Patents by Inventor Thomas Eugene Dougherty

Thomas Eugene Dougherty has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9798314
    Abstract: Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for testing mobile devices using an intelligent mobile device test fixture. A server computing device generates programmatic instructions for testing an application on a mobile device coupled to the test fixture, where the programmatic instructions are based upon a test script, and include a first set of instructions and a second set of instructions. The server computing device transmits the first set of instructions to the application, and transmits the second set of instructions to a controller board coupled to the test fixture. The application executes the first set of instructions to activate functionality. The controller board executes the second set of instructions to activate one or more servo motors of the test fixture that control movement of the fixture. The server computing device determines an updated state of the application after execution of each instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: FMR LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Eugene Dougherty, Hongyu Wang, Hongbing Gu, Bahram Omidfar
  • Publication number: 20170052527
    Abstract: Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for testing mobile devices using an intelligent mobile device test fixture. A server computing device generates programmatic instructions for testing an application on a mobile device coupled to the test fixture, where the programmatic instructions are based upon a test script, and include a first set of instructions and a second set of instructions. The server computing device transmits the first set of instructions to the application, and transmits the second set of instructions to a controller board coupled to the test fixture. The application executes the first set of instructions to activate functionality. The controller board executes the second set of instructions to activate one or more servo motors of the test fixture that control movement of the fixture. The server computing device determines an updated state of the application after execution of each instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Eugene Dougherty, Hongyu Wang, Hongbing Gu, Bahram Omidfar