Handheld Measurement Tool User Defined Display Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable measurement gauges, such as digital calipers and micrometers, have limited display customization options, making it difficult for users to modify the appearance and functionality to suit individual needs, especially given their small display sizes.
Innovation Solution
A remote device is used to reconfigure the display of portable measurement gauges, allowing users to select from various display format options that can change the size, location, orientation, color, or units of displayed information, add visual indicators, modify functions, and provide graphical or statistical displays, with real-time synchronization between the remote and portable devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If the display size is kept small for portable measurement gauges, then the device portability is improved, but the display customization capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A remote device serves as an intermediary between the user and the portable measurement gauge's display. The remote device receives measurement data from the portable gauge and presents customized display formats, allowing extensive display customization without modifying the portable gauge itself. This resolves the contradiction by enabling sophisticated display customization while maintaining the portability of the original compact device.
2Device complexity
If pre-defined display modes are used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to create and configure their own custom display formats through the remote device without requiring complex programming or technical expertise. Users can define display parameters, select formats, and save configurations independently, making the system self-serve their customization needs while keeping the portable gauge itself simple and unchanged.
3Manufacturing precision
If the display format is fixed, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display format becomes dynamic and adjustable through the remote device, allowing users to change display parameters, units, and formats based on specific measurement requirements. The portable gauge maintains its measurement precision unchanged, while the display presentation adapts to different user needs and measurement scenarios, resolving the contradiction between fixed precision and flexible adaptability.
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AI summary
A handheld measurement tool with a display that can be defined by a user. The handheld measurement tool may be a portable measurement gauge (e.g. a digital caliper, digital “dial” gauge, height gauge, micrometer, indicator, etc.) that may be utilized for measuring precise physical dimensions of workpieces. The display may be independently modified according to a customer's individual needs for various precision measurement applications. A remote device (e.g. PC, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) may be utilized for reconfiguring the display, wherein a user can select and modify display format arrangements on the remote device. When the remote device is coupled to the portable measurement gauge, the gauge display is reconfigured so as to have a similar appearance to the defined display format arrangement. In certain embodiments, voice commands may be reconfigured and used for controlling the gauge display.