Granted Patent B2

US 12,737,099 · App. 18/347,238 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Inventors: Jochen Pliquett (Glonn, DE); Luke Cirillo (Poing, DE); Bastian Bunsen (Graefelfing, DE)

Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG

G06F3/04845G06F3/04842

Abstract

Claims (24)

1 . A device for emphasizing the relation of user interface sections, the device comprising:

a first user interface section;

a second user interface section; and

a de-focus or blur mechanism that is conditional on whether the content in a user interface section is affected by the selected parameter;

wherein the first user interface section and the second user interface section are configured to display at least one of: an instrument parameter, a measurement result, a waveform;

wherein the device is configured to de-focus the second user interface section with respect to the first user interface section based on the selection of an instrument parameter in the first user interface section;

wherein the device is further configured to blur the second user interface section to de-focus the second user interface section, and the blur disappears if the first user interface section loses focus, and

wherein upon an instrument parameter in the first user interface section is selected, the second user interface section, which shows a measurement result or a waveform that is not affected by the instrument parameter, is de-focused.

2 . The device according to claim 1 , further configured to reduce the size of the second user interface section to de-focus the second user interface section.

3 . The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a third user interface section, wherein the device is in particular configured to increase the size of the third user interface section to de-focus the second user interface section.

4 . The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a fourth user interface section, wherein the device is in particular configured to increase the size of the fourth user interface section to de-focus the second user interface section.

5 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein at least two of the user interface sections are non-rectangular user interface sections.

6 . The device according to claim 1 , further configured to de-focus the second user interface section displaying a measurement result with respect to the first user interface section displaying an instrument parameter based on the selection of the instrument parameter in the first user interface section.

7 . A method for emphasizing the relation of user interface sections of a device, the device comprises a first user interface section, a second user interface section, and a de-focus or blur mechanism that is conditional on whether the content in a user interface section is affected by the selected parameter, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying, by the first user interface section of the device and the second user interface section of the device, at least one of: an instrument parameter, a measurement result, a waveform;

de-focusing, by the device, the second user interface section with respect to the first user interface section based on the selection of an instrument parameter in the first user interface section; and

blurring, by the device, the second user interface section to de-focus the second user interface section, wherein the blur disappears if the first user interface section loses focus,

wherein upon an instrument parameter in the first user interface section is selected, the second user interface section, which shows a measurement result or a waveform that is not affected by the instrument parameter, is de-focused.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising the step of reducing, by the device, the size of the second user interface section to de-focus the second user interface section.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the device further comprises a third user interface section, and wherein the method in particular comprises the step of increasing, by the device, the size of the third user interface section to de-focus the second user interface section.

10 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the device further comprises a fourth user interface section, and wherein the method in particular comprises the step of increasing, by the device, the size of the fourth user interface section to de-focus the second user interface section.

11 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein at least two of the user interface sections are non-rectangular user interface sections.

12 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising the step of de-focusing, by the device, the second user interface section displaying a measurement result with respect to the first user interface section displaying an instrument parameter based on the selection of the instrument parameter in the first user interface section.

13 . A computer program comprising instructions which, when the program is executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out the method according to claim 7 .

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