Method and system for verifying an embedded module of a mobile vehicle

• US 20060132297A1
• Filed: 11/23/2004
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Carver, Howard J., Dale, John L., Scott, Steven D.
• Granted Patent: US 7,194,372 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/500
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/263 Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences ; with adaptation of the tested hardware for testability with external testers

Abstract

A method and system for verifying an embedded module of a mobile vehicle comprising providing a validation test plan including a plurality of test keywords indexed to a requirement in a spread sheet format, receiving a validation test plan request including at least one requirement, determining the test keywords of the validation test plan based on the requirement according to a test keyword definition, and sending the test keywords from a call center to the embedded module based on correspondence between the requirement and test keywords. A computer usable medium with suitable computer program code is employed for verifying an embedded module of a mobile vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for verifying an embedded module of a mobile vehicle, the method comprising:

providing a validation test plan including a plurality of test keywords indexed to a requirement in a spread sheet format;

receiving a validation test plan request including at least one requirement;

determining the test keywords of the validation test plan based on the requirement according to a test keyword definition; and

sending the test keywords from a call center to the embedded module based on correspondence between the requirement and test keywords.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein providing a validation test plan including a plurality of test keywords indexed to a requirement comprises;

selecting the requirement from a requirements database;

determining the test keywords required for testing against the requirement; and

compiling the test keywords in a predefined validation test plan format.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

creating a plurality of test control interfaces corresponding to the telematics unit; and

linking the test keywords to the test control interfaces.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a test response corresponding to the test keyword from the embedded module at the call center;

comparing the test response to an expected response indexed to the requirement;

creating a test results report based on the comparison; and

linking the test results report to the validation test plan in a version control database.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining maintenance information corresponding to the test keywords sent to the embedded module; and

creating an updated validation test plan based on the determined maintenance information.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the test keyword definition is selected from the group consisting of action component, response component, timing control, action type, command type parameter, command type parameter value, requirement ID, and results.

7. A system for verifying an embedded module of a mobile vehicle, the system comprising:

means for providing a validation test plan including a plurality of test keywords indexed to a requirement in a spread sheet format;

means for receiving a validation test plan request including at least one requirement;

means for determining the test keywords of the validation test plan based on the requirement; and

means for sending the test keywords from a call center to the embedded module based on correspondence between the requirement and test keywords.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein means for providing a validation test plan including a plurality of test keywords indexed to a requirement comprises;

means for selecting the requirement from a requirements database;

means for determining the test keywords required for testing against the requirement; and

means for compiling the test keywords in a predefined validation test plan format.

9. The system of claim 7 further comprising:

means for creating a plurality of test control interfaces corresponding to the telematics unit; and

means for linking the test keywords to the test control interfaces.

10. The system of claim 7 further comprising:

means for receiving a test response corresponding to the test keyword from the embedded module at the call center;

means for comparing the test response to an expected response indexed to the requirement;

means for creating a test results report based on the comparison; and

means for linking the test results report to the validation test plan in a version control database.

11. The system of claim 7 further comprising:

means for determining maintenance information corresponding to the test keywords sent to the embedded module; and

means for creating an updated validation test plan based on the determined maintenance information.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein the test keyword definition is selected from the group consisting of action component, response component, timing control, action type, command type parameter, command type parameter value, requirement ID, and results.

13. A computer readable medium storing a computer program including computer program code for verifying an embedded module of a mobile vehicle comprising:

computer program code for providing a validation test plan including a plurality of test keywords indexed to a requirement in a spread sheet format;

computer program code for receiving a validation test plan request including at least one requirement;

computer program code for determining the test keywords of the validation test plan based on the requirement; and

computer program code for sending the test keywords from a call center to the embedded module based on correspondence between the requirement and test keywords.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13 wherein computer program code for providing a validation test plan including a plurality of test keywords indexed to a requirement comprises;

computer program code for selecting the requirement from a requirements database;

computer program code for determining the test keywords required for testing against the requirement; and

computer program code for compiling the test keywords in a predefined validation test plan format.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 13 further comprising:

computer program code for creating a plurality of test control interfaces corresponding to the telematics unit; and

computer program code for linking the test keywords to the test control interfaces.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 13 further comprising:

computer program code for receiving a test response corresponding to the test keyword from the embedded module at the call center;

computer program code for comparing the test response to an expected response indexed to the requirement;

computer program code for creating a test results report based on the comparison; and

computer program code for linking the test results report to the validation test plan in a version control database.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 13 further comprising:

computer program code for determining maintenance information corresponding to the test keywords sent to the embedded module; and

computer program code for creating an updated validation test plan based on the determined maintenance information.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 13 wherein the test keyword definition is selected from the group consisting of action component, response component, timing control, action type, command type parameter, command type parameter value, requirement ID, and results.