Network-based specification and delivery of a measurement system
First Claim
1. A method for specifying a measurement system, comprising:
- receiving information from a user regarding a measurement system over a wide area network, wherein the information indicates at least one measurement device and at least one software product;
providing the at least one software product to the measurement system over the wide area network in response to said receiving information; and
providing the at least one measurement device to the user.
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Abstract
System and method for online configuration of a device for a measurement system. The user accesses a server with a client computer over a network and specifies a task. If the user lacks the hardware to perform the task, hardware specifications are sent to a manufacturer, who sends the hardware to the user. The hardware may be re-configurable hardware (a programmable hardware element or processor/memory based device). Software products (programs and/or data) for configuring measurement system hardware (and/or software) to perform the task may be sent to the user. The hardware may be configured automatically or by the user. The software products may include programs usable by the measurement system to perform the task, configuration information for configuring the client computer or other measurement device, and/or hardware configuration program(s) for configuring a programmable hardware element. Thus, hardware and/or software specific to the user'"'"'s application are be provided to the user.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for specifying a measurement system, comprising:
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receiving information from a user regarding a measurement system over a wide area network, wherein the information indicates at least one measurement device and at least one software product;
providing the at least one software product to the measurement system over the wide area network in response to said receiving information; and
providing the at least one measurement device to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A memory medium that stores program instructions for specifying a measurement system, wherein the program instructions are executable to perform:
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receiving information from a user regarding a measurement system over a wide area network, wherein the information indicates at least one measurement device and at least one software product;
providing the at least one software product to the measurement system over the wide area network in response to said receiving information; and
storing information regarding the at least one measurement device, wherein the information is usable for sending the at least one measurement device to the user.
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41. A configuration server, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory medium coupled to the processor, wherein the memory medium stores program instructions which are operable to;
receive information from a user regarding a measurement system over a wide area network, wherein the information indicates at least one measurement device and at least one software product;
provide the at least one software product to the measurement system over the wide area network in response to said receiving information; and
store information regarding the at least one measurement device, wherein the information is usable for sending the at least one measurement device to the user.
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42. A system for specifying a measurement system, comprising:
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a configuration server; and
a client computer system, coupled to the configuration server over a network;
wherein the client computer system is operable to;
receive information from a user regarding a measurement system, wherein the information indicates at least one measurement device and at least one software product; and
provide the information to the configuration server over the network;
wherein the configuration server is operable to;
receive the information indicating the at least one measurement device and at least one software product;
provide the at least one software product to the measurement system over the network in response to said determining; and
store information regarding the at least one measurement device, wherein the information is usable for sending the at least one measurement device to the user; and
wherein the at least one software product is useable to configure the at least one measurement device to perform at least a portion of a measurement function.
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