Method and system for automating the process of testing a device

• US 20140095931A1
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HCL Technologies Limited
• Original Assignee: HCL Technologies Limited
• Inventors: Sadasivam, Sivasakthivel, Kariraman, Kannan, Longkumer, Takameren
• Granted Patent: US 8,984,349 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/263 Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences ; with adaptation of the tested hardware for testability with external testers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3668 Software testing software testing in telephone exchanges H04M3/242, testing of hardware G06F11/22
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites

Abstract

Device Test Automation framework. This embodiment provides a device test automation framework for automating testing of embedded systems. The device test automation framework—DTAF allows user to test embedded device software using test scripts, which can capture various interfaces of device under test. A Graphical User Interface—GUI tool is created based on device under test configuration and user input. This GUI tool shows various interface of device under test. A device test automation framework hardware enables communication between test tool and the device under test. DTAF allows testing process to dramatically improve productivity, effectiveness, efficiency and coverage of embedded software testing

Claims

1. A method for testing embedded device software using a device test automation framework, said method comprising of:

configuring a test script based on user input and device under test by a device test automation framework DTAF tool;

showing different interfaces of device under test by a graphical user interface tool;

simulating the hardware of the device under test using device test automation framework hardware by an application test tool;

executing the test script on the device under test by the application test tool via the application software of the device under test;

capturing the image of the device under test using showing different device under test interfaces by the graphical user interface tool; and

producing a report based on comparison between captured image and stored image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring of the test script based on user input and device under test is done using a device test automation framework tool.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface tool comprises of graphical user interface panel showing different interfaces of device under test.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the device test automation framework hardware communicates between the device under test and application test tool.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the image captured of device under test includes analog, digital and other status of the graphical user interface.

6. A system for testing embedded device software using a device test automation framework, said system comprising of:

a device test automation framework tool for configuring a test script based on user input and device under test;

a graphical user interface tool for showing different interfaces of device under test;

a device test automation framework hardware simulating the hardware of the device under test; and

an application test tool executing the test script, capturing image of the device under test and producing a report based on comparison between the captured image and a stored image.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the system is configured for configuring of the test script based on user input and device under test using a device test automation framework tool.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the graphical user interface tool comprises of graphical user interface panel showing different interfaces of device under test.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the device test automation framework hardware communicates between the device under test and application test tool.