Method and apparatus for making and using wireless test verbs
View Patent ↗A computerized method and system for testing a function of an information-processing system. This includes providing an architecture having a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands, and defining a set of test verbs out of combinations of the test commands. This allows the test programmer to define an overall test program that uses the test verbs in writing a test program that specifies an overall function that will extensively test a system-under-test. The methods further includes executing a program that includes a plurality of test verb instructions and outputting a result of the program. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a computer-readable media that includes instructions coded thereon that when executed on a suitably programmed computer executes one or more of the above methods.
1. A computerized method for testing, from a host computer, a function of a wireless information-processing device, the method comprising:
providing an architecture having a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands;
defining a set of wireless test verbs from combinations of the test commands;
defining, on the host computer, a program that includes a plurality of wireless test verb instructions from the defined set of wireless test verbs; and
executing, on the host test computer, the defined program, wherein the defined program performs:
stimulating the wireless information-processing device;
receiving a result from the wireless information-processing device;
checking the received result against an expected result; and
outputting, from the host computer, information representing a result of the program.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless information-processing device includes a wireless telephone and the stimulating includes a dialing test and the receiving includes receiving a ringing signal.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless information-processing device includes a wireless personal data assistant (PDA) and the stimulating includes stimulating PDA commands.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless information-processing device is wirelessly connected to one or more networks and the stimulating includes sending a network connectivity command for which a predefined response is expected.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
causing the wireless information-processing device to connect to a telephone network.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for testing for the existence of a pixel pattern on a display of the wireless information-processing device.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the test verb for testing for the existence of a pixel pattern includes checking for the existence of a blinking or moving pixel pattern.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for manipulating a power on/off function of the wireless information-processing device.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for connecting and disconnecting a power supply from the wireless information-processing device.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for changing the wireless information-processing device to and from a locked mode.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for causing one or more configuration settings of the wireless information-processing device to be written to a log.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for causing numeric, alphanumeric, and iconic data to be entered into the wireless information-processing device.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the wireless test verb for causing numeric, alphanumeric, and iconic data to be entered into the wireless information-processing device includes simulating key-presses.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the wireless test verb for causing numeric, alphanumeric, and iconic data to be entered into the wireless information-processing device includes simulating handwriting strokes.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for verifying incoming data, the verifying includes:
ensuring proper device response to incoming data.
16. A computer readable media comprising instructions coded thereon that when executed on a suitably programmed computer executes the method of claim 1 .
17. A computerized system for testing a function of a wireless information-processing device, the system comprising:
a memory,
a set of test commands stored in the memory, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands;
a wireless test verb instruction set program stored in the memory that defines a set of wireless test verbs each including a combination of the test commands;
a test program stored in the memory that includes a plurality of wireless test verb instructions;
a test session that includes one or more test programs for execution in a defined sequence;
an interface configured to communicate a stimulation signal to the wireless information-processing device;
an interface configured to receive a stimulation result signal from the wireless information-processing device;
a comparator that generates a test result from a comparison of the result signals to desired result values; and
an output device that presents the test result of the test program.
18. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the wireless information-processing device is a wireless telephone.
19. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the wireless information-processing device includes a personal digital assistant (PDA).
20. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the wireless information-processing device is capable of connecting to one or more networks.
21. The computerized system of claim 20 , wherein one of the networks the wireless information-processing device is capable of connecting to is a telephone network.
22. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the wireless test verbs include:
a wireless test verb for verification of a pixel pattern displayed on a display of the wireless information-processing device, the wireless test verb being capable of locating pixel patterns that are static, blinking, or moving.
23. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for manipulating a power on/off function of the wireless information-processing device.
24. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for connecting and disconnecting a power supply from the wireless information-processing device.
25. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for placing the wireless information-processing device in a lock mode.
26. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for changing the wireless information-processing device to and from a locked mode.
27. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for causing one or more configuration settings of the wireless information-processing device to be written to a log.
28. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for causing numeric, alphanumeric, and iconic data to be entered into the wireless information-processing device.
29. The computerized system of claim 28 , wherein the wireless test verb for causing numeric, alphanumeric, and iconic data to be entered into the wireless information-processing device includes simulating keypresses on a telephone keypad.
30. The computerized system of claim 28 , wherein the wireless test verb for causing numeric, alphanumeric, and iconic data to be entered into the wireless information-processing device includes simulating handwriting strokes on a handwriting recognition device.
31. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the wireless test verbs include a wireless test verb for verifying incoming data.
32. The computerized system of claim 31 , wherein the wireless test verb for verifying incoming data includes verifying an incoming telephone call.
33. A computerized system for testing a function of a wireless information-processing device, the system comprising:
a memory having stored therein a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more wireless stimulation commands and a set of one or more wireless result-testing commands;
means for defining a set of wireless test verbs, each wireless test verb defined by a combination of the test commands, and for executing a program that includes a plurality of wireless test verb instructions; and
an output device that outputs a result of the program.