Thermal Analysis Graph Synchronization for Sample State Changes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing thermal analysis apparatuses face difficulties in detailed analysis of sample state changes due to overlapping graphs of thermal and color information, making it hard to relate and observe color changes with temperature variations.
Innovation Solution
A thermal analysis apparatus and control software that displays thermal analysis data and color information data side by side without superimposition, using markers synchronized across graphs to facilitate detailed analysis of sample state changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If thermal analysis data and color information graphs are displayed superimposed on the same graph, then space utilization is improved, but analysis precision deteriorates due to overlapping graphs making detailed observation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the graph display into separate panels: one for thermal analysis data and another for color information graphs. This segmentation eliminates overlapping graphs while maintaining efficient use of display space, allowing precise observation of both thermal behavior and color changes without interference from superimposed data.
2Measurement precision
If multiple graphs are displayed side by side without superimposition, then analysis precision is improved, but device complexity increases due to multiple graph display requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a unified graph display system that can accommodate multiple types of data (thermal analysis, color information, sample images) through a single integrated interface. The system uses a common coordinate system and synchronization mechanism, reducing the apparent complexity while maintaining the ability to display multiple graphs side by side for precise analysis.
3Device complexity
If color information graphs are superimposed on thermal analysis graphs, then display compactness is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in relating color changes with temperature variations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces synchronized markers as an intermediary element that appears on both the thermal analysis graph and color information graphs simultaneously. These markers act as visual connectors, allowing users to easily relate color changes to temperature variations by tracking the markers across different graphs, thereby maintaining display compactness while significantly improving ease of analysis.
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AI summary
A thermal analysis apparatus includes circuitry for displaying a graph of the thermal analysis data relating to temperature or time on a display displaying a sample image on the display, generating color information data of range and type selected from the sample image, displaying a graph of the color information data relating to temperature or time side by side with the graph of the thermal analysis data relating to temperature or time without superimposing both graphs on the display, and displaying a marker at an arbitrary point on one of the graphs and displaying a marker on others of the graphs at a point whose measurement time is synchronized with the point where the marker is displayed.