JP2002024296A - System and method for processing measurement data, terminal device, server, measuring instrument, and recording medium with recorded measurement data processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the burden on a user by suppressing the cost for arithmetic processing of measurement data. SOLUTION: This system comprises a measuring instrument 1, a PC(personal computer) 2 connected to the measuring instrument 1, and a server 4 which is connected to the PC 2 through the Internet 3. The measuring instrument 1 and PC 2 are installed on a user side and the server 4 is installed on a maker side. Data measured by the measuring instrument 1 are sent from the PC 2 to the server 4, which performs the arithmetic processing. The arithmetic result is sent from the server 4 to the PC 2 and displayed at the display part of the PC 2. The high-level complicated arithmetic processing is performed by the server 4 and then the user need not buy expensive software or a high- performance computer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a measurement data processing system for processing data measured by various measuring instruments, a measurement data processing method, a terminal device, a server, a measuring instrument, and a program for measuring data processing. It relates to a recording medium that has been used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when a measurement is performed using a measuring instrument, the result is displayed as a numerical value, a graph, or the like. In this case, a personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as PC) is connected to a measuring instrument for performing predetermined arithmetic processing on the measured data and displaying analysis data or the like based on the arithmetic result. The arithmetic processing was performed in the PC.

[0003]

When the arithmetic processing is performed by the PC as described above, the user needs to purchase software for the arithmetic processing in addition to the measuring instrument. However, this type of software is generally expensive, and the purchase of such expensive software is too costly for the user, especially if the instrument is not used very often. is there.

[0004] Some measurement targets require sophisticated and complicated arithmetic processing. In this case, however, the processing speed cannot be kept up with a normal PC because the arithmetic speed is limited. Therefore, it is conceivable to use a high-performance computer instead of a PC. However, such a computer is expensive, so that there is a problem that the cost burden on the user increases as a result.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has as its object to reduce the burden on the user by suppressing the cost for calculating the measurement data.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a measuring device and a terminal device such as a PC connected to the measuring device are provided on the user side, and the maker side is provided with an arithmetic processing unit. Is provided, and the terminal device and the server are connected via a network such as the Internet. The measurement data measured by the measuring device is transmitted from the terminal device to the server via the network, and the server performs a predetermined calculation based on the measurement data. The calculation result is transmitted from the server to the terminal device via the network.
A predetermined display is performed based on the operation result sent.

By doing so, the user's PC
Can be performed by the server provided by the manufacturer, eliminating the need for the user to purchase expensive computing software or high-performance computers. You only need to use the maker's server when necessary. Further, if the server is connected to a terminal device for each user so that the server is shared by a plurality of users, a single server can respond to arithmetic processing requests from a plurality of users.

[0008] In the present invention, the server receives the measurement data sent from the terminal device,
It is possible to operate such as performing a billing process. According to this, the maker can collect the usage fee of the server from the user as a price for providing the service of the arithmetic processing by the server to the user, and make a profit.

In this case, when the measured data satisfies a certain condition, the data is transmitted to the server, and when the measured data does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the terminal device does not transmit the measured data to the terminal device to perform the arithmetic processing. Good. According to this, for example, when the same calculation is repeated many times in the calculation process, the calculation takes a very long time, so the server is used for high-speed calculation, and when the calculation can be performed in a relatively short time, Since it is possible to selectively use the terminal device to perform arithmetic processing without using the server, the number of times the server is used can be minimized, and the cost can be further reduced.

[0010] The present invention can also provide a system in which a measuring instrument and a terminal device are integrated to directly transmit and receive data between the measuring instrument and the server. according to this,
It is not necessary for the user to separately prepare a terminal device, so that the cost can be further reduced and the installation space of the device can be reduced.

There are two types of recording media according to the present invention. One is a recording medium in which the function of a data processing program is incorporated in a measurement program, a process of causing a measuring instrument to execute a measurement, and a process of transmitting measurement data to a maker's server via a network. And a program for causing a computer to execute a process of receiving a calculation result calculated by the server based on the measurement data from the server and a process of performing a predetermined display based on the calculation result received from the server.

The other is a recording medium on which an independent data processing program is recorded. The recording medium transmits a measurement data to a maker's server via a network.
A program for causing a computer to execute a process of receiving, from the server, a calculation result calculated by the server based on the measurement data is recorded.

In the present invention, a recording medium on which such a program is recorded is a flexible disk (FD).
It takes various forms such as a portable medium such as a hard disk or a CD-ROM, a hard disk or a semiconductor memory incorporated in a computer, or a file of a server. Also,
The program is not limited to the terminal device or the server, but may be provided in the measuring device itself.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a measurement data processing system according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a measuring device, for example, a device for quantitatively analyzing carbon and sulfur in steel. Reference numeral 2 denotes a PC (personal computer) connected to the measuring instrument 1, which constitutes the terminal device of the present invention. Measuring instrument 1 and PC2
Is provided on the user side. Reference numeral 3 denotes the Internet to which the PC 2 is connected, which constitutes the network of the present invention. Since the measuring instrument 1 and the PC 2 are provided for each user, a plurality of PCs 2 are connected to the Internet 3. Reference numeral 4 denotes a server provided on the manufacturer side, which is connected to each PC 2 via the Internet 3.
The server 4 is composed of a high-performance server capable of performing complicated and sophisticated calculations at a high speed. The server 4 may be installed at the manufacturer of the measuring instrument 1 or may be installed at a base having some connection with the manufacturer, such as a service center or an agency.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the measuring instrument 1. The measuring device 1 is a carbon / sulfur analyzer as described above, and includes an induction furnace 11, a dust filter 12, a dehydrator 13, and an infrared detector 14. This analyzer measures the concentration of carbon or sulfur contained in a sample by using a known high-frequency heating and burning method in an oxygen stream and an infrared absorption method. That is, oxygen is supplied to the induction furnace 11 from an oxygen cylinder (not shown), and a sample such as steel is burned in the induction furnace 11. Dust contained in the gas generated at this time is removed by the dust filter 12, and moisture in the gas is removed by the dehydrator 13. Then, CO, CO ₂ and SO ₂ contained in the combustion gas are detected by the infrared detector 14, and the detection output is input to the PC 2 as measurement data. As will be described later, the PC 2 sends the measurement data to the server 4 via the Internet 3, receives the result calculated by the server 4, and displays it.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the PC 2. Reference numeral 21 denotes an input unit including a keyboard and a mouse, 22 denotes a CPU as a control unit for controlling the entire PC 2, and 23 denotes a display unit including a CRT and a liquid crystal display. Reference numeral 24 denotes a storage unit that stores programs, analysis data, and the like necessary for the operation of the PC 2, and includes a RAM, a ROM, a hard disk, and the like. 25 is a recording medium reading device,
For example, it is composed of an FD drive or a CD-ROM drive. Reference numeral 26 denotes a communication control unit for making a connection to the Internet 3, which is composed of a modem or the like.
Reference numeral 27 denotes a recording medium on which an application program for measurement and an application program for data processing are recorded. The recording medium 27 includes, for example, an FD 27a and a CD-ROM 27b. Reference numeral 28 denotes a printer externally attached to the computer 2 for printing analysis data on paper.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 23 of the PC 2 based on the calculation result in the server 4. Numeral 30 denotes an area for numerically displaying the analysis results of the concentration values of carbon and sulfur contained in the sample, 31 denotes an area for numerically displaying the analyzed data of each sample, and 32 denotes a carbon / sulfur extraction during analysis. This is an area for displaying a gas curve, a plate current value, and the like in a graph. Reference numeral 33 denotes a measurement start button provided at the bottom of the screen, and reference numeral 34 denotes a continuous measurement button.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the contents stored in the storage unit 24 in the form of a table. (A) shows a part of the storage content of the hard disk 24a, and (b) shows a part of the storage content of the RAM 24b. In the hard disk 24a,
OS (Operat) for operating PC2 as shown in FIG.
ing System) program 40 and a measurement application program 41 for performing measurement using the measuring instrument 1
And have been installed. The function of the data processing application program described later is incorporated in the measurement application program 41 here.
This hard disk 24a also forms one form of the recording medium in the present invention. Although not shown, the hard disk 24a is also provided with an area for storing operation data calculated by the server 4 and an area for storing a program for performing a simple operation on the PC side. ing. On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
The measurement data 42 measured by the server 4 and the calculation data 43 calculated by the server 4 are temporarily stored. Further, a calculation waiting buffer 44 described later is provided.

The above application program for measurement 4
1 is, for example, the aforementioned FD 27a or CD-ROM 27b
Is installed using a recording medium 27 such as FIG.
Is a table showing the storage contents of the recording medium 27 in a table, in which a measurement application program 41 is stored. By performing the installation operation by inserting the recording medium 27 into the recording medium reading device 25, the measurement application program 41 is stored in a predetermined area of the hard disk 24a as shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a table showing a part of the storage contents of the file 4a (hard disk) constituting the storage unit of the server 4 in a table. The file 4a stores a calculation program 45 for performing a predetermined calculation on the measurement data. Further, there are provided a calculation end buffer 46 for temporarily storing calculation results and the like, a user-specific charging data table 47 for recording charging data for each user, and the like. The file 4a of the server 4 also forms one form of the recording medium of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of the storage contents of the server 4, in which a measurement application program 41 is added to the contents of FIG. According to this, the measurement application program 41 can be downloaded from the server 4 to the PC 2 via the Internet 3. That is, the PC 2 is connected to the communication control unit 26.
By connecting to the Internet 3 via the Internet and accessing the server 4 to download the application program 41 for measurement of the file 4a.
Is stored in a predetermined area of the hard disk 24a as shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart showing a series of operations of the measurement data processing system having the above configuration, and FIGS. 10 to 15 are detailed flowcharts thereof. First, an outline of the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 9, steps S1 to S4 are processes executed by the PC 2 on the user side.
S7 is a process executed by the server 4 on the maker side. When the power of the measuring instrument 1 is turned on (step S1) and the power of the PC 2 is turned on (step S2), the hard disk 2 is turned on.
The measurement application program 41 is activated together with the OS program 40 stored in 4a (step S3).

Subsequently, according to the measurement application program 41, the measurement by the measuring device 1 is performed, and a process for data calculation is executed (step S4). Although details of this step S4 will be described later, in step S4, after the measurement is completed, the measurement data is transmitted from the PC 2 to the server 4 via the Internet 3.

When the server 4 receives the measurement data from the computer 2 (step S5), the operation program 4
5 (FIGS. 7 and 8), a predetermined calculation process based on the measured data is performed (step S6). After that, the server 4 transmits the calculation result to the user's PC 2 via the Internet 3.
(Step S7). In PC2, step S4
As one of the processes in, a display as shown in FIG. 4 is performed on the display unit 23 based on the calculation result sent from the server 4.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the PC (steps S1 to S4) in FIG. 9 in more detail. Steps S11 to S13 correspond to steps S1 to S13 in FIG.
Steps S14 to S26 respectively correspond to S3.
Corresponds to step S4 in FIG. Hereinafter, the operation of the PC 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The power of the measuring instrument 1 is turned on (step S1).
1) When the power of the PC 2 is turned on (step S1)
2), the measurement application program 41 stored in the hard disk 24a is started (step S13). By activating the program 41, a screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 23 of the computer 2 (however, data numbers and graphs are not displayed).

Subsequently, a series of procedures P consisting of steps S14 to S26 are executed. This procedure P is the contents of the measurement application program 41, and includes the above-described hard disk 24a (FIG. 5A) and the recording medium 27.
(FIG. 6), the measurement application program 41 recorded in the file 4a (FIG. 8) of the server 4 is a program that causes the PC 2 to execute the procedure P.

Next, the procedure P will be described in detail. First, on the screen of the display unit 23 in FIG.
It is determined whether N has been performed (step S14). The measurement start button 33 is turned on by clicking on the screen using the mouse of the input unit 21. Measurement start button 3
When 3 is turned on (step S14; YES), measurement by the measuring device 1 is executed (step S15), the measurement data is input to the PC 2, and the PC 2 acquires the measurement data (step S16). This measurement data 42 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the data is temporarily stored in the RAM 24b of the storage unit 24.

Next, it is determined whether or not the calculation processing of the measured data is performed by the server (step S17). In this determination, for example, the following criteria are used. (1) Whether iterative calculation is used for the operation (2) The number of iterations of the iterative calculation is a specified value (for example, 10,000 times)
If all of the above conditions (1) and (2) are satisfied, the server 4 performs the operation because it takes a considerably long time to execute the operation, and any of the operations (1) and (2) If the condition (1) is not satisfied, or if (1) is satisfied but (2) is not satisfied, the arithmetic processing can be performed in a relatively short time. It should be noted that the above-described determination criterion is an example, and is not limited to this. Alternatively, the operator may determine whether to perform the arithmetic processing on the server or the PC, and specify the calculation on the screen of the display unit 23.

If it is determined that the arithmetic processing is to be performed by the server (step S17; YES), steps S21 to S2
Then, the procedure shifts to the procedure Q for the measurement data processing consisting of No. 6.
This procedure Q forms a part of the procedure P. That is, the functions of the data processing program are incorporated in the measurement application program. CPU2
2 connects the PC 2 to the server 4 via the communication control unit 26 and the Internet 3 (Step S21).
Subsequently, transmission data to be transmitted from the PC 2 to the server 4 is created (Step S22).

FIG. 16 shows an example of the transmission data format. The transmission data includes a data ID, an operation type,
It consists of the number of repetitions, measurement data (X ₁ , X ₂ ,..., X _n ), and an end symbol. The data ID is an identification code of the transmission data. The type of operation is obtained by classifying the type of operation in advance as type A, type B, type C,..., And the operation is performed by designating the type. For example, when type A is designated, the following operation is performed.

(Equation 1) The number of repetitions is the number of repetitions when the same calculation is repeated, and the end symbol is a symbol indicating the end of the transmission data.

FIG. 17 shows the specific contents of the data ID in the transmission data of FIG. 16 as an example.
The data ID includes a date, a user ID, and an arbitrary four-digit number.

After transmitting the transmission data of FIG. 16 from the communication control unit 26 to the server 4 via the Internet 3 (Step S23), the PC 2 terminates the connection with the Internet 3 (Step S24). Subsequently, the data ID of the transmission data is stored in the calculation waiting buffer 44 (FIG. 5B) (step S25), and thereafter, the process proceeds to the calculation waiting process.
(Step S26).

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of the calculation waiting process in step S26. In the calculation waiting process, first, one data ID is taken out from the calculation waiting buffer 44 (step S31), and after waiting for a predetermined time.
(Step S32), it inquires of the server 4 whether or not the operation regarding the extracted data ID has been completed (Step S33). And when the result is received from the server 4,
(Step S34) Based on the received data, it is determined whether or not the calculation is completed (Step S35). As described later, when the calculation is completed, the user ID, the calculation result, and the end symbol are sent from the server 4, but when the calculation is not completed, the user ID is transmitted from the server 4. And the end symbol are sent, it is possible to determine whether or not the operation is completed based on whether or not the transmission data from the server 4 includes the data of the operation result.

If the calculation is not completed (step S
35; NO), the process returns to step S32, and step S33.
To S35 are repeated. If the calculation has been completed (step S35; YES), the process proceeds to step S36, where the calculation result sent from the server 4 is passed to the main program, and the calculation waiting process ends.

Returning to FIG. 10, the PC 2 displays various data as shown in FIG. 4 on the display unit 23 based on the calculation result sent from the server 4 (step S19). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not to continue measurement (step S
20) If measurement is to be continued (step S20; Y
ES), returning to step S14 to return to steps S15 to S1.
7. Steps S21 to S26 are repeated. If the measurement is not to be continued (step S20; NO), the process ends.

On the other hand, in step S17 of FIG.
If it is determined that the server 4 does not perform the arithmetic processing,
(Step S17; NO), the process proceeds to Step S18 and the PC
In step 2, an arithmetic process is performed, and the result is displayed on the display unit 23 (step S19). In this case, a calculation program is required on the PC side, but since the program does not perform a sophisticated and complicated calculation like the calculation in the server, the cost is not so high.

FIGS. 12 and 13 are flowcharts showing the operation (steps S5 to S7) of the server 4 in FIG. 9 in more detail. Steps S41 to S42 in FIG.
Corresponds to step S5 in FIG.
Steps 3 to S45 correspond to step S6 in FIG. Steps S51 to S55 in FIG. 13 correspond to step S7 in FIG. Hereinafter, the operation of the server 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

The server 4 monitors whether data has been sent from the PC 2 on the user side (step S41). When the transmission data shown in FIG. 16 is sent from the PC 2 (step S41; YES), the user is specified based on the user ID included in the data ID, the number of times of use is incremented in the user-specific charging data table 47 (FIGS. 7 and 8), and the charging data is updated.
(Step S42). User-specific billing data table 47
Is recorded as a cumulative value of the number of times the server 4 is used during a predetermined period, and is incremented by one every time the server 4 is used.
It is to be incremented by one.

Next, in the server 4, the received transmission data
Measurement data X contained in₁, X ₂ , ... X_nAnd operations
According to the operation program 45 based on the type, the number of repetitions, etc.
The predetermined calculation is performed (step S43). And act
Wait for the calculation to end (step S44), and end the calculation.
Then (step S44; YES), the operation end buffer 46
Is stored with the data ID and the calculation result (step S45).
As the calculation result, the numerical data obtained by the calculation
Stored as is.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the server 4 monitors whether there is an inquiry from the PC 2 on the user side as to whether or not the calculation has been completed (step S51). This inquiry is generated in step S33 of FIG. 11 described above, and the target is specified by the data ID. When there is an inquiry from the PC 2 (step S51; YES), the server 4
Checks whether or not the operation result regarding the data ID is stored in the operation end buffer 46 (step S52).
If the calculation result is included, it is determined that the calculation has been completed.
(Step S53; YES), the user ID, the calculation result, and the end symbol (the symbol indicating the end of the transmission data) are transmitted to the PC 2 (Step S54). FIG. 18A shows an example of the format of the transmission data at this time. On the other hand, if the calculation result is not stored in the calculation end buffer 46, it is determined that the calculation is not completed (step S
53; NO), and transmits only the user ID and the end symbol to the PC 2 (step S55). FIG. 18B shows an example of the format of the transmission data at this time. Thereafter, the operations after step S34 in FIG. 11 described above are performed.

As described above, in the above example, the complicated and time-consuming arithmetic processing is performed by the high-performance server 4, and P
Since only simple calculations are performed in C2,
The PC 2 does not require expensive calculation software, so that the cost burden on the user can be reduced and data processing can be performed in a short time. Also, from the manufacturer's point of view, the server 4 stores the PC 2 of each user on the Internet 3.
, And the system is configured such that the user is charged each time the server 4 is used, so that the user can earn money by collecting the usage fee of the server 4 from the user.

Further, in the above example, the server 4 and the PC 2 are selectively used depending on the time required for the arithmetic processing, and only complicated and advanced calculations are performed by the server 4, so that the number of times of using the server is minimized and the cost is further increased. Can be reduced. However, the present invention is not limited to this,
All operations may be performed on the server 4 side. FIG. 14 is a flowchart in this case.
Steps S17 and S18 at 0 are omitted. The other parts are the same as those in FIG. 10, and the detailed description of FIG. 14 is omitted. In the case of FIG. 14, there is no need to provide an arithmetic program on the PC 2 side. Whether all the calculations are performed by the server 4 or some of the calculations are performed by the PC 2 is a matter of choice by the user, and it goes without saying that different forms may be taken for each user.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart according to another embodiment of the present invention, and the same steps as those in FIG. 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the case of FIG. 10, the function of the data processing application program is incorporated in the measurement application program.
The data processing program is independent of the measurement program. That is, the procedure Q for data processing is separated from the procedure P for measurement, and is executed by an independent program. However, the contents of the procedure Q are exactly the same as those in FIG. 10, and the series of operations in FIG. 15 are not different from those in FIG. Also, similarly to FIG. 14, it is also possible to omit steps S17 and S18 and perform all the operations on the server 4 side.

FIGS. 19 to 23 show an embodiment in which the data processing application program is configured as an independent program. FIG. 19 is a table showing the contents stored in the storage unit 24 of the PC 2 in a table, and corresponds to FIG. FIG. 19A shows the hard disk 2
4A shows a part of the storage content of the RAM 24b, and FIG. 4B shows a part of the storage content of the RAM 24b.

FIG. 19 (a) shows the hard disk 24a.
As described above, an OS program 40 for operating the computer 2, a measurement application program 41 for performing measurement using the measuring instrument 1, and a data processing application program 48 for processing measured data are provided. Installed. The measurement application program 41 executes the procedure P in FIG.
The data processing application program 48 is a program that causes the PC 2 to execute the procedure Q in FIG. On the other hand, the RAM 24b temporarily stores the measurement data 42 measured by the measuring instrument 1 and the calculation data 43 calculated by the server 4 as shown in FIG. Have been.

The measurement application program 4
1 and data processing application program 48
Is installed using the recording medium 27 such as the FD 27a or the CD-ROM 27b as described above. FIG.
Is a table showing the storage contents of the recording medium 27 in a table, in which a measurement application program 41 and a data processing application program 48 are stored. Here, two programs 41 and 48 are stored in one recording medium 27, but only one data processing application program 48 may be stored in one recording medium 27 as shown in FIG. In this case, the recording medium 27 storing the measurement application program 41 may be separately prepared, or the measurement application program 41 may be downloaded from the server 4. The procedure for installing the data processing application program 48 is the same as that in the previous example.
Is inserted into the recording medium reading device 25.

The data processing application program 48 can also be downloaded from the server 4 via the Internet 3. FIG. 22 is a table showing a part of the storage contents of the file 4a of the server 4 in this case. The operation program 4 is stored in the file 4a.
5, an application program 41 for measurement and an application program 48 for data processing are stored, and a calculation end buffer 46, a charging data table 47 for each user, and the like are provided. By connecting the PC 2 to the Internet 3 via the communication control unit 26 and accessing the server 4 to download the data processing application program 48 together with the measurement application program 41 of the file 4a, the programs 41 and 48 are configured as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.
Is stored in a predetermined area of the hard disk 24a.

Further, without storing the measurement application program 41 in the file 4a of the server 4, as shown in FIG.
Only the information may be stored. In this case, the data processing application program 48 is
The measurement application program 41 is downloaded to the PC 2 via the
Installed in

In the above embodiment, the measurement application program 4 stored in the recording medium 27 or the server 4
Although the example in which the PC 1 is installed in the storage unit 24 (hard disk 24a) of the PC 2 has been described, the measuring application program 41 may be provided in the measuring device 1 and read and executed by the PC 2. FIG. 24 is an example of this case, and the measurement application program 41 is stored in the storage unit (memory) 1a of the measuring instrument 1. Although a data processing program is incorporated in the application program 41, an independent data processing program may be stored in the same manner as described above. The storage unit 1a also stores measurement data 42, calculation data 44, and the like.

Also, in FIG. 1, an independent P
Although C2 is used, the function of a computer may be incorporated in the measuring device 1 so that the measuring device also serves as a terminal device. FIG. 25 shows an example of this case. A system is composed of a measuring device 51 as a terminal device and a high-performance server 53 connected to the measuring device 51 via a line 52. The line 52 may be a dedicated line or the Internet. The server 53 has a line 52
, A plurality of measuring devices 51 for each user are connected.

FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing the structure of the measuring instrument 51. Reference numeral 60 denotes a measuring unit for measuring the concentrations of carbon and sulfur, which has the same configuration as that shown in FIG. An input unit 61 includes operation buttons, switches, and the like.
Is a CP as a control unit for performing overall control of the measuring instrument 51.
U and 63 are display units composed of a CRT, a liquid crystal display and the like. Reference numeral 64 denotes a storage unit that stores programs, analysis data, and the like necessary for the operation of the measuring device 51.
It is composed of an AM, a ROM, a hard disk and the like. Reference numeral 65 denotes a recording medium reading device, which is composed of, for example, an FD drive or a CD-ROM drive. 6
Reference numeral 6 denotes a communication control unit for making a connection to the line 52, which comprises a modem or the like. Reference numeral 67 denotes a recording medium on which a measurement application program and a data processing application program are recorded.
-ROM 67b and the like. Reference numeral 68 denotes a printing unit for printing analysis data on paper.

The configuration of the server 53 is the same as that of the server 4 of FIG. 1, and the operation of the system of FIG. 25 is basically the same as that of FIG. As described above, by incorporating the functions of the computer into the measuring device 51, the PC 2 in FIG. 1 becomes unnecessary, and the system configuration can be simplified.

In the present invention, various recording media such as an MO disk (magneto-optical disk), a CD-R, and a memory card can be used as the recording medium in addition to those described in the above embodiment. Furthermore, the measuring device is not limited to the elemental analysis device, but can be any measuring device used for various purposes such as a particle size distribution meter.

Further, if a command indicating the type of measurement (for example, single-shot measurement and continuous measurement) is included in the data transmitted from the user's PC to the server, together with the measurement data, the server collects and analyzes the data. By doing so, it is possible to grasp the actual conditions and needs of the measurement by the user.

[0056]

According to the present invention, the calculation processing of the measurement data is performed using the server of the manufacturer, so that the user does not need to purchase expensive software or a high-performance computer, and the cost of the user is reduced. This has the effect of reducing the burden.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a measurement data processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a measuring device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a PC.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a display unit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing contents stored in a storage unit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing stored contents of a recording medium.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing storage contents of a file of a server.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing storage contents of a file of a server according to another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart showing a series of operations of the measurement data processing system.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the PC in detail.

FIG. 11 is a detailed flowchart of a calculation waiting process.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the server in detail.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the server in detail.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a PC in another embodiment in detail.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation of the PC in another embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a format of data transmitted from a PC to a server.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a specific example of a data ID.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a format of data transmitted from a server to a PC.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing stored contents of a storage unit according to another embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing stored contents of a recording medium according to another embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing storage contents of a recording medium according to another embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing storage contents of a server according to another embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing storage contents of a server according to another embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing stored contents of a storage unit in the measuring instrument.

FIG. 25 is a system configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a measuring instrument according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Measuring instrument 1a Storage part 2 Personal computer (PC) 3 Internet 4 Server 4a Server file 24 Storage part 24a Hard disk 27 Recording medium 41 Measurement application program 48 Data processing application program 51 Measuring instrument 52 Line 53 Server 67 Recording medium 64 Memory

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Claims (13)

[Claims] A measuring device, a terminal device connected to the measuring device, and a server connected to the terminal device via a network, wherein the measuring device and the terminal device are provided on a user side; The server is provided on the manufacturer side, the terminal device transmits measurement data measured by a measuring device to the server, the server performs a predetermined calculation based on the measurement data, and transmits the calculation result to the terminal device. A measurement data processing system, wherein the terminal device performs a predetermined display based on a received calculation result. 2. The measurement data processing system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of terminal devices for each user are connected to the server, and the server is shared by a plurality of users. 3. The measurement data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the server performs a charging process based on receiving the measurement data sent from the terminal device. 4. The terminal device transmits the measured data to a server when the measured data satisfies a certain condition, and performs an arithmetic process in the terminal device without transmitting the measured data to the server when the measured data does not satisfy a certain condition. The measurement data processing system according to claim 3. 5. A measuring device comprising: a measuring device; a server connected to the measuring device via a network; wherein the measuring device is provided on a user side; the server is provided on a manufacturer side; To the server, the server performs a predetermined calculation based on the measurement data, transmits the calculation result to a measuring device, and the measuring device performs a predetermined display based on the received calculation result. Characterized measurement data processing system. 6. The measurement data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the network is the Internet. 7. A method for processing measurement data in a system including a terminal device provided on a user side and a server provided on a manufacturer side and connected to the terminal device via a network, comprising: Transmitting from the device to the server via the network, performing a predetermined calculation on the server based on the transmitted measurement data, transmitting the calculation result from the server to the terminal device via the network, Performing a predetermined display on the terminal device based on the received calculation result. 8. A terminal device used in the measurement data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the measurement data measured by a measuring device is transmitted to the server, and the calculation result calculated by the server based on the measurement data is provided. Receiving from the server and performing a predetermined display based on the calculation result. 9. A server used in the measurement data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the server receives measurement data measured by a measuring device from the terminal device, and performs a predetermined operation based on the measurement data. A server for transmitting a calculation result to a terminal device. 10. A measuring device used in the measurement data processing system according to claim 5, wherein the measurement data is transmitted to the server, and a calculation result calculated by the server based on the measurement data is transmitted from the server. A measuring device which receives and performs a predetermined display based on the calculation result. 11. A recording medium on which a program for processing measurement data measured by a measuring device is recorded, said program comprising: a process for causing a measuring device to execute a measurement; A program for causing a computer to execute a process of transmitting to a server, a process of receiving a calculation result calculated by the server based on the measurement data from the server, and a process of performing a predetermined display based on the calculation result received from the server. A recording medium, characterized in that: 12. A recording medium recording a program for processing measurement data measured by a measuring instrument, the program comprising: a process of transmitting measurement data to a server on a manufacturer side via a network; Receiving from a server a calculation result calculated by the server based on the computer program. 13. A measuring device used in the measurement data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the measuring device executes the measurement, acquires the measured data, and transmits the acquired measurement data to a network. Transmitting to the server via the CPU, processing of receiving from the server a calculation result calculated by the server based on the measurement data, and processing of performing a predetermined display based on the calculation result received from the server. A measuring device having a storage unit storing a program to be executed.