical functions on the value of said measured parameter; and plural display means including at least first and second displays for concurrently displaying the value of said measured parameter and the mathematical function thereof performed by said programmable control means, further comprising memory means for storage of measurement values of the parameter being measured and access means for accessing measurement values stored in said memory means, wherein said programmable control means comprises means for receiving an input from said access means, retrieval means responsive to the input and operable for accessing said memory means, and means for providing to said second display an output signal indicative of an accessed stored value of said parameter being measured, whereby said plural display means concurrently display a present measurement result and a representation of previously measured values of said parameter under test. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. In a measuring system having an input for a measured parameter, a measuring circuit for providing a digital signal representative of the measured parameter, a microcomputer for converting the digital signal representative of the measured parameter to a display signal, a user controlled switching means for controlling the measuring circuit to output a signal representative of a desired particular parameter and a display means for displaying a value of the desired particular parameter as measured by the measuring circuit, the improvement comprising:
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selecting means in said user controlled switching means for selecting a desired mathematical function to be performed on the measured parameter, processing means responsive to said selecting means of said user controlled switching means for performing a selected mathematical function on the value of the measured parameter in accordance with a setting of said selecting means, said processing means outputting second display signals representative of a result of performing said selected mathematical function on the value of the measured parameter, and second display means for displaying a value represented by said second display signals, thereby displaying said mathematical function of said value of the measured parameter on said second display means while said value of the measured parameter is displayed on said first mentioned display means. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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