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US 7,095,410 B2Granted
Method for generating and displaying complex data utilizing color-coded signals
OwnerHenry Moncrieff O'Connorinventor
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Abstract
Color coded signals are superimposed upon one another in order to more conveniently understand phenomenon to which the signals relate. A specific application of the technique is non-destructive eddy-current testing of tubes used in devises such as nuclear reactors for detecting anomalies such as pits, through-holes and dents. The signals generated during the eddy tests are displayed as overlapping lissajous transforms which produce distinctive color patterns for each anomaly.
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A method of displaying signals from real parameters obtained from monitoring a phenomenon, comprising:
- while the phenomenon is being monitored producing multiple analog signals in electronic form, the multiple analog signals each having a standard characteristic and real parameters of different real values;
- interpolating the analog signals to produce multiple virtual signals
- assigning a separate visual distinction to at least several of the multiple virtual signals to produce multiple visually distinct signals;
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- displaying the multiple visually distinct signals while superimposed with respect to one another.
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