Patent ID: 7478369
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A method of supporting an optimization of a test program made up of a plurality of actions, comprising: a) applying the test program to a device, wherein the test program has a hierarchical structure, the test program being made up of a sequence of first order actions and each action being either an elementary action or made up of several actions of a next higher order; b) recording a protocol having a plurality of entries, each of the entries corresponding to an action and each specifying at least a type of the action and a time the action is performed; and c) outputting a graphic representation of the sequence of the actions derived from the protocol; d) selecting, by a user, at least one type of action performed during the test program and at least one order of the actions performed during the test program; and e) highlighting at least one selected type of action performed during the test program, the output of the graphic representation including a representation of a sequence of actions of the at least one selected order while highlighting those actions which are or include an action of the at least one selected type.