Patent ID: 7035959

Claim:
A measuring device controlling adapter coupled to a first network and to a measuring unit for performing a measurement process comprising: a program receiving unit for receiving a control program for performing said measurement process from said first network; a memorizing unit for memorizing said control program; an initiating instruction receiving unit for receiving a program initiating instruction of said measurement process by the measuring unit through said first network; and a measurement control unit for letting said measuring unit perform said measurement process based on said control program memorized by said memorizing unit in case said initiating instruction receiving unit receives said program initiating instruction, wherein said measurement control unit includes command generating unit for generating a control command which operates the measuring unit to perform the measurement process, a communication unit for transferring the control command generated by the command generating unit to the measuring unit through GPIB and for receiving a measurement result from the measuring unit through the GPIB, and a measurement data transferring unit for transferring the measurement result received by the communication unit to a display host system though the Ethernet.