# US 2022/0035355 A1 · Measurement value processing system and measurement value processing method

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- Number: US 2022/0035355 A1
- Document ID: US20220035355A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/392,853
- Filed: 2021-08-03
- Published: 2022-02-03
- Earliest claimed: 2020-08-03
- Assignees: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
- Applicants: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
- Inventors: Stefan Robl; Bo Ottersten; Carsten Schmidt
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220035355A1

## CPC

- G05B 23/02: Electric testing or monitoring
- H04Q 9/00: 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
- G06F 16/20: of structured data, e.g. relational data
- H04Q 2209/70: Arrangements in the main station, i.e. central controller
- H04Q 2209/80: Arrangements in the sub-station, i.e. sensing device
- G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G)
- H04Q: SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic unit having a sensor connection for receiving at least one measurement value from a sensor, a first data memory, a first communication module, a first display unit and a first input unit, wherein the first data memory has a file with at least one measurement value name and allows for saving the measurement value, wherein the first display unit allows for displaying the measurement value name of the file and of the measurement value, wherein the first input unit allows for assigning the measurement value name to the measurement value.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic unit, including:
a sensor connection for receiving at least one measurement value from a sensor;
a first data memory;
a first communication module;
a first display unit; and
a first input unit;
wherein the first data memory has a file with at least one measurement value name and allows for saving the measurement value;
wherein the first display unit allows for displaying the measurement value name of the file and of the measurement value;
wherein the first input unit allows for assigning the measurement value name to the measurement value.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic unit of claim 1, wherein:
the electronic unit further includes a time unit which provides the current time;
the electronic unit being suitable for storing a time at which the measurement value is received and the assignment, made by the user via the first input unit, of the measurement value name to the measurement value as a selection history in the first data memory; and
the electronic unit being suitable for suggesting a measurement value name based on the current time and the selection history or automatically assigning it to the further measurement value when a further measurement value is received.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic unit of claim 1, further including:
a positioning unit suitable for generating or receiving measurement value specific positioning data; and
the electronic unit being suitable for automatically assigning the at least one measurement value name to the at least one measurement value as a function of the measurement value specific positioning data.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic unit of claim 1, wherein the electronic unit being suitable for suggesting a
measurement value name or automatically assigning it to the measurement value as a function of a measurement value range to which the received measurement value can be assigned.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electronic unit of claim 1, further:
having a sensor connection for receiving at least one measurement value from a sensor, a first data memory, a first communication module and a positioning unit;
wherein the first data memory has a file with at least one measurement value name and allows for saving the measurement value;
wherein the positioning unit is suitable for generating or receiving measurement value specific positioning data;
wherein the electronic unit is suitable for automatically assigning the at least one measurement value name to the at least one measurement value as a function of the measurement value specific positioning data.

### Claim 6

A measurement value processing system, including:
an electronic unit, including a sensor connection for receiving at least one measurement value from a sensor; a first data memory; a first communication module; a first display unit; and
a first input unit; wherein the first data memory has a file with at least one measurement value name and allows for saving the measurement value; wherein the first display unit allows for displaying the measurement value name of the file and of the measurement value; wherein the first input unit allows for assigning the measurement value name to the measurement value; and
a computation unit having a second communication module and a second input unit, wherein the second input unit enables an input of at least one measurement value name, wherein the second communication module enables the transmission of the measurement value name to the electronic unit.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The measurement value processing system of claim 6, the computation unit comprising a
positioning unit which is suitable for providing the computation unit with measurement value specific positioning data;
wherein the computation unit is suitable for transmitting the measurement value specific positioning data to the electronic unit via the second communication module so that the electronic unit is suitable for automatically assigning the at least one measurement value name to the at least one measurement value as a function of the measurement value specific positioning data.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The measurement value processing system of claim 7, wherein the positioning unit is suitable for interacting with a global positioning system based on GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou or with a local positioning system based on Bluetooth beacon, radio beacons, or LIDAR.

### Claim 9

A measurement value processing method, including steps of:
providing an electronic unit, the electronic unit including a sensor connection for receiving at least one measurement value from a sensor; a first data memory; a first communication module; a first display unit; and a first input unit; wherein the first data memory has a file with at least one measurement value name and allows for saving the measurement value; wherein the first display unit allows for displaying the measurement value name of the file and of the measurement value; wherein the first input unit allows for assigning the measurement value name to the measurement value;
connecting the sensor connection of the electronic unit to a sensor;
receiving at least one measurement value from the sensor at the electronic unit;
storing the measurement value in the first data memory;
loading the file with at least one measurement value name from the first data memory;
displaying the measurement value and the at least one measurement value name; and
assigning the measurement value name to the measurement value by means of the first input unit.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The measurement value processing method of claim 9, the electronic unit further comprising a time unit which provides the current time;
the electronic unit being suitable for storing a time at which the measurement value is received and the assignment, made by the user via the first input unit, of the measurement value name to the measurement value as a selection history in the first data memory;
the electronic unit suggesting a measurement value name based on the current time and the selection history or automatically assigning it to the further measurement value when a further measurement value is received.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The measurement value processing method of claim 9, the electronic unit further comprising a positioning unit which generates or receives measurement value specific positioning data;
the electronic unit suggesting or automatically assigning the at least one measurement value name to the at least one measurement value as a function of the measurement value specific positioning data.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The measurement value processing method of claim 9, the electronic unit suggesting a measurement value name using a measurement value range file or automatically assigning said measurement value name to the measurement value as a function of a measurement value range to which the received measurement value can be assigned.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The measurement value processing method of claim 9 comprising the steps of:
having a sensor connection for receiving at least one measurement value from a sensor, a first data memory, a first communication module and a positioning unit;
wherein the first data memory has a file with at least one measurement value name and allows for saving the measurement value;
wherein the positioning unit is suitable for generating or receiving measurement value specific positioning data;
wherein the electronic unit is suitable for automatically assigning the at least one measurement value name to the at least one measurement value as a function of the measurement value specific positioning data;
connecting the sensor connection of the electronic unit to a sensor;
receiving at least one measurement value from the sensor at the electronic unit;
storing the measurement value in the first data memory;
generating or receiving measurement value specific positioning data by the positioning unit;
loading the file with at least one measurement value name from the first data memory; and
automatically assigning the measurement value name to the measurement value as a function of the measurement value specific positioning data.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The measurement value processing method of claim 9 comprising the steps of:
providing a measurement value processing system including an electronic unit, including a sensor connection for receiving at least one measurement value from a sensor; a first data memory; a first communication module; a first display unit; and a first input unit; wherein the first data memory has a file with at least one measurement value name and allows for saving the measurement value; wherein the first display unit allows for displaying the measurement value name of the file and of the measurement value; wherein the first input unit allows for assigning the measurement value name to the measurement value; and a computation unit having a second communication module and a second input unit, wherein the second input unit enables an input of at least one measurement value name, wherein the second communication module enables the transmission of the measurement value name to the electronic unit;
connecting the sensor connection of the electronic unit to a sensor;
receiving at least one measurement value from the sensor at the electronic unit;
storing the measurement value in the first data memory;
entering at least one measurement value name at the second input unit of the computing unit;
transmitting the measurement value name via the second communication module of the computing unit to the electronic unit;
displaying the measurement value and the at least one measurement value name; and
assigning the measurement value name to the measurement value by means of the first input unit.
