Measuring instrument, measurement system, measurement position positioning method and measurement position positioning program using the same

A measurement position positioning method using a measurement system comprising:

• a measuring instrument that detects a physical quantity at any measuring point of a measurement target and images at least surroundings of the measurement point in the measurement point of the measurement target and the surroundings of the measurement point in real-time to obtain continuous image information and outputs the continuous image information;
• a storage unit that inputs the continuous image information output from the measuring instrument and stores the continuous image information as still image information together with measurement values based on the physical quantity detected by the measuring instrument;
• an image processing unit for displaying the continuous image information output from the measuring instrument and the still image information stored in the storage unit in a superimposed manner for image matching;
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• a display unit that displays the continuous image information and the still image information superimposed for image matching by the image processing unit, the method comprising:
• employing the measuring instrument to measure a first measurement point of a first measurement target to obtain a first measurement value;
• employing the measuring instrument to image at least surroundings of the first measurement point in the first measurement point and the surroundings of the first measurement point in real-time and store the same in the storage unit as the still image information together with the first measurement value;
• employing the measuring instrument to image at least surroundings of a second measurement point in the second measurement point of a second measurement target and the surroundings of the second measurement point and acquire the same as the continuous image information;
• employing the image processing unit to superimpose the continuous image information on the still image information in real-time and display the same on the display unit;
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• employing the measuring instrument to measure the second measurement point of the second measurement target to obtain a second measurement value.

A measurement position positioning program using a measurement system comprising:

• a measuring instrument that detects a physical quantity at any measuring point of a measurement target and images at least surroundings of the measurement point in the measurement point of the measurement target and the surroundings of the measurement point in real-time to obtain continuous image information and outputs the continuous image information;
• a storage unit that inputs the continuous image information output from the measuring instrument and stores the continuous image information as still image information together with measurement values based on the physical quantity detected by the measuring instrument;
• an image processing unit for displaying the continuous image information output from the measuring instrument and the still image information stored in the storage unit in a superimposed manner for image matching;
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• a display unit that displays the continuous image information and the still image information superimposed for image matching by the image processing unit, the program causing a computer to execute:
• inputting a first measurement value obtained by the measuring instrument measuring a first measurement point of a first measurement target;
• inputting the consequence image information obtained by the measuring instrument imaging at least surroundings of the first measurement point in the first measurement point and the surroundings of the first measurement point and storing the continuous image information in the storage unit as the still image information together with the first measurement value;
• inputting the consequence image information obtained by the measuring instrument imaging at least surroundings of a second measurement point in a second measurement point of a second measurement target and the surroundings of the second measurement point;
• employing the image processing unit to superimpose the continuous image information on the still image information in real-time and display the same on the display unit;
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• employing the measuring instrument to measure the second measurement point of the second measurement target to obtain a second measurement value.

A measuring instrument that is connectable to a computer, comprising:

• a measuring instrument body including a measuring and detecting unit that detects a physical quantity at any measuring point of a measurement target;
• an imaging unit attached to the measuring instrument body integrally or by fixing means so as to image at least surroundings of the measurement point in the measurement point of the measurement target and the surroundings of the measurement point to obtain continuous image information and output the continuous image information;
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• an interface unit that outputs the physical quantity detected by the measuring and detecting unit or the measurement value obtained from the physical quantity to the computer together with the continuous image information.

A measurement system comprising:

• a measuring instrument that detects a physical quantity at any measuring point of a measurement target and images at least surroundings of the measurement point in the measurement point of the measurement target and the surroundings of the measurement point in real-time to obtain continuous image information and outputs the continuous image information;
• a storage unit that stores still image information together with a physical quantity to be measured;
• an image processing unit for displaying the continuous image information output from the measuring instrument and the still image information stored in the storage unit in a superimposed manner for image matching;
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• a display unit that displays the continuous image information and the still image information superimposed for image matching by the image processing unit.

A measurement system comprising:

• a first information processing device and a second information processing device connected via a network, the first information processing device comprising:
• a storage unit that stores still image information together with a physical quantity;
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• a transmitting unit that transmits the still image information and the physical quantity stored in the storage unit to the second information processing device via the network, and
• the second information processing device comprising:
• a measuring instrument that detects a physical quantity at any measuring point of a measurement target and images at least surroundings of the measurement point in the measurement point of the measurement target and the surroundings of the measurement point in real-time to obtain continuous image information and outputs the continuous image information;
• a receiving unit that receives the still image information and the physical quantity transmitted from the first information processing device;
• an image processing unit for displaying the continuous image information output from the measuring instrument and the still image information received by the receiving unit in a superimposed manner for image matching;
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• a display unit that displays the continuous image information and the still image information superimposed for image matching by the image processing unit.