AUTOMATED ERROR CHECKING SYSTEM FOR A SOFTWARE APPLICATION AND METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20130179865A1
• Filed: 12/07/2012
• Published: 07/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 4, LLC
• Original Assignee: Audiotoniq, Inc
• Inventors: Neumeyer, Frederick Charles, Bryant, Gregory Allen, Aguilar, Gabriel Anthony
• Granted Patent: US 9,355,017 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/127
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/368 for test version control, e.g. updating test cases to a new software version
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3692 for test results analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

A test system for providing automatic testing of an application on a plurality of devices, the system including an input/output device for communicating with the plurality of devices, a processor and a memory that stores instructions which cause the processor to install an application on a device, monitor the device as it performs a series of steps, and record the results of the series of steps in a log.

Claims

1. A test system comprising:

one or more processors;

an input/output interface coupled to the one or more processors to communicate with a plurality of portable devices through a communication channel, the plurality of portable devices comprising a first portable device executing a first versions of an operating system and a second portable device executing a second version of the operating system;

a memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

install an application on the plurality of portable devices;

start execution of the application on the plurality of portable devices;

provide a data stream including at least one command executable by the application to the plurality of portable devices; and

monitor execution of the data stream by the application on the plurality of portable devices to generate a test record.

2. The test system of claim 1, wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to generate an error record when an error occurs during execution of the data stream by the application on at least one of the plurality of portable devices.

3. The test system of claim 1, further comprising a web-interface for allowing a user to upload the application to an application source.

4. The test system of claim 3, further comprising:

a network interface coupled to the one or more processors to communicate with the application source through a network; and

wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to;

fetch the application from the application source before installing the application on the plurality of portable devices.

5. The test system of claim 3, wherein the user can view the test record through the web-interface.

6. The test system of claim 3, wherein the user selects a subset of the plurality of portable devices to install the application on using the web-interface.

7. The test system of claim 1, wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to execute the application on the plurality of portable devices in parallel.

8. The test system of claim 1, wherein the instruction when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to execute the application on the plurality of portable devices in series.

9. A method comprising:

receiving an application at an application source from a user through a web-interface;

receiving a selection of a subset of a plurality of portable devices from the user through the web-interface, the plurality of portable devices comprising a first portable device executing a first operating system and a second portable device executing a second operating system; and

testing the application on the subset, the testing including the steps of;

fetching the application from the application source;

installing the application on the subset of portable devices;

providing a data stream including at least one command executable by the application to the subset of portable devices;

monitoring execution of the data stream by the application on the subset of portable devices; and

generating a test record in response to monitoring the execution of the data stream by the application on the subset of portable devices.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the generating a test record comprises:

detecting an error during the execution of the data stream;

generating an error record in response to detecting the error; and

including the error record in the test record.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the testing further includes:

uninstalling the application from the at least one of the subset of portable devices;

reinstalling the application on the at least one of the subset of portable devices;

providing the data stream to the at least one of the plurality of portable devices; and

monitoring the execution of the data stream by the application on the at least one of the plurality of portable devices to determining if the error reoccurred.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the testing further includes:

installing the application on a second subset of the plurality of portable devices;

providing the data stream to the second subset of portable devices; and

monitoring the execution of the data stream by the application on the second subset of portable devices to determining if the error occurs on the others of the plurality of portable devices.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising making the test record available to the user at the web-interface.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving payment form the user at the web-interface before testing the application.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the payment is based in part on the selection of the subset of portable devices.

16. A computer-readable storage device comprising computer-executable instructions, that when executed on one or more processors, cause at least one of the processors to perform the method as recited in claim 9.

17. A method comprising:

installing an application on a plurality of portable devices, the plurality of portable devices including a first portable device from a first manufacture and a second portable device from a second manufacture;

providing a data stream including at least one command executable by the application to the application;

monitoring execution of the data stream by the application; and

generating a test record in response to monitoring the execution.

18. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

requesting the application from an application source through a network; and

receiving the application from the application source.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

providing the test record to the application source through the network.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

providing the test record to a user through email.