Patent ID: 6710893
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
An automated method of testing a device which has a connection to a computer, the method comprising the steps of:inputting, to the computer, a test sequence; translating, by the computer, the test sequence into at least one device instruction; transmitting, from the computer to the device, the at least one device instruction; receiving, by the computer from the device, at least one of at least one test condition of testing the device, and at least one result of testing the device; and logging, by the computer, the at least one of the at least one test condition and the at least one result so as to generate a bug report for debugging the device prior to shipment of the device to a marketplace, wherein each one of the at least one test condition comprises at least one of a value indicating a secure communication protocol and a value indicating a compression, and wherein the at least one result indicates whether or not testing of the secure communication protocol and the compression passed or failed.