Handheld measuring instrument
US-2015219431-A1 · Aug 6, 2015 · US
Handheld measuring device comprising a user interface responsive to changes in a displacement sensed by a displacement sensor
US2016123712A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016123712-A1 |
| Application number | US-201414533978-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | Nov 5, 2014 |
| Publication date | May 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A measuring device is provided including a user interface responsive to changes in a displacement sensed by a displacement sensor. The measuring device (e.g., a handheld caliper or micrometer) includes a displacement sensor, a display, a signal processing and control portion, and a user interface. The displacement sensor includes a readhead and a scale displaceable relative to one another along a measuring axis under the manual control of a user, with the display being connected to the readhead. In a first user interface mode, displacement measurement values are displayed and are responsive to changes in the displacement of the displacement sensor. In a second user interface mode, operation control elements are displayed in the user interface and an operation control element action visible in the user interface (e.g., movement of a selection indicator) is responsive to changes in the displacement of the displacement sensor.
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1 . A measuring device, comprising: a displacement sensor comprising a readhead and a scale displaceable relative to one another along a measuring axis under manual control of a user; a display connected to the readhead; a signal processing and control portion connected to the displacement sensor and the display; and a user interface controlled by the signal processing and control portion and displayed on the display, including user interface features comprising displacement measurement v…
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- What does patent US2016123712A1 cover?
- A measuring device is provided including a user interface responsive to changes in a displacement sensed by a displacement sensor. The measuring device (e.g., a handheld caliper or micrometer) includes a displacement sensor, a display, a signal processing and control portion, and a user interface. The displacement sensor includes a readhead and a scale displaceable relative to one another along…
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- Mitutoyo Corp
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- Primary CPC classification G01B3/205. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Thu May 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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