Virtual Testing Environment Using Native Hardware Layer
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Solution Overview
Problem
App developers face inefficiencies and high costs when testing their applications across multiple operating systems and device types, as existing virtualization solutions are either inaccurate or too slow, and physical device testing is cumbersome and expensive.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that provide a native hardware layer representing various communication devices, combined with a virtual platform that supports different operating environments, allowing for efficient and scalable testing environments through a virtual test bank, enabling users to execute testing sessions across multiple platforms with improved speed and accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If emulators are used to virtualize hardware and software, then access to multiple platforms is enabled, but performance becomes significantly slower due to interpretation overhead
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of physical devices that replicate their hardware architecture and operating system behavior. These virtual devices are configured to mirror the instruction sets, system calls, and hardware interfaces of target platforms, enabling applications to run natively on the host hardware while experiencing the target platform's environment. This copying approach eliminates interpretation overhead while maintaining platform compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the virtualization function into distinct layers: a hardware abstraction layer that manages native hardware resources, a virtual device layer that emulates specific platform characteristics, and an application layer that runs targeted software. This segmentation allows each layer to operate independently at native speed while maintaining the illusion of the target platform, resolving the speed-compatibility contradiction.
2Measurement precision
If physical devices are used for testing, then accurate platform representation is achieved, but cost and logistical complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual replicas of physical testing devices that capture the essential hardware characteristics, operating system behavior, and application runtime environment. These virtual copies maintain faithful representations of the target platforms' instruction sets, system libraries, and hardware interfaces, enabling accurate testing without requiring physical access to multiple devices. The virtualization layer preserves platform-specific behaviors while consolidating testing infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal testing platform that can emulate multiple different device types and operating systems through software configuration. A single physical host system can be transformed into various virtual devices by loading different virtualization profiles, each representing a specific target platform. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for maintaining separate physical devices for each testing scenario, reducing complexity while preserving testing accuracy.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple physical devices are acquired for testing different operating systems, then comprehensive platform coverage is achieved, but cost and maintenance burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal testing environment where a single physical host can emulate multiple different operating systems and device types through software-based virtualization. Each virtualized platform is configured with appropriate instruction set architectures, system libraries, and hardware abstractions to accurately represent target environments. This approach consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate physical devices into one multi-functional system, reducing both quantity and maintenance burden while maintaining comprehensive platform coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple virtualized testing environments onto a single physical host system. Different operating systems and device emulations are combined in concurrent virtual instances, sharing the underlying hardware resources efficiently. This consolidation combines the functionality of multiple separate testing systems into one unified platform, reducing the total number of physical devices needed while maintaining the ability to test across diverse platforms simultaneously.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing testing environments using virtualization are presented. In one or more embodiments, a computer system may receive, from a client computing device, a software application. Subsequently, the computer system may receive, from the client computing device, a set of one or more testing parameters for testing the software application. Then, the computer system may create, based on the set of one or more testing parameters for testing the software application, a testing environment for the software application using a native hardware layer that represents hardware on which the software application is configured to be executed. Thereafter, the computer system may initiate a testing session in which software application is executed in the testing environment. Subsequently, the computer system may provide, to the client computing device, a control interface for controlling the testing session.