Patent ID: 7646193

Claim:
A device inspection apparatus for inspecting the operation of an inspection target device that includes an operating control section, which has a plurality of operating control buttons, and a display section whose on-screen contents vary in accordance with the operation of at least one of the operating control buttons, the device inspection apparatus comprising: image pickup means for picking up an image of said display section; an adapter for placing the inspection target device in a predetermined state in relation to the image pick means and rendering the inspection target device replaceable; button control means including a plurality of press means that are capable of pressing one of said operating control buttons; control means for selecting the button control means and exercising operating control; and display means for displaying an image acquired by said image pickup means and an image based on a signal supply from said control means; wherein said control means includes means for displaying a previously obtained overall image of said inspection target device on said display means, button assignment means for defining the relationship between operating control button images within said overall image displayed by the display means and a plurality of press means of said button control means, means for displaying an image of said display section, which is obtained by said image pickup means, at a display section position of the displayed overall image, and scenario setup means for specifying a procedure for operating said press means, and can check for agreement between the contents displayed on a display of said inspection target device and an image displayed on said display section by operating said press means according to the procedure specified by said scenario setup means to selectively operate said plurality of press means.