WO2015124796A1 - Procédés et appareil d'évaluation de produit - Google Patents

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WO2015124796A1
WO2015124796A1 PCT/EP2015/053831 EP2015053831W WO2015124796A1 WO 2015124796 A1 WO2015124796 A1 WO 2015124796A1 EP 2015053831 W EP2015053831 W EP 2015053831W WO 2015124796 A1 WO2015124796 A1 WO 2015124796A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to real-time product evaluation in a web browser.
  • a further solution is provided by simulation tools.
  • Electrical circuit simulators may be made available as software packages to download (US 7,353,157 B2), or as online services (US 6,530,065 Bl) accessible using a web browser.
  • a simulation remains only a representation of the characteristics or behaviour of a product.
  • the method comprises displaying a graphical user interface with one or more graphical input elements and one or more graphical output elements representing respective physical input elements and physical output elements of a product under test.
  • signalling is transmitted in real-time to the remote product evaluation apparatus, the signalling including a command to operate the corresponding physical input element.
  • the signalling including output provided by a said physical output element, the corresponding graphical output element is caused to display the output in real-time.
  • the method may further comprise displaying the graphical user interface by one or more of a web browser and a mobile application.
  • the method may further comprise displaying a latency indicator as part of and/or alongside the graphical user interface.
  • the method may further comprise receiving from a web server a timing signal obtained from a visual time generator forming part of the remote product evaluation apparatus or the product under test; receiving from the web server a video stream obtained from a video camera observing the visual time generator; and simultaneously displaying the video stream and a graphical representation of the timing signal so as to indicate latency in the video stream.
  • the product evaluation apparatus comprises a stimulus generation apparatus configured to provide stimuli in real-time to one or more physical input elements of the product under test in response to receiving signalling from the remote control software including one or more commands; and an output measurement apparatus configured to monitor output provided by one or more physical output elements of the product under test and to transmit to the remote control software signalling including the output in real-time.
  • the apparatus may be configured to obtain a timing signal from a visual time generator forming part of the product evaluation apparatus or a product under test, and to transmit signalling including the timing signal to a web server, and may further comprise video streaming circuitry configured to receive a video stream from a video camera observing the visual time generator and to transmit the video stream to the web server.
  • Also disclosed is a system comprising a computing device configured to perform any method as described herein and a product evaluation apparatus as described herein.
  • a product evaluation apparatus configured to obtain a timing signal from a visual time generator forming part of the product evaluation apparatus or a product under test, and to transmit signalling including the timing signal to a web server.
  • the apparatus further comprises video streaming circuitry configured to receive a video stream from a video camera observing the visual time generator and to transmit the video stream to the web server.
  • a computer-implemented method comprising receiving from a web server a timing signal obtained from a visual time generator forming part of a remote product evaluation apparatus or a product under test; receiving from the web server a video stream obtained from a video camera observing the visual time generator; and simultaneously displaying the video stream and a graphical representation of the timing signal so as to indicate latency in the video stream.
  • one or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions may be provided which, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method described herein.
  • the methods and apparatus outlined herein thus tackle the above-mentioned issues by placing the product within a test fixture that can provide stimuli and monitor output as if the user had the actual product in front of them, whilst the user is able to provide stimuli and monitor output through a graphical user interface (GUI), for example from within a web browser or mobile app.
  • GUI graphical user interface
  • the methods and apparatus thereby provide for a user friendly, location-independent examination and assessment of complex hightech products, in particular microprocessors, consumer electronic devices and the like.
  • the product can be tested as part of a larger system, for example, connected to other devices or products. Taking the example of an electrical circuit, electronic components on the circuit board can be switched out and replaced with others to allow the impact and influence of such on the system being observed.
  • the same GUI may then be used to deliver the result of any feedback that results from the stimuli applied.
  • a further, optional, element is a live video feed provided by a video camera.
  • This allows the user to observe changes to the devices under test, potentially to corroborate results returned and displayed inside the GUI. Due to the manner in which video data is transported during live transmission (buffering, compression, transport, buffering, decompression), there is an unavoidable latency induced into that which the user observes in the live video stream compared to that observed in the GUI, whose output is only influenced by transport latencies of the networks being used.
  • the Bench change marketing methods in the semiconductor industry and similar industry sectors like testing and measurement devices in an advantageous way, providing advantages for customers as well as suppliers.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of the apparatus for evaluating an electrical device or product remotely connected to the internet;
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an implementation for the apparatus required for visual time generation
  • FIG, 3 is a circuit diagram showing how an electrical system to be tested remotely could be integrated into the system shown in F!G, 1;
  • Fie. 4 is an example of a web page displaying a reference system under test via a live video feed and the associated GUI for enabling input of stimuli and output of results;
  • FIG. 5 is an example of a web page with multiple video feeds;
  • FIG, 6 is an example of a web page while executing a test as defined by user input
  • FIG. 7 is an example of a web page with the display of results that came about due to the parameters set by the user;
  • FIG. 8 is an example of a video mixing apparatus that can combine a video frame from a video source with a video frame generated and dependent upon the output from the visual time generator;
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a computing device implementing a method as described herein, Detailed Description
  • symbol 100 denotes an evaluation apparatus.
  • a personal computing device 110 For evaluating and measuring the characteristics of a plurality of electrical products or devices, a personal computing device 110 with appropriate software, such as a web browser, is used to access a web server 101 via a data connection 109.
  • the personal computing device is used to define a set of input stimuli and desired resultant measurements (herein referred to as initialisation) within the bounds as programmatically defined by the web server 101 and the bounds of the stimulus generate apparatus 102 and output measurement apparatus 103.
  • the web server 101 converts the initialisation into predetermined formats and transmits these to the stimulation generation apparatus 102 and output measurement apparatus 103.
  • the resultant data is converted into predetermined formats and transmitted to the web server 101. If defined by the initialisation, the web server 101 may perform further transformations on the data received from the output measurement apparatus 103. The web server 101 then transmits the resultant data in a predetermined format via the data connection 109 to the persona! computing device 110 from which the initialisation was originally transmitted. The personal computing device 110 then image-dispiays the resultant output data resulting from the initialisation applied to the system under test (SUT) 105.
  • SUT system under test
  • each change in stimulus entered at the personal computing device 110 is immediately transferred to the web server 101 and then on to the stimulus generation device 102, Similarly, each configuration change of a measurement apparatus is immediately transferred to the web server 101 and then on to the output measurement apparatus 103, This gives the user full flexibility to change parameters applied to the SUT 105 and see the resulting response via the output measurement apparatus 103 in real time.
  • the user can be free to operate the SUT 105 outside the bounds and limits of operation as defined by the SUT 105 manufacturer.
  • the web server 101, stimulus generation apparatus 102 and output measurement apparatus 103 will typically be configured in such a way as to ensure that the SUT 105, output measurement apparatus 103 and stimulus generation apparatus 102 function within an operational envelope that avoids damage or destruction.
  • the SUT 105 may be prepared in such a manner within the evaluation apparatus 100 that destructive tests can be undertaken.
  • one or more video cameras 106 transfer sequential images of the apparatus 108 used to evaluate the SUT 105. This visual data is transferred to a video encoding device 107 that compresses the incoming data and transports the data in a predetermined format to the web server 101.
  • the personal computing device 110 can request the video stream from the web server 101, or the web server 101 can offer the video stream to the personal computing device 110 when a connection via the data connection 109 is in place.
  • the evaluation apparatus 104 comprises a visual time generator 104 which outputs a timing signal in both visual and non-visual form.
  • the visual time generator 104 is illustrated in FIG. 1 as forming part of the evaluation apparatus 100, the visual time generator 104 may additionally or alternatively form part of the SUT 105.
  • the video stream fully encompasses the visual timing signal output by the visual time generator 104, either by way of the optical coverage of the video camera 106 or by means of mixing a suitable video signal with that provided by the video camera 106.
  • figure 8 illustrates the mixing of the video signals, in which the video signal from the camera 804, in either its raw or compressed format, is fed to a video mixing apparatus 801,
  • the visual time generator 802 is also connected to the video mixing apparatus 801.
  • the video mixing apparatus 801 is configured in a mariner that allows it to generate an Image in a video frame buffer 808 that consists of a Chroma keyed region 80S and an element 806 containing an image that visually exhibits the time as generated by the visual time generator 802.
  • This video frame buffer 808 that consists of the Chroma keyed region 805 and the element 806 is then mixed using a mixer 807 with the video frame buffer 809 of the current camera 804 video frame,
  • the resulting video frame is stored in a video frame buffer 810 containing a composited image of the two video frames such that the resulting video frame consists of the camera 804 view of the system under test with a visual time generator 802 dependent image superimposed upon it.
  • the resulting video frame is then encoded into a suitable format using a video encoder 812 and transmitted to a web server 813 such that the video stream can be streamed to a user's web browser.
  • the video encoder 814 can alternatively be external to the video mixing apparatus 801, as indicated by the dashed Sines in figure 8.
  • the visual time generator 104 also provides either intermittently or continuously a non-visual timing signal as data prepared in a predetermined format and transferred to the web server 101.
  • the non-visual timing signal output by the visual time generator 104 will be offered either continuously or intermittently as numerical data in a predetermined format.
  • the same data in the form of the visual timing signal output by the visual time generator 104 will be offered via the path of the video camera 106, video encoder 10? and web server 101.
  • This visual timing signal output by the visual time generator 104 will be integrated into the video stream, offered by the web server 101, or requested by the personal computing device 110, to be displayed as a visual image on the personal computing device 110.
  • FIG. 2 One example of a method of operating the visual time generator 104 is shown in FIG, 2,
  • the personal computing device 110 measures the response time to one or more requests sent via the data connection 109 being used. The result of this measurement is then transferred to the web server 101 as a predefined command. Based upon the measurement contained in the received command, the web server then issues a predefined command 201 to configure the clock period of the visual time generator 104 so that the video latency of the live video stream of the apparatus 108 is configured to provide enough measurement range and measurement granularity with respect to the expected video latency.
  • a measurement is taken of the link latency between the user's web browser and the web server 101 and the resulting measurement is used to obtain a preliminary link quality measurement.
  • the visual time generator may be commanded to have a timing pulse of 1 second and to roll-over every 20 seconds (thus bein limited to displaying a latency of no more than 20 seconds).
  • a timing pulse of 5 seconds may be used, with a rol!-over of 120 seconds,
  • These respective times might be adjusted by a predetermined factor, for example of 2 or 3, according to the length of time for which the user has booked the session, for example being increased for longer sessions, and can also be updated this while the user is accessing the system, by running the above-described link quality test regularly, thus accounting for changing conditions,
  • the visual timing signal output by the visual time generator 104 is updated at
  • the visual time generator 104 issues a message including the non-visual timing signal in a predefined format to the web server 101.
  • the status of the non-visual timing signal can thereby be displayed.
  • the video camera 106 visually captures the visual timing signal output by the visual time generator 104, which then appears in the streamed video image delivered by the web server 101 via the data connection 109 to the personal computing device 110.
  • the visual time generator 104 waits the predetermined time period 204 before incrementing the internally stored time by the agreed time period 206.
  • the complete visual time generator 104 can be reset 205 both synchronously and asynchronously, both directly and indirectly.
  • the SUT 105 can be a plurality of electrical products and devices, an example of which is described with reference to FIG. 3.
  • the SUT 105 comprises an electrical product 301 featuring an electrical device 302, a push-button 308, an audio input 309, an audio output 310 and a digital serial data bus 311.
  • Energy for the electrical product 301 is supplied via an input 312 and a programmable direct current (DC) power supply 305 that can be switched on and off via an electrical switch, such as an electrical relay 313.
  • Electrical relay 314 is connected such that its contacts are in parallel to push-button 308.
  • a programmable signal generator 304 is connected to the electrical product 301 so that a signal is applied to the audio input 309.
  • the audio output 310 is connected such that its signal is applied to a programmable oscilloscope 306,
  • the I2C interface 311 is connected to the programmable data bus analyser 307.
  • a detailed representation of an example of an output measurement apparatus 103 is shown by an illustrative collection of measurement apparatus 315.
  • the programmable oscilloscope 306 and programmable data bus analyser 307 are one example of output measurement apparatus 103, As such the web server 101 can communicate with these elements using a predefined format to configure these elements in a manner appropriate to use them to capture data, or to retrieve resultant data ca tured by those elements from the SUT 105.
  • a detailed representation of an example of stimulus generation apparatus 102 is shown by an illustrative collection of stimulus apparatus 316,
  • the programmable control circuit 303, programmable signal generator 304 and programmable DC power supply are an example of stimulation generation apparatus 102,
  • the web server 101 can communicate with these elements in a manner appropriate to use them to stimulate the SUT 105, or retrieve resultant data captured by these elements that are of use to the user investigating the function and behaviour of the SUT 105,
  • FIG. 4 One example of the visual display seen by the user accessing the evaluation apparatus 100 via a personal computing device 110 is shown in FIG, 4.
  • the SUT 105 is shown in a video live stream 401 as delivered by video camera 106 and video encoder 107.
  • a stylized, simplified GUI 402 allows the user to operate the SUT 105 as if the user had the SUT 105 physically available in front of them.
  • the push-buttons 410 of the SUT 105 are emulated in the GUI 409 and, once pressed, issues a command in a predefined format to the web server 101 via the data connection 109.
  • the web server then issues a command in a predefined format to the stimulus generation apparatus 102 to execute the requested physical emulation of a push-button press.
  • This can be realised via the programmable control circuit 303, electrical relay 314 and connection in parallel to a push-button 308 as described earlier.
  • An array 405 of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) 407 which is graphically represented as an array 406 of LEDs 408 in the GUI 402, provides one example of the visual time generator 104.
  • the array 405 of LEDs 407 outputs both a visual timing signal by sequentially illuminating individual LEDs 407 in time with the clock period 201, and a non-visual timing signal in the form.
  • the LEDs are illuminated such that only one LED in the array LEDs is lit at any one time and with every new clock period 201 the LED to the right of the illuminated LED is the next to be lit. When the right-most LED is illuminated and a new clock period 102 occurs, the left-most LED is the next to be illuminated.
  • the visual time generator 104 also issues a predefined command to the web server 101 with every new clock period 201, This event is then transferred by the web server 101 to the personal computing device 110 or the status of the visual time generator 104 is requested from the web server 101 by the personal computing device 110 via the data connection 109, In both cases the personal computing device 110 updates its GUI 402 to reflect the new time value.
  • the LED 407 that is illuminated in the array 405 is two LEDs to the left of the LED 408 highlighted in the array 406 displayed in the GUI 402.
  • the clock period 201 has been defined to be 1 second, for example, a visual comparison of the array 405 as shown in the live video stream 401 and the graphical representation of the array 406 allows the user to determine the latency of the video stream 401 compared to the output visualisation by the GUI 402 to be 2 seconds, within the bounds of accuracy provided by this granularity of measurement and assuming that the sequence of illuminated LED is from left to right.
  • a second example of the visual time generator 104 is provided by the display 403 of the SUT 105, which is shown in the live video stream 401 and which is graphically represented as the display 404 in the GUI 402.
  • the visual timing signal output by the display 403 appearing in the live video stream 401 of the SUT 105 and the representation of the display 404 in the output visualised by the GUI 402, which represents the non-visual timing signal it can be seen that the latency of the live video stream in this example is 2 seconds, within the bounds of accuracy of their granularity of measurement.
  • FIG. 5 A second example of the evaluation apparatus 100 is shown in FIG. 5, which also shows an alternate visual representation of an SUT 105 in the simplified GUI 502.
  • the stimulation generation apparatus 504 in this example is a programmable DC power supply that can be initialised and configured via the simplified GUI 502 via the visual representation of a DC power supply 503, the control mechanism of which has been described previously.
  • the live video stream 505 in this example is provided by more than one video source, the selection of which is defined by the user by way of a graphical selection interface 501.
  • this example also demonstrates how two SUTs, each featuring the same functionality with the exception of one single element in this case differing microcontrollers, can be configured to operate in the same manner for the purposes of comparing performance of said microcontroller devices with one another,
  • the SUTs are configured such that the system current consumption can be compared under equal conditions.
  • the active video source is included in the video source selection interface 601 by an indicator 603 being shown next to the label of the active video source.
  • the visual interface 602 shows an example of feedback delivered by the web server 101 to the personal computing device 110 once the chosen test parameters have individually transferred to the web server 101 and have been received and passed on to the stimulus generation apparatus 102 and output measurement apparatus 103.
  • the visual interface 602 provides a visual indication that the measurement data is being collected by the output measurement apparatus 103.
  • a further example of where the visual interface 602 is used is in the case where the measurement data collected by the output measurement apparatus 103 requires further calculation intensive manipulation to be of use to the user. The resulting user experience is commensurate to that expected when setting up and testing a device in an engineering laboratory.
  • the resultant output for the evaluation and measurement of the SUT 105 is shown in FIG. 7.
  • the visual output of a supply current in mA plotted against a time axis 701 is one example of the visualisation of evaluation and measurement results that the evaluation apparatus 100 can deliver.
  • a platform comprises, at the user side, a browser window or mobile app on which multiple active or interactive elements can be displayed.
  • the user interface may comprise one or more of:
  • an SUT may generate audio, for example, in the case of an MP3 decompression chip.
  • the engineer may wish to technically measure the audio performance with test equipment (SN , bandwidth, signal size etc.), but also hear that the audio being generated is the audio that he uploaded in the test apparatus for testing purposes. This helps to underscore believability since the user hears that the chosen audio is being played and not some simulation or fixed audio that the manufacturer knows shows the SUT to its best performance.
  • the GUI ⁇ or a textual MMI) that replicates the remote test bed graphically. Mousing over individual active control zones on this graphic allows the user to interact intuitively with the remote end equipment, allowing the user to modify operating parameters of the test bed,
  • a dialogue window which can be used to highlight specific commands and controls available within the system, or valuable attributes of the product under test, for example unique selling propositions (DSPs) of the product.
  • DSPs unique selling propositions
  • a hardware system for example in the form of a product evaluation apparatus that can apply stimuli to and probe outputs from the product or device under test.
  • the functional capabilities of the product evaluation apparatus will be determined by the specific needs of the product in cooperation with commissioning clients.
  • a web-server based computing device to control the aforementioned hardware system and remote-controlled video and audio system.
  • Cloud and/or web-server infrastructure to serve the video to the user, maintain analytics and record each interaction session as well as capture measured data and lead details of users.
  • a reservation system can be included to allow multiple customer visits to be scheduled on a single platform' or multiple copies or variations of the platform.
  • the system described herein may be applied in any one or more of the following ways:- 1. Simplified, quick evaluations of a new product or product options for a new user, providing a new form of online customer engagement for product suppliers. 2. Virtual hands-on 'try-before-you-buy' sessions with products, in particular ones which are heavy or otherwise costly to transport.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates various components of an exemplary computing-based device 1000 which may be implemented as any form of a computing and/or electronic device, and in which may implement any of the methods described herein.
  • Computing-based device 1000 comprises one or more processors 1002 which may be microprocessors, controllers or any other suitable type of processors for processing computer-executable instructions.
  • the processors 1002 may include one or more fixed function blocks (also referred to as accelerators) which implement a part of a method as described herein in hardware (rather than software or firmware).
  • Platform software comprising art operating system 1004 or any other suitable platform software may be provided at the computing-based device to enable application software to be executed on the device.
  • Computer-readable media may include, for example, computer storage media such as memory 1012 and communications media.
  • Computer storage media, such as memory 1012 includes volatile and non-volatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data.
  • Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EPRO , EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information for access by a computing device.
  • communication media may embody computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.
  • computer storage media does not include communication media.
  • the computer storage media ⁇ memory 1012) is shown within the computing-based device 1000 it will be appreciated that the storage may be distributed or located remotely and accessed via a network or other communication link (e.g. using communication interface 1014 J.
  • the computing-based device 1000 also comprises an input/output controller
  • the input/output controller 1016 is also arranged to receive and process input from one or more devices, such as a user input device 1020 (e.g. a mouse or a keyboard). In an embodiment the display device 1018 may also act as the user input device 1020 if it is a touch sensitive display device. The input/output controller 1018 may also output data to devices other than the display device, e.g. a locally connected printing device.
  • a user input device 1020 e.g. a mouse or a keyboard
  • the display device 1018 may also act as the user input device 1020 if it is a touch sensitive display device.
  • the input/output controller 1018 may also output data to devices other than the display device, e.g. a locally connected printing device.
  • 'computer' is used herein to refer to any device with processing capability such that it can execute instructions. Those skilled in the art will realize that such processing capabilities are incorporated into many different devices and therefore the term 'computer' includes PCs, servers, mobile telephones, personal digital assistants and many other devices.
  • a remote computer may store an example of the process described as software.
  • a local or terminal computer may access the remote computer and download a part or all of the software to run the program.
  • the local computer may download pieces of the software as needed, or execute some software instructions at the local terminal and some at the remote computer (or computer network).
  • a dedicated circuit such as a DSP, programmable logic array, or the like.
  • any reference to 'an' item refers to one or more of those items.
  • the term 'comprising' is used herein to mean including the method blocks or elements identified, but that such blocks or elements do not comprise an exclusive list and a method or apparatus may contain additional blocks or elements.

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La présente invention concerne un procédé, mis en œuvre par ordinateur, pour commander en temps réel un appareil d'évaluation de produit à distance. Le procédé consiste à afficher une interface utilisateur graphique avec un ou plusieurs éléments d'entrée graphiques et un ou plusieurs éléments de sortie graphiques représentant des éléments d'entrée physiques et des éléments de sortie physiques respectifs d'un produit en cours de test. En réponse à l'actionnement par l'utilisateur d'un desdits éléments d'entrée graphiques, une signalisation comprenant une commande pour actionner l'élément d'entrée physique correspondant est transmise en temps réel à l'appareil d'évaluation de produit à distance. En réponse à la réception de la signalisation en provenance de l'appareil d'évaluation de produit à distance comprenant une sortie fournie par un desdits éléments de sortie physiques, l'élément de sortie graphique correspondant est amené à afficher la sortie en temps réel.
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