Remote testing of mobile terminals

• US 20070117560A1
• Filed: 10/04/2006
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sysopen Digia Oyj
• Original Assignee: Sysopen Digia Oyj
• Inventors: Pora, Heikki, Tulonen, Kai, Kolbl, Wolfgang
• Application Number:
  US11/542,115
• Publication Number:
  US 20070117560A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/423
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

Abstract

Remote testing of mobile terminals is presented. A remote testing server includes: a local data transmission connection module to couple the remote testing server with a pool of mobile terminals; a remote data transmission connection module to couple the remote testing server with remote testing clients; a management module to manage a use of the mobile terminals by the remote testing clients; and an interactive interface module to convey information between a remote testing client and a mobile terminal during a testing session.

Claims

1. A remote testing server for mobile terminal testing, comprising:

a local data transmission connection module to couple the remote testing server with a pool of mobile terminals;

a remote data transmission connection module to couple the remote testing server with remote testing clients;

a management module to manage a use of the mobile terminals by the remote testing clients; and

an interactive interface module to convey information between a remote testing client and a mobile terminal during a testing session.

2. The remote testing server of claim 1, wherein the interactive interface module further conveys screen information from the mobile terminal to the remote testing client during the testing session.

3. The remote testing server of claim 1, wherein the interactive interface module further conveys user input information from the remote testing client to the mobile terminal during the testing session.

4. The remote testing server of claim 3, wherein the interactive interface module further transforms user input information between a format of the remote testing client and a format of the mobile terminal during the testing session.

5. The remote testing server of claim 1, wherein the interactive interface module further conveys user output information from the mobile terminal to the remote testing client during the testing session.

6. The remote testing server of claim 1, wherein the interactive interface module further conveys setting information from the remote testing client to the mobile terminal during the testing session.

7. The remote testing server of claim 1, wherein the interactive interface module further conveys files and/or applications between the mobile terminal and the remote testing client during the testing session.

8. The remote testing server of claim 1, wherein the interactive interface module further conveys information needed during testing of an application installed in the mobile terminal.

9. The remote testing server of claim 1, wherein the interactive interface module further conveys information needed during testing of message transmission or reception with the mobile terminal.

10. The remote testing server of claim 1, wherein the interactive interface module further conveys information needed during testing of an incoming call answer or outgoing call initiating with the mobile terminal.

11. The remote testing server of claim 1, wherein the management module further presents a list of mobile terminals available to the remote testing client and receives selections of the mobile terminals for the testing session.

12. The remote testing server of claim 1, further comprising a user authentication module to authenticate the user of the remote testing client.

13. The remote testing server of claim 1, further comprising a log module to create an access and usage log.

14. The remote testing server of claim 1, further comprising another remote data transmission connection module to couple the remote testing server with a remote testing proxy coupled to another pool of mobile terminals.

15. An arrangement for remote testing of mobile terminals, comprising:

means for coupling the arrangement with a pool of mobile terminals;

means for coupling the arrangement with remote testing clients;

means for managing a use of the mobile terminals by the remote testing clients; and

means for interactively conveying information between a remote testing client and a mobile terminal during a testing session.

16. A computer program product embodied on a distribution medium for remote testing of mobile terminals, comprising:

a local data transmission connection module to couple the remote testing server with a pool of mobile terminals;

a remote data transmission connection module to couple the remote testing server with remote testing clients;

a management module to manage a use of the mobile terminals by the remote testing clients; and

an interactive interface module to convey information between a remote testing client and a mobile terminal during a testing session.

17. A method for remote testing of mobile terminals, comprising:

coupling a remote testing server with a pool of mobile terminals;

coupling the remote testing server with remote testing clients;

managing a use of the mobile terminals by the remote testing clients; and

conveying information interactively between a remote testing client and a mobile terminal during a testing session.