# US 11,304,519 B2 · Apparatus and method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices

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- Number: US 11,304,519 B2
- Document ID: US11304519B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/840,051
- Filed: 2020-04-03
- Published: 2020-07-23
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-23
- Assignees: Communications Test Design, Inc.
- Applicants: Communications Test Design, Inc.
- Inventors: Gerald J. Parsons; Leo D. Parsons; Michael P. Parsons; Nidhin Davis; Matthew Parsons; Sean Parsons; Mohammad R. Paknejad; Andrew Sieben; Aaron Santangelo; John Goldman; David Beasley; Nick Gamber
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11304519B2

## CPC

- A47B 88/407: Adjustably or detachably mounted drawers (A47B88/423 takes precedence)
- A47B 87/00: Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units {, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units (switchboards or switch cubicles for the distribution of electric power H02B)}
- H04M 1/24: Arrangements for testing
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

## Abstract

An apparatus and method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices is disclosed. The method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices generally includes simultaneously executing a test mobile device application on the plurality of mobile devices, determining test mobile device application results for the plurality of mobile devices at a plurality of test computers, sending a test mobile device application results from the plurality of mobile devices to the plurality of test computers, and deleting the test mobile device application on the plurality of mobile devices.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices, comprising:
a frame housing a plurality of device cabinets and a plurality of test cabinets, wherein a number of the plurality of device cabinets is greater than or equal to a number of the plurality of test cabinets;
said plurality of device cabinets including:
a first device cabinet comprising:
a first retention device comprising a first universal tray adjustable in at least one dimension; and
a first connection port configured to accept an electrical connection from a first mobile device to be tested;
and
a second device cabinet comprising:
a second retention device comprising a second universal tray adjustable in at least one dimension; and
a second connection port configured to accept an electrical connection from a second mobile device to be tested;
said plurality of test cabinets including:
a first test computer comprising a first processor and a first non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of mobile device test applications, wherein said first test computer is electrically connected to said first connection port; and
a second test computer comprising a second processor and a second non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing said plurality of mobile device test applications, wherein said second test computer is electrically connected to said second connection port;
and
a control computer electrically connected to said first and second test computers, said control computer comprising a monitor,
wherein said plurality of mobile device test applications includes a first test application and a second test application different from said first test application, and
wherein said control computer upon receiving first test results from testing the first mobile device using the first test application and receiving second test results from testing the second mobile device using the second test application, displays the first test results and the second test results on said monitor.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said control computer simultaneously receives the first test results and the second test results.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said control computer simultaneously displays the first test results and the second test results on said monitor.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of test computers corresponds to the plurality of device cabinets.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a number of test cabinets is different than a number of device cabinets.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each device cabinet comprises an image recording device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The apparatus of claim 6, wherein each device cabinet further comprises an illuminating element.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the illuminating element is selected from the group consisting of: a light emitting diode, an incandescent light, a fluorescent light, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the illuminating element is electrically connected to one of the plurality of test computers.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each device cabinet further comprises a microphone.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each device cabinet further comprises a speaker.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each device cabinet further comprises a camera test pattern.