METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY TESTING A WIRELESS DEVICE

• US 20100273425A1
• Filed: 07/05/2010
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Varanda, Marcelo
• Granted Patent: US 8,712,329 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/24 Arrangements for testing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

Abstract

A method and system for testing a wireless device, the system comprising: a remote user interface for interacting with the data device from a remote location; and a wireless network for communication with the wireless data device from a remote location, wherein a tester can send information to and receive information from the wireless device over said wireless network and can monitor said wireless device and send inputs to the wireless device over the remote user interface thereby forming a closed loop communications path.

Claims

1. A system for remotely interfacing with a wireless data device, the system comprising:

the wireless data device having a display providing visual output and an input driver, the wireless device including;

coded logic configured to be executed on the wireless data device, the coded logic including;

instructions for capturing visual output of the wireless data device, the wireless data device being configured to provide the captured visual output; and

instructions for simulating at least one input driver at the wireless data device, the simulated input driver being configured to act based on at least one received input request to cause the wireless data device to register an input in accordance with said input request;

a server machine;

an interface for communication between the wireless data device and the server machine; and

a client machine configured to communicate with said server machine, the client machine including;

coded logic configured to obtain the captured visual output provided by the wireless data device, the client machine being configured to display a graphical representation simulating a display of said wireless data device in accordance with said captured visual output; and

coded logic configured to send the at least one input request to the wireless data device through the server machine.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said client machine is located remotely from said server machine.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said interface comprises one of a USB connection, an infrared connection, a wireless connection and a Bluetooth interface.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said server machine converts data from said client machine based on said interface.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said received input comprises a keystroke on said client machine.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said received input comprises a stylus event on said client machine.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said stylus event comprises one of a mouse click, a mouse release, and a cursor drag over said graphical representation simulating the display of said wireless data device on said client machine.

8. A server machine configured for remote interfacing with a wireless data device, the server machine comprising:

a processor;

a communications subsystem providing an interface with the wireless data device and further providing for communications with a client machine;

coded logic configured to receive captured visual output from the wireless data device and to forward the captured visual output to the client machine; and

coded logic configured to receive an input request from the client machine and to forward the input request to the wireless data device.

9. The server machine of claim 8, wherein the server machine further includes coded logic configured to convert the captured visual output to a different format prior to forwarding the captured visual output.

10. The server machine of claim 8, wherein the server machine further includes coded logic to convert the input request to a different format prior to forwarding the input request to the wireless data device.

11. The server machine of claim 8, wherein the communications subsystem includes an interface for communicating with the wireless data device.

12. The server machine of claim 11, wherein said interface comprises one of a USB connection, an infrared connection, a wireless connection and a Bluetooth interface.

13. The server machine of claim 8, wherein the communications subsystem includes a network connection to communicate with the client machine.

14. A method of remotely interfacing with a wireless device from a remote location, the method comprising:

establishing a communications interface between the wireless device and a server machine;

providing communication between a server machine and a client machine; and

interacting with the wireless device from the client machine, the interacting including;

graphically simulating a display of said wireless device on the client machine; and

simulating input at the wireless device in accordance with input requests obtained from the client machine,

wherein said interacting occurs through said server machine.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the interacting includes:

transmitting from said wireless device a screen capture to said client machine; and

sending user inputs to said wireless device from said client machine.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the interacting includes translating messages sent between the wireless device and the client machine into a different format at the server machine.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

sending information to the wireless device and receiving information from the wireless device over a wireless network.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the information includes a message selected from the group consisting of an email message, a text message, a short message service message, and a calendar event.

19. A wireless data device comprising:

a processor;

a communications subsystem;

a display providing visual output;

an input driver; and

coded logic configured to be executed on the processor of the wireless data device, the coded logic including;

instructions for capturing visual output of the wireless data device, the wireless data device being configured to provide the captured visual output to a server utilizing said communications subsystem; and

instructions for simulating at least one input driver at the wireless data device, the simulated input driver being configured to act based on at least one received input request to cause the wireless data device to register an input in accordance with said input request.

20. The wireless device of claim 19, wherein said received input comprises a keystroke.

21. The wireless device of claim 19, wherein said received input comprises a stylus event.