Patent ID: 7607098

Claim:
A method for dynamically controlling operation of a rheometer system, comprising: creating a program on a programming interface for executing a test upon a sample in a rheometer by receiving user selections of a plurality of nodes and connections of each node to another node according to directional connection indicators, wherein nodes indicate steps for performing a test upon a sample or configuring a rheometer for performing a test upon a sample; identifying parameters associated with each selected node and receiving respective parameter values from a user; creating scripts for generating a sequence of instructions to the rheometer, wherein the scripts include instructions for performing steps indicated by each of the selected nodes and in accordance with the directional connection indicators, wherein the scripts are generated in accordance with the selected parameter values; downloading low-level instructions from the scripts for execution in the rheometer; and instructing drivers in the rheometer to perform the downloaded instructions, wherein the rheometer system is configured to enable one or more of dynamically changing rheology tests during a testing process, dynamically changing testing parameters during a testing process, and performing multiple rheology tests simultaneously.