Global Patent Index - EP 1776640 A2

EP 1776640 A2 20070425 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING COMPUTER PROGRAM TESTS BY MEANS OF MUTATION ANALYSIS

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING COMPUTER PROGRAM TESTS BY MEANS OF MUTATION ANALYSIS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR BEURTEILUNG VON COMPUTERPROGRAMMTESTS MITTELS MUTATIONSANALYSE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET SYSTEME D'EVALUATION DE TESTS D'UN PROGRAMME D'ORDINATEUR PAR ANALYSE DE MUTATIONS

Publication

EP 1776640 A2 20070425 (FR)

Application

EP 05788600 A 20050712

Priority

  • FR 2005001790 W 20050712
  • FR 0408429 A 20040730

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006024723A2] The invention relates to a method and system for evaluating computer program tests by means of mutation analysis. The inventive method comprises the execution (F7) of mutated programs (Pj) with the insertion (F1) of mutations (Mj) and the identification (F12) of mutated programs (Pj) which, with a pre-determined test (Tk), provide a result (RTkj) identical to a pre-determined result (RTkD). A series (Uj) of relevant tests is selected (F4) for each mutation (Mj) from a plurality of tests (Tk). A mutation (Mj) ranking system (Cm) can be determined (F6) with the application (F6) of at least a first simplicity criterion to the selected series (Uj) of tests. The mutated programs (Pj) are subsequently executed (F7) according to the mutation (Mj) ranking (Cm) order. Each mutated program (Pj) is executed with the tests (Tk) from the associated series (Uj) of tests. In addition, the method can comprise the programming and activation of a programmable circuit. A ranking system for the tests (Tk) from a series (Uj) of tests can be determined with the application of a second simplicity criterion to the tests (Tk) from said series (Uj) of tests.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 11/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 11/3688 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006024723A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2873832 A1 20060203; FR 2873832 B1 20060915; EP 1776640 A2 20070425; US 2007266351 A1 20071115; US 7574681 B2 20090811; WO 2006024723 A2 20060309; WO 2006024723 A3 20070322

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0408429 A 20040730; EP 05788600 A 20050712; FR 2005001790 W 20050712; US 63119105 A 20050712