Method and apparatus for testing ubiquitous service or device using uniform object model

• US 8,010,653 B2
• Filed: 11/03/2006
• Issued: 08/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lim, Hun, Kim, Su-myeon, Kim, Kyle, Kong, Won-keun
• Primary Examiner(s): Donaghue; Larry
• Assistant Examiner(s): Afolabi; Mark O
• Application Number:
  US11/592,146
• Publication Number:
  US 20070168503A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,761 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/204, 709/219, 709/217, 709/229, 709/201, 709/223, 709/227, 707/9, 707/505, 707/3, 707/5, 707/509, 713/1, 713/100, 713/172, 713/159, 713/200, 713/201, 713/202, 711/115, 718/102, 718/104, 718/101
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007

Abstract

An apparatus and method for testing a ubiquitous service or a ubiquitous device using a uniform object model are provided. Because a virtual ubiquitous environment is constructed with devices, services, users, layouts, and the like, physical construction of the ubiquitous environment to test services or devices is not needed. Therefore, the effectiveness of the ubiquitous device or service can be confirmed without requiring a ubiquitous environment to be physically constructed. Additionally, time or cost of constructing a ubiquitous environment can be reduced. Because a variety of environments can be easily constructed through the test of devices or services, the performances of the devices or services can also be improved.

Claims

1. An apparatus for testing ubiquitous service or a ubiquitous device, comprising:

a profile manager for storing and managing profile information set by a user;

a user interface for determining the profile information and for determining a device and a service to test; and

an engine emulator for generating virtually uniform objects with respect to the device and the service based on the profile information, for emulating the virtually uniform objects based on the unit of at least one of a time or an event, for perceiving a current status according to status changes in the virtually uniform objects, and for generating a display to a user interface when an abnormality occurs,

wherein the engine emulator comprises

a uniform object generator for generating a variety of virtually uniform objects using a uniform object model and based on the profile information;

a time/event-based emulator for emulating the service and the operation of the device according to the virtually uniform objects based on at least one of a time or event unit;

an engine emulator for perceiving a current status based on status changes of the virtually uniform objects by using ontology information; and

an abnormal status database for storing information about a plurality of situations defined as abnormal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the profile information comprises at least one of an environment profile, a place profile, a device profile, a service profile, an actor profile, and a trace profile.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an ontology information storage which provides the ontology information.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the engine emulator receives an input of data comprising at least one of a starting time and an ending time for testing the device and the service.

5. A method for testing a ubiquitous service or a ubiquitous device, the method comprising:

storing a type of profile information set by a user, and information about a device and a service to test;

generating virtually uniform objects with respect to the device and the service, using a uniform object model and based on the profile information;

emulating the virtually uniform objects, according to the virtually uniform objects based on at least one of a time or event unit, to perceive a current status according to status changes in the virtually uniform objects using ontology information;

storing information about a plurality of situations defined as abnormal; and

displaying an abnormal status when the current status has abnormality.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the of type of profile information comprises at least one of an environment profile, a place profile, a device profile, a service profile, an actor profile, and a trace profile.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein, the emulating of the virtually uniform objects comprises perceiving the current status based on information about status changes of the virtually uniform objects using ontology information.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein, the emulating of the virtually uniform objects comprises at least one of performing one cycle of operation at time intervals using a time event trigger, performing, without using the time event trigger, the next cycle of operation following the completion of the previous cycle of operation, and performing one cycle of operation whenever an event occurs at the virtually uniform objects.

9. A method for testing a ubiquitous service, the method comprising:

storing profile information, information about a device and information about a service to test;

generating virtually uniform objects of the device and the service, using a uniform object model and based on the profile information;

emulating the virtually uniform objects, according to the virtually uniform objects based on at least one of a time or event unit, to perceive a current status according to status changes in the virtually uniform objects using ontology information; and

storing information about a plurality of situations defined as abnormal.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying an abnormal status when the current has abnormality.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the profile information comprises at least one of an environment profile, a place profile, a device profile, a service profile, an actor profile, and a trace profile.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein, the emulating of the virtually uniform objects comprises perceiving the current status based on information about status changes of the virtually uniform objects using ontology information.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein, the emulating of the virtually uniform objects comprises at least one of performing one cycle of operation at time intervals using a time event trigger, performing, without using the time event trigger, the next cycle of operation following the completion of the previous cycle of operation, and performing one cycle of operation whenever an event occurs at the virtually uniform objects.