Tab Windows for Measurement Results Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing measurement devices, such as digital memory oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers, face challenges in displaying complex measurement information in a clear and organized manner, making it difficult for users to efficiently navigate and manage measurement settings and results.
Innovation Solution
The solution involves using tab windows to display measurement results, allowing users to create and store different measurement settings and results in separate tabs, enabling a structured workflow that can be saved and loaded, and utilizing multiple monitors to increase display area and flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple measurement results are displayed on a single screen, then all measurement information is available at once, but the screen becomes crowded and the information becomes confusing
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple tab windows, each containing a separate measurement result. Users can switch between tabs to view different measurement results individually, preventing screen crowding while maintaining access to all measurement information. The tabs are organized in a tree structure that reflects the measurement workflow hierarchy.
2Quantity of substance
If sequential navigation through measurement settings history is used, then all setting changes can be accessed, but the navigation process is time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
Measurement settings and results are pre-organized into tab windows according to the measurement workflow before the user needs them. Each tab represents a specific measurement step with its associated settings already configured, allowing users to directly access relevant settings without sequential navigation through history.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation from sequential (one-dimensional) to hierarchical (multi-dimensional) structure. Instead of linear do/undo navigation, settings are organized in a tree structure with tabs representing different measurement steps, allowing users to jump between different stages of the measurement process efficiently.
3Device complexity
If a single display window is used, then the interface is simple, but the display area is limited and cannot accommodate complex measurement information
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple tab windows are merged within a single parent window, creating a unified interface that provides both simplicity and expanded display area. The tabbed structure allows multiple measurement results and settings to be contained within one window, maintaining interface simplicity while increasing effective display capacity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for displaying measurement results comprises the steps of: displaying a first measurement result in a first tab window; creating a second tab window; changing at least one measurement device setting to display a second measurement result in the second tab window; and storing the second tab window.