Apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor, method for measuring and displaying a factor, a program for measuring and displaying a factor being configured to cause a computer to run a method for measuring and displaying a factor, and sound scanner

• US 8,269,832 B2
• Filed: 08/01/2008
• Issued: 09/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SM Instrument Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: SM Instrument Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, YoungKey
• Primary Examiner(s): LIN, WEN TAI
• Application Number:
  US12/671,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20110261192A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,509 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 348/135
• CPC Class Codes: G01H 17/00 Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves, not provided for in the preceding groups see provisionally also G01H1/00

Abstract

A method for measuring and displaying a factor includes: sensing a factor by using a sensing unit, which is movable in a plane, a curved surface, or a space where the factor for sensing is generated or contained and senses the factor; photographing the plane, the curved surface, or the space; simultaneously recognizing a position of the sensing unit by targeting the sound sensing unit when sensing the factor in the step of sensing; generating a factor map data by mapping the factor sensed in the step of sensing onto the position sensed in the step of recognizing; overlaying the factor map data with the picture data; and displaying the factor map data overlaid with the picture data.

Claims

1. An apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor comprising:

a sensing unit being movable in a plane, a curved surface, or a space where a factor to be sensed is generated or contained, and the sensing unit being configured to sense the factor;

a target unit configured adjacent to the sensing unit;

a photographing unit being configured to photograph the plane, the curved surface, or the space and to generate picture data of the plane, the curved surface, or the space;

a sensing position recognition unit being configured to recognize simultaneously a position of the sensing unit by recognizing the target unit when the sensing unit senses the factor;

a factor map data generation unit being configured to map the factor sensed in the sensing unit onto the position sensed in the sensing position recognition unit and to generate factor map data; and

a display unit being configured to overlay the factor map data with the picture data and to display the factor map data overlaid with the picture data;

the sensing position recognition unit configured to recognize the position of the sensing unit by recognizing at least one of a color, a size, and a shape of the target unit.

2. The apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor according to claim 1, further comprising

a storage unit that stores the factor or the picture data.

3. The apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor according to claim 1, wherein

the sensing unit senses continuously or intermittently with time when sensing the factor.

4. The apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor according to claim 1, wherein

the display unit displays continuously when displaying the factor map data overlaid with the picture data.

5. The apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor according to claim 1, wherein

the display unit displays the factor map data with at least one of a color dot, a number, or a contour.

6. The apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor according to claim 5, wherein

a transparency of at least one of the color dot, the number, or the contour is controlled in the display unit.

7. The apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor according to claim 1, wherein

the factor is at least one of sound, vibration, temperature, humidity, supersonic waves, or electromagnetic waves.

8. The apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor according to claim 1, wherein

the sensing unit contacts the plane or the curved surface.

9. The apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor according to claim 1, wherein

the photographing unit photographs by using more than two cameras.

10. The apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor according to claim 1, wherein

operations that sense the factor, recognize the position, and display the factor map data overlaid with the picture data are accomplished in real time.

14. The apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor according to claim 1, further comprising

a storage unit that stores the factor or the picture data.

15. The apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor according to claim 1, wherein

the display unit displays intermittently with time when displaying the factor map data overlaid with the picture data.

16. The apparatus for measuring and displaying a factor according to claim 1, wherein

the sensing unit does not contact the plane or the curved surface.

11. A method for measuring and displaying a factor comprising:

sensing a factor by using a sensing unit being movable in a plane, a curved surface, or a space where the factor to be sensed is generated or contained, and the sensing unit senses the factor;

photographing the plane, the curved surface, or the space;

recognizing simultaneously a position of the sensing unit by recognizing a target unit being adjacent to the sensing unit when sensing the factor in the step of sensing;

generating a factor map data by mapping the factor sensed onto the position sensed;

overlaying the factor map data with picture data; and

displaying the factor map data overlaid with the picture data,

the recognizing simultaneously the position of the sensing unit by recognizing the target unit including recognizing at least one of a color, a size, and a shape of the target unit.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing a program for measuring and displaying a factor being configured to cause a computer to run a method for measuring and displaying a factor, the program comprising:

sensing a factor by using a sensing unit being movable in a plane, a curved surface, or a space where the factor to be sensed is generated or contained, and the sensing unit senses the factor;

photographing the plane, the curved surface, or the space;

recognizing simultaneously a position of the sensing unit by recognizing a target unit being adjacent to the sensing unit when sensing the factor;

generating a factor map data by mapping the factor sensed onto the position sensed;

overlaying the factor map data with picture data; and

displaying the factor map data overlaid with the picture data,

the recognizing simultaneously the position of the sensing unit by recognizing the target unit including recognizing at least one of a color, a size, and a shape of the target unit.

13. A sound scanner comprising:

a sound sensing unit being movable in a plane, a curved surface, or a space where a sound to be sensed is generated or contained, the sound sensing unit being configured to sense the sound;

a photographing unit being configured to photograph photgraph the plane, the curved surface, or the space and to generate a picture data of the plane, the curved surface, or the space;

a target unit being configured adjacent to the sound sensing unit;

a sensing position recognition unit being configured to recognize simultaneously a position of the sound sensing unit by recognizing the target unit when the sound sensing unit senses the sound;

a sound map data generation unit being configured to map the sound sensed in the sound sensing unit onto the position sensed in the sensing position recognition unit and to generate a sound map data; and

a display unit being configured to overlay the sound map data with the picture data and to display the sound map data overlaid with the picture data,

the sensing position recognition unit being configured to recognize the position of the sensing unit by recognizing at least one of a color, a size, and a shape of the target unit.