Self-identifying self-test output system
First Claim
1. A method for translating self test output received from an electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving self test output from an electronic device;
retrieving identification information from the self test output;
retrieving decoder information associated with the identification information; and
decoding the self test output into a formatted data output using the decoder information.
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Abstract
A system and method for translating output received from an electronic device. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving self test output (STO) from an electronic device, retrieving identification information from the STO, retrieving an output decoder corresponding to the identification information and translating the STO into a specified format using the output decoder. The output decoder may be generated from the same computer code used to generate the output of the electronic device. The output decoder may include descriptive information used to describe the output generated by the electronic device. In one embodiment, the output decoder is generated when the computer code is run on an external processor. In one embodiment, the STO and the output decoder include version information. The STO may be in XML or some other format. The output decoder may be in XML schema or some other format.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for translating self test output received from an electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving self test output from an electronic device;
retrieving identification information from the self test output;
retrieving decoder information associated with the identification information; and
decoding the self test output into a formatted data output using the decoder information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for generating a decoder file comprising:
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running self test computer code on an electronic device, the self test computer code configured to generate a self test output file and a decoder file, the self test output file including a first identification information, the decoder file including a second identification information, the first identification information configured to correspond to the second identification information; and
transmitting the decoder file from the electronic device, the decoder file configured to be stored on a storage medium external to the electronic device.
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16. A method for generating a decoder file comprising:
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running self test computer code on a processor external to an electronic device, the self test computer code configured to generate a self test output file when executed in an electronic device and generate a decoder file when executed by the processor external to the electronic device, the self test output file including a first identification information, the decoder file including a second identification information, the first identification information configured to correspond to the second identification information; and
generating a decoder file by the processor as a result of running the self test computer code on the processor external to the electronic device.
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17. A method for providing a decoder system, the method comprising:
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providing a self test output file, the self test output file including a first identification information and a plurality of specific test output lines;
providing a decoder file, the decoder file including decoding information associated with the plurality of specific test output lines and a second identification information; and
providing a translator program, the translator program configured to;
receive the self test output file;
retrieve decoding information from the decoder file; and
generate a formatted data output from the self test output file using the decoder file. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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