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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Gopal K. Bhageria, Rajarhat, IN;

Vijay Ekambaram, Chennai, IN;

Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/3692 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 11/3664 (2013.01); G06F 11/3684 (2013.01); G06F 11/3688 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04809 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for remotely testing computing devices including dynamic, shapeable tactile touch screens. In an embodiment, a method comprises establishing a communications connection between a computing device under test and a remote testing computer system, the computing device under test including a dynamic, configurable tactile touch screen; and configuring a portion of the touch screen of the computing device under test, in a defined manner, to form three-dimensional physical features on the touch screen for interacting with the touch screen. In an embodiment, the method further comprises transmitting specified information about said configuring, via the established communications connection, from the computing device under test to the remote testing computer system; and generating a defined visual representation on the remote testing computer system, by using the specified information, of said configuring a portion of the touch screen.


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