Patent ID: 7672810

Claim:
A method of remotely evaluating a physical object, the method comprising: reading instructions of a macro at a local computer, wherein said macro is configured for use with a first measurement equipment, said first measurement equipment being capable of performing measurements of said physical object, and wherein said macro comprises instructions for said first measurement equipment to perform an evaluation of said physical object; receiving at the local computer a numerical representation of said physical object, wherein said numerical representation has been previously generated by measurement of said physical object using a second measurement equipment and prior to the numerical representation being sent to the local computer, and wherein the local computer is configured such that it is capable of evaluating said physical object by evaluating said numerical representation in lieu of evaluating said physical object; generating an evaluation of said physical object at said local computer by performing the instructions of said macro upon the numerical representation of the surface of said physical object; and outputting through the local computer said evaluation.