Remote, wireless electrical signal measurement device

• US 6,353,313 B1
• Filed: 03/11/1999
• Issued: 03/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ComSonics, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ComSonics, Inc.
• Inventors: Zimmerman, Dennis, Estep, Randy
• Primary Examiner(s): Metjahic, Safet
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Jimmy
• Application Number:
  US09/266,318
• Time in Patent Office: 1,090 Days
• Field of Search: 324/158.1, 324/160, 364/514.R, 379/110.01, 379/21, 379/93.01, 381/74
• US Class Current: 324/160
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 1/02 General constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 1/025 concerning dedicated user interfaces, e.g. GUI, or dedicated keyboards G01R31/31912 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

A remote, wireless electrical signal measurement device for measuring and adjusting a component in a communications system. The device includes a source device, a remote system and a base system. The device permits a technician wearing the remote system to control through verbal commands the measurement and adjustment of a source device operably attached to the base system.

Claims

1. A remote, wireless electrical signal measurement device allowing one person to measure and adjust components in a communication system, the device comprising:

an unmanned source device, linked to the communication system, the source device being capable of generating a data output and receiving a data input, the output data including communication systems measurement data, the data input including communication system adjustment data;

a base system operably connected to the source device, the base system including an interface unit for interpreting the data output and the data input, a first modulator/demodulator for formatting the interpreted data into a first data signal, and a first antenna for transmitting a first data signal and receiving a second data signal;

a remote system including a second antenna for transmitting the second data signal and receiving the first data signal, a second modulator/demodulator for formatting the first data signal into a demodulated signal for use by a person, an outgoing signal generator, in communication with the second modulator/demodulator for formatting an outgoing signal into the second data signal, such that a person using the remote system can make adjustments to components of the communication system and receive feedback from the unmanned base system as to the efficacy of the adjustments.

2. The remote, wireless electrical signal measurement device of claim 1, including a video display unit integrated into a headpiece.

3. The remote, wireless electrical signal measurement device of claim 1, including a microphone, for generating command signals, integrated into a headpiece.

4. The remote, wireless electrical signal measurement device of claim 2, wherein the visual display unit is attached to a hard hat.

5. The remote, wireless electrical signal measurement device of claim 4, including a speech recognizer for accepting spoken commands through said microphone, said speech recognizer including means to recognize speaker independent words and speaker dependent words.