US 11,599,093 B2Granted

User interface for tool configuration and data capture

AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation

InventorsJohn S. Dey, IV, Alex Huber, Matthew J. Mergener, Burtrom L. Stampfl, Stephen Matson, Timothy R. Obermann

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Abstract

A programmable power tool and method and systems of programming a power tool using wireless communication. An external device having a processor and a transceiver establishes a communication link with the power tool. The external device receives, with the transceiver, a first mode profile stored on the power tool. The first mode profile is defined by a profile type and a first value associated with a parameter for executing the profile type. The external device displays a control screen including the profile type and the parameter at the first value, and receives a user input. The external device generates, in response to the user input, a second mode profile by modifying the parameter to be at a second value. The external device transmits, with the transceiver, the second mode profile to the power tool.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An external device comprising:

a display;
a device transceiver;
and
an electronic processor configured to:
display a list of power tool devices on a first screen of the display, wherein the external device is configured to communicate with each power tool device included in the list of power tool devices,
receive, via the display, a selection of a first power tool device included in the list of power tool devices,
display, in response to receiving the selection of the first power tool device, a tool interface for the first power tool device on the display, wherein the tool interface includes a series of screens, and wherein at least one screen of the series of screens includes an icon of the first power tool device and a selectable option,
receive, via the display, a selection of the selectable option,
display, in response to receiving the selection of the selectable option, a settings screen on the display, wherein the settings screen includes a first setting configured to be manipulated by a user to control a first parameter of the first power tool device,
receive, via the display, a first user input that manipulates the first setting,
transmit a command, via the device transceiver, to the first power tool device to control the first parameter of the first power tool device in accordance with the first setting that was manipulated by the received first user input,
receive, via the device transceiver, usage information of the first power tool device from the first power tool device;
and
display the usage information of the first power tool device on the display.

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A method of controlling a power tool device, the method comprising:

displaying a list of power tool devices on a first screen of a display of an external device, wherein the external device is configured to communicate, with a device transceiver of the external device, with each power tool device included in the list of power tool devices;
receiving, via the display and with an electronic processor of the external device, a selection of a first power tool device included in the list of power tool devices;
displaying, in response to receiving the selection of the first power tool device, a tool interface for the first power tool device on the display, wherein the tool interface includes a series of screens, and wherein at least one screen of the series of screens includes an icon of the first power tool device and a selectable option;
receiving, via the display and with the electronic processor, a selection of the selectable option;
displaying, in response to receiving the selection of the selectable option, a settings screen on the display, wherein the settings screen includes a first setting configured to be manipulated by a user to control a first parameter of the first power tool device;
receiving, via the display and with the electronic processor, a first user input that manipulates the first setting;
transmitting a command, via the device transceiver, to the first power tool device to control the first parameter of the first power tool device in accordance with the first setting that was manipulated by the received first user input;
receiving, via the device transceiver, usage information of the first power tool device from the first power tool device;
and
displaying the usage information of the first power tool device on the display.

7 more elements

A power tool device control system comprising:

an external device including:
a display,
an external device transceiver, and
an external device electronic processor configured to:
display a list of power tool devices on a first screen of the display, wherein the external device is configured to communicate with each power tool device included in the list of power tool devices,
receive, via the display, a selection of a first power tool device included in the list of power tool devices,
in response to receiving the selection of the first power tool device, display a tool interface for the first power tool device on the display, wherein the tool interface includes a series of screens, and wherein at least one screen of the series of screens includes an icon of the first power tool device and a selectable option,
receive, via the display, a selection of the selectable option,
in response to receiving the selection of the selectable option, display a settings screen on the display, wherein the settings screen includes a first setting configured to be manipulated by a user to control a first parameter of the first power tool device,
receive, via the display, a first user input that manipulates the first setting,
transmit a command, via the external device transceiver, to the first power tool device to control the first parameter of the first power tool device in accordance with the first setting that was manipulated by the received first user input,
receive, via the external device transceiver, usage information of the first power tool device from the first power tool device, and
display the usage information of the first power tool device on the display;
and
the first power tool device including:
a housing,
a power tool device transceiver supported by the housing, and
a power tool device electronic processor coupled to the power tool device transceiver, wherein the power tool device electronic processor is configured to:
receive the command via the power tool device transceiver,
control the first parameter of the first power tool device in accordance with the command, and
transmit, via the power tool device transceiver, the usage information of the first power tool device to the external device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/587,423Filed 28 Jan 2022 · continuation
Priority: 18 May 2015
Published: US 2022/0147020 A112 May 2022
Granted: 7 Mar 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

G05B 19/4155
Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to…
B25F 5/00
Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the
G06F 3/04817
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/0482
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…

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