Automated telematics test system and method
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1. A method of testing a telematics system in a mobile vehicle, comprising:
- sending at least one test command to a call center based on a test script;
transmitting at least one test command from the call center to a telematics unit;
executing the test command at the telematics unit; and
sending a test response from the telematics unit to the call center.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of and system for testing a telematics system in a mobile vehicle, which begin with sending at least one test command from a test center to a call center based on a test script. A test command is transmitted from the call center to the telematics unit. The test command is executed at the telematics unit and then a test response is sent from the telematics unit to the call center. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer usable medium that includes a program for testing a telematics system in a mobile vehicle.
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1. A method of testing a telematics system in a mobile vehicle, comprising:
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sending at least one test command to a call center based on a test script;
transmitting at least one test command from the call center to a telematics unit;
executing the test command at the telematics unit; and
sending a test response from the telematics unit to the call center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
sending the test response from the call center to one of a test center or an external test user; and
logging the test response.
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7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining a pass or a fail based on the test response.
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8. The method of claim 1 wherein the test response is accumulated.
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9. The method of claim 1 wherein a subsequent test command is sent from one of a test center or an external test user based on the test response.
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10. The method of claim 1 wherein the test command is repeated a plurality of times during a predetermined time period.
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11. The method of claim 10 wherein a parameter associated with the test command is varied by a predetermined amount when the test command is repeated.
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12. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
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determining whether the telematics unit is in a wake-up mode; and
transmitting the test command from the call center to the telematics unit based on the determination.
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13. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
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generating an audio signal at the call center based on the test command; and
sending the audio signal from the call center to the telematics unit in response to the test command.
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14. A computer usable medium including a program for testing a telematics system in a mobile vehicle, comprising:
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computer program code to send at least one test command to a call center based on a test script;
computer program code to transmit at least one test command from the call center to a telematics unit;
computer program code to execute the test command at the telematics unit; and
computer program code to send a test response from the telematics unit to the call center. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
computer program code to send the test response from the call center to one of a test center or an external test user; and
computer program code to log the test response.
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16. The computer usable medium of claim 14 further comprising:
computer program code to determine a pass or a fail based on the test response.
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17. The computer usable medium of claim 14 further comprising:
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computer program code to determine whether the telematics unit is in a wake-up mode; and
computer program code to transmit the test command from the call center to the telematics unit based on the determination.
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18. The computer usable medium of claim 14 further comprising:
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computer program code to generate an audio signal at the call center based on the test command; and
computer program code to send the audio signal from the call center to the telematics unit in response to the test command.
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19. A system for testing a telematics system in a mobile vehicle, comprising:
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means for sending at least one test command to a call center based on a test script;
means for transmitting at least one test command from the call center to a telematics unit;
means for executing the test command at the telematics unit; and
means for sending a test response from the telematics unit to the call center. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
means for sending the test response from the call center to one of a test center or an external test user; and
means for logging the test response.
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21. The system of claim 19 further comprising:
means for determining a pass or a fail based on the test response.
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22. The system of claim 19 further comprising:
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means for determining whether the telematics unit is in a wake-up mode; and
means for transmitting the test command from the call center to the telematics unit based on the determination.
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23. The system of claim 19 further comprising:
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means for generating an audio signal at the call center based on the test command; and
means for sending the audio signal from the call center to the telematics unit in response to the test command.
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