Unified data collection and reporting interface for equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9541472-B2
Application number	US-201414214624-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2014
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A method and system for comparing measurements of a device under test (DUT) to measurements taken of similar equipment are provided. The method includes communicatively connecting a mobile computing device to one or more measurement devices, and receiving measurement data from the one or more measurement devices. The mobile computing device determines an equipment identifier of the DUT, and retrieves information associated with the equipment, which may include previous measurements of other devices or reference documents. The mobile computing device presents the retrieved information along with the received measurement data for comparison.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
determining, by a mobile computing device, an equipment identifier for a device under test (DUT) located at a first equipment location;
based on the determined equipment identifier for the DUT, retrieving, by the mobile computing device, equipment profile information associated with the equipment identifier;
presenting, via an interface of the mobile computing device, measurements of the DUT along with the equipment profile information, wherein the equipment profile information includes measurements of equipment similar to the DUT at one or more second equipment locations that are different from the first equipment location of the DUT; and
providing a comparison of a first image of the DUT to a second image of the equipment similar to the DUT by presenting a side-by-side view or a superimposed view of the first image and the second image.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interface includes a status bar that illustrates a current status of the DUT.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the equipment profile information includes one or more previous images of the equipment similar to the DUT for identification of or comparison to a current image of the DUT.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interface includes at least one graph of measurement data collected over time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the equipment profile information includes one or more reference documents.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measurements of equipment similar to the DUT are past measurements of the equipment similar to the DUT.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the equipment profile information includes past measurements of the DUT.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the equipment identifier of the DUT is determined using a map of installed equipment in a facility.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining the equipment identifier of the DUT includes displaying the map to a user, and receiving a selection of equipment displayed on the map.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining the equipment identifier of the DUT includes detecting a position of a user using a positioning system, and using the map to determine equipment installed near the position of the user.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the equipment identifier of the DUT includes receiving a selection of a building area or a room type from a hierarchical listing.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the equipment profile information that includes measurements of equipment similar to the DUT at one or more second equipment locations is stored in a memory in association with the equipment identifier, and
wherein the method comprises retrieving the equipment profile information from the memory based on the determined equipment identifier for the DUT.

13. A mobile computing device comprising:
a processor; and
at least one interface,
wherein the processor is configured to compare measurements of a device under test (DUT) at a first equipment location to measurements taken of equipment similar to the DUT by:
determining an equipment identifier for the DUT;
based on the determined equipment identifier for the DUT, retrieving equipment profile information associated with the equipment identifier;
presenting, via the interface, measurements of the DUT along with the equipment profile information, wherein the equipment profile information includes measurements of the equipment similar to the DUT at one or more second equipment locations that are different from the first equipment location of the DUT; and
comparing a first image of the DUT to a second image of the equipment similar to the DUT by presenting a side-by-side view or a superimposed view of the first image and the second image.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the interface includes a status bar that illustrates a current status of the DUT.

15. The device of claim 13 , wherein the equipment profile information includes one or more previous images of the equipment similar to the DUT for identification of or comparison to a current image of the DUT.

16. The device of claim 13 , wherein the interface includes at least one graph of measurement data collected over time.

17. The device of claim 13 , wherein the equipment profile information includes one or more reference documents.

18. The device of claim 13 , wherein the measurements of equipment similar to the DUT are past measurements of the equipment similar to the DUT.

19. The device of claim 13 , wherein the equipment profile information includes past measurements of the DUT.

20. The device of claim 13 , wherein the equipment identifier of the DUT is determined using a map of installed equipment in a facility.

21. The device of claim 20 , wherein determining the equipment identifier of the DUT includes displaying the map to a user, and receiving a selection of equipment displayed on the map.

22. The device of claim 20 , wherein determining the equipment identifier of the DUT includes detecting a position of a user using a positioning system, and using the map to determine equipment installed near the position of the user.

23. The device of claim 13 , wherein determining the equipment identifier of the DUT includes receiving a selection of a building area or a room type from a hierarchical listing.

24. The device of claim 13 , further comprising a memory,
wherein the equipment profile information that includes measurements of equipment similar to the DUT at one or more second equipment locations is stored in the memory in association with the equipment identifier, and
wherein the processor retrieves the equipment profile information from the memory based on the determined equipment identifier for the DUT.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by one or more processors of a mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to:
determine an equipment identifier for a device under test (DUT) located at a first equipment location;
based on the determined equipment identifier for the DUT, retrieve equipment profile information associated with the equipment identifier; and
present, via an interface, measurements of the DUT along with the equipment profile information that compares the measurements of the DUT to measurements of equipment similar to the DUT at one or more second equipment locations that are different from the first equipment location of the DUT by providing a comparison of a first image of the DUT to a second image of the equipment similar to the DUT in which a side-by-side view or a superimposed view of the first image and the second image are presented.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the interface includes a status bar that illustrates a current status of the DUT.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the equipment profile information includes one or more previous images of the equipment similar to the DUT for identification of or comparison to a current image of the DUT.

28. The computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the interface includes at least one graph of measurement data collected over time.

29. The computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the equipment profile information includes one or more

Assignees

• Fluke Corp

Inventors

• Neeley John
• Honsinger Bradey
• Evans Tyler Bennett
• Ferrante Joseph V

Classifications

• G01M99/00 Primary

  Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• H04Q9/00 Primary

  Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom · CPC title

• G06T11/26

  Drawing of charts or graphs · CPC title

• H04Q2209/883

  where the sensing device enters an active or inactive mode · CPC title

• H04Q2209/47

  using RFID associated with sensors · CPC title