Measurement Value Assignment Using Location-Aware Electronic Units

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Solution Overview

Problem

In analytical measurement technologies, particularly in water management and laboratory applications, manually assigning measurement values from sensors to specific locations is cumbersome due to rudimentary input options on transmitters, leading to inefficiencies and errors.

Innovation Solution

An electronic unit with a sensor connection, data memory, communication module, display unit, and input unit that allows for easy assignment of measurement values, using location-specific data and time-based suggestions to automate the naming process, reducing user interaction time and improving processing efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual input of measured value designations is used on transmitters, then measurement values can be assigned to specific locations, but the input process becomes complicated and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of measured value assignmentVSAvoidtime for naming measured values

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The transmitter automatically retrieves location information from a location module (GPS, cellular tower triangulation, Wi-Fi positioning) and uses it to pre-fill or automatically assign measured value designations, eliminating the need for manual location input by the user

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-loads a database of known measurement locations with their coordinates and designation names. Before the user needs to assign a measured value, the location is already identified and the corresponding designation is prepared for selection or automatic assignment

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 3:

A mobile device or computing unit acts as an intermediary between the transmitter and the user, providing a user-friendly interface for selecting measured value designations from a list based on location data, thereby simplifying the input process

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Device complexity

If transmitters have rudimentary input options, then device complexity is reduced, but inputting measurement value names becomes complicated

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of transmitter structureVSAvoidease of inputting measured value names

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The transmitter incorporates multiple functional modules including location determination (GPS, cellular, Wi-Fi), automatic designation assignment, and wireless communication capabilities, allowing a single device to perform both simple measurement and complex data management functions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

A mobile device or computing unit serves as an intermediary that provides advanced input capabilities through its interface, while the transmitter itself remains relatively simple, delegating the complex input tasks to the external device

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP3952322A1Electronic entity, measurement value processing system and measurement value processing method

Publication Date: 2022.02.09 ENDRESS HAUSER CONDUCTA GMBH CO KG

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AI summary

The invention relates to an electronic unit (110) with a sensor connection (111) for receiving at least one measured value (M) from a sensor (120), a first data storage device (112), a first communication module (113), a first display unit (114) and a first input unit (115), wherein the first data storage device (112) has a file with at least one measured value designation and enables the storage of the measured value (M), wherein the first display unit (114) enables the display of the measured value designation of the file and the measured value (M), and wherein the first input unit (115) enables the assignment of the measured value designation to the measured value (M).