Patent ID: 8055464

Claim:
A method of processing waveform data from one or more channels using a test and measurement instrument comprising the steps of: providing a test and measurement instrument; attaching the test and measurement instrument to a Device Under Test (DUT) to be measured; collecting waveform data including at least one waveform datum from the DUT, each waveform datum having an amplitude and a position in horizontal units defining its focus; defining a context by instructing the test and measurement instrument to obtain the focus of each waveform datum having a first user-defined attribute, wherein the attribute is a characteristic of the waveform datum's focus and/or amplitude; defining a selection criteria by instructing the test and measurement instrument to obtain the focus of each waveform datum having both the first user-defined attribute and a second user-defined attribute, wherein the attributes are a characteristic of the waveform datum's focus and/or amplitude; and defining an action by instructing the test and measurement instrument to perform an operation responsive to finding at least one waveform datum having both the first user-defined attribute and the second user-defined attribute.