Point and Click Measuring and Drawing Device and Method

摘要

The invention is comprised of an assembly of hardware and software components for the purpose of measuring and drawing real life dimensions. With the present invention, an user defines a starting position in a spectrum of at least two coordinates. In a preferred embodiment all elements are integrated as one portable unit. The hardware elements comprise a point and click mechanism, whose operation is similar to a computer mouse, a display or viewing unit to act as a monitor, optional data input means, including but not limited to buttons and keys, and means to power the device. The software element is generally defined by an application that allows tracing, drawing, measuring, calculating and saving data from real life physical areas by the interaction of the point-and-click mechanism, in optional combination with the data input means. The task is executed by the extrapolation of real life dimensions by successively selecting and clicking on defining points, resulting on a scaled down drawing recorded on the device and displayed on the viewing screen. Complex shape areas arc calculated by segmenting them into regular geometrical shapes. Curvilinear and irregularly complex shapes are reticulated, so each reticle compartment's area is calculated and the entire shape area is calculated by the addition of all reticle's compartments for optimum precision and accuracy.

主权项

1. A point-and-click measuring and drawing device comprising:
a) a power source, b) a central processing unit, c) a drawing and measuring software application installed onto said central processing unit, d) pointing means connected to said central processing unit, e) clicking means connected to said central processing unit, f) a viewing display unit connected to said central processing unit,so when an user points and clicks to at least two points in a real life scenario, a drawing of at least one line is achieved through said drawing and measuring software application and displayed on said viewing display unit on a proportionally reduced scale depicting the real life dimensions.