System for accessing and testing evaluation modules via a global computer network

• US 20040267502A1
• Filed: 12/16/2003
• Published: 12/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Business Media LLC (Informa PLC)
• Original Assignee: TOL Liquidation, Inc. (Informa PLC)
• Inventors: Aliphas, Amnon
• Granted Patent: US 7,444,256 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/186
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Abstract

The present invention is a system for facilitating the access by an end user to a component to be tested via a global computer network comprising an interface for enabling an end user to access a central computer network in communication with a component to be tested, said component to be tested residing on a second computer, means for interfacing the central computer network with the component to be tested on the second computer, means for enabling the end user to test the component to be tested on the second computer via the interface means and the central computer network, and means for transferring a result executed by the component on the second computer through the central computer network and to the end user.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating the access by a remote end user to a component to be tested via a global computer network comprising:

an interface for enabling an end user to access a central computer network in communication with a component to be tested, said component to be tested residing on a second computer;

means for interfacing the central computer network with the component to be tested on the second computer;

means for enabling the end user to test the component to be tested on the second computer via the interface means and the central computer network; and

means for transferring a result executed by the component on the second computer through the central computer network and to the end user.

2. The system-of claim 1 wherein the component to be tested is an evaluation module (EVM).

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for interfacing the central computer network with the component to be tested comprises a file transfer protocol.

4. A system for facilitating the remote access and use by an end user to a component to be tested via global computer network comprising:

an end user interface for enabling an end user to access a central computer network in communication with a component to be tested, said component to be tested residing on a second computer;

means for interfacing the central computer network with the component to be tested on the second computer;

means for enabling the end user to formulate and compile a test for the component on the second computer via the interface means to the central computer network;

means for transferring the formulated and compiled test for the component to the component on the second computer, and

means for transferring the executed test by the component through the central computer network to the end user.

5. A method for facilitating the remote access and use by an end user to a component to be tested via global computer network comprising the following steps:

providing an end user interface for enabling an end user to access a central computer network in communication with a component to be tested, said component to be tested residing on a second computer;

interfacing the central computer network with the component to be tested on the second computer;

enabling the end user to formulate and compile a test for the component on the second computer via the interface means to the central computer network;

transferring the formulated and compiled test for the component to the component on the second computer; and

transferring the executed test by the component through the central computer network to the end user.

6. A method for facilitating the remote access and use by an end user to an Evaluation Module to be tested via global computer network comprising the following steps:

providing an end user interface for enabling an end user to access a central computer network in communication with an Evaluation Module to be tested, said Evaluation Module residing on a second computer;

interfacing the central computer network with the Evaluation Module on the second computer;

enabling the end user to formulate and compile code on which the Evaluation Module may perform a test function via an interface to the central computer network;

transferring the formulated and compiled code for the Evaluation Module utilizing a file transfer protocol; and

transferring the results of the executed test function by the Evaluation Module through the central computer network to the end user.