System and methods for improved program testing
December 8, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesInteractive software training system Methods of displaying help information nearest to an operation point at which the help information is requested Simulation of computer program external interfaces Graphical system for modelling a process and associated method Word processor displaying instructions by monitoring user's key operations Method for automatically adjusting help information displayed in an online interactive system Intelligent help system 5117496 System for providing help information during a help mode based on selected operation controls and a current-state of the system Automatic determination of operator training level for displaying appropriate operator prompts InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 569826 filed on 12/08/1995ExaminersPrimary: Bayerl, Raymond J.Assistant: Nguyen, Cam N. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 003/00AbstractThe present invention includes a Computer-based Training system (CBT) having one or more Application Translation Units (ATUs), a Message Engine, and a Script Engine. For one or more target applications of interest, an ATU is provided for processing events specific to that application, thereby trapping events and translating them into abstract messages or "meta-messages" for conveying information about a particular event to the system. A computer-aided software testing embodiment of the present invention is also described. The system provides prefabricated building blocks for constructing a high-level model of an application's User Interface (UI). This high-level model serves as a middle ground between test scripts and the application being tested. The knowledge of how a given UI element is controlled or how it can be observed is retained in the model rather than in a test script. Consequently, the test script consists of easy-to-maintain, high-level testing commands only.Other References
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