Creation and Use of Test Cases for Automated Testing of Media-Based Applications

• US 20070250882A1
• Filed: 03/21/2006
• Published: 10/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Muschett, Brien, Da Palma, William
• Granted Patent: US 8,234,680 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/105
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3684 for test design, e.g. generating new test cases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites

Abstract

A method for testing an automated interactive media system. The method can include establishing a communication session with the automated interactive media system. In response to receiving control and/or media information from the automated interactive media system, pre-recorded control and/or media information can be propagated to the automated interactive media system. The pre-recorded control and/or media information can be recorded in real time.

Claims

1. A method for testing an automated interactive media system comprising:

establishing a first communication session between an information player and the automated interactive media system; and

responsive to the information player receiving control information or media information from the automated interactive media system during the first communication session, propagating from the information player to the automated interactive media system at least one set of information selected from the group consisting of pre-recorded control information that was recorded in real time and pre-recorded media information that was recorded in real time.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising retrieving the pre-recorded control information from a first recording track of a datastore and retrieving the pre-recorded media information from a second recording track of the datastore.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein retrieving the pre-recorded control information further comprises processing at least one form of information selected from the group consisting of temporal information and synchronization information.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a second communication session between the information player and the automated interactive media system; and

responsive to the information player receiving control information or media information from the automated interactive media system during the second communication session, propagating from the information player to the automated interactive media system at least a second set of information selected from the group consisting of pre-recorded control information that was recorded in real time and pre-recorded media information that was recorded in real time.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein establishing the second communication session comprises establishing the second communication session while the first communication session is still established.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein establishing the second communication session comprises establishing the second communication session immediately after the first communication session has ended.

7. A method for creating a test case for testing automated interactive media systems comprising:

during a communication session between a media device and an interactive automated media system;

recording media information exchanged between the media device and the interactive automated media system; and

recording control information exchanged between the media device and the interactive automated media system.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein recording the control information comprises recording the control information to a recording track in which the media information is recorded.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein recording the media information comprises recording the media information to a first recording track and recording the control information comprises recording the control information to a second recording track.

10. The method according to claim 7, further comprising recording at least one form of information related to the media and control information, the form of information selected from the group consisting of temporal information and synchronization information.

11. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections comprising:

code for establishing a first communication session between an information player and the automated interactive media system; and

code for, responsive to the information player receiving control information or media information from the automated interactive media system during the first communication session, propagating from the information player to the automated interactive media system at least one set of information selected from the group consisting of pre-recorded control information that was recorded in real time and pre-recorded media information that was recorded in real time.

12. The machine readable storage of claim 11, further comprising:

code for retrieving the pre-recorded control information from a first recording track of a datastore and retrieving the pre-recorded media information from a second recording track of the datastore.

13. The machine readable storage of claim 12, wherein the code for retrieving the pre-recorded control information further comprises code for processing at least one form of information selected from the group consisting of temporal information and synchronization information.

14. The machine readable storage of claim 11, further comprising:

code for establishing a second communication session between the information player and the automated interactive media system; and

code for, responsive to the information player receiving control information or media information from the automated interactive media system during the second communication session, propagating from the information player to the automated interactive media system at least a second set of information selected from the group consisting of pre-recorded control information that was recorded in real time and pre-recorded media information that was recorded in real time.

15. The machine readable storage of claim 14, wherein the code for establishing the second communication session comprises code for establishing the second communication session while the first communication session is still established.

16. The machine readable storage of claim 14, wherein the code for establishing the second communication session comprises code for establishing the second communication session immediately after the first communication session has ended.

17. The machine readable storage of claim 11, further comprising:

code for recording media information exchanged between a media device and the automated interactive media system during a live communication session; and

code for recording control information exchanged between the media device and the interactive automated media system during the live communication session.

18. The machine readable storage of claim 17, wherein the code for recording the control information comprises code for recording the control information to a recording track in which the media information is recorded.

19. The machine readable storage of claim 17, wherein the code for recording the media information comprises code for recording the media information to a first recording track and recording the control information comprises recording the control information to a second recording track.

20. The machine readable storage of claim 17, further comprising code for recording at least one form of information related to the media and control information, the form of information selected from the group consisting of temporal information and synchronization information.