HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE TESTING METHOD

• US 20130138381A1
• Filed: 01/05/2012
• Published: 05/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Askey Computer Corporation (ASUSTek Computer, Inc.), Askey Technology Jiangsu Ltd (ASUSTek Computer, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Askey Computer Corporation (ASUSTek Computer, Inc.), Askey Technology Jiangsu Ltd (ASUSTek Computer, Inc.)
• Inventors: LEE, FENG-JUNG, HSIEH, CHING-FENG
• Application Number:
  US13/343,887
• Publication Number:
  US 20130138381A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/123
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2221 to test input/output devices or peripheral units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software

Abstract

A testing method tests a handheld electronic device installed with an open operating platform and having a touchscreen. The testing method includes the steps of executing a screen test program installed on the open operating platform to start a testing procedure; generating test coordinates by the screen test program; performing a touch selection operation based on the test coordinates by the touchscreen; and performing a functional operation by the open operating platform in response to the touch selection operation. The testing loop is repeatedly executed to simulate the ways a user may exercise touch control over the handheld electronic device to cause the handheld electronic device to hang or cause damage to software programs thereof. Accordingly, the testing method enhances the reliability of testing the handheld electronic device.

Claims

1. A testing method for testing a handheld electronic device, applicable to testing a handheld electronic device installed with an open operating platform and equipped with a touchscreen, the testing method comprising the steps of:

executing a screen test program installed on the open operating platform to start a testing procedure;

generating test coordinates whereby the open operating platform generates a touch control operation execution command and sends the touch control operation execution command and the test coordinates to the touchscreen;

performing a touch selection operation on the touchscreen corresponding to the test coordinates in response to the touch control operation execution command;

performing a functional operation by the open operating platform in response to the touch selection operation; and

going back to the step of generating test coordinates so as to generate next test coordinates after the open operating platform has finished performing the functional operation successfully.

2. The testing method of claim 1, further comprising the step of stopping the testing procedure after the open operating platform has failed to perform the functional operation.

3. The testing method of claim 2, further comprising the step of recording a total time from commencement of the testing procedure to termination of the testing procedure after the step of stopping the testing procedure after the open operating platform has failed to perform the functional operation.

4. The testing method of claim 1, wherein the test coordinates are randomly generated by the screen test program.

5. The testing method of claim 1, wherein the test coordinates randomly generated by the screen test program are single coordinates or complex coordinates.

6. The testing method of claim 1, wherein, in the step of generating test coordinates, linear reciprocating test coordinates are sequentially generated in accordance with a test of each loop to simulate a linear reciprocating touch operation on the touchscreen.

7. The testing method of claim 1, wherein, in the step of generating test coordinates, rotational cyclic test coordinates are sequentially generated in accordance with a test of each loop to simulate a rotational reciprocating touch operation on the touchscreen.

8. The testing method of claim 1, further comprising the step of stopping the testing procedure as soon as a total time of the testing procedure reaches a specific number of hours.

9. The testing method of claim 1, wherein the open operating platform is an Android operating platform.