Measurement Apparatus Dataset Transfer with Integrated Prefix and Unit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing measurement devices face difficulties in transferring datasets between different applications due to the separation of prefixes and units during data exchange, leading to inconsistencies and errors in processing and analysis.
Innovation Solution
A measurement apparatus that displays and stores measurement data including values, prefixes, and units, allowing for seamless transfer and processing by other applications, which can also adapt settings and perform calculations considering these units and prefixes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If data is displayed and entered manually on a display screen, then data exchange between applications can be performed, but prefixes and units may be separated from values leading to transfer errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the numerical value, prefix, and unit into a single integrated dataset structure. When data is displayed on the screen, all three components are shown together and treated as one unit during copy-paste operations, preventing separation and ensuring accurate transfer between applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary data structure that acts as a container for the complete dataset (value + prefix + unit). This intermediary structure mediates between the measurement device and processing applications, ensuring that all components are transferred together without loss or separation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If different applications use different scales (linear vs logarithmic), then each application can optimize its own data processing, but data transfer between applications becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary packaging of the complete dataset (value, prefix, unit) before transfer occurs. This preliminary action ensures that when data is copied from one application to another, all necessary information is already organized and ready, reducing the complexity of cross-scale data transfer.
3Productivity
If only numerical values are transferred between applications, then transfer is simple, but prefixes and units are lost leading to processing errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the value, prefix, and unit into a single dataset entity that is transferred together. This merging ensures that no information is lost during transfer while maintaining efficient single-operation copy-paste functionality between applications.
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AI summary
An enhanced transfer of data between image areas on a display is provided. In particular, it is possible to acquire a dataset comprising a numerical value together with a prefix and/or physical unit. Accordingly, the whole dataset comprising the numerical value, the prefix and the physical unit can be automatically copied from one image area to another. In this way, it is possible to transfer the information of the respective dataset between different applications running on a common display.