Mobile application interactive user interface for a remote computing device monitoring a test device

• US 10,671,503 B2
• Filed: 04/08/2019
• Issued: 06/02/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation (Illinois Tool Works Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation (Illinois Tool Works Inc.)
• Inventors: Frenz, Andrew, Kirschbaum, Freeman Stephen, Moorjani, Philip
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Terrell M
• Application Number:
  US16/378,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20190332514A1
• Time in Patent Office: 421 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2294 by remote test
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/323 Visualisation of programs or trace data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

Remotely monitoring a test on a test specimen includes receiving information pertaining to the test, rendering on a remote computing device display an information message having portions indicative of a testing device, of information related to the testing device or a test being conducted on the testing device, and of time that has elapsed since the second portion has occurred, and updating the third portion indicative of the time that has elapsed. A test operation monitoring system includes an image capture device, and a computing device operatively connected to the image capture device to receive information on the testing operation from the image capture device, the computing device having a controller configured to receive information pertaining to the testing operation and to render on a display an information message indicative of parameters of the testing device at a selectable amount of progress through the testing operation.

Claims

1. A system configured to monitor a testing operation, the system comprising:

a testing device comprising;

an image capture device; and

a computing device operatively connected to the image capture device to receive information on the testing operation from the image capture device, the computing device having a controller configured to receive information pertaining to the testing operation and to render on a display an information message indicative of parameters of the testing device at a selectable amount of progress through the testing operation;

a mobile communication platform remotely located from the testing device and configured to receive an input message from the remotely located testing device, the input message indicating, before any sending of test data or information, that the test data or information is available from the remotely located testing device, and to generate a reply message to request the test data or information from the remotely located testing device; and

a messaging platform configured to interface with one or more remote or mobile computing devices to transmit the test data or information for the remotely located testing device to the one or more remote computing devices.

2. A system configured to monitor a testing operation on a testing device, comprising:

an image capture device configured to capture an image of the testing device or of a specimen separate from and being tested on the testing device;

a display;

a computing device operatively connected to the image capture device to receive information on the testing operation from the image capture device, the computing device having a controller configured to receive information pertaining to the testing operation;

to render on the display an information message having a first portion indicative of the testing device, a second portion indicative of information related to the testing device or a test being conducted on the testing device, and a third portion indicative of time that has elapsed since the second portion has occurred; and

to update the third portion indicative of the time has elapsed;

a mobile communication platform remotely located from the testing device and configured to receive an input message from the remotely located testing device, the input message indicating, before any sending of test data or information, that the test data or information is available from the remotely located testing device, and to generate a reply message to request the test data or information from the remotely located testing device; and

a messaging platform configured to interface with one or more remote or mobile computing devices to transmit the test data or information for the remotely located testing device to the one or more remote computing devices.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the image capture device is configured to capture images of the testing operation, and to convey to the computing device images associated with the testing operation.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the image capture device is configured to convey images associated with a failure of the testing operation to the computing device upon the failure.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the image capture device is configured to capture a video of the testing operation, and to convey to the computing device video associated with the testing operation.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the image capture device is configured to convey video associated with a failure of the testing operation to the computing device upon the failure.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the computing device is further configured to render on the display an alert for a condition of the testing device.

8. A testing system;

comprising;

a test platform having a test platform controller operatively coupled to the test platform;

an image capture device operatively coupled to the test platform controller, to capture information pertaining to a test, the test platform, or a test specimen separate from and capable of being tested on the test platform;

wherein the test platform controller is configured to generate an information message having a first portion indicative of a testing device of one or more testing devices, a second portion indicative of information related to a test being conducted on the testing devices, and a third portion indicative of time that has elapsed since the second portion has occurred wherein the information message includes at least one image received from the image capture device and related to the test being conducted;

a mobile communication platform remotely located from the testing platform and configured to receive an input message from the remotely located test platform, the input message indicating, before any sending of test data or information, that the test data or information is available from the remotely located test platform, and to generate a reply message to request the test data or information from the remotely located test platform; and

a messaging platform configured to interface with one or more remote or mobile computing devices to transmit the test data or information for the remotely located test platform to the one or more remote computing devices.

9. The testing system of claim 8, wherein the information pertaining to the test includes an indication of a test failure.

10. The testing system of claim 9, wherein the information pertaining to the test includes an image or video of the failure.

11. The testing system of claim 8, wherein the information pertaining to the test includes an image or video of a testing operation.