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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1996
Craig E Newman, Wylie, TX (US);
MCI Communications Corporation, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A telecommunication services test system which can be used to automatically interact with automated response units and the like. The test system provides a means to automate test cases for services that previously could not be automated due to the requirement of human interaction. A sound generator is coupled with a call generator via an interface device. A controller is coupled with both the call generator and the sound generator devices. The controller controls the call generator and the sound generator through the use of a test case scripts that are designed to test particular telecommunication services that are coupled with a communications network. The controller executes test cases that can direct the sound generator to transmit and/or receive audio signals, including speech signals to and from the call generator in response to audio signals and speech signals originating from the telecommunication service under test. Signals that are received by the speech generator are recorded and stored in computer data files that can be easily transported to remote users thereby allowing remote test case verification.