Product testing and bug tracking system
First Claim
1. A method for processing and monitoring software bug related information for use in software package development comprising the steps of:
- accessing an Internet browser;
accessing a bug tracking system using said Internet browser;
processing user identification information including a password; and
accessing, in response to said user identification information, at least one bug tracking related menu tailored to the user'"'"'s role in the software development process.
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Abstract
An Internet-based, secure communications system is utilized for enabling communications between a video game tester, project coordinator and others with a game developer. A master bug log which compiles all uncovered bugs is accessible by a game developer and other authorized system users via a web server, which stores bug tracking system applications programs and associated data bases. Such a master bug log includes a file attachment capability permitting a digitized image file replicating a video game display screen sequence depicting the bug, to be attached for downloading to, for example, a game developer. Bugs may be sorted, for example, so that a game developer can retrieve only those bugs having a digitized file attachment. Sorting may take placed based on any of a large number of fields entered in the master bug log. The present exemplary embodiments permit customized fields to be added and used as sort criteria. For example, in a racing game, bugs may be categorized and sorted based upon involvement with a particular vehicle or driver. Game and debugging related messages may be exchanged between testers, project coordinators, and corporate contacts. If the game developer normally communicates in, for example, Japanese, e-mail type format messages are translated so that significant game related messages may be promptly analyzed by all parties involved. An editing function is advantageously utilized to permit, for example, a tester to enter a bug description and a project coordinator to edit the tester'"'"'s description. The illustrative embodiments of the present invention advantageously use multiple security layers to preclude one developer from accessing information related to a game under test developed by another developer.
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80 Claims
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1. A method for processing and monitoring software bug related information for use in software package development comprising the steps of:
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accessing an Internet browser;
accessing a bug tracking system using said Internet browser;
processing user identification information including a password; and
accessing, in response to said user identification information, at least one bug tracking related menu tailored to the user'"'"'s role in the software development process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 37)
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21. A method of processing and monitoring software bug related information for use in software package development comprising the steps of:
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accessing an Internet browser;
accessing a bug tracking system using said Internet browser;
accessing a bug tracking related menu by a first user having a first role in developing said software package;
editing bug related information using said bug tracking related menu; and
transmitting at least the edited bug related information via the Internet to a second user having a second role in developing said software package. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of processing and monitoring software bug related information for use in software package development comprising the steps of:
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accessing a bug tracking system via the Internet;
retrieving from a database associated with said bug tracking system a list of bugs associated with an identified software package; and
sorting said list of bugs in accordance with any of one a plurality of user selected sort criteria. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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61. A software bug related processing and tracking system comprising:
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a first computer system for use by a software developer including a processing system for executing an Internet browser;
an encryption system coupled to said first computer for encrypting data transmitted via the Internet by said first computer;
a second computer system for use by a software tester including a processing system for executing an Internet browser;
a third computer system for use by a software project coordinator including a processing system for executing an Internet processor; and
a web server for storing a bug tracking system and for permitting an authorized software developer, an authorized software tester, and an authorized project coordinator to access said bug tracking system and to communicate with each other via said bug tracking system. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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