MEASURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A LIVE VIEW OF A MEASUREMENT SETUP SUPERIMPOSED ON MEASUREMENT RESULTS

Abstract

A measuring system comprises a measuring device for measuring data with respect to a measurement setup comprising circuits with the aid of a probe, and at least one mobile device wirelessly connected to the measuring device, wherein the at least one mobile device displays a live view of the measurement setup superimposed on at least one measurement result of the measuring device.

Claims

1. A measuring system comprising: a measuring device for measuring data with respect to a measurement setup, and at least one mobile device connected to the measuring device, wherein the at least one mobile device displays a live view of the measurement setup superimposed on at least one measurement result of the measuring device.

2. The measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile device comprises a mobile phone, a tablet computer, any kind of virtual or augmented reality device such as virtual reality glasses or augmented reality glasses, or a combination thereof.

3. The measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the connection between the measuring device and the at least one mobile device is a wireless connection.

4. The measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile device recognizes or marks at least one probe of the measuring device in the displayed live view of the measurement setup superimposed on the at least one measurement result of the measuring device.

5. The measuring system according to claim 4, wherein the at least one mobile device associates the at least one probe of the measuring device with at least one corresponding measurement result of the measurement results of the measuring device.

6. The measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the measuring device comprises geolocation means for determining a recent position.

7. The measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile device comprises geolocation means for determining a recent position.

8. The measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the measuring device comprises voice control means for controlling at least one function of the measuring device by voice.

9. The measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile device comprises voice control means for controlling at least one function of the at least one mobile device or at least one function of the measuring device.

10. A measuring method comprising the steps of: measuring data with respect to a measurement setup with the aid of a measuring device, and displaying a live view of the measurement setup superimposed on at least one measurement result of the measuring device with the aid of at least one mobile device connected to the measuring device.

11. The measuring method according to claim 10, wherein the at least one mobile device comprises a mobile phone, a tablet computer, any kind of virtual or augmented reality device such as virtual reality glasses or augmented reality glasses, or a combination thereof.

12. The measuring method according to claim 10, wherein the connection between the measuring device and the at least one mobile device is a wireless connection.

13. The measuring method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of: recognizing or marking at least one probe of the measuring device in the displayed live view of the measurement setup superimposed on the at least one measurement result of the measuring device.

14. The measuring method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of: associating the at least one probe of the measuring device with at least one corresponding measurement result of the at least one measurement result of the measuring device.

15. The measuring method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of: determining a recent position with the aid of the measuring device comprising geolocation means.

16. The measuring method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of: determining a recent position with the aid of the at least one mobile device comprising geolocation means.

17. The measuring method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of: controlling at least one function of the measuring device by voice with the aid of the measuring device comprising voice control means.

18. The measuring method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of: controlling at least one function of the at least one mobile device or of the measuring device by voice with the aid of the at least one mobile device comprising voice control means.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Embodiments of the present invention are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements, and in which:

[0026] FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a measuring system according to example embodiments of the present invention;

[0027] FIG. 2 shows an example probe with bar code; and

[0028] FIG. 3 shows a flow chart depicting a measuring method according to example embodiments of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] A measuring system and a measuring method for displaying a live view of a measurement setup superimposed on measurement results are described. In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the invention. It is apparent, however, that the invention may be practiced without these specific details or with an equivalent arrangement. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the invention.

[0030] FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a measuring system 10 according to example embodiments of the present invention.

[0031] According to FIG. 1, the measuring system comprises a measuring device 11 for measuring data with respect to a measurement setup 12 exemplarily comprising two circuits 13, 14 with the aid of a probe 15 connected to the measuring device 11. In addition to this, the measuring system 10 comprises a mobile device 16 which is wirelessly connected to the measuring device 11.

[0032] Furthermore, the mobile device 16 displays a live view of the measurement setup 12 superimposed on at least one measurement result of the measuring device 11 with the aid of a display. In other words, what the user sees, either through his own eyes or via projection inside the device like a head up display, is superimposed on at least one measurement result and displayed with the aid of the display of the mobile device 16.

[0033] In this context, the mobile device 16 may comprise a mobile phone, a tablet computer, any kind of virtual or augmented reality device such as virtual reality glasses or augmented reality glasses, or a combination thereof.

[0034] Additionally, the mobile device 16 may comprise a camera for showing a live picture of the measurement setup 12.

[0035] Moreover, the mobile device 16 recognizes or marks the probe 15 of the measuring device 11 in the displayed live view of the measurement setup 12 superimposed on the at least one measurement result of the measuring device 11. In this context, the probe 15 advantageously comprises an optical pattern such as a bar code or a quick response (QR) code in order to allow for an efficient recognition or marking, respectively. This is shown in FIG. 2 for the bar code.

[0036] In addition to this, the mobile device 16 associates the probe 15 of the measuring device 11 with at least one corresponding measurement result of the measurement results of the measuring device.

[0037] Furthermore, the mobile device 16 may comprise geolocation means 17 such as global positioning system (GPS) for determining a recent position. The mobile device 16 may further comprise voice control means for controlling at least one function of the mobile device 16 or at least one function of the measuring device 11 by voice.

[0038] Additionally or alternatively, the measuring device 11 may comprise geolocation means 18 such as GPS for determining a recent position. Likewise additionally or alternatively, the measuring device 11 may comprise voice control means for controlling at least one function of the measuring device 11 by voice.

[0039] FIG. 2 shows an example probe 20 with bar code 22. The illustrated probe 20 comprises a connection cable 21 for connecting it to the measuring device 11, a bar code 22 for allowing for the above-mentioned efficient recognition or marking, and a probe tip 23 for exactly contacting to the circuits 13, 14 of the measurement setup 12.

[0040] FIG. 3 shows a flow chart depicting a measuring method according to example embodiments of the present invention. In a first step S300, data with respect to a measurement setup with the aid of a measuring device is measured. Then, in a second step S301, a live view of the measurement setup superimposed on at least one measurement result of the measuring device is displayed with the aid of at least one mobile device connected to the measuring device.

[0041] While various embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example only, and not limitation. Numerous changes to the disclosed embodiments can be made in accordance with the disclosure herein without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the breadth and scope of the present invention should not be limited by any of the above described embodiments. Rather, the scope of the invention should be defined in accordance with the following claims and their equivalents.

[0042] Although the invention has been illustrated and described with respect to one or more implementations, equivalent alterations and modifications will occur to others skilled in the art upon the reading and understanding of this specification and the annexed drawings. In addition, while a particular feature of the invention may have been disclosed with respect to only one of several implementations, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of the other implementations as may be desired and advantageous for any given or particular application.