Unified GUI for Test Device Control via Embedded Browser
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current test equipment systems require users to manually configure multiple test devices, leading to inefficiencies and errors due to the need for separate GUIs and displays for each device, increasing operational and capital expenditures for service providers.
Innovation Solution
A system that integrates a communication controller with an embedded browser to display a single graphical user interface (GUI) for multiple test devices, allowing users to initiate tests and receive data through a unified interface, reducing the need for multiple displays and manual configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a separate GUI and display are provided for each test device, then each test device can be controlled independently, but the system complexity and cost increase due to multiple displays and interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple test device interfaces into a single unified graphical user interface that can display and control multiple test devices simultaneously. The system integrates separate test device functionalities into one consolidated interface, eliminating the need for multiple separate displays while maintaining independent control capabilities for each test device.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified graphical user interface is designed to serve multiple test devices with different functions through a single multi-functional interface. The system can display and control various types of test devices (optical, electrical, mechanical) within one interface, making the interface universal and adaptable to different test device types without requiring separate specialized interfaces.
2Reliability
If manual configuration data entry is required for each test device, then configuration can be customized, but time consumption and human error increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system stores configuration data for multiple test devices in advance within the unified interface. Users can pre-configure test parameters, device settings, and test sequences before actually executing tests. This preliminary configuration storage eliminates the need for repetitive manual data entry during test execution, reducing both time consumption and potential for human error.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables users to copy configuration data between different test devices and test sequences. Once a configuration is created for one test device or test type, it can be replicated and adapted for other devices, significantly reducing the time required for configuration while maintaining accuracy through consistent copying of proven configurations.
3Measurement precision
If multiple test devices are controlled through separate interfaces, then each device can be monitored individually, but operational efficiency decreases due to toggling between windows
Solution Approach 1:
The unified graphical user interface is segmented into multiple independent display regions or panels, each capable of showing information from different test devices simultaneously. This segmentation allows users to monitor multiple test devices in separate sections of the same interface without switching between windows, maintaining individual test monitoring capability while improving operational efficiency through simultaneous visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a single-dimensional sequential interface (one window at a time) to a multi-dimensional spatial interface where multiple test device displays are arranged in different regions of the same screen. This dimensional change allows simultaneous monitoring of multiple devices across different spatial zones of the interface, eliminating the need to toggle between windows while preserving individual test monitoring precision.
Data Source
AI summary
System and method for communicating with and controlling a test device. Receiving user input via a system GUI to start a test. In response to the user input, providing by the communication controller a display URL of a resource associated with the test device. Displaying content of the resource nested within the system GUI by a browser. Sending a start instruction to start a test to the test device. Receiving by the communication controller test data from the test device and one of displaying an indication of the test data in the system GUI and storing the test data.