Patent ID: 7202689
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for diagnostically testing circuitry within a device, said apparatus comprising: a correlator; a stimulating energy source operatively connected to said correlator and being adapted to apply energy directly to any first location on said device such that electrical activity in said circuitry is affected producing an indicator of a response, and to communicate said first location to said correlator; and a sensor operatively connected to said correlator and located on said device at a second location, wherein said sensor is adapted to locally detect said indicator of said response within said circuitry, to process said indicator into indicator data, and to communicate said indicator data and said second location to said correlator; wherein said first location is independent of a location of any other structure connected to said device, and wherein said correlater comprises software that is adapted to correlate said first location with said second location in order to determine at least one of a location of said response within said circuitry and a connectivity of said circuitry, based on preset criteria and said indicator data.