Test executive system with progress window
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorChristopher K. Sutton
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Abstract
An electronic test system with a progress window that enables the user to observe in one glance the progress and status of a test. The progress window is preferably comprised of graphical elements representing test results grouped along a progress axis representing the length of the test procedure. Each graphical element is preferably displayed as a bar, with the length of the bar perpendicular to the progress axis representing the value of the result. The specifications limits are represented by lines parallel to the progress axis. A line above the progress axis represents the upper specification limit and a line below the progress axis represents the lower specification limit. The bars are color coded to display the pass, fail and marginal status of the test.
Claims33
An electronic test system comprising:
- a memory for storing a test procedure including a plurality of measurements;
- and a plurality of datapoints corresponding to test results for said plurality of measurements;
- an electronic processor communicating with said memory for controlling the execution of said procedure and displaying said test data;
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- a graphical user interface output device communicating with said electronic processor for displaying information, said information including a plurality of datapoint units, each datapoint unit consisting of a single graphical element having at least two dimensions and conveying the results of said test for a corresponding datapoint, said datapoint units grouped in a manner to display the progress of said test procedure.
A method for displaying the results of an electronic test comprising the steps of:
- performing a test procedure comprising a plurality of test measurements to determine a plurality of datapoints, each said datapoint corresponding to the result of one of said test measurements;
- displaying a plurality of graphical units, each said graphical unit representing one of said datapoints, each of said graphical units comprising a single graphical element having at least two dimensions;
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- grouping said graphical elements in a manner to display the progress of said test procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.