In a method, system, and a computer-readable medium being a data structure for remote control of an MR scanner for execution of a corresponding measurement, all method steps for controlling or for preparation of the MR scanner are executed on a controller that is independent of the real scanner. A virtual apparatus that simulates the real scanner is implemented on the controller. Control parameters that are relayed to the scanner from the controller in order to prepare the scanner for a measurement are generated from the automatically-registered parameters.