MOBILE APPLICATION INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACE FOR A REMOTE COMPUTING DEVICE MONITORING A TEST DEVICE

• US 20150095717A1
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation (Illinois Tool Works Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation (Illinois Tool Works Inc.)
• Inventors: Frenz, Andrew, Kirschbaum, Freeman Stephen, Moorjani, Philip
• Granted Patent: US 10,255,156 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/46
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2294 by remote test
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/323 Visualisation of programs or trace data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

Remotely monitoring a test on a test specimen includes receiving information pertaining to the test, rendering on a remote computing device display an information message having portions indicative of a testing device, of information related to the testing device or a test being conducted on the testing device, and of time that has elapsed since the second portion has occurred, and updating the third portion indicative of the time that has elapsed. A test operation monitoring system includes an image capture device, and a computing device operatively connected to the image capture device to receive information on the testing operation from the image capture device, the computing device having a controller configured to receive information pertaining to the testing operation and to render on a display an information message indicative of parameters of the testing device at a selectable amount of progress through the testing operation.

Claims

1. A method of remotely monitoring a test being performed upon a test specimen, the method comprising:

receiving information pertaining to the test;

rendering on a display of a computing device remote from the testing device an information message having a first portion indicative of a testing device, a second portion indicative of information related to the testing device or a test being conducted on the testing device, and a third portion indicative of time that has elapsed since the second portion has occurred; and

updating the third portion indicative of the time that has elapsed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information pertaining to the test includes an indication of a test failure, and wherein rendering further comprises rendering an information message about the failure.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the information pertaining to the test includes an image or video of the failure, and wherein rendering further comprises rendering a link to the image or video of the failure.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information pertaining to the test includes an image or video of the testing operation, and wherein rendering further comprises rendering a link to the image or video.

5. The method of claim 1, and further comprising receiving information pertaining to an alert pertaining to the test, the testing device, and/or a component associated with the testing device, and rendering the alert on the display.

6. The method of claim 1, and further comprising rendering on the display a series of information messages in a time ordered fashion such that each third portion of each information message in the series of information messages continues to indicate the elapsed time from the corresponding second portion of each information message as the information message is rendered on the display.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the series of information messages relates to information provided by at least two different testing devices.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the series of information messages relates only to testing devices, a component connected thereto, and/or communication between users authorized to monitor the information messages.

9. The method of claim 1, and further comprising associating graphical icons for information messages.

10. The method of claim 1, and further comprising associating images of a testing device with an information message for that testing device.

11. The method of claim 1, and further comprising receiving information from the user of the computing device indicating at least one parameter associated with the testing device, a component connected thereto, and/or communication between users authorized to monitor the information messages to be sent in an information message.

12. A computing device, comprising:

an interface configured to receive information pertaining to a test performed on or related to a testing device;

a storage device;

a display; and

a processor operably connected to the interface, the storage device and the display, the processor configured to receive information pertaining to the test;

to render on the display an information message having a first portion indicative of the testing device, a second portion indicative of information related to the testing device or a test being conducted on the testing device, and a third portion indicative of time that has elapsed since the second portion has occurred; and

to update the third portion indicative of the time that has elapsed.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to receive an image or video associated with the testing operation, and to render on the display the image or video associated with the testing operation.

14. A system configured to monitor a testing operation on a testing device, comprising:

an image capture device; and

a computing device operatively connected to the image capture device to receive information on the testing operation from the image capture device, the computing device having a controller configured to receive information pertaining to the testing operation and to render on a display an information message indicative of parameters of the testing device at a selectable amount of progress through the testing operation.

15. A system configured to monitor a testing operation on a testing device, comprising:

an image capture device; and

a computing device operatively connected to the image capture device to receive information on the testing operation from the image capture device, the computing device having a controller configured to receive information pertaining to the testing operation;

to render on the display an information message having a first portion indicative of the testing device, a second portion indicative of information related to the testing device or a test being conducted on the testing device, and a third portion indicative of time that has elapsed since the second portion has occurred; and

to update the third portion indicative of the time has elapsed.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the image capture device is configured to capture images of the testing operation, and to convey to the computing device images associated with the testing operation.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the image capture device is configured to convey images associated with a failure of the testing operation to the computing device upon the failure.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the image capture device is configured to capture a video of the testing operation, and to convey to the computing device video associated with the testing operation.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the image capture device is configured to convey video associated with a failure of the testing operation to the computing device upon the failure.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the controller is further configured to render on the display an alert for a condition of the testing device.

21. A testing device;

comprising;

a test platform having a controller operatively coupled to the test platform;

an image capture device operatively coupled to the controller, to capture information pertaining to a test, the test platform, or a test specimen on the test platform; and

wherein the controller is configured to generate an information message having a first portion indicative of a testing device of the one or more testing devices, a second portion indicative of information related to the testing device or a test being conducted on the testing device, and a third portion indicative of time that has elapsed since the second portion has occurred.

22. A mobile application tool including instructions stored on a computer storage medium and operable through one or more hardware components of a computing device, comprising:

a mobile test interface component configured to retrieve an information message, from one or more testing devices, associated with one or more tests operable on the one or more testing devices; and

a display component configured to invoke a graphical user interface to display the retrieved information message, the information message having a first portion indicative of a testing device of the one or more testing devices, a second portion indicative of information related to the testing device or a test being conducted on the testing device, and a third portion indicative of time that has elapsed since the second portion has occurred.

23. The mobile application tool of claim 22, wherein the tool includes an alert function which when activated retrieves alert notifications for the one or more testing devices.

24. The mobile application tool of claim 22, and further comprising an alert function to provide an information message indicating a completion of a test cycle or test for a testing device of the one or more testing devices.

25. A mobile data platform for monitoring a testing system including one or more testing devices operated through one or more controller units, comprising:

a communication platform to receive information on one or more tests operable on the one or more testing devices; and

a display component configured to invoke a graphical user interface to display the received information, wherein the received information is determined by parameters identified by an individual user for that individual user.

26. The mobile data platform of claim 25, wherein the received information is rendered on the display component and includes an information message having a first portion indicative of a testing device, a second portion indicative of information related to the testing machine or a test being conducted on the testing device, and a third portion indicative of time that has elapsed since the second portion has occurred.

27. The mobile data platform of claim 26, wherein the received information third portion is updated indicative of the time has elapsed since an event associated with the information message has occurred.