Patent ID: 7356774
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: G01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer accessible memory medium that stores program instructions for viewing a measurement system, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to perform: displaying a diagram on a display, wherein the diagram includes a plurality of device icons representing hardware devices in the measurement system, and one or more wires between the device icons representing physical connections between the hardware devices; receiving first user input requesting creation of a sub-system comprising a subset of the plurality of hardware devices; grouping the subset of hardware devices into the sub-system in response to the first user input; and updating the diagram to visually indicate that the subset of hardware devices are grouped together in the sub-system in response to the first user input, wherein updating the diagram comprises collapsing the device icons of the subset of hardware devices to a sub-system icon that visually indicates the sub-system but not the subset of hardware devices in the sub-system; wherein before the diagram is updated, the diagram includes a plurality of wires illustrating a plurality of physical connections to one or more hardware devices in the subset of hardware devices, wherein updating the diagram further comprises updating the diagram to illustrate a single wire to the sub-system icon.