Patent ID: 7559001

Claim:
A method for creating a test case for a device under test (DUT) through a command terminal, the method comprising: (a) selecting the DUT in the command terminal, wherein the selecting includes retrieving connection parameters for the DUT; (b) connecting to the DUT using the connection parameters; (c) enabling input of a text string in the command terminal, wherein the text string includes a command; (d) storing the text string in a history buffer, the history buffer storing previously executed commands; (e) displaying the text string in a command history panel of the command terminal, the command history panel displays content of the history buffer: (f) sending the text string to the DUT; (g) displaying a response from the DUT in the command terminal: (h) enabling a user to select and unselect a text string in the command history panel; and (i) storing the selected content of the history buffer in a data file that represents the test case, wherein the unselected content not being stored in the test case, wherein the command terminal including a command emulator panel to facilitate entry of the text string and to display a response of the DUT to the text string.