Automatic portable device testing method and system

1 . A method comprising:

downloading an access application to an access device comprising a processor, a computer readable medium, and a reader device;

receiving, by the access application in the access device from a reader controller on a test computer separate from the access device, a first configuration command, after the reader controller transmits a start transaction request to a test tool comprising an NFC card emulation device via the Internet, and after the test tool sends a start transaction response to the reader controller via the Internet; and

conducting at least one hundred test scenarios emulating taps of the NFC card emulation device to the reader device while the access device and the test tool remain stationary and are within one inch of each other, the at least one hundred interaction scenarios including a first interaction scenario and a second interaction scenario,

the conducting including,

configuring, by the access device, the access application in the access device for the first interaction scenario based on the first configuration command received from the reader controller,

receiving, by the reader device in the access device from the reader controller, a first signal to turn on the reader device in the access device to initiate the first interaction scenario, thereby emulating a first tap of the NFC card emulation device to the reader device,

initiating, by the access device, the first interaction scenario between the access device and the test tool comprising a testing application,

receiving, by the access device, first interaction data from the test tool via NFC, wherein the first interaction data comprises first transaction data, the first transaction data comprising data values associated with one or more first transactions,

processing, by the access device, the first interaction data, thereby generating a first test output data,

providing, by the access device, the first test output data to the reader controller, which sends the first test output data to the test tool via the Internet, wherein the first test output data is compared to first expected output data to determine if the access device is capable of conducting the first interaction scenario,

receiving, by the reader device in the access device from the reader controller, a second signal to turn off the reader device in the access device,

receiving, by the access application in the access device from the reader controller, a second configuration command,

configuring, by the access device, the access application in the access device for the second interaction scenario based on the second configuration command received from the reader controller,

receiving, by the reader device in the access device from the reader controller, a third signal to turn on the reader device in the access device to initiate the second interaction scenario, thereby emulating a second tap of the NFC card emulation device to the reader device,

initiating, by the access device, the second interaction scenario between the access device and the test tool,

receiving, by the access device via NFC, second interaction data from the test tool,

processing, by the access device, the second interaction data, thereby generating second test output data, and

providing, by the access device, the second test output data to the reader controller, which sends the second test output data to the test tool via the Internet, wherein second the test output data is compared to second expected output data to determine if the access device is capable of conducting the second interaction scenario,

wherein the access device and the test tool are remotely located with respect to the test computer comprising the reader controller, and

wherein the reader device is an NFC (near field communications) reader device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the access device is a first mobile phone and the test tool is a second mobile phone.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first interaction scenario is part of a test plan that contains a plurality of interaction scenarios.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the NFC card emulation device emulates operations of an access card.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first interaction scenario comprises passing a plurality of APDU (application protocol data unit) messages between the access device and the test tool.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first interaction scenario is present in a test plan that is received by the reader controller via the testing application on the test tool.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

conducting at least one thousand test scenarios using the test tool and the access device without moving the test tool and the access device.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reader controller sends an echo request to the test tool and receives an echo response from the test tool, before the configuring for the first interaction scenario.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first interaction data comprise a credential, an amount, a date, and/or a time.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the access device is a point of sale terminal and the test tool is a mobile phone.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and the second interaction scenarios use APDU (application protocol data unit) commands.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first interaction data comprises a simulated PAN (primary account number).

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein configuring, by the access device, the access application in the access device for the first interaction scenario based on the first configuration command received from the reader controller comprises inputting values into data fields and turning on or off routines in the access application.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein configuring, by the access device, the access application in the access device for the first interaction scenario based on the first configuration command received from the reader controller comprises modifying code in the access application.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reader controller and the test tool communicate using an HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) connection.

16 . An access device comprising:

a processor;

a reader device coupled to the processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code, executable by the processor to cause the process to perform operations including:

downloading an access application;

receiving, by the access application from a reader controller on a test computer separate from the access device, a first configuration command, after the reader controller transmits a start transaction request to a test tool via the Internet, and after the test tool comprising an NFC card emulation device sends a start transaction response to the reader controller via the Internet; and

conducting at least one hundred test scenarios emulating taps of the NFC card emulation device to the reader device while the access device and the test tool remain stationary and are within one inch of each other, the at least one hundred interaction scenarios including a first interaction scenario and a second interaction scenario,

the conducting including,

configuring the access application in the access device for the first interaction scenario based on a configuration command received from the reader controller,

receiving, by the reader device in the access device from the reader controller, a first signal to turn on the reader device in the access device to initiate the first interaction scenario, thereby emulating a first tap of the NFC card emulation device to the reader device,

initiating by the access device, the first interaction scenario between the access device and the test tool comprising a testing application,

receiving first interaction data from the test tool via NFC, wherein the first interaction data comprises first transaction data, the first transaction data comprising data values associated with one or more first transactions,

processing the first interaction data, thereby generating first test output data,

providing the first test output data to the reader controller, which sends the first test output data to the test tool via the Internet, which compares first the test output data to first expected output data to determine if the access device is capable of conducting the first interaction scenario,

receiving, by the reader device in the access device from the reader controller, a second signal to turn off the reader device in the access device,

receiving, by the access application in the access device from the reader controller, a second configuration command,

configuring the access application in the access device for the second interaction scenario based on the second configuration command received from the reader controller,

receiving, by the reader device in the access device from the reader controller, a third signal to turn on the reader device in the access device to initiate the second interaction scenario, thereby emulating a second tap of the NFC card emulation device to the reader device, initiating the second interaction scenario between the access device and the test tool,

receiving, via NFC, second interaction data from the test tool, processing the second interaction data, thereby generating second test output data, and

providing, by the access device, the second test output data to the reader controller, which sends the second test output data to the test tool via the Internet, wherein the second test output data is compared to second expected output data to determine if the access device is capable of conducting the second interaction scenario,

wherein the access device and the test tool are remotely located with respect to the test computer comprising the reader controller, and

wherein the reader device is an NFC (near field communications) reader device.

17 . The access device of claim 16 , wherein the access device is a mobile phone.

18 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a test tool comprising an NFC card emulation device, a test plan;

storing, by the test tool, the test plan;

determining, by the test tool, a configuration file comprising configuration data from the test plan;

providing, by the test tool, the configuration file comprising the configuration data to a reader controller on a test computer via the Internet, which provides a first configuration command associated with first configuration data to an access application on an access device comprising an NFC reader device that is separate from the test computer to configure the access application for a first interaction scenario between the access device and the test tool, after the reader controller transmits a start transaction request to the test tool via the Internet, and after the test tool sends a start transaction response to the reader controller via the Internet; and

conducting at least one hundred test scenarios emulating taps of the NFC card emulation device to the NFC reader device in the access device while the access device and the test tool remain stationary and are within one inch of each other, the at least one hundred interaction scenarios including the first interaction scenario and a second interaction scenario,

the conducting including,

initiating, by the test tool, the first interaction scenario between the access device and the test tool,

providing, by the test tool, first interaction data to the access device, wherein the first interaction data comprises first transaction data, the first transaction data comprising first data values associated with one or more first transactions,;

receiving, by the test tool from the reader controller via the Internet, first test output data, wherein the first test output data is compared to first expected output data to determine if the access device is capable of conducting the first interaction scenario,

providing, by the test tool, a second configuration file for configuring the access application in the access device for the second interaction scenario to the reader controller via the Internet, which provides a second configuration command to the access application in the access device,

providing, by the test tool to the access device, second interaction data for the second interaction scenario via NFC, and

receiving, by the test tool from the reader controller via the Internet, second test output data, wherein the second test output data is compared to second expected output data to determine if the access device is capable of conducting the second interaction scenario,

wherein the access device and the test tool are remotely located with respect to the test computer comprising the reader controller, and

wherein the access device comprises the NFC reader device, a processor coupled to the NFC reader device, and a computer readable medium coupled to the processor, and wherein the reader controller sends a first signal to the NFC reader device to turn off after the first interaction scenario is completed, and sends a second signal to the NFC reader device to turn on the NFC reader device to start the second interaction scenario, thereby emulating a tap of the NFC card emulation device to the reader device, and

wherein the reader device is an NFC (near field communications) reader device.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the test tool is a mobile phone.

20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the test tool comprises a test application, which communicates with a test portal to receive the test plan and the reader controller.