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Metrology device and method of performing an inspection

US9746308B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 29, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B2210/58
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system is provided for communicating between a 3D metrology instrument and a portable computing device via near field communications. In one embodiment, the metrology device is an articulated coordinate measurement machine (AACMM), a laser tracker, a laser scanner or a triangulation scanner, and the portable communications device is a cellular phone or a tablet. The portable device may use the NFC to retrieve data stored on a circuit associated with an object to be inspected and use the data to perform an inspection on the object using the metrology device.

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