Patent ID: 8069424

Claim:
A method of reconstructing a function curve using a base curve database, the function curve graphically representing a functioning of an object measured using two parameters, the base curve database storing normalized curves, each normalized curve having a height and a width equal to one, the method comprising: determining a first identification (ID) of a first curve segment associated with the function curve; determining a second ID of a second curve segment associated with the function curve; accessing first and second normalized curves in the base curve database using the first and second IDs, respectively; and using a computer, using characteristic parameters of the function curve as well as the first and second normalized curves to reconstruct at least a portion of the function curve, wherein a reduced storage representation of the portion of the function curve consists of the first ID, the second ID, and the characteristic parameters, wherein the characteristic parameters include at least one of a starting current, a peak current, a peak voltage, and a peak time.