Patent ID: 8484515

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for performing a test of an audio/video playback device including at least one main processor, a plurality of interfaces, and a plurality of additional processors, the at least one main processor communicating with the plurality of additional processors through the plurality of interfaces, the method comprising: monitoring at least a portion of the plurality of interfaces for communications between the at least one main processor and the plurality of additional processors, wherein the step of monitoring further includes filtering at least a portion of the plurality of properties, wherein the filtering further includes determining whether a property of the portion of the plurality of properties has been recorded a threshold number of times; if the property has been recorded the threshold number of times, flagging the property; and if the property has been recorded the threshold number of times, at least one of not recording future occurrences and recording a portion of future occurrences; storing the communications in a raw format during the test; translating the communications from the raw format to human-readable format after conclusion of the test; and displaying the human-readable format of the communications, wherein the displaying further includes providing an indicator for at least one of the future occurrences.