Auto-numbering of measurements in digital multimeter
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1. A method of storing a plurality of readings in a digital multimeter comprising a measurement component, a data storage component, a user input component, a display component, and an auto-incrementing descriptor component, the method comprising:
- receiving, through the measurement component, real-time measurement data corresponding to one or more physical or electrical parameters;
receiving selection input via the user input component to save a first reading of the measurement data;
in response to the selection input, holding a value of the real-time measurement data in which a value of the measurement data is frozen within the display component;
storing in the data storage component the held value as the first reading of the measurement data, wherein the first reading is stored in association with a first name comprised of a string of alphanumeric characters having a first descriptor appended thereto;
by operation of the auto-incrementing descriptor component, automatically incrementing the first descriptor to generate a second descriptor;
in response to receiving further selection input via the user input component to save a second reading of the measurement data, holding a value of the real-time measurement data and storing in the data storage component the held value as the second reading of the measurement data, wherein the second reading is stored in association with a second name comprised of a string of alphanumeric characters having the second descriptor appended thereto.
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Abstract
A digital multimeter stores multiple sequential measurements of physical or electrical parameters. Each of the sequential measurements has a name including an automatically generated descriptor. The descriptor for each sequential measurement may indicate a relative position of the measurement within the sequence. For instance, the descriptor may indicate whether the measurement was obtained before or after other measurements in the sequence.
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1. A method of storing a plurality of readings in a digital multimeter comprising a measurement component, a data storage component, a user input component, a display component, and an auto-incrementing descriptor component, the method comprising:
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receiving, through the measurement component, real-time measurement data corresponding to one or more physical or electrical parameters; receiving selection input via the user input component to save a first reading of the measurement data; in response to the selection input, holding a value of the real-time measurement data in which a value of the measurement data is frozen within the display component; storing in the data storage component the held value as the first reading of the measurement data, wherein the first reading is stored in association with a first name comprised of a string of alphanumeric characters having a first descriptor appended thereto; by operation of the auto-incrementing descriptor component, automatically incrementing the first descriptor to generate a second descriptor; in response to receiving further selection input via the user input component to save a second reading of the measurement data, holding a value of the real-time measurement data and storing in the data storage component the held value as the second reading of the measurement data, wherein the second reading is stored in association with a second name comprised of a string of alphanumeric characters having the second descriptor appended thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of operating a digital multimeter comprising a display component, a user input component, and a data storage component, the method comprising:
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displaying a first screen on the display component, the first screen showing; a first, selected measurement reading among a sequence of measurement readings stored in the data storage component, wherein each measurement reading in the sequence corresponds to a measurement of a physical or electrical parameter; a first name associated with the first, selected measurement reading, wherein the first name is comprised of a string of alphanumeric characters and a first descriptor appended thereto, the first descriptor indicating a relative position of the selected measurement reading within the sequence; and a plurality of soft key labels corresponding to respective soft keys of the user input component; receiving user input via a soft key; and in response to the user input, displaying on the display component a second screen showing; a second measurement reading among the sequence of measurement readings; and a second name associated with the second measurement reading, wherein the second name is comprised of a string of alphanumeric characters and a second descriptor appended thereto, the second descriptor indicating a relative position of the second measurement reading within the sequence in relation to the first measurement reading; wherein the first and second descriptors are generated automatically based on an order in which the first and second measurement readings were obtained. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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