Patent ID: 6615153
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for managing and using a test system having a test server and a test workstation, for allowing a user to perform a test and obtain a test report according to the user's right for accessing the test server and an actual operating state of the test workstation, the method comprising the steps of:(a) setting up users, test groups for the users and rights for accessing the test server for the users and the test groups for the users in the test server; (b) activating the test workstation for displaying a start-up window thereof, which allows the user to input data thereto for performing the test; (c) inputting or selecting the test group, and inputting an account, a password or other information by the user in the start-up window; (d) transmitting the information inputted by the user to the test server via the test workstation; (e) processing the transmitted information via the test server according to the right of the user and the right of the test group for the user for accessing the test server; (f) generating the test report corresponding to the processed information and transmitting the test report to the test workstation via the test server; (g) displaying the test report via the test workstation for the user; and the setting up rights step (h) comprises the steps of: (h1) inputting a user's message by the user for creating or deleting an account; (h2) authenticating the user's message for properly creating or deleting the account; (h3) managing the accounts and the test groups in the test server for assigning certain rights via adding, modifying, deleting the rights for the users and for the test groups for the users in the test server, so as to assign a new user to the test group according to type of the user and to accordingly assign the user with the certain right upon creating a new account; and (h4) managing the accounts of the database for properly creating or deleting the account for assigning certain rights via adding, modifying, deleting the rights for the users and for the test groups in the test server, so as to assign a new user to the test group according to type of the user and to accordingly assign the user with the certain right upon creating a new account.