Patent ID: 7024161

Claim:
A test set for testing the operation of a wireless telephone in a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of mobile switching centers each providing wireless communications in respective service areas through a plurality of base stations, the test set being for location in one of the respective service areas, wherein: the test set is enabled to communicate with a central test control center; the test set comprises: (a) a wireless telephone for wireless communication with at least one of the base stations, the wireless telephone having a display; (b) a controller coupled to the wireless telephone for control of the wireless telephone, the controller also being coupled to a data link for communication with the central test control center for receiving test instructions from the center and supplying test result data to the center; and (c) a video capturing device visually coupled to the display of the wireless telephone, for capturing data from the display relating to operations of the wireless telephone and supplying the captured data to the controller, the controller processing the captured data to recover information output from the wireless telephone via the display, for inclusion in the test result data, the test set is arranged to receive instruction from the central test control center to initiate an operation through a base station and a mobile switching center to attempt to access a predetermined service feature of the wireless communication network.