System and method for portable instrumentation
First Claim
1. A system for portable instrumentation, comprising:
- a server computer;
a portable instrument wirelessly connectable to the server computer, the portable instrument comprising;
one or more sensors for performing respective physical or electrochemical measurements; and
a hand-held computer operably connectable to the sensors and configured to;
(i) record the measurements and transmit the measurements to the server computer;
(ii) evaluate a real-time wireless connection quality between the portable instrument and the server computer;
(iii) provided the wireless connection quality shows a declining trend;
(iii-1) determine a spatial boundary where the portable instrument reaches a dead zone with wireless connection quality below a predetermined threshold; and
(iii-2) request pre-recorded data, stored on the server computer and related to the measurements, to be forwarded to the portable instrument from the server computer before the portable instrument reaches the spatial boundary.
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Abstract
A system and method for portable instrumentation is proposed, comprising a server computer and a portable instrument that is wirelessly connectable to the server computer. The portable instrument comprises sensors for performing respective physical or electrochemical measurements, and a hand-held computer that is operably connectable to the sensors. The hand-held computer is configured to record and transmit the measurements to the server computer. The hand-held computer evaluates a real-time wireless connection quality between the portable instrument and the server computer. When the wireless connection quality shows a declining trend, the hand-held computer determines a spatial boundary where the portable instrument reaches a dead zone with wireless connection quality below a predetermined threshold. The hand-held computer then requests pre-recorded data from the server computer to be forwarded to the portable instrument before the portable instrument reaches the spatial boundary. The efficiency and reliability of the measurements are thus improved.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for portable instrumentation, comprising:
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a server computer; a portable instrument wirelessly connectable to the server computer, the portable instrument comprising; one or more sensors for performing respective physical or electrochemical measurements; and a hand-held computer operably connectable to the sensors and configured to; (i) record the measurements and transmit the measurements to the server computer; (ii) evaluate a real-time wireless connection quality between the portable instrument and the server computer; (iii) provided the wireless connection quality shows a declining trend; (iii-1) determine a spatial boundary where the portable instrument reaches a dead zone with wireless connection quality below a predetermined threshold; and (iii-2) request pre-recorded data, stored on the server computer and related to the measurements, to be forwarded to the portable instrument from the server computer before the portable instrument reaches the spatial boundary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable instrument, wirelessly connectable to a server computer, the portable instrument comprising:
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one or more sensors for performing respective physical or electrochemical measurements; and a hand-held computer operably connectable to the sensors and configured to; (i) record the measurements and transmit the measurements to the server computer; and (ii) evaluate a real-time wireless connection quality between the portable instrument and the server computer; (iii) provided the wireless connection quality shows a declining trend; (iii-1) determine a spatial boundary where the portable instrument reaches a dead zone with wireless connection quality below a predetermined threshold; and (iii-2) request pre-recorded data, stored on the server computer and related to the measurements, to be forwarded to the portable instrument from the server computer before the portable instrument reaches the spatial boundary. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for portable instrumentation performed by a portable instrument wirelessly connectable to a server computer, and having one or more sensors for performing physical or electrochemical measurements and a hand-held computer operably connectable to the sensors, the method comprising:
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(i) recording the measurements and transmitting the measurements to the server computer; (ii) evaluating a real-time wireless connection quality between the portable instrument and the server computer; (iii) provided the wireless connection quality shows a declining trend; (iii-1) determining a spatial boundary where the portable instrument reaches a dead zone with wireless connection quality below a predetermined threshold; and (iii-2) requesting pre-recorded data, stored on the server computer and related to the measurements, to be forwarded to the portable instrument from the server computer before the portable instrument reaches the spatial boundary. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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