Image measurement apparatus and guidance display method of image measurement apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016093068-A1
Application number	US-201514857165-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 17, 2015
Priority date	Sep 29, 2014
Publication date	Mar 31, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An image measurement apparatus according to the present invention includes: an image capturer obtaining an image of an object to be measured; a display displaying the image obtained by the image capturer; a measurer performing a measurement selected by an operator based on the image displayed on the display; a guidance display portion displaying an operation sequence for the measurement on the display; and a step display portion displaying, on the display, a pattern corresponding to an operation step in the operation sequence. The step display portion displays a step display for each of the operation steps in a circular form in operation order as the pattern.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An image measurement apparatus comprising:
an image capturer configured to obtain an image of an object to be measured; an image display configured to display the image obtained by the image capturer; a measurer configured to perform a measurement selected by an operator based on the image displayed on the image display; a guidance display configured to display an operation sequence for the measurement on the image display; and a step display configured to display, on the image display, a pattern corresponding to an operation step in the operation sequence, wherein the step display is further configured to display, as the pattern, a step display for each of the operation steps in a circular form in operation order.

2 . The image measurement apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the step display is further configured to display a current step display corresponding to the current operation in a format different from the other step displays.

3 . The image measurement apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the step display is further configured to display the current step display and the other step displays at mutually different area ratios.

4 . The image measurement apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the step display is further configured to display the current step display with a size larger than the other step displays.

5 . The image measurement apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the step display is further configured to display the current step display in a color different from the other step displays.

6 . The image measurement apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the step display is further configured to display a step earlier in the operation order than the current step display, and in a color paler than the current step display.

7 . The image measurement apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the step display is further configured to display a step later in the operation order than the current step display in a color paler than the current step display and in a different color from that of the step display earlier in the operation order than the current step display.

8 . The image measurement apparatus according claim 1 , wherein the step display is further configured to display, as the pattern, all of the step displays arranged as one complete circle.

9 . The image measurement apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the step display is further configured to display each of the step displays as individual pie-shaped segments.

10 . A guidance display method of an image measurement apparatus, which obtains and displays an image of an object to be measured on a display and which performs a measurement selected by an operator based on the image displayed on the display, the method comprising:
displaying, on the display of the image measurement apparatus, an operation sequence for a measurement and a pattern corresponding to an operation step of the operation sequence; and displaying, as the pattern, each step display of the operation steps in a circular form in operation order.

11 . The guidance display method according to claim 10 , further comprising displaying, as the pattern, a current step display corresponding to the current operation step in a format different from the other step displays.

12 . The guidance display method according to claim 11 , further comprising displaying, as the pattern, the current step display and the other step displays at mutually different area ratios.

13 . The guidance display method according to claim 11 , further comprising displaying, as the pattern, the current step display with a size larger than the other step displays.

14 . The guidance display method according to claim 11 , further comprising displaying, as the pattern, the current step display in a color different from the other step displays.

15 . The guidance display method according to one of claim 11 , further comprising displaying, as the pattern, a step display earlier in the operation order than the current step display in a color paler than the current step display.

16 . The guidance display method according to claim 11 , further comprising displaying, as the pattern, a step display later in the operation order than the current step display in a color paler than the current step display and in a different color from that of the step display earlier in the operation order than the current step display.

17 . The guidance display method according to claim 10 , further comprising displaying, as the pattern, all of the step displays arranged as one complete circle.

18 . The guidance display method according to claim 10 , further comprising displaying, as the pattern, each of the step displays as individual pie-shaped segments.

Assignees

• Mitutoyo Corp

Inventors

• Sugai Yu
• Takada Akira
• Hanamura Takashi

Classifications

• G01B21/047 Primary

  Accessories, e.g. for positioning, for tool-setting, for measuring probes · CPC title

• H04N23/631 Primary

  Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters · CPC title

• G01B11/005

  coordinate measuring machines · CPC title

• G01B11/00 Primary

  Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques · CPC title

• G06T2207/10004

  Still image; Photographic image · CPC title