Patent ID: 9152521
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for testing user content of a previously-used mobile communication device, the method comprising: a) providing a previously-used mobile communication device, the mobile communication device storing content comprising visible content and non-visible content, the visible content being content that is visible on a screen of the previously-used mobile communication device; b) providing a plurality of model images associated with a plurality of graphical user interface GUI screens of a model mobile communication device corresponding to the plurality of GUI screens of the previously-used mobile communication device, the model mobile communication device having standard content stored therein, and the model images being indicative of the standard content of the model mobile communication device; c) providing navigation instructions for traversing through the plurality of GUI screens of the previously-used mobile communication device, the navigation instructions being pre-determined to accord with the plurality of GUI screens of the model communication device; d) executing the navigation instructions to traverse through the plurality of GUI screens of the previously-used mobile communication device; e) obtaining a test image for each of the plurality of GUI screens of the previously-used mobile communication device, the test image being indicative of the visible content of the previously-used mobile communication device; f) using a computer processor to determine whether the visible content comprises visible user content, the visible user content being personal information about a previous user of the previously-used mobile communication device, by comparing each of the test images to a corresponding model image of the plurality of model images provided; g) if the comparing indicates that the test image is not the same as the model image, recording that the previously-used mobile communication device contains some of the visible user content and is therefore unacceptable for re-use by a subsequent user; and h) if the comparing indicates that the test image is the same as the model image, recording that the previously-used mobile communications device does not contain any of the visible user content and is therefore acceptable for re-use by a subsequent user.