ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR EMULATING OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20090248389A1
• Filed: 02/09/2009
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: ROTH, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US12/367,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20090248389A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/20
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/261 by simulating additional hardware, e.g. fault simulation

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic device for emulating other electronic devices comprising an interface (6) for enabling communication within a network (11), an embedded emulation system (10) for emulating at least a second electronic device (12), said embedded emulation system (10) comprising transmission emulation means (9) for creating messages to be sent via the interface (6), said messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device (12).

The present invention further relates to a method for operating an electronic device.

Claims

1. Electronic device for emulating other electronic devices comprising

an interface for enabling communication within a network,

an embedded emulation system for emulating at least a second electronic device, said embedded emulation system comprising

transmission emulation means for creating messages to be sent via the interface, said messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device.

2. Electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the transmission emulation means creates a message to be sent to a third electronic device for requesting an answer from the third electronic device.

3. Electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the transmission emulation means creates a message in response to a polling message thereby reporting on an occupied address within the network.

4. Electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the embedded emulation system further comprises a reception emulation means for accepting messages received via the interface having as recipient address the address of the second electronic device.

5. Electronic device according to claim 4,

wherein the embedded emulation system acknowledges reception of a message having as recipient address the address of the second electronic device.

6. Electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the embedded emulation system is adapted to emulate two or more electronic devices.

7. Electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the embedded emulation system is adapted to disable transmission of messages via the interface having as sender address the address of the electronic device.

8. Electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the embedded emulation system is adapted to disable reception of messages via the interface having as recipient address the address of the electronic device.

9. Electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein the embedded emulation system is adapted to emulate at least the second electronic device in addition to the normal functionality of the electronic device.

10. Electronic device according to claim 1,

further comprising a storage for storing data related to the second electronic device, and

wherein the transmission emulation means is adapted to create messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device based on the stored data.

11. Electronic device according to claim 10,

being adapted to send at least a part of all possible messages to the second electronic device,

to store the answers and/or failure messages received from the second electronic device in response to the sent messages in the storage, and

to use the stored answers and/or failure messages for creating messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device.

12. Electronic device according to claim 10,

being adapted to request characteristics from the second electronic device,

to store the characteristics in the storage, and

to use the characteristics for creating messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device.

13. Electronic device according to claim 10,

being adapted to receive a readily prepared data set comprising messages transmitted to and/or from the second electronic device,

to store the readily prepared data set in the storage and

to use the stored data set for creating messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device.

14. Electronic device according to claim 10,

further comprising a listening unit for monitoring the messages transmitted to and/or from the second electronic,

wherein the monitored messages are stored in the storage and

wherein the stored messages are used for creating messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device.

15. Method for operating an electronic device comprising the steps of

providing an interface for enabling communication within a network,

emulating at least a second electronic device, wherein the step of emulating comprises creating messages to be sent via the interface, said messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device.

16. Method according to claim 15,

comprising the step of creating a message to be sent to a third electronic device for requesting an answer from the third electronic device.

17. Method according to claim 15,

comprising the step of creating a message in response to a polling message thereby reporting on an occupied address within the network.

18. Method according to claim 15,

wherein said step of emulating further comprises accepting messages received via the interface having as recipient address the address of the second electronic device.

19. Method according to claim 18,

comprising the step of acknowledging reception of a message having as recipient address the address of the second electronic device.

20. Method according to claim 15,

comprising the step of emulating two or more electronic devices.

21. Method according to claim 15,

comprising the step of disabling transmission of messages via the interface having as sender address the address of the electronic device.

22. Method according to claim 15,

comprising the step of disabling reception of messages via the interface having as recipient address the address of the electronic device.

23. Method according to claim 15,

comprising the step of emulating at least the second electronic device in addition to the normal functionality of the electronic device.

24. Method according to claim 15,

comprising the steps of storing data related to the second electronic device, and

creating messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device based on the stored data.

25. Method according to claim 24,

comprising the steps of sending at least a part of all possible messages to the second electronic device,

storing the answers and/or failure messages received from the second electronic device in response to the sent messages in the storage, and

using the stored answers and/or failure messages for creating messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device.

26. Method according to claim 24,

comprising the steps of requesting characteristics from the second electronic device, storing the characteristics in the storage, and

using the characteristics for creating messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device.

27. Method according to claim 24,

comprising the steps of receiving a readily prepared data set comprising messages transmitted to and/or from the second electronic device,

storing the readily prepared data set in the storage and

using the stored data set for creating messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device.

28. Method according to claim 24,

further comprising the steps of monitoring the messages transmitted to and/or from the second electronic,

storing the monitored messages in the storage and

using the stored messages for creating messages having as sender address the address of the second electronic device.