Testing or recording system for a mobile telephone

• US 8,606,262 B1
• Filed: 02/16/2012
• Issued: 12/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Board Room, Inc.
• Original Assignee: The Board Room, Inc.
• Inventors: Ross, Glenn E., Rogala, David A., Garlisch, John A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brandt, Christopher M
• Application Number:
  US13/385,386
• Time in Patent Office: 663 Days
• Field of Search: 455/406, 455/407, 455/408, 455/423, 455/424, 455/425, 455/67.11, 702/117, 702/118
• US Class Current: 455/425
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/24 Arrangements for testing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/06 Testing, supervising or monitoring using simulated traffic

Abstract

A test system for a communication device, such as a mobile telephone, uses flexible software, that runs on a variety of different hardware setups, so that the system generates events from the communication device either through batch processing or creation of a batch of test events interactively for that particular purpose.

Claims

1. A method for providing a testing or recording system for a mobile phone:

a) providing a batch of test events loadable on the mobile phone from a structured query language;

b) loading the batch of test events on the mobile phone;

c) testing or recording of activity on the mobile phone;

d) using a flexible software with the test system, wherein the flexible software runs on a variety of different hardware systems, and wherein the test system generates at least one test event from the mobile phone, either through batch processing or creation of the at least one test event interactively for a particular purpose;

e) selecting the least one test event for the mobile phone;

f) initiating the at least one test event on the mobile phone through a user interface by choosing the at least one test event;

g) having the batch of tests loaded to a system;

h) selecting the at least one test event possible with the mobile phone from at least one of the group consisting of placing a phone call, sending a text message, browsing the web, and streaming video;

i) loading the at least one test to the mobile phone through a Universal Serial Bus connection, Bluetooth connection, a memory card, or a SQL database;

j) processing each of the at least one event;

k) recording at least one result produced by the at least one test;

l) completing the recording;

m) connecting the mobile phone with the SQL database;

n) uploading the at least one result to the SQL database, the at least one result including at least one item selected from the group consisting of time and date, a result of the event, and global positioning system;

o) a user then retrieving billing records from various sources; and

p) comparing the results of the at least one test event and the retrieved billing records.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

a) a comparison between actual test event results and expected test event results, as set up by the user;

b) a computer hosting the user interface used to initiate tests, view the results, and maintain tables necessary for testing;

c) a set of software on the computer side allowing the user to create a series of events to be generated by the mobile phone; and

d) the series of events being loaded on the mobile phone through direct connection, USB, transmission through Bluetooth, transmission through wireless, or a web service.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

a) the user choosing which events to include in a batch of events through the use of the user interface;

b) the system database containing tables which define the types of possible events; and

c) the software consisting of a user interface to maintain the data tables used and generated by the test system.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

a) placing a phone call to define the at least one event;

b) providing the database with tables that define the different types of phone calls possible;

c) providing software with a user interface to maintain the data tables used and generated by the test system;

d) obtaining records from a variety of sources;

e) providing a wizard to map billing records from any source to an appropriate format; and

f) allowing the user with the wizard to define the relationship between the imported records and the records in the system.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

a) adding new features;

b) importing new records definitions;

c) having a Web Service act as an intermediary, handling all transactions between remote clients; and

d) acquiring the desired information.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

a) the system recording the time and date, the result of the call, GPS coordinates, duration, and the number dialed;

b) loading test calls on the mobile phone through a direct USB connection, a Bluetooth connection, from a proprietary web service, or a memory card;

c) storing batches of events created by the user in the single database;

d) sending and retrieving batches of calls to or from the phone being triggered by entries in the database;

e) writing records from the mobile phone to the SQL database;

f) providing tables for the SQL database to create tests, to upload tests, and to store the results of tests; and

g) providing a hardware system selected from the group consisting of an application that runs on a modern mobile communications device; and

h) choosing the phone call local, toll, long-distance, toll free, directory assistance, collect or operator assisted phone calls.