Patent · US Active

Automated application testing

US8325880B1 · kind B1 · utility

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3References

9Claims

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Assignee

Convergys Customer Management Delaware LLC · US

Inventors

David M. Pelland · Boston, US
Richard Bürk · Reichenau, DE
Jeffrey D. Kosa · Pelham, US
Blaise Lapinski · Wylie, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 20, 2010
Grant date	Dec 4, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 13, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M3/4936
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Voice user interfaces can be tested using test scripts generated by traversing a graph using a recursive search technique, such as recursive depth first search. Test data to accompany the test scripts can be generated by treating conditions in states of the interface as business rules, and fully exercising each state during traversal of the graph. Actual testing can be performed in a faster than real time manner by providing simulated input from test scripts, as opposed to requiring actual input from human testers. The interfaces can also be tested using a gatekeeper intermediary which provides for easy transitions between testing and deployment.

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