US2008040449A1PendingUtilityA1

Hand-held computer device and method for interactive data acquisition, analysis and calibration

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jan 7, 2000Filed: Aug 14, 2007Published: Feb 14, 2008
Est. expiryJan 7, 2020(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Wayne Clinton GrantDavid JohnsonPaulo RaffaelliRhonda L. Rosales
H04L 67/125G06F 15/02H04L 67/04H04L 67/34
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Abstract

Systems and methods for processing data at a handheld device are described. The handheld device is couplable with a sensor and includes a data module to process data from the sensor. The handheld device may also include a display module to display data on a display of the handheld device and provide a user interface that allows users of the handheld device to interact with the handheld device during data acquisition.

Claims

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1 . A system comprising: 
 a handheld computer device;    a data module in the handheld computer device to process data from a sensor couplable with the handheld computer device; and    a display module in the handheld computer device to display data on a display of the handheld computer device and provide a user interface that allows users of the handheld device to interact with the handheld computer device.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising an interface to couple the sensor with the handheld computer device.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the interface is in the handheld computer device.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor and the handheld computer device are coupled with a wireless connection.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising an interface to couple the handheld computer device with a host computer.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the data module is to process data from a plurality of sensors couplable with the handheld computer device.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the combination of the sensor and the handheld computer device has a handheld size.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the combination of the interface and the handheld computer device has a handheld size.  
   
   
       9 . An apparatus comprising: 
 an interface couplable with a sensor and couplable with a handheld computer device, the interface to process data acquired from the sensor and provide the processed data to the handheld computer device for display when the sensor and the handheld computer device are coupled with the interface.    
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the interface is a hardware interface.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the interface is in the handheld computer device.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the interface is couplable with a plurality of sensors.  
   
   
       13 . A handheld device comprising: 
 a handheld computer device; and    a module couplable with the handheld computer device, the module couplable with a sensor, the module processing data received from the sensor and causing the data to be displayed on a display of the handheld computer device, the sensor to perform data acquisition when connected to the module,    wherein when the module is coupled with the handheld computer device, a combination of the module and the handheld computer device has a handheld size.    
   
   
       14 . The handheld device of  claim 11 , wherein the module is couplable with a plurality of sensors.  
   
   
       15 . The handheld device of  claim 11 , wherein the module is a hardware interface.  
   
   
       16 . A method comprising: 
 acquiring data at a handheld computer device using a sensor couplable with the handheld computer device;    processing the data at the handheld computer device;    allowing users of the handheld computer device to interact with the handheld computer device during the data acquisition; and    providing results of the processing to a display on the handheld computer device.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein acquiring data at a handheld computer device comprises coupling the sensor with the handheld computer device.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein acquiring data at a handheld device comprises coupling the sensor with an interface and coupling the interface with the handheld computer device.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising processing data at the interface and providing the processed data to the handheld computer device.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein acquiring data at a handheld device comprises acquiring data wirelessly.  
   
   
       21 . An apparatus comprising: 
 means for acquiring data at a handheld computer device using a sensor couplable with the handheld computer device;    means for processing the data at the handheld computer device;    means for allowing users of the handheld computer device to interact with the handheld computer device during data acquisition; and    means for providing results of the processing to a display on the handheld computer device.    
   
   
       22 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the means for acquiring data with a handheld computer device comprises means for coupling the sensor with the handheld computer device.

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