Patent ID: 6343260
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A test system for verifying functions of a universal serial bus (USB) system comprising:a computer system wherein said computer system is configured to execute a test application and USB system software, wherein said test application includes a test application driver, wherein said USB system software includes a USB driver, wherein said computer system includes a host controller and wherein said host controller is driven by said USB system software; a USB interconnect coupled to said computer system and configured to be controlled by said host controller; wherein said test application is configured to formulate one or more tests to verify one or more functions of said USB system, perform said one or more tests and determine whether responses of said USB system to said one or more tests are valid, and wherein said test application is configured to transmit one or more test signals to said USB driver via said test application driver, each of said test signals corresponding to a USBAI operation of said USB driver, and wherein said test application is configured to determine whether said USBAI operations are correctly performed by said USB driver in response to said corresponding test signals.