SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING DEBUG INFORMATION USING A PERIPHERAL DEVICE

• US 20090059000A1
• Filed: 08/27/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Rowe, Jason, Kim, Tae Hee, Kang, Byung, Kim, Paul Suntae
• Granted Patent: US 8,773,527 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/125
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/04 for receivers

Abstract

A system and method for capturing debug information are disclosed. In one aspect, a method comprises connecting a portable test device having a memory and no processor to a television, the test device having stored therein a debug program configured to be executed by a control unit of the television to capture debug information from the television and store the captured debug information on the test device.

Claims

1. A method of capturing debug information from a television, the method comprising:

connecting a portable test device having a memory and no processor to a television, the test device having stored therein a debug program configured to be executed by a control unit of the television to capture debug information from the television and store the captured debug information on the test device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the test device is connected to a local port of the television.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the test device is connected to a USB port of the television.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the debug program is configured to be automatically executed by the television when the test device is connected to the television.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the debug program is designed to capture debug information from the television with no user input.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the debug program is designed to interact with a user, via a user interface of the television, and to capture debug information from the television based on input from the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the debug program is an executable program.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the debug program has a menu-based interface.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the debug program captures debug information from the television by calling a diagnosis program embedded in the television.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the test device is a passive storage device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the test device is a non-volatile storage device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the test device is a flash media card.

13. A device for capturing debug information from a television, the device comprising:

a debug program configured to be executed by a control unit of a television to capture debug information from the television and store the captured debug information on the device; and

a memory unit configured to store the debug program and the captured debug information.

14. The device of claim 13, further comprising an interface configured to connect to the television.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the interface is a USB interface.

16. The device of claim 13, wherein the debug program is configured to be automatically executed by the television when the test device is connected to the television.

17. The device of claim 13, wherein the debug program is designed to capture debug information from the television with no user input.

18. The device of claim 13, wherein the debug program is designed to interact with a user, via the user interface of the television, and to capture debug information from the television based input from the user.

19. The device of claim 13, wherein the debug program has a menu-based interface.

20. The device of claim 13, wherein the debug program captures debug information from the television by calling a diagnosis program embedded in the television.

21. The device of claim 13, wherein the device is a passive storage device.

22. The device of claim 13, wherein the device is a portable device.

23. The device of claim 13, wherein the test device is a non-volatile storage device.

24. The device of claim 13, wherein the test device is a flash media card.

25. A method of debugging a television at a remote location, the method comprising:

delivering a test device to a remote location having a television, the test device having stored therein a debug program configured to be executed by a control unit of the television to capture debug information from the television and store the captured debug information on the test device;

at the remote location, connecting the test device to the television such that the debug program is executed by the television to capture debug information and store the captured debug information on the test device;

receiving the test device having stored therein the captured debug information; and

analyzing the captured debug information.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the debug program is designed to capture the debug information from the television without user input.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the debug program is designed to interact with a user of the television, via the user interface of the television, and to capture the debug information from the television based on input from the user.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein the debug program is configured to be automatically executed by the television when the test device is connected to the television.

29. The method of claim 25, wherein the debug program captures debug information from the television by calling a diagnosis program embedded in the television.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein the debug program has a menu-based interface.

31. A method of capturing debug information from a television, the method comprising:

coupling a portable test device having a memory to a television, the test device having stored therein a debug program configured to be executed by a control unit of the television to capture debug information from the television and store the captured debug information on the test device.

32. A device for capturing debug information from a television, the device comprising:

means for capturing debug information from the television and store the captured debug information on the device; and

means for storing the capturing means and the captured debug information.

33. The device of claim 32, wherein the capturing means comprises a debug program configured to be executed by a control unit of a television to capture debug information from the television and store the captured debug information on the device.

34. The device of claim 32, wherein the storing means comprises a memory unit.