Patent ID: 6704097
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
An operating method for optoelectronic distance measuring including a measurement signal processing and display device for storing and displaying any measurement signal and its function, comprising the steps of: graphically displaying a current function state of the device and changes in the function state that can be initiated from outside only by at least one of icons, numbers and country-independent symbols; exclusively carrying out at least one of the steps of selecting the icons and entering the numbers to activate changes in the currently displayed function state, wherein the steps of selecting the icons and entering the numbers are performed by using country-independent operator control elements only that are designed such that no country specific language is required to use the country-independent operator control elements; linking together different function states by a hierarchical structure that can be divided into levels; using a corresponding icon group to visually display at all times at least two hierarchically different levels; using the icon group of the state level which is higher in the hierarchy to show a current measurement job of the measuring device; and using the icon group of the next lowest level to represent at least one of a possible pre-settable execution mode and a selectable execution mode of the measuring job.