System and method for automatic measurement and recording
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- one or more one or more electronic devices comprising one or more processors and one or more storage devices, the one or more one or more storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more one or more electronic devices to perform operations comprising;
receiving, by the one or more electronic devices, data that indicates a sample type of a target sample to be measured;
accessing, by the one or more electronic devices, data indicating a predetermined range of sample physical measurement values corresponding to the sample type;
obtaining, by the one or more electronic devices, an ambient measurement value within a predetermined range of ambient measurement values that is different from the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values, wherein the ambient measurement value indicates a measurement of an environment of the target sample at a location that is outside the target sample;
after obtaining the ambient measurement value, detecting, by the one or more electronic devices, a change in a measured property away from the ambient measurement value;
after detecting a change in the measured property away from the ambient measurement value, determining, by the one or more electronic devices, that a steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values;
automatically recording, by the one or more electronic devices, the steady state measurement value based on determining that the steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values; and
automatically transmitting, by the one or more electronic devices, the steady state measurement value to a server system over a network based on determining that the steady state measurement value has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically measuring and storing a various measured values of an item, or a sequence of measured values of one or more item(s) suitable for single-handed use by a user. In particular, the present invention relates to a mobile computing device with one or more sensors for determining when to measure and record a particular value of one or more items. The mobile computing device may automatically measure the values based on sensing a change in the temperature value or through using proximity as detected by one or more onboard sensors. Additionally, the mobile computing device may automatically measure the values based on coming within range of an external proximity device. In response to automatically measuring the values, the measured values are stored along with additional information for record keeping purposes.
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22 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
one or more one or more electronic devices comprising one or more processors and one or more storage devices, the one or more one or more storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more one or more electronic devices to perform operations comprising; receiving, by the one or more electronic devices, data that indicates a sample type of a target sample to be measured; accessing, by the one or more electronic devices, data indicating a predetermined range of sample physical measurement values corresponding to the sample type; obtaining, by the one or more electronic devices, an ambient measurement value within a predetermined range of ambient measurement values that is different from the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values, wherein the ambient measurement value indicates a measurement of an environment of the target sample at a location that is outside the target sample; after obtaining the ambient measurement value, detecting, by the one or more electronic devices, a change in a measured property away from the ambient measurement value; after detecting a change in the measured property away from the ambient measurement value, determining, by the one or more electronic devices, that a steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values; automatically recording, by the one or more electronic devices, the steady state measurement value based on determining that the steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values; and automatically transmitting, by the one or more electronic devices, the steady state measurement value to a server system over a network based on determining that the steady state measurement value has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more non-transitory machine-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more electronic devices, cause the one or more electronic devices to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, by the one or more electronic devices, data that indicates a sample type of a target sample to be measured; accessing, by the one or more electronic devices, data indicating a predetermined range of sample physical measurement values corresponding to the sample type; obtaining, by the one or more electronic devices, an ambient measurement value within a predetermined range of ambient measurement values that is different from the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values, wherein the ambient measurement value indicates a measurement of an environment of the target sample at a location that is outside the target sample; after obtaining the ambient measurement value, detecting, by the one or more electronic devices, a change in a measured property away from the ambient measurement value; after detecting a change in the measured property away from the ambient measurement value, determining, by the one or more electronic devices, that a steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values; automatically recording, by the one or more electronic devices, the steady state measurement value based on determining that the steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values; and automatically transmitting, by the one or more electronic devices, the steady state measurement value to a server system over a network based on determining that the steady state measurement value has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
one or more one or more electronic devices comprising one or more processors and one or more storage devices, the one or more one or more storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more one or more electronic devices to perform operations comprising; receiving, by the one or more electronic devices, data that indicates a sample type of a target sample to be measured; accessing, by the one or more electronic devices, data indicating a predetermined range of sample physical measurement values corresponding to the sample type; obtaining, by the one or more electronic devices, an ambient measurement value within a predetermined range of ambient measurement values that is different from the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values, wherein the ambient measurement value indicates a measured property in an environment of the target sample at a location that is outside the target sample; after obtaining the ambient measurement value, detecting, by the one or more electronic devices, a change in the measured property away from the ambient measurement value; after detecting a change in the measured property away from the ambient measurement value, determining, by the one or more electronic devices, that a steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values, wherein determining that the steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved comprises; obtaining multiple measurement values within the range of sample physical measurement values over a period of time; determining a rate of change between the multiple measurement values; determining that the rate of change satisfies a predetermined threshold; and determining that the steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved based on determining that the rate of change satisfies the predetermined threshold; and automatically recording, by the one or more electronic devices, the steady state measurement value based on determining that the steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values.
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22. One or more non-transitory machine-readable data storage media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more electronic devices, cause the one or more electronic devices to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, by the one or more electronic devices, data that indicates a sample type of a target sample to be measured; accessing, by the one or more electronic devices, data indicating a predetermined range of sample physical measurement values corresponding to the sample type; obtaining, by the one or more electronic devices, an ambient measurement value within a predetermined range of ambient measurement values that is different from the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values, wherein the ambient measurement value indicates a measured property in an environment of the target sample at a location that is outside the target sample; after obtaining the ambient measurement value, detecting, by the one or more electronic devices, a change in the measured property away from the ambient measurement value; after detecting a change in the measured property away from the ambient measurement value, determining, by the one or more electronic devices, that a steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values, wherein determining that the steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved comprises; obtaining multiple measurement values within the range of sample physical measurement values over a period of time; determining a rate of change between the multiple measurement values; determining that the rate of change satisfies a predetermined threshold; and determining that the steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved based on determining that the rate of change satisfies the predetermined threshold; and automatically recording, by the one or more electronic devices, the steady state measurement value based on determining that the steady state measurement value for the measured property has been achieved within the predetermined range of sample physical measurement values.
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