Method and system for remotely testing a wireless device

• US 7,483,694 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2005
• Issued: 01/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Varanda, Marcelo
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah; Charles N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vu; Michael T
• Application Number:
  US11/061,526
• Publication Number:
  US 20050192002A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,435 Days
• Field of Search: 455/67.11, 455/423, 455/67.4, 714/46, 340/635, 345/73, 725/37, 709/250, 709/224, 379/29, 379/29.01, 379/1.01, 379/22, 379/27.01, 710/62
• US Class Current: 455/423
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/24 Arrangements for testing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

Abstract

A method and system for testing a wireless device, the system comprising: a remote user interface for interacting with the data device from a remote location; and a wireless network for communication with the wireless data device from a remote location, wherein a tester can send information to and receive information from the wireless device over said wireless network and can monitor said wireless device and send inputs to the wireless device over the remote user interface thereby forming a closed loop communications path.

Claims

1. A system for remotely testing a wireless data device, the system comprising:

coded logic configured to be executed on the tested wireless data device, the coded logic including;

instructions for capturing visual output of the tested wireless data device, the tested wireless data device being configured to provide the captured visual output; and

instructions for simulating at least one input driver at the tested wireless data device, the simulated input driver being configured to act based on at least one received input request to cause the tested wireless data device to register an input in accordance with said input request, a remote user for interacting with the tested wireless data device from a remote location, the remote user interface including a client machine, the client machine including;

coded logic configured to obtain the captured visual output provided by the tested wireless data device, the client machine being configured to display a graphical representation simulating a display of said tested wireless data device in accordance with said captured visual output; and

coded logic configured to submit the at least one input request to the tested wireless data device;

wherein a tester can monitor said wireless data device output and control said wireless data device via input sent over said remote user interface thereby forming a second closed loop communications path; and

a wireless network for communication with the tested wireless data device from the remote location, wherein the tester can send information to and receive information from said wireless data device over said wireless network and can monitor said wireless data device and send input to said wireless data device over said remote user interface thereby forming a first closed loop communications path, and wherein said server machine further comprises an audio modem, said audio modem being connected to said wireless data device at a microphone input for said wireless data device and at a headset or speaker output of said wireless data device, said modem further being connected to a telephone line, whereby audio input and output to and from said wireless data device is transferred over said telephone line.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote user interface includes:

a server machine associated with the wireless data device;

a communications channel for providing data exchange between said client machine and said server machine; and

a connectivity interface for providing data exchange between said server machine and said wireless data device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said client machine is located remotely from said server machine.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein said connectivity interface is one of a USB connection, an infrared connection and a Bluetooth interface.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein said server machine converts data from said client machine based on said interface.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein said input is a keystroke on said client machine.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein said input is a stylus event on said client machine.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said stylus event is one of a mouse click, a mouse release, and a cursor drag over said graphical representation simulating the display of said wireless data device on said client machine.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein said remote user interface includes an audio box, said audio box having a telephone connection and being connected to a parallel port of said server machine and to a microphone input and a headset or speaker output of said wireless data device, wherein audio input and output to and from said wireless data device passes through said audio box and over said telephone connection.