Method and device for determining an observable property of an object
AssigneeMettler-Toledo AG
InventorsUrs Jörimann, Urs Wüst, Andreas Dängeli, Moosa Abrahams
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Abstract
A method, as applied to a program-controlled measuring instrument, determines an observable property of an object. The program-controlled measuring instrument has a diagnostic measurement program that is executed by a user. The diagnostic measurement program stores data related to the execution of the diagnostic measurement program and maintains the data for remote transmission to a remote service entity.
Claims11
A method for determining an observable property of an object with a program-controlled measuring instrument with which the property can be determined by evaluating measured values of the object detected during the execution of a measuring program provided in the measuring instrument, the method comprising the steps of:
- requesting a user of a diagnostic measuring program that is provided in the measuring instrument to set at least one operating condition of the measuring instrument;
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- after confirming fulfillment of the request by the user, executing the diagnostic measuring program completely, thereby obtaining data and storing the obtained data associated for transmission to a remote service entity.
A measuring instrument, comprising:
- a measuring device for detecting measured values of an object;
- a control device for controlling the measuring operation of the measuring device the control device having a measuring program and a diagnostic measuring program provided in the control device;
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- an evaluation device for determining an observable property of the object as a function of the measured values detected during the execution of the measuring program;
- wherein the diagnostic measuring program provided in the control device, when invoked, requests that at least one operating condition of the measuring instrument be set and responds to the request being fulfilled by carrying out the diagnostic measuring program completely, storing data associated with the execution of the diagnostic measuring program and maintains the stored data for transmission to a remote service entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.