Patent · US Expired

Test definition tool

US6002868A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 1996
Grant dateDec 14, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S715/967
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a diagnostic application, a plurality of independent test modules are executed in a multi-tasking fashion. The diagnostic application is modular with a front end module issuing commands to lower level modules. A lower level test dispatcher module receives information from the plurality of test modules pertaining to test parameters, including whether the test module is multitaskable. A test definition tool is provided to visually develop test scripts by moving icons from one list to another. The output of the test definition tool is a scripting language readable by the diagnostic application.

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