KR20000064184A - Beta-testing system for beta-version program on the internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A beta testing system is provided to solve critical error by a program developing company which proceeds beta test for a hardware or a software before producing the product. CONSTITUTION: A beta testing system comprises a public internet network (10), a service provider (20), a beta testing client (30), and a beta tester (40). The service provider (20) manages a web server (21) which is connected to the public internet network (10) for including various databases driven by a server engine. The beta testing client (30) requests for testing of a computer software under development by way of either comprising its own server linked with the web server (21) of the service provider (20) or using a terminal (31) connected to the public internet network (10). The beta tester (40) inspects a list of software for beta testing provided by the beta testing client (30), applies for the beta testing according to the category of technical areas, receives the software for beta testing from the web server (21) of the service provider (20) or the server of the beta testing client (30), and executes the beta testing of the software during a predetermined period.

Description

Beta-testing system for beta-version program on the internet}

The present invention relates to a beta testing system of a beta version program executed through the Internet. More specifically, a test requester who develops a series of hardware or software programs and wants to receive beta testing from a plurality of program users is provided through the Internet. When requesting a test request from the service provider, the service provider selects a number of beta testers registered in the database according to each occupation and specialty, and transmits the test sponsor's beta program in real time through the Internet. By receiving the test results and providing them to the database for the test client, it is possible to reduce the cost of recruiting and selecting beta testers to improve the completeness of the test product, and also as various professional beta testers. It related to beta testing the system using the Internet to have the opportunity to accumulate experience and career to be provided.

In recent years, with the rapid increase in the number of Internet users through computer terminals or personal mobile communication equipment, the Internet has been used in various parts of the world, such as communication between computers, collection of information such as mail, newsgroups, and web services, or means of public relations of companies and individuals. As the search and sharing of information through the Internet is activated in accordance with the development of the information society, various types of Internet business models are being proposed and commercialization through the Internet is rapidly spreading. .

Such a business model via the Internet includes an information providing service that provides a user with a certain amount of information provision costs and a variety of information desired by the user, a network service that allows a large number of users to play games simultaneously over a network, and It can be classified into e-commerce services, etc., in which goods and services are traded between companies and individuals or companies and companies online.

Such a computer terminal for using the Internet business or playing a business or a game is installed and run, including a system operating program such as Windows (Windows) or Linux (linux), the programs are genuine consumers The beta version is being released first as a pre-release to check for bug fixes before the release.

The testing of the beta version is to develop a genuine product (a series of programs including hardware or software) to be used directly by a large number of people other than the developer to find the error of the program or to point out the problem so that modification can be made.

In recent years, general programs have been created based on graphics for maximizing user convenience, and their capacities are generally increasing to include various functions, and as the program grows, stability decreases and bugs (program errors) increase.

In order to correct these errors and release genuine products with stable systems, each program developer reports a number of beta testers, reports the use of bugs and problems during a certain period of time after use of the program, and pays a corresponding fee. do.

However, each program developer has been difficult to select and select the beta tester absolutely necessary to improve the completeness of the product, and the cost is high, so rely on its own beta tester or beta targets for members of the PC communication community We are testing.

In addition, the testing of the beta version program should be made up of experts in each field because it should find problems or errors from an objective position different from the program developer, and the company has a limit in finding such experts and attracting them as testing agents of the beta version program. have.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned shortcomings and problems in beta program testing, and a test requester who develops a beta version of a program including hardware or software and wants to be tested by a number of professional users When a program is provided to a service provider and a request for a test request is made, the service provider reads the beta tester information stored in multiple databases to select an appropriate beta tester for each occupation and specialty, and then selects the beta tester's beta for the selected beta tester. The version program is transmitted in real time through the Internet, and after the beta tester's predetermined testing period, the test result of the beta version program is received and made into a separate database and the result is provided to the test client. Each program developer who develops hardware or software is thoroughly tested by a number of beta testers before the product is produced to solve critical errors or problems of the product, and to improve the product's completeness to create a strong promotional effect. The purpose is to provide a beta testing system using.

1 is a block diagram of a beta testing system using the present invention Internet.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the beta testing system using the present invention Internet.

Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating a beta testing operation performed by the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of another embodiment of the beta testing system of the present invention.

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10. Internet Network 20. Service Provider

21. Web Server 30. Test Client

40. Beta Testers 50. Client Systems

70. Test Client Server

The above object of the present invention is a service provider for operating and managing a plurality of databases in which a web server connected to a public Internet network and test program information and testing information data are stored, and connected to the service provider's web server to provide a beta version of the program. Includes a beta tester who is applying for beta program testing with test history management, and a test client having a server connected to the service provider's web server and sending a beta version program directly to the service provider or beta tester. Is achieved by

The service provider is to build a plurality of databases run by the web server, the test chair database to be developed and released beta version program and access to the service provider's web server and their testing history and experience and Build a database of registered beta testers.

At this time, the database of the beta tester is primarily a beta tester database that stores the keyword (Key-word) and individual member number (ID) of the specialty of the beta tester, and the specialized field and detailed personal information detailed based on the beta tester database information In addition, it is classified as a career database in which testing careers are stored.

In addition, the beta tester is eligible to apply for the beta version of the test only after accessing the service provider's web server and signing up for the beta program, and the test requestor can access the beta program through various web pages provided by the service provider's web server. Various testing conditions and requirements information can be presented or modified.

The web server of the service provider connects to the server and stores the beta tester information registered in the beta tester database and the career database through the member information input form and transmits it to the CGI (Common Gateway Interface) of the server system. Based on the membership information, specific client identifier information is assigned to the client system of each beta tester.

Then, the beta tester requests the test requesting product search of the test requester stored for each item along with the transmission of the identifier information stored by the client system, and at this time, the server system of the service provider determines the information about the client identifier of the service user. If the user is confirmed as a user, the requested product of the test client is displayed by item, and the requested information is transmitted to the web browser of the beta tester computer terminal in the form of a web page according to the request of the beta tester.

As such, the beta tester reads various beta version information of each company stored in the database of the server system and submits a test for a specific beta program by the information transmitted through the web browser of the service user. Beta testing entry information is sent to the server system.

Then, the server system of the service provider completes the testing application of the beta version program by adding the specific program application information and the detailed test item information of the beta tester written together with the client identifier.

Matters regarding the operational effects including the technical purpose of the beta testing system using the present invention will be clearly understood by the following detailed description with reference to the drawings showing preferred embodiments of the present invention.

First, Figure 1 is a block diagram of a beta testing system using the present invention, as shown in the beta testing system using the Internet of the present invention is connected to the public Internet network 10 of a plurality of databases driven by a server engine A service provider 20 for operating and managing a web server including a, and a computer terminal 31 having its own server linked to the web server 21 of the service provider 20 or connected through an internet network 10. Through the beta tester to request the testing of the beta version program developed through the beta program provided by the test requester 30, by applying for the beta testing for each specialized field and the service provider 20 Beta tester that receives the test program from the server of the web server 21 or the test client 30 and performs the testing for a predetermined period of time ( 40) is configured to include.

When the service provider 20 receives a beta version of a program including hardware or software, that is, a beta version program test request of a test client 30 that has developed a series of prototypes, the test client 30 information and a beta to be tested DB list of programs stored in each database and stored in each database, the beta tester 40, which accesses the web server 21 of the service provider 20 with the stored beta version program information, can view detailed program information through various web pages Detailed test items are included in detail to make sure.

In addition, the service provider 20 selects the beta tester 40 appropriate to the requirements of the test client 30, and when the beta tester program request of the selected beta tester 40, the beta version of the beta tester 40 The beta program will be transmitted in real time through the client system of the beta tester 40 will upload the test result information to the web server 21 of the service provider 20 after a certain period of use.

At this time, the beta tester 40 may receive a beta program directly from the server system of the test client 30 that is linked to the web server 21 of the service provider 20, the test requestor (for more accurate beta testing) Various test information may be provided in the server system of the present invention.

On the other hand, when the beta tester 40 transmits the test result information of each beta version program to the service provider 20, the service provider 20 reads the beta tester 40 excellent testing report of each program and the database for each product After receiving the improvement result report correcting the error or problem of the program from the test requester 30, the consumer can view the test result report provided through the web page of the web server.

Next, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the beta testing system using the Internet of the present invention, the beta testing system of the present invention as shown is a web browser running on the computer terminal 41 of the beta tester 40 A purchaser client system 50 including 51 and user identification information 52, a plurality of web pages 60, a server engine 61, and a Log, interlocked with the client system 50 via the Internet. And a web server 21 system of a service provider 20 including an analysis program 62 and a plurality of databases 63-66.

The web browser 51 of the beta tester 40 client system 50 receives and displays various web pages 60 of the server system 21 and the user identification information 52 is transmitted through the server system 21. It is configured to include a member number (ID) and password (password) of the beta tester 40 to be authenticated.

On the other hand, among the plurality of web pages 60 called from the server system 21 of the service provider 20 includes a member information input form (not shown) of the beta tester 40, the member information input form The beta tester 40 includes the beta tester membership number and password fields, which are entered and stored through the web browser 51 of the beta tester 40, and other beta testers such as the beta tester's name, age, occupation, and beta testing experience (40). Are required to enter certain basic information.

In addition, the server engine 62 receives an HTTP request for accessing the web page 60 of the server system 21 identified by a specific Uniform Resource Locator (URL), and accesses the server system 21. The web pages 60 of various formats are displayed through the web browsers 51 of the plurality of beta tester 40 client systems 50.

In addition, the log analysis program 62 of the server system 21 is installed in the computer terminal 41 of the beta tester 40 receives the specific program and installed on its computer terminal 41, the server system 21 of the service provider 20 over the Internet. It is a program that checks the execution time or testing information when the program is connected to the program, and the program testing record of the result of the operation in the server system 21 is transmitted to the database in real time, and the test client 30 reads the combination by the database. Provides the information to be directly monitored by accessing the server system 21 of the service provider 20.

On the other hand, the database (63 ~ 66) that the various information is combined and extracted by the operation of the server engine 62 is a requester that stores the basic information of the test client 30 to request beta testing by developing a beta version program A database 63 and a beta tester database 64 in which the beta tester 40 is connected to the server system 21 of the service provider 20 to store basic personal information and a membership number which are primarily input, and the beta tester 40. Career database (65) storing the detailed information and the beta-testing career information of the beta tester input by the tester (40) as a secondary process, and the item and test requester for each test request product of the test client (30) ( It consists of a beta program database 66 that stores the beta version program received from the server of 30).

The client system 50 of the beta tester 40 and the server system 60 of the service provider 20 having the above structure are interworked with each other through the general public Internet network 10, and the client system 50 once. In the first communication with the server system 21, the server system 21 allocates and transmits user identification information 52 to the client system 50. From this time, the client system 50 is transmitted to the server system 21. In addition to including the user identification information 52 in every message, the server system 60 can identify the source of the message by the user identification information 52 of the client system 50.

If the person skilled in the art will understand that the beta testing system using the Internet of the present invention can be used in various environments in addition to the public Internet network, for example, the beta version program of the test client is a portable storage device compact disc (CD) The beta tester who receives the beta program after storing the record and sends it to the beta tester by mail or a certain courier service means that the log data information and the progress of the test record are stored after the use of the program by e-mail or data. A separate transmission means for transmitting through uploading or the like may be used.

Next, Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating a beta testing operation performed by the present invention, as shown in the beta testing system using the Internet of the present invention, first, the beta tester 40 is provided with a predetermined Internet connection means When the user accesses the web server 21 of the service provider 20 by inputting a specific URL according to the HTTP request of the web browser (step A100) through the computer terminal 41, the web browser 41 of the service provider 20 The home page is displayed in a web browser (step A101).

At this time, the service provider 20 checks the user identification information 52 of the beta tester 40 inputted into the user identification information field displayed on the web browser to determine whether to register (step A102) and the web server ( The user identification information authenticated in step 21) is transmitted to the CGI program (step A103).

If the user identification information 52 is not authenticated user, the user's member number (ID) and password (password) and basic personal identification information are inputted into the member information input form provided through the web server 21 system. Sign up (step A104) and receive user authentication from the server system 21.

As such, when the user authentication is confirmed from the server system 21 of the service provider 20, various web pages 60 are transmitted from the server system 21 to the web browser of the beta tester 40, and each beta tester 40 is provided. By requesting the input of the career information together with detailed information such as the name, age, occupation, etc. of the beta tester 40 is transmitted from the client system 50 (step A106).

The member number and detailed information of the beta tester 40 received from the client system 50 of the beta tester 40 are stored in each database by dividing each specialized field (step A107), and the service provider is provided by the database information. 20 selects the beta tester 40 suitable for the beta tester screening conditions of the test client 30 and the characteristics of each beta version program (step A108).

The service provider 20 transmits a beta version program to which beta testing is requested to the beta tester 40 selected for each beta program (step A109).

In this case, the beta tester 40 receives the beta version program and executes the test through the computer terminal 41 to perform the testing, and the service provider 20 requests the upload of the beta tester 40 testing result after a certain period of time. (Step A110), the beta program testing result of the transmission is completed beta tester 40 is combined read (step A111) by the database.

In this way, the test result information of each beta program that is combined read from the server system 21 of the service provider 20 is transmitted to the test requester in real time (step A112).

In the beta testing system of the present invention carried out in the above-described sequence, the database of the beta tester 40 of step A107 is a beta tester database 64 and each beta tester 40 in which member numbers and basic information are stored. ) Is stored in the career database (65) where career information and detailed information are stored, and the index technique is introduced to reduce the search time of the tester client (30). The primary search is performed and a detailed record of the beta tester 40 suitable for various test items can be retrieved by the career database 65.

Finally, Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating the operation of another embodiment of the beta testing system of the present invention, as shown in the present embodiment, the test client server 70 is connected to the service provider server 21 via the Internet. When the beta tester 40 makes a connection (step B100) to the service provider server 21 by the client system 50 (step B100), and requests the beta program transmission of the test client 30, the service provider 20 is shown in FIG. Checking the user identification information described in 3 will be transmitted to the beta version program in real time (step B101).

In this case, the beta tester 40 may directly download the beta version of the program through the test client server 70 linked to a plurality of web pages displayed through the web browser 51.

The beta tutor 40, which has received the beta program from the web server 21 of the service provider 20, executes the beta version program on the computer terminal 41 connected to the internet network (step B102), and the service provider 20 starts the user log analysis program 62 of the server system 21 (step B103).

The beta tester 40 performs the testing (step B104) according to the requirements of each test item of the beta test program executed, the test result performed by the beta tester 40 is encrypted Log The file is converted into a file and transmitted to the service provider server 21 or the direct test client server 70 in real time (step B105).

The beta testing system using the Internet of the present invention consisting of a system configuration of such beta testing and a series of sequential execution steps additionally, when the beta tester 40 directly updates his or her testing activity career, the server system after inputting the career matters ( 21) and a predetermined recognition mark on the recognized career matters is given through comparison search with the data of the career database 65 of the service, and the corresponding test requester for the career activity through the server system 21 of the service provider 20 is provided. In addition to the evaluation result of the (30) and the beta tester 40 of the evaluation results of the evaluation result is disclosed through the web page 60 of the server system 21 by the beta tester 40 Maximize your confidence in your testing career.

In addition, the service provider 20 allows the test requester to directly input the evaluation result data of the testing activity of the beta tester 40 on the web, and the input evaluation data is an item of the beta tester 40. It is desirable to establish a beta tester automatic evaluation system that can be recorded by star rating.

As described above, the beta testing system using the Internet of the present invention allows a test requester who develops a series of hardware or software programs and wants to receive beta testing from a plurality of program users to request a test request from a service provider through the Internet. When the service provider selects a number of beta testers registered in the database according to each occupation and specialty field, the service provider sends the beta program of the test client in real time through the Internet, and after receiving a test result of the beta program after a certain period of time, It is a system that can be provided to the test requestor, and beta testing can be performed through a number of specialty testing experts to improve the completeness of the product before the release of the finished product so that the optimal genuine product is released. In addition, the lock also has an effect that can be optimized activation of the beta testing process of product development.

In addition, in the beta testing system using the Internet of the present invention, the test requester who developed the beta program selects a professional beta tester necessary for testing only by easy searching and requesting a beta tester through the service provider's database so that the beta testing is performed. This has the advantage of reducing the time and economic cost of testing.

In addition, the beta testing system of the present invention may be extended at the center of a software program such as a current game or an OS, and may be applied at a new product development stage in all industries such as hardware products or general household goods.

Claims (5)

A service provider 20 for operating and managing a web server including a plurality of databases driven by a server engine connected to the public Internet network 10 and interworking with the web server 21 of the service provider 20. A test client 30 having a server or requesting testing of a beta version program developed through a computer terminal 31 connected through an internet network 10 and a beta program provided by the test client 30. Beta testers who apply to beta testing by specialty fields by reading the item and receive a test program from the server of the web server 21 or the test client 30 of the service provider 20 and perform the test for a predetermined period of time (40). ) Beta testing system using the Internet, characterized in that the configuration is included. The beta tester of claim 1, wherein the interworking system between the service provider 20 and the beta tester 40 is authenticated through the web browser 51 and the server system 21 that receive and display various web pages 60. The purchaser client system 50 including the user identification information 52 of the member number (ID) and the password (password) of 40 and the client system 50 are interlocked through the Internet and include a member information input form. Multiple web pages 60 and HTTP requests for accessing the web pages 60 identified by specific URLs to be received through various beta testers 40 and web browsers 51. A server engine 61 for displaying 60, a log analysis program 62 for analyzing and transmitting in real time a test record of a program executed while the beta tester 40 is connected to the server system 21; A number of days Beta testing system, characterized by configured to the server system (21) including a base (63 ~ 66). According to claim 2, The plurality of databases (63 to 66) running in the server system 21 is a client database that stores the basic information of the test client 30 to request the beta testing by developing a beta version program ( 63), the beta tester 40 is connected to the server system 21 of the service provider 20, the beta tester database 64, which stores basic personal information and member number, which is primarily input, and the beta tester ( 40) a career database 65 in which the detailed information on the specialty of the beta tester and the beta testing career information, which are input by the second process, are stored, and the item and the test client 30 for each test request product of the test client 30 are stored. Beta testing system using the Internet, characterized in that consisting of a beta program database (66) is stored beta version program received from the server of the . A beta tester operating a web browser through a computer terminal equipped with a predetermined internet connection means and inputting a specific URL by an HTTP request of the web browser to access a service provider's web server (A100); Step (A101) of displaying the service provider's homepage in a web browser; A step (A102) in which the service provider determines whether to register by checking user identification information of the beta tester inputted into the user identification information input field displayed on the web browser; Transmitting the user identification information authenticated by the web server of the service provider to the CGI program (A103); If the user identification information has not been authenticated, entering a user's member number (ID) and password (password) and basic personal identification information in a member information input form provided through a web server system to register a member (A104). )Wow, As such, when the user authentication is confirmed from the service provider's server system, various web pages are transmitted from the server system to the beta tester's web browser, and the beta tester's client system is requested to input career information together with the detailed information of each beta tester. Step (A106) to be received, The member number and detailed information of the beta tester received from the client system of the beta tester are divided into respective specialty fields and stored in each database (A107); The service provider selects a beta tester suitable for the beta tester screening conditions and characteristics of each beta version program based on the database information (A108), and Transmitting, by the service provider, a beta version program to which beta testing is requested to beta testers selected for each beta program (A109); At this time, the beta tester receives the beta version program to be executed through a computer terminal to perform the test, and the service provider 20 requests uploading of the beta tester testing result after a predetermined period (A110), (A111) combining and reading the beta program testing result of the beta tester whose transmission is completed by the database; As such, the testing result information of each beta program that is combined read from the server system of the service provider is transmitted to the test client in real time (A112). Beta testing system using the Internet, characterized in that consisting of. A test client server is connected to a service provider server through the Internet, and a beta tester is connected to the service provider server by its client system (B100), When the connected beta tester requests the test client to transmit the beta program, the service provider verifies the user identification information and transmits the beta version program in real time (B101); (B102) executing a beta version program on a computer terminal connected to the Internet network, the beta tutor receiving the beta program from the service provider's web server; (B103) operating the server system user log analysis program of the service provider at the same time as the beta program is executed; Performing the testing according to the requirements of each test item of the test requestor for the beta version program in which the beta tester was executed (B104); (B105) a test result performed by the beta tester is converted into an encrypted log file and transmitted to a service provider server or a direct test requester server in real time; Beta testing system using the Internet, characterized in that consisting of.