Apparatus and method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11304519-B2
Application number	US-202016840051-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 3, 2020
Priority date	Mar 23, 2016
Publication date	Apr 19, 2022
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022

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.

First claim

What is claimed:

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

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

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

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

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

Assignees

• Communications Test Design Inc

Inventors

• Parsons Gerald J
• Parsons Leo D
• Parsons Michael P
• Davis Nidhin
• Parsons Matthew
• Parsons Sean
• Paknejad Mohammad R
• Sieben Andrew
• Santangelo Aaron
• Goldman John
• Beasley David
• Gamber Nick

Classifications

• H04M1/24 Primary

  Arrangements for testing · CPC title

• A47B88/407 Primary

  Adjustably or detachably mounted drawers (A47B88/423 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47B87/00

  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)} · CPC title