System and method of monitoring resilience and safety of electronic devices during testing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11716413-B2
Application number	US-202117165268-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 2, 2021
Priority date	Feb 2, 2021
Publication date	Aug 1, 2023
Grant date	Aug 1, 2023

Abstract

Systems and methods for monitoring mobile devices in a controlled environment are provided. One or more mobile devices may be accessible through a communication port of the mobile device. One or more monitoring devices may be configured to monitor the one or more mobile devices. A processor in communication with the one or more monitoring devices may control the monitoring devices and receive signals from the monitoring devices. A server in communication with the mobile devices may create a communication channel with each of the mobile devices, with each communication channel accessible through a network for use by software developers and testers. Thus, monitoring and detection of malfunctions or other abnormalities of the mobile devices is achieved, and remediation may be performed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for monitoring mobile devices in a controlled environment, comprising:
one or more mobile devices located at a first location, each mobile device configured to operate as part of a cellular communications network, each mobile device having a communication port, and each mobile device having a logical control interface that is accessible through the communication port of the mobile device;
one or more monitoring devices comprising an imaging sensor configured to monitor the one or more mobile devices, each of the monitoring devices being at the first location;
a processor in communication with each of the one or more monitoring devices, the processor being configured to control the monitoring device and further configured to receive signals from the monitoring device, and wherein the processor is further configured to, for each of the one or more mobile devices:
communicate with the communication port of the mobile device to control the mobile device during testing;
collect a signal from each monitoring device during testing, the signal being indicative of a status of the mobile device based upon an image captured by the imaging sensor;
determine a battery swell status of the mobile device associated with the signals collected from the one or more monitoring devices;
determine whether the battery swell status of the mobile device is within an acceptable threshold; and
when the battery swell status of the mobile device is not within an acceptable threshold, implement a corrective action related to the mobile device; and

a server, the server being configured to provide communication to one or more communication ports corresponding to each of the mobile devices, wherein the server is configured to create a communication channel with each of the mobile devices, and wherein the communication ports are accessible through a communications network for use by software developers and testers.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device associated with at least one of the mobile devices is a second mobile device.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more monitoring devices are configured to generate a signal indicative of a malfunction of the one or more mobile devices and to provide the signal to the processor.

4. The system according to claim 3 , further comprising a controller in communication with the processor, the controller being configured to receive a signal from the processor indicative of the malfunction of the respective mobile device and further configured to control at least one of the respective mobile device or an environmental factor of the first location in response to receiving the signal from the processor.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the monitoring devices is configured to physically move to obtain multiple fields of view of the one or more mobile devices.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more monitoring devices are configured to monitor a power usage of the one or more mobile devices.

7. A method of monitoring a mobile test device, comprising:
configuring a monitoring device comprising an imaging sensor to monitor the mobile test device;
communicating, by one or more processors, with one or more communication ports of the mobile test device to control the mobile test device during testing;
collecting, by the one or more processors, a signal from the monitoring device during testing, the signal being indicative of a status of the mobile test device based upon an image captured by the imaging sensor;
determining, by the one or more processors, from the collected signal, a battery swell status of the mobile test device;
determining, by the one or more processors, whether the battery swell status of the mobile test device is within an acceptable threshold; and
when the battery swell status of the mobile test device is not within an acceptable threshold, implementing, by the one or more processors, a corrective action related to the mobile test device.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
determining, by the one or more processors, that the battery swell status of the test device is not within the acceptable threshold; and
determining, by the one or more processors, the corrective action based on the battery swell status of the test device.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the signal from the monitoring device comprises information regarding the image captured by the imaging sensor.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the corrective action comprises at least one of the following: discontinuing testing involving the mobile test device or shutting down the mobile test device.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the signal from the monitoring device comprises an indication of a malfunction of the test device.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein collecting the signal from the monitoring device further comprises causing, by the one or more processors, the monitoring device to physically move to obtain multiple fields of view of the test device.

13. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the monitoring device is configured to monitor a power usage of the mobile test device, and wherein the signal indicative of the status of the mobile test device indicates the power usage of the mobile test device.

14. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions for monitoring a mobile test device that, when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, cause the computer system to:
configure a monitoring device comprising an imaging sensor to monitor the mobile test device;
communicate with one or more communication ports of the mobile test device to control the mobile test device during testing;
collect a signal from the monitoring device during testing, the signal being indicative of a status of the mobile test device based upon an image captured by the imaging sensor;
determine a battery swell status of the mobile test device from the collected signal;
determine whether the battery swell status of the mobile test device is within an acceptable threshold; and
when the battery swell status of the mobile test device is not within an acceptable threshold, implement a corrective action related to the mobile test device.

15. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the executable instructions further cause the computer system to:
determine that the battery swell status of the test device is not within the acceptable threshold; and
determine the corrective action based on the battery swell status of the test device.

16. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the signal from the monitoring device comprises information regarding the image captured by the imaging sensor.

17. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the signal from the monitoring device comprises an indication of a malfunction of the test device.

18. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the signal indicative of the status of the mobile test device indicates the power usage of the mobile test device.

19. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the corrective action comprises at least one of the following: discontinuing testing involving the mobile test device or shutting down the mobile test device.

Assignees

• T Mobile Usa Inc

Inventors

• Mitchell Michael
• Myron Peter

Classifications

• H04M1/24 Primary

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