Patent ID: 7536269

Claim:
A method for configuring a measurement system, comprising: receiving user input indicating one or more requirements for a measurement task to be performed by the measurement system, wherein the measurement system comprises at least one device; providing the one or more requirements for the measurement task to a server over a network; the server automatically generating at least one program based on the one or more requirements, wherein the at least one program implements at least a portion of the measurement task, wherein said automatically generating the at least one program is performed without direct user input specifying the at least one program, wherein the at least one program includes a graphical program comprising a plurality of interconnected nodes which visually indicates functionality of the graphical program, and wherein the server automatically generates the graphical program without direct user input selecting the plurality of nodes and without direct user input specifying interconnections between the plurality of nodes; the server downloading the at least one program over the network; and installing the at least one program on the at least one device; wherein said downloading and installing operate to configure the measurement system to perform at least a portion of the measurement task.