METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE PHONES AND INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS USING THE SAME

• US 20170019514A1
• Filed: 06/16/2016
• Published: 01/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Xu, Haibo
• Granted Patent: US 10,621,076 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2221 to test input/output devices or peripheral units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4282 on a serial bus, e.g. I2C bus, SPI bus on daisy chain buses G06F13/4247
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/24 of transmitter output stages
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0475 with means for limiting noise, interference or distortion H04B1/0483 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/0408 with power amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/24 Arrangements for testing

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention propose a method for mobile phone and instrument control a system using the method. The method for mobile phone and instrument control is performed by a processing unit and comprises the following steps: reading one script; determining what a destination is according to the script; if the destination is a mobile phone, transmitting a first control command to the mobile phone according to the script; and if the destination is one of a plurality of instruments, transmitting a second control command to the instrument according to the script.

Claims

1. A method for mobile phone and instrument control performed by a processing unit of a controller, the method comprising:

reading a script;

determining what a destination is according to the script;

if the destination is a mobile phone, transmitting a first control command to the mobile phone according to the script; and

if the destination is one of a plurality of instruments, transmitting a second control command to the instrument according to the script.

2. The method for mobile phone and instrument control of claim 1, wherein the controller is connected to the mobile phone via a universal serial bus, and the controller is connected to the instrument via a general-purpose instrumentation bus.

3. The method for mobile phone and instrument control of claim 2, wherein the instrument is an integrated tester, a spectrum analyzer, a power supplier or a signal emitter.

4. The method for mobile phone and instrument control of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, according to the script, whether to instruct the transmission of a control command; and

if so, determining, according to the script, what a destination of the transmission is.

5. The method for mobile phone and instrument control of claim 1, further comprising:

recording a first transmission log of transmitting the first control command to the mobile phone; and

after receiving a first reply message from the mobile phone, recording a first reception log of receiving the first reply message from the mobile phone.

6. The method for mobile phone and instrument control of claim 5, further comprising:

storing in a log text or displaying on a display unit the first transmission log and the first reception log.

7. The method for mobile phone and instrument control of claim 5, further comprising:

recording a second transmission log of transmitting the second control command to the instrument; and

after receiving a second reply message from the mobile phone, recording a second reception log of receiving the second reply message from the instrument.

8. The method for mobile phone and instrument control of claim 7, further comprising:

storing in the log text or displaying on the display unit the second transmission log and the second reception log.

9. A mobile phone and instrument control device, comprising:

a storage device storing a script text; and

a processing unit coupled to the storage device, the processing unit reading a script from the script text;

determining what a destination is according to the script;

if the destination is a mobile phone, transmitting a first control command to the mobile phone according to the script; and

if the destination is one of multiple instruments, transmitting a second control command to the instrument according to the script.

10. The mobile phone and instrument control device of claim 9, further comprising:

a universal serial bus controller; and

a general-purpose instrumentation bus controller,

wherein the processing unit is connected to the mobile phone via the universal serial bus controller and is connected to the instrument via the general-purpose instrumentation bus controller.

11. The mobile phone and instrument control device of claim 10, wherein the instrument is an integrated tester, a spectrum analyzer, a power supplier or a signal emitter.

12. The mobile phone and instrument control device of claim 10, wherein the processing unit determines, according to the script, whether to instruct the transmission of a control command;

and if so, determines, according to the script, what the destination of to transmission is.

13. The mobile phone and instrument control device of claim 10, wherein the processing unit records a first transmission log of transmitting the first control command to the mobile phone;

and after receiving a first reply message from the mobile phone, records a first reception log of receiving the first reply message from the mobile phone.

14. The mobile phone and instrument control device of claim 13, wherein the processing unit stores in a log text or displays on a display unit the first transmission log and the first reception log.

15. The mobile phone and instrument control device of claim 13, wherein the processing unit records a second transmission log of transmitting the second control command to the instrument;

and after receiving a second reply message from the mobile phone, records a second reception log of receiving the second reply message from the instrument.

16. The mobile phone and instrument control device of claim 15, wherein the processing unit stores in the log text and displays on the display unit the second transmission log and the second reception log.