Hand-held computer device and method for interactive data acquisition, analysis and calibration

• US 20080040449A1
• Filed: 08/14/2007
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pasco Scientific
• Original Assignee: Pasco Scientific
• Inventors: Rosales, Rhonda, Grant, Wayne, Raffaelli, Paulo, Johnson, David
• Application Number:
  US11/893,139
• Publication Number:
  US 20080040449A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/218
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/02 manually operated with input through keyboard and computation using a built-in program, e.g. pocket calculators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

Systems and methods for processing data at a handheld device are described. The handheld device is couplable with a sensor and includes a data module to process data from the sensor. The handheld device may also include a display module to display data on a display of the handheld device and provide a user interface that allows users of the handheld device to interact with the handheld device during data acquisition.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a handheld computer device;

a data module in the handheld computer device to process data from a sensor couplable with the handheld computer device; and

a display module in the handheld computer device to display data on a display of the handheld computer device and provide a user interface that allows users of the handheld device to interact with the handheld computer device.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising an interface to couple the sensor with the handheld computer device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the interface is in the handheld computer device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor and the handheld computer device are coupled with a wireless connection.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising an interface to couple the handheld computer device with a host computer.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the data module is to process data from a plurality of sensors couplable with the handheld computer device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the combination of the sensor and the handheld computer device has a handheld size.

8. The system of claim 2, wherein the combination of the interface and the handheld computer device has a handheld size.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the interface is a hardware interface.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the interface is in the handheld computer device.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the interface is couplable with a plurality of sensors.

14. The handheld device of claim 11, wherein the module is couplable with a plurality of sensors.

15. The handheld device of claim 11, wherein the module is a hardware interface.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein acquiring data at a handheld computer device comprises coupling the sensor with the handheld computer device.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein acquiring data at a handheld device comprises coupling the sensor with an interface and coupling the interface with the handheld computer device.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein acquiring data at a handheld device comprises acquiring data wirelessly.

9. An apparatus comprising:

an interface couplable with a sensor and couplable with a handheld computer device, the interface to process data acquired from the sensor and provide the processed data to the handheld computer device for display when the sensor and the handheld computer device are coupled with the interface.

13. A handheld device comprising:

a handheld computer device; and

a module couplable with the handheld computer device, the module couplable with a sensor, the module processing data received from the sensor and causing the data to be displayed on a display of the handheld computer device, the sensor to perform data acquisition when connected to the module,

wherein when the module is coupled with the handheld computer device, a combination of the module and the handheld computer device has a handheld size.

16. A method comprising:

acquiring data at a handheld computer device using a sensor couplable with the handheld computer device;

processing the data at the handheld computer device;

allowing users of the handheld computer device to interact with the handheld computer device during the data acquisition; and

providing results of the processing to a display on the handheld computer device.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising processing data at the interface and providing the processed data to the handheld computer device.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the means for acquiring data with a handheld computer device comprises means for coupling the sensor with the handheld computer device.

21. An apparatus comprising:

means for acquiring data at a handheld computer device using a sensor couplable with the handheld computer device;

means for processing the data at the handheld computer device;

means for allowing users of the handheld computer device to interact with the handheld computer device during data acquisition; and

means for providing results of the processing to a display on the handheld computer device.