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              Appeal No. 2002-0880                                                                                     
              Application No. 09/183,214                                                                               


                     1.    A method of testing a device using a test apparatus, the device                             
                     having a circuit connection and a ground connection, the test apparatus                           
                     operable to generate voltages at select levels and for select times based                         
                     on test parameters, the method comprising:                                                        
                            a) obtaining input from an operator defining a first product model                         
                     identifier from a plurality of product model identifiers;                                         
                            b) retrieving from a memory one of the plurality of sets of test                           
                     parameters associated with the first product model identifier;                                    
                            c) causing the test apparatus to execute a first test based on the                         
                     retrieved set of test parameters by providing a control signal to the test                        
                     apparatus over a communication link; and                                                          
                            d) obtaining test results from the test apparatus.                                         
                     8.     An automated test system for testing a device, the device having a                         
                     circuit connection and a ground connection, the automated test system                             
                     comprising                                                                                        
                            a storage device operable to store a plurality of sets of test                             
                     parameters, the storage device further operable to store a plurality of                           
                     product model identifiers, each product model identifier associated with                          
                     one of the plurality of sets of test parameters;                                                  
                            a display;                                                                                 
                            an input device for obtaining input from an operator defining a first                      
                     product model identifier from the plurality of product model identifiers;                         
                            a processor, coupled to the input device, the display and the                              
                     storage device, the processor operable to cause the display to display the                        
                     plurality of product model identifiers for selection by the operator; the                         
                     processor further operable to receive the input from the input device and                         
                     retrieve the set of test parameters associated with the first product model                       
                     identifier from the storage device based on the input; the processor further                      
                     operable to generate a control signal that includes the retrieved set of test                     
                     parameters;                                                                                       

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