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Data acquisition from a remote instrument via the internet

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  • US 5,790,977 A
  • Filed: 02/06/1997
  • Issued: 08/04/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An instrument comprising:

  • storage means for storing control and data acquisition software;

    server means for, upon request from a remote host system, forwarding the control and data acquisition software to the remote host system;

    control response means for, in response to control commands from the control and data acquisition software running on the remote host system, controlling data acquisition of the instrument; and

    ,data transmission means for, in response to a data request from the control and data acquisition software running on the remote host system, forwarding acquired data from the instrument to the remote host system, wherein the data transmission means, in response to the data request from the control and data acquisition software running on the remote host system, forwards to the remote host system a results vector.

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