IP Library Granted Patent US 10,878,804
Granted Patent B2
US 10,878,804 · App. 16/156,128 · Granted Dec 29, 2020

Voice controlled keyword generation for automated test framework

Inventors: Jerry Cimo (Wappingers Falls, NY); Omar Hashmi (Poughkeepsie, NY); Megan Bridge (Wappingers Falls, NY)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
G10L15/063G10L15/19G10L15/22G10L15/1822G10L2015/0638G10L2015/088
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,878,804
App. No.
16/156,128
Granted
Dec 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems and computer program products for voice controlled generation of keywords for test cases are provided. Aspects include receiving a verbal test plan for a computing system and analyzing the verbal test plan to identify a plurality of keywords. Aspects also include mapping each known keyword of the plurality of keywords to an existing grammar and obtaining, from a user, a definition for a new grammar for each unknown keyword of the plurality of keywords. Aspects further include analyzing a software being tested on the computing system and creating a test plan by respectively applying the new grammar and the existing grammar of the plurality of keywords to the software being tested.

Claims (40)

1. A method for voice controlled generation of keywords for test cases, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, a verbal test plan for a computing system from a user;

analyzing, by the processor, the verbal test plan to identify a plurality of keywords;

mapping, by the processor, each known keyword of the plurality of keywords to an existing grammar;

obtaining, by the processor from the user in response to identifying an unknown keyword of the plurality of keywords, a definition for a new grammar for each unknown keyword of the plurality of keywords, wherein the definition includes an identification of one or more functions that are part of the new grammar and an order in which the one or more functions are executed;

analyzing, by the processor, a software being tested on the computing system, wherein analyzing the software being tested includes determining functions that the software being tested is capable of performing; and

creating a test plan by respectively applying the new grammar and the existing grammar of the plurality of keywords to the software being tested.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the definition for the new grammar includes one or more existing grammar.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the test plan is further based on applying the new grammar and the existing grammar of the plurality of keywords to a user interface of the computing system.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the test plan is further based on applying the new grammar and the existing grammar of the plurality of keywords to an operating system of the computing system.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the verbal test plan is analyzed by a natural language processing engine to identify the plurality of keywords.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of keywords is associated with one or more functions that the computing system is configured to perform.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the existing grammar includes a set of programming instructions required to perform a function defined by an associated known keyword.

8. A system for voice controlled generation of keywords for test cases, comprising:

a memory having computer readable instructions; and

a processor for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions including instructions for:

receiving a verbal test plan for a computing system from a user;

analyzing the verbal test plan to identify a plurality of keywords;

mapping each known keyword of the plurality of keywords to an existing grammar;

obtaining, from the user in response to identifying an unknown keyword of the plurality of keywords, a definition for a new grammar for each unknown keyword of the plurality of keywords, wherein the definition includes an identification of one or more functions that are part of the new grammar and an order in which the one or more functions are executed;

analyzing a software being tested on the computing system, wherein analyzing the software being tested includes determining functions that the software being tested is capable of performing; and

creating a test plan by respectively applying the new grammar and the existing grammar of the plurality of keywords to the software being tested.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the definition for the new grammar includes one or more existing grammar.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the test plan is further based on applying the new grammar and the existing grammar of the plurality of keywords to a user interface of the computing system.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the test plan is further based on applying the new grammar and the existing grammar of the plurality of keywords to an operating system of the computing system.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the verbal test plan is analyzed by a natural language processing engine to identify the plurality of keywords.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of keywords is associated with one or more functions that the computing system is configured to perform.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the existing grammar includes a set of programming instructions required to perform a function defined by an associated known keyword.

15. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith the program instructions executable by a computer processor to cause the computer processor to perform a method, comprising:

receiving a verbal test plan for a computing system from a user;

analyzing the verbal test plan to identify a plurality of keywords;

mapping each known keyword of the plurality of keywords to an existing grammar;

obtaining, from the user in response to identifying an unknown keyword of the plurality of keywords, a definition for a new grammar for each unknown keyword of the plurality of keywords, wherein the definition includes an identification of one or more functions that are part of the new grammar and an order in which the one or more functions are executed;

analyzing a software being tested on the computing system, wherein analyzing the software being tested includes determining functions that the software being tested is capable of performing; and

creating a test plan by respectively applying the new grammar and the existing grammar of the plurality of keywords to the software being tested.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the definition for the new grammar includes one or more existing grammar.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the test plan is further based on applying the new grammar and the existing grammar of the plurality of keywords to a user interface of the computing system.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the test plan is further based on applying the new grammar and the existing grammar of the plurality of keywords to an operating system of the computing system.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the verbal test plan is analyzed by a natural language processing engine to identify the plurality of keywords.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein each of the plurality of keywords is associated with one or more functions that the computing system is configured to perform.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2018
From: CIMO, JERRY; HASHMI, OMAR; BRIDGE, MEGAN
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047121/0587 →
Continuity (1)
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