Measurement apparatus and method for controlling a measurement apparatus
AssigneeRohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
InventorTobias Frede
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Abstract
A measurement apparatus and a method for controlling a measurement apparatus is provided. The measurement apparatus comprises an ultrasonic sensor for receiving a further user input. The further user input may be used to identify a specific user. Accordingly, the measurement apparatus can be automatically configured based on data related to the identified user. Since the ultrasonic sensor may be operated even if the ultrasonic sensor is covered by a protecting element, the robustness of the measurement apparatus can be further improved.
Claims12
A measurement apparatus, comprising:
- a measuring device for receiving a measurement signal and/or for outputting a test signal;
- a user interface for providing an output of the measuring device;
- an ultrasonic sensor for receiving a user input;
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- a housing for accommodating the measuring device, the user interface and the ultrasonic sensor;
- wherein the ultrasonic sensor is configured to detect a fingerprint of a user as user input for identifying the user;
- wherein the ultrasonic sensor comprises a switch for switching on and off the measurement apparatus when the ultrasonic sensor detects a fingerprint of a user;
- wherein the ultrasonic sensor comprises a configuration memory for storing user specific measurement data and/or user specific configuration data of the measuring device;
- wherein the ultrasonic sensor is configured to initialize the measurement apparatus based on the user specific measurement data and/or the user specific configuration data when the received user input relates to an identified user;
- wherein the ultrasonic sensor is configured to initialize the measurement apparatus in a default mode when the received user input does not relate to an identified user.
A method for controlling a measurement apparatus, the measurement apparatus comprising a measuring device for receiving a measurement signal and/or for outputting a test signal, a user interface and an ultrasonic sensor for receiving user input, wherein the measuring device, the user interface and the ultrasonic sensor are accommodated in a common housing, the method comprising:
- detecting a user input by the ultrasonic sensor, wherein detecting a user input comprises detecting a fingerprint of a user for identifying the user;
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- controlling the measurement apparatus in response to the received user input, comprising:
- switching on and off the measurement apparatus by a switch of the ultrasonic sensor when the ultrasonic sensor detects a fingerprint of a user;
- storing user specific measurement data and/or user specific configuration data of the measuring device in a configuration memory of the ultrasonic sensor,
- initializing the measurement apparatus based on the user specific measurement data and/or the user specific configuration data when the received user input relates to an identified user;
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- initializing the measurement apparatus in a default mode if the received user input does not relate to an identified user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.