Portable GUI Information for Remote Measurement Data Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing test systems for displaying measurement data from electronic instruments often lack the richness and completeness of the instruments' visual interfaces, and traditional methods like bitmap images are cumbersome and difficult to update.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device generates portable graphical user interface (GUI) information that corresponds to the measurement data, including a GUI rendering engine and metadata, which is then transported over a data network to a remote display, enabling the data to be displayed in the original instrument's visual format.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If test systems use bitmap format to display measurement data, then the visual interface can be transported remotely, but the system requires large amounts of data transport and frequent refresh operations
Solution Approach 1:
The visual interface is segmented into two components: a lightweight description format (XML-based) that defines the interface structure, and a separate rendering engine that reconstructs the visual display. This segmentation allows the interface to be transmitted efficiently without requiring large bitmap data transfers.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of transmitting actual bitmap images, the system transmits a descriptive copy (XML format) that contains all necessary information to reconstruct the visual interface remotely. The rendering engine on the remote system creates an accurate visual replica without needing the original bitmap data.
2Ease of operation
If test systems use static web pages to display measurement data, then the interface can be viewed remotely, but the display is not as rich or complete as the instrument's native visual interface
Solution Approach 1:
An XML-based intermediate format serves as a mediator between the instrument's native display system and the remote web browser. This intermediate format preserves the rich visual interface information while being transportable through standard web protocols, allowing complete visual interfaces to be displayed in remote browsers without limitation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If test systems attempt to mimic the instrument's visual interface, then understanding and analysis is assisted, but the remote display is typically not as rich or complete as the native interface
Solution Approach 1:
The XML-based description format and rendering engine create a universal interface system that can represent any instrument's visual interface completely and accurately. This universal approach allows any native instrument interface to be replicated remotely with full fidelity, regardless of the specific instrument type or display complexity.
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AI summary
An electronic device for collecting and displaying measurement data includes a data interface, a processor and a transport interface. The data interface obtains measurement data. The processor is configured to generate portable graphical user interface (GUI) information indicating a visual format corresponding to at least one of the measurement data or the electronic device, and to associate the portable GUI information with the measurement data. The transport interface is configured to deliver the measurement data and the associated portable GUI information to a remote display, enabling the remote display to display the measurement data in accordance with the visual format indicated by the portable GUI information.