Patent ID: 9658741
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A measuring device comprising: a controller; a display; a user interface; and a plurality of functional elements configured to be selectively interconnected in any one of a plurality of configurations of the measurement device, wherein the controller is configured to control the display to display a plurality of function blocks, each respectively corresponding to at least one of the functional elements, wherein the user interface is configured to receive one or more user inputs to control the selective interconnection of the functional elements in a one of the plurality of configurations by means of connections amongst the plurality of function blocks, wherein a first of the user inputs triggers a selection of a one of the plurality of function blocks, and wherein, upon the selection of the one function block, the controller is further configured to control the display to display an indication of one or more possible connections between the selected one function block and one or more further of the function blocks to which the selected one function block can operably be connected, wherein the one or more possible connections are indicated by displaying the selected one function block in a first manner, displaying the one or more further function blocks, to which the selected one function block can operably be connected, in a second manner, and displaying a cursor icon partially in the first manner and partially in the second manner.