Patent SG-11201909604S-A (SG)
Title: Testing devices and methods for testing a device driver software
Inventor: HAN XU
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2017-04-21
Abstract: O C (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 25 October 2018 (25.10.2018) WIP0 I PCT 0111111010 0111 °nolo Hi 01° IH ommio oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/194512 Al (51) International Patent Classification: GOOF 11/36 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/SG2017/050224 (22) International Filing Date: 21 April 2017 (21.04.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (71) Applicant: RAZER (ASIA-PACIFIC) PTE. LTD. [SG/SG]; 514 Chai Chee Lane, #07-05, Singapore 469029 (SG). (72) Inventors: HAN, Xu; East Wing, 3F, Block 2, Phasel of Vision Business Park, Keji South Rd., Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057 (CN). YANG, Wen- Hang; c/o Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte Ltd, 514 Chai Chee Lane, #07-05, Singapore 469029 (SG). (74) Agent: VIERING, JENTSCHURA & PARTNER LLP; P.O. Box 1088, Rochor Post Office, Rochor Road, Singa- pore 911833 (SG). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: TESTING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TESTING A DEVICE DRIVER SOFTWARE 500 550 502 Identity field Emulation program 508 504 506 Second testing device interface First testing device interface FIG. 5 (57) : According to various embodiments, there is provided a method for testing a device driver software of a processor, the method including: configuring an identity field of a testing device based on a device emulation command received through a first testing device interface, wherein the identity field is accessible by the device driver software for recognising the testing device; running an emulation program on the testing device, the emulation program including an emulation of a human input device in accordance with the configured identity field; receiving an input instruction in the testing device via the first testing device interface, the input instruction indicative of an input performable on the emulated human input device; the emulation program, emulating an output signal generatable by the emulated human input device in response to the input being performed on the emulated human input device; outputting the emulated output signal via a second testing device interface to the device driver software of the processor to translate the emulated output signal to an event in an application program miming on the processor.