METHOD FOR REMOTELY DIAGNOSING DEVICES

• US 20080162994A1
• Filed: 03/10/2008
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbH (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbH (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Clanget, Ulrich, SZUCS, Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/045,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20080162994A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/25
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2294 by remote test

Abstract

A method for diagnosing devices via a remote testing device which is connectable to devices to be diagnosed via a communication network. Diagnosing is performed by exchanging diagnostics information between the remote-testing device and the devices to be tested via the communication network. The process of exchanging diagnostics information is at least partially done by using a communication protocol being based on XML-scripts which include the diagnostics information. The advantage of this method is a lean and platform-independent way of diagnosing devices, which enables to avoid unnecessary efforts and costs.

Claims

1. A method for diagnosing devices via a remote testing device which is connectable to devices to be diagnosed via a communication network, wherein said diagnosing is performed by exchanging diagnostics information between said remote testing device and said devices to be tested via said communication network,

wherein said diagnostics information is included within XML-scripts being exchanged between said remote testing device and said devices to be tested, wherein said XML-scripts constitute XML-language extensions, the method comprising:

providing a diagnosing unit within each of the devices;

implementing self-tests in each diagnosing unit;

requesting by the remote testing device execution of at least one self-test; and

executing said diagnostics self-tests based on said diagnostics information received from said remote testing device.