Automated combined display of measurement data

• US 10,809,159 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2014
• Issued: 10/20/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fluke Corporation (Fortive Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fluke Corporation (Fortive Corp.)
• Inventors: Neeley, John, Honsinger, Bradley, Evans, Tyler Bennett, Ferrante, Joseph V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Beard, Charles L
• Application Number:
  US14/214,662
• Publication Number:
  US 20140267296A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,411 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 1/00 Measuring arrangements giving results other than momentary value of variable, of general application G01D3/00 takes precedence; in tariff metering apparatus G01D4/00; transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable G01D5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 7/00 Indicating measured values
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 7/02 Indicating value of two or more variables simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 7/08 using a common indicating element for two or more variables
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 9/00 Recording measured values
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/00 Digital computers in general details G06F1/00 – G06F13/00; Data processing equipment in general
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/0855 involving a third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/75 Organisation of the matching processes, e.g. simultaneous or sequential comparisons of image or video features; Coarse-fine approaches, e.g. multi-scale approaches; using context analysis; Selection of dictionaries
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/00 Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/33 Transforming infrared radiation cameras or camera modules for generating image signals from infrared radiation H04N23/20; circuitry of SSIS for transforming infrared radiation into image signals H04N25/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/47 using RFID associated with sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/50 using a mobile data collecting device, e.g. walk by or drive by
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/86 Performing a diagnostic of the sensing device
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/883 : where the sensing device enters an active or inactive mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 : Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A computer-implemented method, system, and computer-readable medium for automatically generating a combined display of measurement data representing a combined measurement, such as a multiphase parameter, includes establishing, by a mobile computing device, communication connections with a plurality of measurement devices configured to generate measurement data. The mobile computing device receives the measurement data generated by the plurality of measurement devices, and in response to information indicative of the measurement data representing related parts of a combined measurement, the mobile computing device automatically groups the measurement data received from the measurement devices and automatically displays the grouped measurement data in a combined display that shares at least one axis of measurement. In at least one embodiment, the combined measurement is a multiphase parameter, such as a three-phase electrical parameter, and the combined display is a graph in which the measurement data shares at least one axis of measurement, such as time.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for automatically generating a combined display of measurement data, the method comprising:

establishing, by a mobile computing device, communication connections with a plurality of measurement devices that measure electrical or mechanical properties of physical equipment and generate measurement data, wherein the plurality of measurement devices include sensors that are placed on or near test points of the equipment, and the sensors generate the measurement data based on sensed electrical or mechanical properties of the equipment at the test points;

receiving, by the mobile computing device, measurement data generated by the plurality of measurement devices;

assigning metadata to the received measurement data, wherein the metadata includes group identifying information that associates the measurement data with other measurement data annotated with similar group identifying information;

comparing time and/or location information in the metadata of different received measurement data and determining whether the time and/or location information indicates that the different received measurement data are part of a combined measurement of the same equipment or same measured parameter of the equipment based on a proximity of the time and/or location at which the different measurement data were generated, wherein the time information in the metadata indicates a time when the measurement data was generated by the plurality of measurement devices, and the location information in the metadata indicates a physical location where the measurement data was generated by the plurality of measurement devices; and

in response to determining that the time and/or location information is indicative of measurement data that is part of a combined measurement;

automatically grouping the measurement data received from the plurality of measurement devices based on the time and/or location information in the metadata; and

automatically displaying the grouped measurement data in a combined display comprising a graph, wherein the measurement data of each measurement device is shown in the same graph, the measurement data in the same graph all sharing at least one axis of measurement.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the combined measurement is a multiphase electrical parameter, and the measurement data received from each measurement device represents a component of the multiphase electrical parameter having a different waveform phase.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the multiphase electrical parameter has at least three component phases.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the combined display includes three component phases of a three-phase voltage, current, or power parameter, and wherein the at least one axis of measurement represents time.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the measurement data is part of a combined measurement includes determining, from the time information in the metadata, a proximity of time when the measurement data was generated by the plurality of measurement devices.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the time information indicates that the measurement data was generated by the measurement devices during an overlapping time interval.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the measurement data is part of a combined measurement includes determining, from the location information in the metadata, a proximity of location where the measurement data was generated by the plurality of measurement devices.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the location information indicates that the measurement data was generated by the measurement devices at an equipment test point.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement data of each measurement device is shown superimposed in the same graph, the measurement data in the same graph all sharing at least two axes of measurement.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining whether the measurement data is part of a combined measurement of the same equipment or same measured parameter of the equipment is based on time and location information in the metadata.

11. A system for automatically generating a combined display of measurement data, the system comprising:

a handheld mobile computing device including a processor, at least one storage device, and a communication interface, wherein execution of instructions by the processor causes the handheld mobile computing device to;

establish communication connections with a plurality of measurement devices that measure electrical or mechanical properties of installations of physical equipment and generate measurement data, wherein the plurality of measurement devices include sensors that are placed on or near test points of the equipment, and the sensors generate the measurement data based on sensed electrical or mechanical properties of the equipment at the test points;

receive measurement data generated by the plurality of measurement devices;

assign metadata to the received measurement data, wherein the metadata includes group identifying information that associates the measurement data with other measurement data annotated with similar group identifying information;

compare time and/or location information in the metadata of different received measurement data and determine whether the time and/or location information indicates that the different received measurement data are part of a combined measurement of the same equipment or same measured parameter of the equipment based on a proximity of the time and/or location at which the different measurement data were generated, wherein the time information in the metadata indicates a time when the measurement data was generated by the plurality of measurement devices, and the location information in the metadata indicates a physical location where the measurement data was generated by the plurality of measurement devices; and

in response to determining that the time and/or location information is indicative of measurement data that is part of a combined measurement;

automatically group the measurement data received from the plurality of measurement devices based on the time and/or location information in the metadata; and

automatically display the grouped measurement data in a combined display comprising a graph, wherein the measurement data of each measurement device is shown in the same graph, the measurement data in the same graph all sharing at least one axis of measurement.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the combined measurement is a multiphase electrical parameter, and the measurement data received from each measurement device represents a component of the multiphase electrical parameter having a different waveform phase.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the multiphase electrical parameter has at least three component phases.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the combined display includes three component phases of a three-phase voltage, current, or power parameter, and wherein the at least one axis of measurement represents time.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein determining whether the measurement data is part of a combined measurement includes determining, from the time information in the metadata, a proximity of time when the measurement data was generated by the plurality of measurement devices.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the time information indicates that the measurement data was generated by the measurement devices during an overlapping time interval.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein determining whether the measurement data is part of a combined measurement includes determining, from the location information in the metadata, a proximity of location where the measurement data was generated by the plurality of measurement devices.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the location information indicates that the measurement data was generated by the measurement devices at an equipment test point.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the measurement data of each measurement device is shown superimposed in the same graph, the measurement data in the same graph all sharing at least two axes of measurement.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein said execution of instructions by the processor causes the handheld mobile computing device to determine whether the measurement data is part of a combined measurement of the same equipment or same measured parameter of the equipment based on time and location information in the metadata.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by one or more processors of a mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to automatically generate a combined display of measurement data by:

establishing communication connections with a plurality of measurement devices that measure electrical or mechanical properties of installations of physical equipment and generate measurement data, wherein the plurality of measurement devices include sensors that are placed on or near test points of the equipment, and the sensors generate the measurement data based on sensed electrical or mechanical properties of the equipment at the test points;

receiving measurement data generated by the plurality of measurement devices;

assigning metadata to the received measurement data, wherein the metadata includes group identifying information that associates the measurement data with other measurement data annotated with similar group identifying information;

comparing time and/or location information in the metadata of different received measurement data and determining whether the time and/or location information indicates that the different received measurement data are part of a combined measurement of the same equipment or same measured parameter of the equipment based on a proximity of the time and/or location at which the different measurement data were generated, wherein the time information in the metadata indicates a time when the measurement data was generated by the plurality of measurement devices, and the location information in the metadata indicates a physical location where the measurement data was generated by the plurality of measurement devices; and

in response determining that the time and/or location information is indicative of measurement data that is part of a combined measurement;

automatically grouping the measurement data received from the plurality of measurement devices based on the time and/or location information in the metadata; and

automatically displaying the grouped measurement data in a combined display comprising a graph, wherein the measurement data of each measurement device is shown in the same graph, the measurement data in the same graph all sharing at least one axis of measurement.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the combined measurement is a multiphase electrical parameter, and the measurement data received from each measurement device represents a component of the multiphase electrical parameter having a different waveform phase.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the multiphase electrical parameter has at least three component phases.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the combined display includes three component phases of a three-phase voltage, current, or power parameter, and wherein the at least one axis of measurement represents time.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein determining whether the measurement data is part of a combined measurement includes determining, from the time information in the metadata, a proximity of time when the measurement data was generated by the plurality of measurement devices.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the time information indicates that the measurement data was generated by the measurement devices during an overlapping time interval.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein determining whether the measurement data is part of a combined measurement includes determining, from the location information in the metadata, a proximity of location where the measurement data was generated by the plurality of measurement devices.

28. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the location information indicates that the measurement data was generated by the measurement devices at an equipment test point.

29. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the measurement data of each measurement device is shown superimposed in the same graph, the measurement data in the same graph all sharing at least two axes of measurement.

30. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein said determining whether the measurement data is part of a combined measurement of the same equipment or same measured parameter of the equipment is based on time and location information in the metadata.