Patent ID: 7558694

Claim:
A server system, comprising: a processor; a memory medium coupled to the processor; and a network interface device coupled to the processor and memory medium for coupling to a network; wherein the memory medium stores program instructions executable by the processor to: couple to a measurement system over the network, wherein the measurement system comprises one or more measurement devices; receive one or more requirements for a measurement task to be performed by the measurement system from the measurement system over the network; determine configuration information in response to the one or more requirements, wherein the configuration information comprises parameters for configuring at least one of the one or more measurement devices in the measurement system, and wherein the parameters comprise three or more of: sampling rate, gain setting, timing information, and scaling information; and provide the configuration information to the measurement system over the network; wherein the configuration information is useable to configure the one or more measurement devices in the measurement system, including one or more physical sensors for measuring physical phenomena, and wherein the measurement system is operable to perform the measurement task after being configured using the configuration information.