KR101718232B1 - Roaming Service Test Method and System using the Remote Control System for Mobile Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A roaming service test method and system using a mobile terminal remote control system are provided. In the roaming service remote test method according to the embodiment of the present invention, a server connected to a mobile terminal directly controls and tests a mobile terminal according to a test request for a roaming service provided by a mobile communication company to a mobile terminal of another server . This makes it possible to test roaming services remotely, which is particularly useful when urgent testing is required, such as roaming service testing for newly released roaming products.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a roaming service test method and system using a mobile terminal remote control system,

The present invention relates to a method for testing a mobile communication service, and more particularly, to a method and system for testing whether a roaming service is provided without problems in a mobile terminal.

When a new mobile terminal is released, the manufacturer of the mobile terminal must perform a roaming function test. For this test, a staff member of the manufacturer or a service company must go abroad for a new mobile terminal.

The mobile communication company can also perform a roaming service test when a new roaming service agreement is established with a new overseas mobile communication carrier, ii) a communication mode is changed (for example, 3G → 4G), and iii) . As with terminal manufacturers, mobile operators need to travel abroad for this test.

Overseas trips required for roaming testing are costly and time consuming for test personnel to enter / leave. In particular, the latter is a very unfavorable factor when it is necessary to test roaming products to be released as events only during a certain period of time, such as a holiday season or a tourist peak season.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a system for testing a roaming service remotely using a mobile terminal remote control system constructed overseas .

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and system for testing a roaming service using a mobile terminal remote control system by remote request from abroad.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote testing method of a roaming service, comprising: receiving a test request from a second server connected to a mobile terminal; And the first server directly controlling and testing the mobile terminal according to the test request. The test is a test for a roaming service provided by a mobile communication terminal to the mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal may be subscribed to the roaming commodity selected through the second server among the roaming commodities provided by the mobile communication company for the test.

In addition, the second server may determine whether the roaming service for the mobile terminal is provided according to the content of the roaming product to which the mobile terminal is subscribed, based on the result of the test.

In the test request, a test scenario for the mobile terminal is designated, and the scenario may be generated through command input using a mobile terminal connected to the second server.

The first server is a server operated by a first mobile communication company in a first country and the second server is a server operated by a second mobile communication company in a second country, And may be a mobile terminal which is a model used by nationals of the nation and wants to receive a roaming service provided in cooperation with the first mobile communication company and the second mobile communication company in the first country.

The first server may be specified by a country selected by the second server and a mobile communication company.

Also, the mobile terminal can be selected through the second server.

In the test request, a test scenario for the mobile terminal is designated, and the test step includes: the first server controlling the mobile terminal according to the test scenario; And a step in which the first server obtains a screen image of the mobile terminal and transmits the screen image to the second server, As a test result.

Also, the second server may reserve the test time for the mobile terminal by the first server.

The roaming service remote test method according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include restoring the mobile terminal to a state before the test when the test is completed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a remote control system includes: a mobile terminal; And a server for directly controlling and testing the mobile terminal according to the test request upon receipt of a test request for the mobile terminal from an external server remotely, It is a test for the roaming service provided by the carrier.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of remote testing a roaming service, comprising: requesting a second server to test a mobile terminal from a first server to which the mobile terminal is connected; And receiving, by the second server, a test result from the first server, wherein the test is a test for a roaming service provided by a mobile communication terminal to the mobile terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a test center server comprising: a communication unit for communicating with a remote control server connected to a mobile terminal and directly controlling the mobile terminal; And a processor for requesting a test for the mobile terminal from the remote control server through the communication unit and receiving a test result from the remote control server, Is a test for a roaming service.

As described above, according to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to test a roaming service remotely without traveling abroad. When an urgent test is required, such as roaming service test for a newly released roaming product, .

In addition, according to the embodiments of the present invention, test execution and transfer of results are performed by a system, not by a test execution by a person, and by a system, thereby ensuring objectivity of a test execution and a result.

In addition, according to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to test the roaming service without inconvenience caused by the time difference between countries, and to systematically hold / manage the test result.

1 shows a roaming service test system to which the present invention is applicable,
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the roaming service test center server shown in FIG. 1,
3 is a detailed block diagram of the mobile terminal remote control system shown in FIG. 1,
4 is a flowchart of a roaming service testing method according to an embodiment of the present invention,
5 and 6 are diagrams provided in a detailed description of the roaming service test method shown in FIG. 4,

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1. Roaming service test system

1 is a diagram illustrating a roaming service test system to which the present invention is applicable. The illustrated roaming service test system utilizes mobile terminal remote control systems 200-Ba, 200-Bb, ..., 200-Ca, 200-Cb, It is a system for testing services.

In FIG. 1, it is assumed that the "mobile carrier -Aa" in "Country-A" tests the roaming service in "Country-B", "Country -C"

In addition, the mobile communication company -Aa has an affiliation for the roaming service with i) the mobile communication company -Ba of the country B, the mobile communication company -Bb, etc., and ii) , "Carrier-Cb", etc. have been concluded for roaming service.

In the country-A, a roaming service test center server 100 is built, and the test worker PCs 20-1, 20-2, ..., 20-m are connected to the roaming service test center server 100 . The test worker PCs 20-1, 20-2, ..., 20-m are terminals of workers performing roaming service tests.

Mobile terminals 10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-n are connected to the test worker PCs 20-1, 20-2, ..., 20-m. The mobile terminals 10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-n are the models used by the people of the country-A,

i) In country-A, the mobile communication service provided by the mobile communication company -Aa is used,

ii) In the country-B, the roaming service provided by the mobile communication company -Aa and the mobile communication company -Ba in cooperation, the roaming service provided by the mobile communication company -Aa and the mobile communication company-

iii) In the Country-C, a model that will use the roaming service provided by the mobile communication company -Aa in cooperation with the mobile communication company -Ca, the roaming service provided by the mobile communication company -Aa and the mobile communication company -Cb admit.

1, mobile terminals 10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-n are shown connected only to a test worker PC-1 (20-1) The mobile terminals 10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-n are also connected to the mobile terminals 20-2, 20-2, ..., 20-m. It should be noted that the drawings are omitted to avoid complexity.

The test worker connects to the roaming service test center server 100 through the test worker PCs 20-1, 20-2, ..., and 20-m to set up a roaming service test environment. In the test environment, there are two types of test environments: a) country (country-B, country-C, ...), b) mobile service provider (mobile carrier -Ba, mobile carrier -Bb, The mobile terminal-1, the mobile terminal-2, ..., the mobile terminal-n), the time, e) the roaming product, f) the test scenario .

In addition, the test scenario may select one of those already generated, but a new test scenario may be additionally created and applied. The test scenario generation is to generate a script listing commands for the mobile terminal for roaming service testing.

The test scenario generation is performed by the test worker PCs 20-1, 20-2, ..., 10-n when the test worker sequentially inputs the commands to the mobile terminals 10-1, 10-2, ..., ., 20-m) is executed by a process of collecting inputted commands and writing a script.

The roaming service test center server 100 requests roaming service tests requested by the test workers via the test worker PCs 20-1, 20-2, ..., 20-m to the corresponding remote control systems of the corresponding country .

For example, for the roaming service provided by the test worker PC-1 20-1 in cooperation with the mobile communication company -Aa of 'Country -C' and the mobile communication company -Ca ', the' mobile terminal- ) To the scenario # 3, the roaming service test center server 100 sends the mobile terminal-2 to the mobile terminal remote control system 200-Ca of the mobile station -Ca built in the country-C You are asked to test with scenario # 3.

In addition, when a specific roaming product is designated from the test worker PC-1 (20-1), the roaming service test center server 100 transmits the roaming product subscription to the mobile terminal- -Aa Requests to the server (30).

Here, the mobile terminal-2 to be the roaming service test target is not the mobile terminal-2 (10-2) connected to the test worker PC-1 (20-1) in the country- And a mobile terminal-2 provided in the mobile terminal remote control system 200-Ca of the mobile communication company -Ca constructed.

Therefore, the mobile communication company-Aa server 30 transmits the roaming service test center PC-1 (20-1) to the roaming service test center server 100 (20-1) for the mobile terminal- ) To join the roaming product designated.

2. Roaming service test center server

2 is a detailed block diagram of the roaming service test center server 100. As shown in FIG. 2, the roaming service test center server 100 includes a communication unit 110, a processor 120, and a DB 130. As shown in FIG.

The communication unit 110 communicates with the test worker PCs 20-1, 20-2, ..., 20-m, the mobile communication company -Aa server 30 and the mobile terminal remote control systems 200-Ba, 200-Bb , ..., 200-Ca, 200-Cb, ...), and functions as a communication interface for maintaining a connection state.

The processor 120 transmits a test report to the test worker PC 20-1, 20-2, ..., 20-m through the 'roaming service test center web page' .

The test center page is a web-based service page used to configure the roaming service test environment. Through the test center page, test workers can select the country, mobile carrier, mobile terminal, time, roaming product, scenario, etc. to test the roaming service.

In addition, the processor 120 performs functions such as a test request, a roaming product subscription request, and a test result provision described above.

The mobile terminal remote control systems 200-Ba, 200-Bb, ..., 200-Ca, 200-Cb, ..., and so on are required for the DB 130 to provide test center pages, test requests, ), Information on roaming products, information on scenarios, and the like are stored / managed.

In addition, the test results are stored / managed in the DB 130 separately for each test.

3. Mobile terminal remote control system

The configuration and operation of the mobile terminal remote control systems 200-Ba, 200-Bb, ..., 200-Ca, 200-Cb, ... will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The mobile terminal remote control systems 200-Ba, 200-Bb, ..., 200-Ca, 200-Cb, ... are different from each other only in the country where the mobile terminal is constructed and the mobile communication company that operates the mobile terminal remote control systems 200- .

The mobile terminal remote control systems 200-Ba, 200-Bb, ..., 200-Ca, 200-Cb, etc. are represented by reference numeral 200 in FIG. In addition, for the convenience of understanding and explanation, FIG. 3 shows a roaming service test center server 100 further.

3, the mobile terminal remote control system 200 includes a remote control server 210, a plurality of linking modules 220-1, 220-2, ... 220-n, And terminals 230-1, 230-2, ..., 230-n.

The mobile terminal remote control system 200 controls the mobile terminals 230-1, 230-2, ..., 230-n remotely through the roaming service test center server 100 by the test workers of the country A It is a system that tests the roaming service and remotely checks the test results.

The mobile terminals 230-1, 230-2, ..., 230-n are of the same model as the mobile terminals 10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-n of the country A . The mobile terminals 230-1, 230-2, ..., and 230-n are connected by the mobile communication company Aa of the country A, the mobile communication company Ba, the mobile communication companies Bb, ..., The mobile communication company -Ca of the country C, the mobile communication company -Cb, and the like, and is connected to the plurality of link modules 220-1, 220-2, ..., 220-n, respectively.

The connection modules 220-1, 220-2, ... 220-n connect the mobile terminals 230-1, 230-2, ..., 230-n and the remote control server 210 .

The linking modules 220-1, 220-2 ... 220-n transmit commands of the remote control server 210 to the mobile terminals 230-1, 230-2, ..., 230-n , And delivers the screen image of the mobile terminals 230-1, 230-2, ..., 230-n to the remote control server 210 in real time.

The remote control server 210 directly controls and tests the mobile terminals 230-1, 230-2, ..., 230-n according to the test request received from the roaming service test center server 100, And transmits the result to the roaming service test center server 100.

The test request includes a mobile terminal, a time, a scenario, etc. to test the roaming service.

For testing, the remote control server 210 sequentially transmits the commands constituting the scenario to the specific mobile terminal 230-1, 230-2, ..., 230-n in the test request at the request time do.

In this process, the remote control server 210 receives the connection information of the mobile terminals 230-1, 230-2, ..., 230-n from the association modules 220-1, 220-2, Receives the screen image in real time, and delivers the screen image to the roaming service test center server 100 in real time as a test result.

The roaming service test center server 100 synthesizes the screen image received in real time from the remote control server 210 with the external image of the mobile terminal and transmits the screen image to the test worker PCs 20-1, 20-2, ..., 20- m.

Accordingly, the test worker can confirm the test result of the mobile terminal according to the test environment set by the test worker PC 20-1, 20-2, ..., 20-m.

4. Test the roaming service

4 is a flowchart of a roaming service test method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the test worker logs in the roaming service test center using the test worker PCs 20-1, 20-2, ..., 20-m for the roaming service test (S305 ).

Accordingly, the roaming service test center server 100 provides test center pages to the test worker PCs 20-1, 20-2, ..., and 20-m, and selects the country where the roaming service is to be tested ( S310).

Next, the roaming service test center server 100 selects a mobile communication company to test the roaming service through the test center page (S315). The selectable mobile communication company in step S315 is limited to the mobile communication companies in which the mobile communication company -Aa and the roaming service are affiliated among the mobile communication companies in the country selected in step S310.

FIG. 5 (A) shows a test center page showing a country selection menu for step S310, and FIG. 5 (B) shows a test center page showing a mobile communication company selection menu for step S315.

Thereafter, the roaming service test center server 100 selects a mobile terminal to test the roaming service through the test center page (S320). The mobile terminals 230-1, 230-2, ..., 230-n provided in the mobile terminal remote control system 200 operated by the mobile communication company selected in step S315, . FIG. 5C shows a test center page displaying a mobile terminal selection menu for step S320.

Then, the roaming service test center server 100 selects a time to test the roaming service through the test center page (S325). 6 (A) shows a test center page in which a test time selection menu is displayed for the step S325.

It is necessary to occupy the corresponding mobile terminals 230-1, 230-2, ..., 230-n of the mobile terminal remote control system 200 in order to perform the test, Time is not selectable. The remote control server 210 reserves the time selected in step S325 as the test time.

Next, the roaming service test center server 100 selects a roaming product to be tested through the test center page (S330). When the test time selected in step S325 comes, the roaming service test center server 100 requests the mobile communication company -Aa server 30 to join the roaming product selected in step S330 to the mobile terminal selected in step S320. FIG. 6B shows a test center page displaying the roaming product selection menu for step S330.

Thereafter, the roaming service test center server 100 selects a test scenario through the test center page (S335). FIG. 6C shows a test center page in which a scenario selection menu is displayed for step S335.

At the lower part of the test center page shown in (C) of Fig. 6, a "scenario addition" menu is provided. This is used when you want to create and test a new scenario.

The scenario selected in step S335 may be one or two or more scenarios. If two or more scenarios are selected in step S335, they are sequentially tested one by one for the selected scenarios.

Next, the roaming service test center server 100 requests the mobile terminal remote control system 200 for a test request containing the options in steps S310 to S335, and the mobile terminal remote control system 200 requests the test request And tests the corresponding mobile terminal (S340).

As a result of the test in step S340, the roaming service test center server 100 receives the screen image of the mobile terminal performing the scenario from the remote control server 210 and synthesizes the screen image with the external image of the mobile terminal, -1, 20-2, ..., 20-m (S350).

In step S350, the test worker determines whether the roaming service is provided without any problem, in particular, whether the roaming service for the mobile terminal is provided without any problem according to the content of the roaming service (for example, a predetermined period If the roaming service is provided only for one day or if the data allocation is exhausted, the data connection is automatically blocked, and the billing is properly performed.

When the test is completed, the mobile terminal remote control system 200 initializes the mobile terminal on which the test has been performed and restores the state to the state before the test (S355).

Steps S340 to S350 are repeated until all tests are completed (S360). The case where a plurality of scenarios are selected in step S360 is considered.

5. Variation example

Up to now, preferred embodiments of the roaming service test method and system utilizing the mobile terminal remote control system have been described in detail.

In the above embodiment, it has been described that only a plurality of scenarios can be selected in setting the test environment, but these are merely illustrative. It is also possible to select multiple roaming products. In this case, a test is required for each roaming product, and for this purpose, the mobile communication company -Aa server 30 is required to join the roaming product to the mobile terminal each time a test for each of them is started.

Meanwhile, it is possible to select a plurality of mobile terminals in step S320, select a plurality of mobile communication companies in step S315, or select a plurality of countries in step S310. In this case, multiple roaming service tests can be performed in parallel at the same time, which is time-efficient.

In addition, in the above embodiment, only one mobile communication company (mobile communication company-Aa) is mentioned in the country-A, but it is needless to say that there are many mobile communication companies as in other countries.

In addition, the mobile communication company -Aa can receive the roaming service test request from the country-B, the country C, and the like by operating the mobile terminal remote control system 200 as well as the mobile communication company -Ba, the mobile communication company -Bb, The mobile communication company -Ca, the mobile communication company -Cb, and the like can also request the roaming service test to another country by operating the roaming service test center server 100. [ In order to avoid the complexity of the drawings and the description, it is only mentioned in the above embodiment.

In addition, although the mobile communication company has been shown and described as operating one mobile terminal remote control system 200 in the above embodiment, it is also possible to implement a plurality of operations.

It goes without saying that the technical idea of the present invention can also be applied to a computer-readable recording medium having a computer program for performing the functions of the apparatus and method according to the present embodiment. In addition, the technical idea according to various embodiments of the present invention may be embodied in computer-readable code form recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium is any data storage device that can be read by a computer and can store data. For example, the computer-readable recording medium may be a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical disk, a hard disk drive, or the like. In addition, the computer readable code or program stored in the computer readable recording medium may be transmitted through a network connected between the computers.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

10-1, 10-2, 10-n: mobile terminal
20-1, 20-2, 20-m: test worker PC
30: Mobile carrier -Aa server
100: Roaming Service Test Center Server
200, 200-Ba, 200-Bb, 200-Ca, 200-Cb: mobile terminal remote control system

Claims (13)

The first server to which the mobile terminal is connected receives the test request for the mobile terminal from the second server; And
The first server directly controlling and testing the mobile terminal according to the test request,
In the test,
A test for a roaming service provided by a mobile communication company to the mobile terminal,
In the testing step,
Acquires a screen image of the tested mobile terminal and transmits it to the second server,
Wherein the second server comprises:
A composite image obtained by synthesizing the screen image and the external image of the mobile terminal is provided as a test result,
Wherein the first server comprises:
Wherein the second server is specified by a country selected by the second server and a mobile communication company,
The mobile terminal comprises:
A mobile terminal selected through the second server among mobile terminals connected to the first server,
For the test, the mobile communication company subscribes to a roaming commodity selected through the second server among the roaming commodities provided by the mobile communication company,
Wherein the second server comprises:
The mobile terminal determines whether the roaming service for the mobile terminal is provided according to the content of the roaming product and provides the test result so as to determine whether charging for the mobile terminal is based on the content of the roaming product. Roaming service remote testing method.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
In the test request,
A test scenario for the mobile terminal is specified,
In this scenario,
And generating a command through a command input using a mobile terminal connected to the second server.
The method according to claim 1,
The first server is a server operated by a first mobile communication company in a first country,
The second server is a server operated by a second mobile communication company in the second country,
Wherein the mobile terminal is a device used by the people of the second country and is a mobile terminal that wants to receive a roaming service provided in cooperation with the first mobile communication company and the second mobile communication company in the first country How to test the roaming service remotely.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
In the test request,
A test scenario for the mobile terminal is specified,
In the testing step,
And controlling the mobile terminal according to the test scenario.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second server comprises:
And the first server reserves a test time for the mobile terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
And when the test is completed, restoring the mobile terminal to a state before the test by the first server.
A mobile terminal; And
And a server for directly controlling and testing the mobile terminal according to the test request when receiving a test request for the mobile terminal remotely from an external server,
In the test,
A test for a roaming service provided by a mobile communication company to the mobile terminal,
The server comprises:
Acquires a screen image of the tested mobile terminal and transmits it to the external server,
The external server comprises:
A composite image obtained by synthesizing the screen image and the external image of the mobile terminal is provided as a test result,
The server comprises:
Wherein the mobile terminal is specified by a country selected by the external server and a mobile communication company,
The mobile terminal comprises:
A mobile terminal selected through the external server among mobile terminals connected to the server,
Wherein, for the test, the mobile communication company subscribes to a roaming commodity selected through the external server among roaming commodities provided by the mobile communication company,
The external server comprises:
The mobile terminal determines whether the roaming service for the mobile terminal is provided according to the content of the roaming product and provides the test result so as to determine whether charging for the mobile terminal is based on the content of the roaming product. Remote control system.
The second server requesting a test for the mobile terminal from a first server to which the mobile terminal is connected; And
And the second server receiving test results from the first server,
In the test,
A test for a roaming service provided by a mobile communication company to the mobile terminal,
Wherein the first server comprises:
Acquires a screen image of the tested mobile terminal and transmits it to the second server,
Wherein the second server comprises:
A composite image obtained by synthesizing the screen image and the external image of the mobile terminal is provided as a test result,
Wherein the first server comprises:
Wherein the second server is specified by a country selected by the second server and a mobile communication company,
The mobile terminal comprises:
A mobile terminal selected through the second server among mobile terminals connected to the first server,
For the test, the mobile communication company subscribes to a roaming commodity selected through the second server among the roaming commodities provided by the mobile communication company,
Wherein the second server comprises:
The mobile terminal determines whether the roaming service for the mobile terminal is provided according to the content of the roaming product and provides the test result so as to determine whether charging for the mobile terminal is based on the content of the roaming product. Roaming service remote testing method.
In a test center server,
A communication unit for communicating with a remote control server connected to the mobile terminal and directly controlling the mobile terminal; And
And a processor for requesting a test for the mobile terminal from the remote control server through the communication unit and receiving a test result from the remote control server,
In the test,
A test for a roaming service provided by a mobile communication company to the mobile terminal,
Wherein the remote control server comprises:
Acquires a screen image of the tested mobile terminal and transmits it to the communication unit of the test center server,
The processor comprising:
A composite image obtained by combining the screen image received through the communication unit and the external image of the mobile terminal,
Wherein the remote control server comprises:
A test center server, which is specified by a country selected by the test center server and a mobile communication company,
The mobile terminal comprises:
A mobile terminal selected through the test center server among the mobile terminals connected to the remote control server,
For the test, the mobile communication company subscribes to a roaming commodity selected through the test center server among roaming commodities provided by the mobile communication company,
The processor comprising:
The mobile terminal determines whether the roaming service for the mobile terminal is provided according to the content of the roaming product and provides the test result so as to determine whether charging for the mobile terminal is based on the content of the roaming product. A test center server.

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