Oscilloscope module for portable electronic device
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1. An oscilloscope adapter for a portable stand-alone electronic device, comprising:
- a removable module adapted to mate with a port of the portable stand-alone electronic device for receiving the removable module, the removable module further adapted to interface with a hardware interface port of the portable stand-alone electronic device when the removable module is located in the port for receiving the removable module, the stand-alone electronic device having a processor and a display, the module including a computer program memory, the memory storing computer program instructions thereon to direct the processor to perform the steps of;
collecting data representative of a signal from an external source; and
displaying the data on the display as a waveform comprising individual data values as a function of time on a graph having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, each axis having a scale.
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Abstract
An oscilloscope adapter for a portable electronic device includes a hardware interface connector and a computer program memory. The memory stores computer program instructions that direct the electronic device to collect data representative of a signal from an external source and display the data as a waveform comprising individual data values as a function of time. The user may select one or more of the scales of the graph. The adapter also may include one or more of a model waveform database, a collected waveform database, an application-specific database, and a language database.
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23 Claims
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1. An oscilloscope adapter for a portable stand-alone electronic device, comprising:
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a removable module adapted to mate with a port of the portable stand-alone electronic device for receiving the removable module, the removable module further adapted to interface with a hardware interface port of the portable stand-alone electronic device when the removable module is located in the port for receiving the removable module, the stand-alone electronic device having a processor and a display, the module including a computer program memory, the memory storing computer program instructions thereon to direct the processor to perform the steps of; collecting data representative of a signal from an external source; and displaying the data on the display as a waveform comprising individual data values as a function of time on a graph having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, each axis having a scale. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of causing an electronic device to function as an oscilloscope, comprising:
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providing a stand-alone electronic device having a processor, a display, a memory, a port for receiving a removable adapter module, and a hardware interface port; connecting the removable adapter module to the hardware interface port by mating the removable adapter module to the receiving port; delivering computer program instructions from the removable adapter module to the processor for the electronic device; collecting data representative of a signal from an external source; displaying, in response to the computer program instructions, the data on the display as a waveform comprising individual data values as a function of time on a graph having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, each axis having a scale. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for causing an electronic device to function as an oscilloscope, comprising:
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means for processing electronic signals having a means for processing, a means for retaining memory, a means for receiving a removable adapter module, and a means for interfacing with the removable adapter module; means for retaining the removable adapter module to the receiving means to mate the removable adapter module to the interfacing means; means for delivering computer program instructions from the removable adapter module to the processing means for the means for processing electronic signals; means for collecting data representative of a signal from an external source; and means for displaying, in response to the computer program instructions, the data on the displaying means as a waveform comprising individual data values as a function of time on a graph having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, each axis having a scale. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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