Synchronized Surveying GUI for Network Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current network adjustment methods in surveying are cumbersome due to the need to switch between multiple windows and lack of clear information connection, leading to inefficiencies in identifying and disabling bad measurements.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface that synchronizes a plan view and a report window, allowing for interactive analysis and modification of network adjustment results, where errors are clearly indicated and changes are reflected in both views, enabling users to analyze and modify measurements without switching screens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a report window and plan view are displayed in separate windows requiring user switching, then detailed information can be presented, but the workflow becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the report window and plan view into a single integrated window, allowing both detailed text information and graphical measurements to be displayed simultaneously. This eliminates the need for users to switch between separate windows, maintaining full information accessibility while significantly reducing workflow time and improving operational efficiency
2Loss of information
If measurements are labeled with identifiers in both report and plan view, then information can be cross-referenced, but users still have difficulty quickly locating specific measurements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color coding to highlight specific measurements and their corresponding report entries. When a user selects or hovers over a measurement in the plan view, the corresponding identifier in the report is highlighted with a matching color, and vice versa. This visual connection allows users to quickly locate and cross-reference specific measurements without manually searching through identifiers
3Measurement precision
If the report and plan view are updated independently, then each can display accurate information, but changes in one do not reflect in the other, causing user confusion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements real-time bidirectional synchronization between the report window and plan view. When a measurement is modified, disabled, or selected in one view, the change is immediately reflected in the other view through visual feedback mechanisms such as highlighting, color changes, and automatic updates. This ensures both views maintain accurate and consistent information while providing users with immediate visual confirmation of changes
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AI summary
A method of improving workflow while performing a network adjustment associated with surveying data is disclosed. A first window containing a plan view which graphically displays at least one input is provided. The input is associated with surveying data. A second window contains a report which displays the input in text form is provided. In sync with each other, the plan view and the report are arranged within a GUI to present at least one network adjustment result utilizing the input. A status of at least one network adjustment result is indicated within the plan view and the report, wherein the status may include an error associated with the input. Additionally, interactive analysis capabilities and interactive modification capabilities are provided, wherein a change in the plan view is reflected in the report and a change in the report is reflected in the plan view.