Area measurement device and method
AssigneeJoseph S. Gottlieb
InventorJoseph S. Gottlieb
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Abstract
An area measurement device having a support to be moved around a boundary. A direction indicator determines the directional orientation of the support and creates direction data. A distance indicator determines the distance traveled by the support and creates distance data. A microprocessor receives the direction data and distance data and calculates the area inside the boundary based on this data.
Claims33
A system for measuring an area inside a boundary, comprising:
- a support to be moved around said boundary;
- a direction indicator disposed on said support to determine a directional orientation of said support and create direction data;
- a distance indicator disposed on said support to determine a distance traveled by said support and create distance data;
- and
- a microprocessor;
- wherein said microprocessor is programmed to receive said direction and distance data and to calculate said area based on said direction and distance data.
A system for measuring an area inside a boundary, comprising:
- a support to be moved around said boundary;
- a first wheel rotatably mounted on said support;
- a second wheel rotatably mounted on said support coaxial with said first wheel;
- a first distance indicator disposed on said support to determine a distance traveled by said first wheel and create first wheel distance data;
- a second distance indicator disposed on said support to determine a distance traveled by said second wheel and create second wheel distance data;
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- a microprocessor;
- wherein said microprocessor is programmed to:
- receive said first and second wheel distance data from said first and second wheel distance indicators;
- compare said first and second wheel distance data to determine a directional orientation of said support and to create direction data;
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- calculate said area based on said direction data and said first and second wheel distance data.
A system for measuring an area inside a boundary, comprising:
- a rotatable ball to be moved around said boundary;
- a support disposed on said ball;
- X Y position indicators disposed on said support and adopted to convert the rotation of said ball into X Y position data indicative of X Y positions of said support;
- a Z position indicator disposed on said support and adopted to convert the rotation of said ball into Z position data indicative of the directional orientation of said support;
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- a microprocessor;
- wherein said microprocessor is programmed to receive said position data and said Z position data and to calculate said area based on said position data.
A method of measuring an area inside a boundary, comprising the steps of:
- moving a support around said boundary;
- determining a directional orientation of said support and a distance traveled by said support at a plurality of positions along said boundary;
- creating direction data and distance data for each of said positions;
- and
- calculating said area based on said direction and distance data.
A method of measuring an area inside a boundary, comprising the steps of:
- moving a support around said boundary;
- using a direction indicator to determine the directional orientation of said support and to create direction data;
- using a distance indicator to determine the distance traveled by said support and to create distance data;
- sending said direction and distance data to a microprocessor;
- and
- using said microprocessor to calculate said area based on said direction and distance data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.