Patent ID: 8050882

Claim:
A non-transitory computer readable memory medium comprising program instructions for configuring a measurement system, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to: receive one or more requirements for a measurement task to be performed by the measurement system, wherein the measurement system includes at least one measurement device, wherein the one or more requirements are received over a network; automatically generate at least one graphical program in response to the one or more requirements, wherein the at least one graphical program comprises a plurality of interconnected nodes which visually indicates functionality of the at least one graphical program, wherein the at least one graphical program is automatically generated without direct user input selecting the plurality of nodes and without direct user input specifying interconnections between the plurality of nodes; and provide the at least one graphical program over the network to the measurement system, wherein the at least one graphical program is executable by the measurement system to perform the measurement task.