Cross-Platform Bridge Components for Multi-OS Device Testing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional testing systems for end-user electronic devices require significant setup time and cost due to the need to change hardware and software when testing different types of devices, and they face integration difficulties and inefficiencies due to disjointed software and hardware components, leading to complex communication and increased points of failure.
Innovation Solution
A cross-platform bridge component that acts as an orchestrator, enabling seamless two-way communication and testing across multiple platforms and device types, using single board computers to execute test programs compatible with different operating systems and form factors, and supporting various tests including system-level, functional, and connectivity tests.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional testing systems use specialized hardware and software for each device type, then testing accuracy and compatibility are improved, but setup time and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal testing platform that can test multiple device types (smartphones, tablets, wearables, IoT devices) using the same hardware infrastructure. The system uses standardized test interface boards with adaptable connectors and a single computing unit that can execute different test programs for various device types, eliminating the need for specialized hardware for each device category while maintaining testing accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts its configuration based on the device being tested. The computing unit automatically detects device type and form factor, then dynamically loads appropriate test programs and configures test interface boards accordingly. This dynamic reconfiguration allows the same hardware to optimally test different device types without manual setup changes
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional testing systems change hardware and software for different device types, then device compatibility is improved, but testing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a cost-effective universal testing system where a single computing unit with multiple operating systems can test various device types. The system uses standardized test interface boards that can be configured for different device form factors, eliminating the need to purchase and maintain separate specialized testing equipment for each device type, thereby significantly reducing testing costs while maintaining broad device compatibility
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses virtualization to create software-based copies of different operating system environments within the single computing unit. This allows the system to simulate multiple OS environments (Android, iOS, Windows, etc.) without requiring separate physical hardware for each, reducing costs while maintaining compatibility with devices running different operating systems
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional testing systems use disjointed software and hardware components, then system flexibility is improved, but integration difficulty and points of failure increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges previously disjointed testing components into a unified integrated system. The computing unit integrates hardware control, test program execution, result analysis, and device communication functions into a single coordinated platform. The test interface boards are integrated with the computing unit through standardized connections, reducing integration complexity and points of failure while maintaining system flexibility through software-based configuration
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AI summary
A bridging component is implemented as a computing unit that includes a first communications interface, a second communications interface, and a processor. The computing unit can receive, from one or more external systems that are communicatively coupled to the computing unit, test programs for testing DUTs that are communicatively coupled to the computing unit. The computing unit can also transmit commands for executing the test programs to the DUTs, can receive test results from the DUTs, and can transmit test results to the appropriate external system(s). Furthermore, the computing unit can determine, for each set of one or more of the DUTs, a respective type of DUTs in the set, associate a respective test program with the set, and issue commands for executing the respective test program to the DUT(s) in the set using an operating system that is compatible with the respective type of DUT(s) in the set.