Bluetooth tape measure system
View Patent ↗A Bluetooth-enabled tape measuring system, a cooperating mobile or desktop application, and a method for using same. A tape measure with retractable tape stores each measurement taken and transmits the measurement to a computing device for automatic recordation and association with the object of the measurement, which can be a user-input floor plan or the like. A software solution at the computing device is capable of planning necessary measurements, receiving transmitted measurements from the tape measure, and automatically associating received measurements with the user-input characteristics. The system may also direct the user to make certain measurements based on a user-stated project.
1. A system for making, recording, transmitting and associating measurements taken by a user with a physical dimension, comprising:
a measuring device comprising a housing, a retractable measuring tape, a screen(s) on an exterior of said housing, a microprocessor running software in communication with said screen, and a first wireless connectivity device in communication with said microprocessor; and
a remote computing device comprising a second wireless connectivity device and a processor running software configured to accept measurements from said measuring device and to associate said measurements with an aspect of an image.
2. A method of making, recording, transmitting and associating measurements taken by a user with an aspect of an image, the method comprising:
providing a remote computing device;
importing an image onto said remote computing device;
indicating on said image, using said remote computing device, a plurality of elements in said image representing a plurality of physical aspects to be measured;
transmitting, by said remote computing device via a wireless network, an instruction to a tape measure device to measure one of said plurality of physical aspects;
transmitting, by said remote computing device via a wireless network, an instruction to a wireless headset to measure one of said plurality of physical aspects;
collecting, using said tape measure device, a measurement for said one of said plurality of physical aspects;
transmitting, by said tape measure device via said wireless network, said measurement to said remote computing device; and
associating, by said remote computing device, said measurement with one of said plurality of elements.