Patent ID: 7397263
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A method for diagnostically testing circuitry of a device, said method comprising: conditioning said device to activate a response within said circuitry; applying a stimulating energy source directly to any first location on a surface of said device such that electrical activity in said circuitry is affected producing an indicator of said response; locally detecting, by a sensor, said indicator of said response within said circuitry, wherein said sensor is located on said surface of said device at a specific second location different from said first location; correlating said first location on said surface of said device with said specific second location on said surface of said device in order to determine at least one of a location within said circuitry responsible for said response and a connectivity of said circuitry, based on preset criteria and said indicator, wherein said first location is independent of a location of any other structure connected to said device.