Patent ID: 8269481
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A digital multimeter, comprising: a measurement component for receiving measurement data corresponding to one or more physical or electrical parameters; a user interface for receiving user input to place the digital multimeter in an auto-save mode; a memory component for storing data captured by the digital multimeter; an auto-save component for automatically capturing and storing data when the digital multimeter is in auto-save mode by: (a) detecting when the digital multimeter receives stable measurement data of one or more physical or electrical parameters, and (b) automatically saving stable measurement data to the memory component upon making the detection; and a graphical display allowing a user to assign a name to each measurement within a sequence of measurements, wherein the name of each measurement within the sequence of measurements includes an indication of the order of the corresponding measurement within the sequence and a text string provided by a user.