Patent ID: 8458757

Claim:
A method, comprising: processing a baseband video signal associated with a video channel providing a multiview output including a plurality of video elements to generate a plurality of frame images; verifying operation of the multiview output by accessing frame image masks to perform masked video check points for each of the plurality of video elements, wherein a masked video check point compares a masked region of a first frame image to a masked region of a second frame image wherein the masked region is indicated by a frame image mask; based on results of said testing of the masked portion, executing a first script when the testing passes and executing a second script when the testing fails; requesting, from a test monitor controller, access to the multimedia handling device as an active unit under test; controlling power supplied to the active unit under test by sending a first network command to a network-based power controller; selecting the baseband video signal by sending a second network command to generate a remote control signal instructing the active unit under test to output a multimedia content distribution network channel; and sending a network command to the video matrix switch to route the baseband video signal from the active unit under test.