Patent ID: 7620897

Claim:
A method for configuring a client system, comprising: receiving, at a server computer system, first input from a client system over a network requesting access to a first plurality of configuration diagrams in a configuration diagram database, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams represents a respective measurement system and comprises a solution to a respective measurement task, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams comprises a plurality of device icons coupled by link icons, wherein the device icons represent electronic devices, wherein at least one of the electronic devices comprises a measurement device, wherein the link icons represent physical connectivity between the electronic devices, and wherein said first input is provided in response to user input; receiving, at the server computer system, user input to browse the configuration diagram database from the client system over the network; and the server computer system providing one or more of the plurality of configuration diagrams to the client system over the network for display on the client system for viewing by a user of the client system in response to said user input to browse the configuration diagram database.