ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,386,732, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Applause App Quality Inc. (Framingham, Mass.).

"Systems and methods for capturing test execution and communication" was invented by Robert S. Mason (Uxbridge, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A test automation system is provided that implements a DataTap service to capture underlying communications in a test environment or on a test platform. In some embodiments, the DataTap service can be configured as a passive data capture element. In various embodiments, passive data capture allows the system to record/mirror all data traffic flows associated with test execution without affecting the op...