Smart box for automatic feature testing of smart phones and other devices
First Claim
1. An automatic test system for testing mobile electronic devices, said system comprising:
- a system controller operable to be coupled to and operable to stress a mobile electronic device, wherein the system controller comprises;
a memory comprising a test program; and
a processor configured to automatically control a plurality of components and test the mobile electronic device in accordance with the test program;
an enclosure comprising the plurality of components, and wherein the plurality of components comprises;
a robotic arm comprising a stylus, wherein the stylus is operable to manipulate the mobile electronic device to simulate human interaction therewith; and
a platform comprising a device holder, wherein the platform is operable to be controlled to move in an x-y direction and to rotate, wherein the device holder is operable to receive the mobile electronic device inserted there into, and wherein the platform and the robotic arm are robotically controlled to move by the processor, and wherein the device holder is customized to fit dimensions and a shape of a mobile electronic device model.
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Abstract
An automatic system level testing (ASLT) system for testing smart devices is disclosed. The system comprises a system controller coupled to and operable to stress a smart device in an enclosure, wherein the enclosure comprises a plurality of components, and wherein the system controller comprises: (a) a memory comprising test logic; and (b) a processor configured to automatically control the plurality of components and test the smart device in accordance with the test logic. Further, the plurality of components comprises: (a) a robotic arm comprising a stylus affixed thereto, wherein the stylus is operable to manipulate the smart device; and (b) a platform comprising a device holder affixed thereto, wherein the device holder is operable to receive the smart device, and wherein the platform and the robotic arm are robotically controlled to move by the processor.
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21 Claims
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1. An automatic test system for testing mobile electronic devices, said system comprising:
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a system controller operable to be coupled to and operable to stress a mobile electronic device, wherein the system controller comprises; a memory comprising a test program; and a processor configured to automatically control a plurality of components and test the mobile electronic device in accordance with the test program; an enclosure comprising the plurality of components, and wherein the plurality of components comprises; a robotic arm comprising a stylus, wherein the stylus is operable to manipulate the mobile electronic device to simulate human interaction therewith; and a platform comprising a device holder, wherein the platform is operable to be controlled to move in an x-y direction and to rotate, wherein the device holder is operable to receive the mobile electronic device inserted there into, and wherein the platform and the robotic arm are robotically controlled to move by the processor, and wherein the device holder is customized to fit dimensions and a shape of a mobile electronic device model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An automated test system for testing mobile electronic devices, said system comprising:
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a system controller operable to be coupled to and operable to stress a mobile electronic device in an enclosure to run a plurality of tests, wherein the enclosure comprises a plurality of components, wherein the plurality of components comprises; a robotic arm comprising a stylus, wherein the stylus is operable to manipulate a touch-screen to activate features on the mobile electronic device, and wherein the robotic arm is operable to move in the z-direction; and a platform comprising a device holder, wherein the device holder is operable to hold the mobile electronic device, and wherein the platform is operable to move in the x-y direction and to rotate in order to alternate an image on the mobile electronic device between a portrait and landscape orientation, and wherein the system controller is further operable to run tester applications operable to control the robotic arm and the platform to control a relative location of the mobile electronic device, and further wherein the tester applications retrieve information from the mobile electronic device while executing the plurality of tests to determine proper functionality of the mobile electronic device, wherein the device holder is customized to fit dimensions and shape of a specific mobile electronic device mode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An automated test system for testing mobile electronic devices, said system comprising:
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a system controller operable to be coupled to and operable to stress a plurality of mobile electronic devices, wherein the system controller comprises; a memory comprising test program; and a processor configured to automatically control a plurality of components and test the plurality of mobile electronic devices in accordance with the test program; an enclosure comprising the &
plurality of components, and wherein the plurality of components comprises;a robotic arm comprising a stylus, wherein the stylus is operable to manipulate one of the plurality of mobile electronic devices; and a platform comprising a device holder, wherein the platform is operable to be controlled to move in an x-y direction and to rotate, wherein the device holder is operable to receive the plurality of mobile electronic devices, wherein the platform and the robotic arm are robotically controlled to move by the processor, and wherein the processor is configured to retrieve information from the plurality of mobile electronic devices during testing to determine if the plurality of mobile electronic devices are functioning properly, and wherein a size and a shape of the device holder is customized based on a shape and dimensions of a respective mobile electronic device model.
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