US 2003/0212938 A1 · Method and apparatus for generating electronic test and data structure

Abstract

A hierarchical test executive system comprising and including Procedure, Test, Measurement and Datapoint levels. A Procedure is an ordered list of Tests; a Test is a group of Measurements in a Procedure that share the same test algorithm, and thus the same software code; a Measurement is a configuration or setup for a Test, and provides parameters to a Test; and a Datapoint is a subset of a Measurement containing additional parameters that select a result when one Measurement generates multiple results. When initiated, the test executive system presents a list of models and the user selects a model to be tested. The program then uploads the test software corresponding to the selected model and presents a list and descriptions of Procedures to the user. The user selects one of the Procedures, and the program retrieves the selected procedure from the test software and expands it into Tests, Measurements and Datapoints as determined by the Procedure. The test executive system then loops through the Tests, Measurements and Datapoints, generating the results and a corresponding data structure on the fly.

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Dependent claims

A method of operating a test executive system for electronically testing a device under test (DUT) that is separate and distinct from said test executive system, said method comprising:

electronically storing a plurality of tests and a procedure, each test comprising software code defining a test algorithm and said procedure comprising data describing an ordered list of said tests;
expanding said procedure by combining predetermined ones of said tests as determined by said ordered list;
and
executing said procedure on said DUT and generating a data structure comprising the results of said predetermined tests.

1 more element

A product that provides a test executive system for controlling tests upon a device under test (DUT) that is distinct and separate from said test executive system, said product comprising:

instructions for directing a processing unit to:
load into a memory a plurality of tests and a procedure, each test comprising software code defining a test algorithm and said procedure comprising data describing an ordered list of said tests;
expand said procedure by combining predetermined ones of said tests as determined by said ordered list;
execute said procedure on said DUT and generating a data structure comprising the results of said predetermined tests;
and
a media readable by said processing unit that stores said instructions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for generating electronic test and data structure

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Abstract

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