公开(公告)号：US06559868B2

公开(公告)日：2003-05-06

申请号：US09799247

申请日：2001-03-05

申请人： Jay A. Alexander ,  Angelica L. Sostheim

发明人： Jay A. Alexander ,  Angelica L. Sostheim

IPC分类号： G09G500

CPC分类号： G01R13/345 ,  G06T11/206 ,  Y10S715/97

摘要： An apparatus and methodology for use in a signal measurement system having a graphical user interface. The apparatus constructed and arranged to simultaneously render on a display of pixels a main waveform display and a magnified waveform display is disclosed. The main waveform display is adapted to have displayed therein one or more waveforms and associated data on a first graticule with a background while the magnified waveform display is adapted to have displayed therein a magnified view of a region of the main waveform display on a second graticule with a background. The region of the main waveform display to be magnified is defined by a graphically-controllable selection window positioned over the main waveform display to encompass the region. Preferably, the operator-controllable selection window has a position and extent that may be graphically manipulated.

摘要翻译： 一种用于具有图形用户界面的信号测量系统中的装置和方法。 公开了构造和布置成同时呈现像素显示主波形显示和放大波形显示的装置。 主波形显示适于在其上显示具有背景的第一刻度上的一个或多个波形和相关联的数据，而放大波形显示适于在其中显示主波形显示区域的放大视图在第二刻度上 有背景。 要放大的主波形显示的区域由位于主波形显示器上方的可图形控制的选择窗口限定以包围该区域。 优选地，操作员可控选择窗口具有可以被图形操纵的位置和程度。

公开(公告)号：US06522345B1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-18

申请号：US09005746

申请日：1998-01-12

申请人： Jay A. Alexander

发明人： Jay A. Alexander

IPC分类号： G09G500

CPC分类号： G01R13/345 ,  G09G5/12 ,  Y10S715/97

摘要： A quick measurement apparatus and method for invoking automated measurements in a signal measurement system. The system sequentially applies one or more predetermined automated measurements to each of a plurality of predetermined waveforms. The automated measurements, which are applied to each of the user-selected waveforms in response to a single respective measurement request, measure a respective predetermined extent of each of the selected waveforms. Preferably, each single respective activation request is generated in response to the performance of an associated single operator action. It is also preferable that the system is configured to enable a user to define the sequence in which the automatic measurements are applied to the selected waveforms. The signal measurement system further includes a graphical user interface for displaying the waveforms and the measurement results. Each of the measurement requests is generated in response to a corresponding selection of a display element on the graphical user interface. Alternatively, the signal measurement system also includes a front panel keyboard. Here, each of the respective operator actions includes a depression of a dedicated button on the signal measurement system front panel. Each depression of the dedicated button invokes one of the measurement requests.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在信号测量系统中调用自动测量的快速测量装置和方法。 该系统对多个预定波形中的每一个依次应用一个或多个预定的自动测量。 响应于单个相应的测量请求应用于每个用户选择的波形的自动测量测量每个所选波形的相应预定范围。 优选地，响应于相关联的单个操作者动作的执行而产生每个单独的激活请求。 还优选地，该系统被配置为使得用户能够将自动测量值应用于所选择的波形的顺序定义。 信号测量系统还包括用于显示波形和测量结果的图形用户界面。 响应于图形用户界面上的显示元件的对应选择而产生每个测量请求。 或者，信号测量系统还包括前面板键盘。 这里，各个操作者动作中的每一个都包括在信号测量系统前面板上按下专用按钮。 专用按钮的每次按下调用其中一个测量请求。

公开(公告)号：US5953684A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-14

申请号：US821972

申请日：1997-03-17

申请人： Jay A. Alexander

发明人： Jay A. Alexander

IPC分类号： G08C19/00 ,  G01R31/319 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/27

CPC分类号： G01R31/31908 ,  G06F11/006

摘要： Methods and structure for storing context data regarding electronic test equipment and the device under test or stimulus sources in a manner integrated with the capture and storage of test data as well as test setup data associated with a test environment. The context data may include information regarding parameters of the test environment (e.g., test equipment or test bench set points and configurations, configuration information regarding the device under test, etc.). The context data may be provided in the form of standard textual data as well as user voice sequences to be recorded. The context data is associated with any stored test data or test setup data so as to be easily retrieved along with the retrieval of the associated data. The data are associated by any of several methods including file naming conventions, structured files, table lookups, etc. Use of present invention therefore avoids many problems inherent in prior manual processes in which context data may be lost, incorrectly recalled, or disassociated with the corresponding test data and test setup data.

摘要翻译： 用于存储关于电子测试设备和被测设备或刺激源的上下文数据的方法和结构，其与捕获和存储测试数据以及与测试环境相关联的测试设置数据集成。 上下文数据可以包括关于测试环境的参数的信息（例如，测试设备或测试台设置点和配置，关于被测设备的配置信息等）。 上下文数据可以以标准文本数据的形式以及要记录的用户语音序列来提供。 上下文数据与任何存储的测试数据或测试设置数据相关联，以便与相关联的数据的检索一起容易地检索。 数据通过包括文件命名约定，结构化文件，表查找等的几种方法中的任何一种来进行关联。因此，本发明的使用避免了现有手动过程中固有的许多问题，其中上下文数据可能丢失，不正确地召回或与 相应的测试数据和测试设置数据。

公开(公告)号：US06697754B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-24

申请号：US09634160

申请日：2000-08-09

申请人： Jay A. Alexander

发明人： Jay A. Alexander

IPC分类号： G06F1560

CPC分类号： G01R13/22

摘要： An apparatus and method for providing an end-user operator with the ability to assign temporary control of a set of one or more operator-specified instrument control operations to one, single-action switch on a signal measurement system front panel. The assigned instrument control operations are preferably represented by text strings in a macro text file that is developed and modified with the use of a text editor integrated into or operatively coupled with the signal measurement system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于向最终用户操作者提供将一组一个或多个操作员指定的仪器控制操作的一组临时控制分配给信号测量系统前面板上的一个单动作开关的装置和方法。 分配的仪器控制操作优选地通过使用集成到信号测量系统中或与信号测量系统可操作地耦合的文本编辑器来开发和修改的宏文本文件中的文本串表示。

公开(公告)号：US6118451A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-12

申请号：US94010

申请日：1998-06-09

申请人： Jay A. Alexander

发明人： Jay A. Alexander

IPC分类号： G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  G06F9/4443 ,  Y10S715/975

摘要： A graphical user interface for use in a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes an operating system responsive to one or more system calls. Each system call causes the operating system to process user inputs in a predetermined manner. In this aspect of the invention, the graphical user interface includes means for generating at least one dialog box request in response to a user input provided on the graphical user interface. The graphical user interface also includes a plurality of dialogs each constructed and arranged to control display of and interactivity with an associated dialog box opened on the graphical user interface in response to one or more of the dialog box control requests. A dialog box control system of the graphical user interface is responsive to a selected one of a plurality of dialog launch modalities, and is constructed and arranged to close open dialog boxes not having a predetermined relationship with the selected dialog box. The dialog box control system also controls the generation of the system calls to the operating system as well as providing the dialog box control requests generated by the graphical user interface to the plurality of dialogs. This enables the invention to provide an associated degree of display clarity and an extent of system interactivity associated with the selected dialog box modality.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于计算机系统的图形用户界面。 计算机系统包括响应于一个或多个系统呼叫的操作系统。 每个系统调用使得操作系统以预定方式处理用户输入。 在本发明的这个方面，图形用户界面包括用于响应于在图形用户界面上提供的用户输入来生成至少一个对话框请求的装置。 图形用户界面还包括多个对话框，每个对话框被构造和布置为响应于一个或多个对话框控制请求来控制在图形用户界面上打开的关联对话框的显示和交互性。 图形用户界面的对话框控制系统响应于多个对话启动模式中的所选择的一个，并且被构造和布置成关闭与所选择的对话框不具有预定关系的打开的对话框。 对话框控制系统还控制对操作系统的系统调用的生成，以及将由图形用户界面产生的对话框控制请求提供给多个对话。 这使得本发明能够提供与所选择的对话框模态相关联的相关联的显示清晰程度和系统交互程度。

公开(公告)号：US20100111155A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-06

申请号：US12263852

申请日：2008-11-03

申请人： Christopher P. Duff ,  Cheryl Fincher ,  Bruce A. Erickson ,  Jay A. Alexander

发明人： Christopher P. Duff ,  Cheryl Fincher ,  Bruce A. Erickson ,  Jay A. Alexander

IPC分类号： H04B17/00

CPC分类号： H04L43/18 ,  H04L43/045

摘要： An instrument screen display includes a unique marker that provides the correlation and navigation through the analog data. The marker tells the user which packet or symbol is being displayed in the analog trace. The selected line in the listing (listing row that is blue) and the blue line on the trace above indicate which packet is selected for the purpose of showing details and packet data in the other tabs in the listing window. In addition to correlation, navigation can occur from either display. This type of marker is an innovative approach to correlating and navigating the disparate data types displayed on a modern oscilloscope.

摘要翻译： 仪器屏幕显示包括一个独特的标记，通过模拟数据提供相关和导航。 标记告诉用户在模拟轨迹中显示哪个数据包或符号。 列表中的选定行（列表行为蓝色）和上述曲线上的蓝色行指示选择哪个数据包，以便在列表窗口的其他选项卡中显示详细信息和数据包数据。 除了相关之外，可以从任一显示器导航。 这种类型的标记是一种创新的方法，用于关联和导航现代示波器上显示的不同数据类型。

公开(公告)号：US5920297A

公开(公告)日：1999-07-06

申请号：US815777

申请日：1997-03-12

申请人： Jay A. Alexander

发明人： Jay A. Alexander

IPC分类号： G04D7/02 ,  G01R13/20 ,  G09G5/02 ,  G09G3/32

CPC分类号： G09G5/02

摘要： A measurement instrument's correspondence between channel controls and selectable trace color on a display is indicated by visual indicators placed proximate the groupings of controls for the different channels. The color of each visual indicator tracks that of the trace corresponding to the channel for that group of controls. In one embodiment a knob located within each group of controls selects a color. Each knob has on its shaft a wheel with colored regions, behind the panel, and only one color shows through a window. Changes in shaft position indicate electrically to the rest of the instrument what color to make the associated display. Another embodiment provides a group of three light emitting diodes (LED's) of primary colors, controls their relative intensities, and then makes their combined light visible upon the front panel, as a visual indicator. Also, small portions of the active region of the display may be covered by the source ends of an optical path for transmitting light. There is a separate optical path for each different visual indicator. The exit end of each optical path is that visual indicator.

摘要翻译： 测量仪器在显示器上的通道控制和可选轨迹颜色之间的对应关系通过放置在不同通道的控制分组附近的可视指示器来指示。 每个视觉指示器的颜色跟踪与该组控件的通道相对应的轨迹的颜色。 在一个实施例中，位于每组控件内的旋钮选择一种颜色。 每个旋钮在其轴上具有带有彩色区域的轮子，在面板后面，并且仅一种颜色通过窗口显示。 轴位置的变化表示与仪器的其余部分电气相关的显示颜色。 另一个实施例提供了一组基本的三种发光二极管（LED），控制其相对强度，然后使它们的组合光作为视觉指示器在前面板上可见。 此外，显示器的有源区域的小部分可以被用于透射光的光路的源极端部覆盖。 每个不同的视觉指示器都有独立的光路。 每个光路的出口端是该视觉指示器。

公开(公告)号：US06584419B1

公开(公告)日：2003-06-24

申请号：US09686776

申请日：2000-10-12

申请人： Jay A. Alexander

发明人： Jay A. Alexander

IPC分类号： G06F314

CPC分类号： G01R29/027

摘要： A pulse management system configured to perform a plurality of pulse measurements on each of a plurality of pulses of an acquired signal and to store results of the pulse measurements in an accessible data structure. The pulse management system includes a pulse analyzer that searches the data structure for pulses of the acquired signal that satisfy operator-provided search criteria. Similarly, the pulse analyzer can sort the selected subset of pulses based on sort criteria provided, for example, by an operator. The pulse analyzer can provide the operator with a user interface environment in which the operator specifies the search and sort criteria and in which the pulse analyzer displays the selected pulses with their associated pulse measurement results. The operator can advance through the selected pulses in any manner desired to display different pulses together or separately. The pulse analyzer thereby provides an operator with the capability to gain insights into a large number of acquired pulses through the selection of individual pulses meeting desired characteristics or relative time of occurrence, through the filtering or selection of pulses meeting specified criteria, and through the arrangement of those pulses according to the same or different criteria.

摘要翻译： 一种脉冲管理系统，被配置为在所获取的信号的多个脉冲中的每一个上执行多个脉冲测量，并将所述脉冲测量的结果存储在可访问的数据结构中。 脉冲管理系统包括脉冲分析器，其在数据结构中搜索满足操作者提供的检索标准的获取信号的脉冲。 类似地，脉冲分析仪可以基于例如由操作者提供的分类标准来对选定的脉冲子集进行排序。 脉冲分析仪可以向操作者提供用户界面环境，其中操作者指定搜索和排序标准，并且其中脉冲分析仪显示所选脉冲及其相关联的脉冲测量结果。 操作者可以以所需的任何方式前进所选择的脉冲，以一起或分开地显示不同的脉冲。 因此，脉冲分析仪通过经过滤波或选择符合规定标准的脉冲，通过选择满足期望特性或相对发生时间的各个脉冲，获得对大量采集脉冲的了解的能力，并通过该装置 根据相同或不同的标准。

公开(公告)号：US06507796B2

公开(公告)日：2003-01-14

申请号：US10139309

申请日：2002-05-06

申请人： Jay A. Alexander

发明人： Jay A. Alexander

IPC分类号： G06F1900

CPC分类号： G01R29/02 ,  G01R13/345 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99948

摘要： A pulse management system for use by an operator that automatically performs measurements on a subset of pulses of an acquired signal stored in an acquisition memory, and generates an accessible data structure that stores characteristics of the chosen subset of acquired signal pulses, including pulse measurement results. The system searches the data structure for pulses of the acquired signal that satisfy operator-provided search criteria. In addition, the operator can sort the selected pulses in any desired manner by specifying a desired sort criteria. The system displays selected pulses along with the associated measurement results, and enables the operator to advance through the selected pulses in any mannerism to display different pulses together or separately along with the associated pulse measurement results. A method for analyzing pulses of an acquired signal is also disclosed. The method includes the step of generating a pulse data array having stored therein pulse characteristics of a previously acquired signal, followed by the step of analyzing the contents of the pulse data array in response to operator specifications.

摘要翻译： 一种脉冲管理系统，用于操作者自动地对存储在采集存储器中的获取信号的脉冲子集执行测量，并且产生存储所选择的获取的信号脉冲子集的特征的可访问数据结构，包括脉冲测量结果 。 系统在数据结构中搜索满足操作者提供的搜索条件的获取信号的脉冲。 此外，操作员可以通过指定所需的排序标准以任何所需的方式对所选择的脉冲进行排序。 系统显示所选择的脉冲以及相关的测量结果，并且使得操作者能够以任何方式推进所选择的脉冲，以一起显示不同的脉冲或者与相关联的脉冲测量结果一起分开。 还公开了一种用于分析采集信号的脉冲的方法。 该方法包括产生脉冲数据阵列的步骤，其中存储有先前获取的信号的脉冲特性，随后响应于操作者规格分析脉冲数据阵列的内容的步骤。

公开(公告)号：US06320577B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-20

申请号：US09185410

申请日：1998-11-03

申请人： Jay A. Alexander

发明人： Jay A. Alexander

IPC分类号： G06F300

CPC分类号： G06T11/206 ,  G01R13/02 ,  G06T15/005 ,  G06T2200/24

摘要： A real-time annotation system and methodology for annotating measurement waveforms in a signal measurement system that includes a graphical user interface for displaying waveforms and measurement results on a signal measurement system display. Generally, the annotation system enables an operator to generate a graphical annotation label containing any desired data, and to graphically position the annotation label at any desired location on the measurement display, enabling the operator to positionally associate the graphical annotation label with a desired waveform or waveform feature displayed on the graphical user interface. The annotation system is constructed and arranged to enable an operator to graphically generate an annotation label containing operator-generated information and to graphically alter the position of the annotation label such that the annotation label is positionally associated with a desired feature of a waveform displayed on the graphical user interface. The annotation label may be implemented as dialog box, window or other display region in the graphical environment provided by the graphical user interface.

摘要翻译： 用于在信号测量系统中注释测量波形的实时注释系统和方法，其包括用于在信号测量系统显示器上显示波形和测量结果的图形用户界面。 通常，注释系统使得操作者能够生成包含任何所需数据的图形注释标签，并且将注释标签图形化地放置在测量显示器上的任何所需位置，使得操作者能够将图形注释标签与期望的波形或位置关联， 波形特征显示在图形用户界面上。 注释系统被构造和布置为使得操作者能够图形地生成包含操作者生成的信息的注释标签，并且以图形方式改变注释标签的位置，使得注释标签与显示在该图像上的波形的期望特征位置相关联 图形用户界面。 注释标签可以被实现为由图形用户界面提供的图形环境中的对话框，窗口或其他显示区域。