System, method and device for automated installation and operating environment configuration of a computer system

• US 10,303,451 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2017
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OSR Enterprises AG
• Original Assignee: OSR Enterprises AG
• Inventors: Shifman, Orit, Shifman, Elhanan
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Thuy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Smith, Cheneca
• Application Number:
  US15/426,094
• Publication Number:
  US 20170147317A1
• Time in Patent Office: 840 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4406 Loading of operating system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product for installing a computer program within a computerized system of a car, the method comprising: installing a computer program on an emulator comprising a multiplicity of sub systems, each emulating a car sub system; executing a scenario from a scenario library, thereby activating at least one of the sub systems until a stopping criteria has been met; monitoring inputs and outputs transmitted to or received from any of the sub systems; and subject to said executing being completed successfully, installing the computer program on one or more car sub systems.

Claims

1. A method for installing a computer program within a computerized system of a car, the car comprising a plurality of sub-systems including at least an engine and a steering mechanism, the method comprising:

installing a computer program on an emulator comprising a multiplicity of emulator sub systems, including at least a first emulator sub-system emulating the engine and a second emulator sub-system emulating the steering mechanism, wherein each of the first emulator sub-system and the second emulator sub-system comprises a mathematical model and an interface for communicating with other emulator sub-systems or with the scenario execution module, and wherein installing the computer program on the emulator comprises installing a firewall;

wherein installing the computer program comprises;

executing, by at least one special-purpose processor, a set of instructions of a dedicated installation and configuration computer program product, wherein execution of the set of instructions results in an implementation of a booting engine which installs and configures a plurality of operating modules of the operating environment;

executing a scenario from a scenario library, thereby activating at least the first emulator sub-system and the second emulator sub-system until a stopping criteria has been met, the at least one scenario comprising a computer program;

storing at least one scenario for testing the at least one of the plurality of sub-systems within the scenario library;

monitoring inputs and outputs transmitted to or received from any of the first emulator sub-system and the second emulator sub-system; and

subject to said executing being completed successfully, installing the computer program on the car, thereby ensuring that the at least one scenario is safe for the plurality of the sub-systems.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the stopping criteria is selected from the group consisting of:

a problem has been discovered;

a problem has been discovered which cannot be tolerated in accordance with a required car security level;

an unauthorized message has been sent or received;

a message has been sent or received from an unauthorized source or at a wrong time;

a predetermined period of time has lapsed;

each sub system was operative for at least a predetermined period; and

each sub system received or output at least a predetermined number of instructions or indications.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one scenario is ensured to be free of cyberattacks.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one scenario is ensured to be free of bugs.

5. A system for installing a computer program within a computerized system of a car, the car comprising a plurality of sub-systems including at least an engine and a steering mechanism, the system comprising:

an emulator stored in a memory comprising a multiplicity of emulator sub-systems, including at least a first emulator sub-system emulating the engine and a second emulator sub-system emulating the steering mechanism;

wherein the emulator comprises;

a scenario management module for storing at least one scenario for testing the at least one of the plurality of sub-systems within the scenario library; and

a monitoring module for observing incoming and outgoing instructions to and from the first emulator sub-system and the second emulator sub-system;

a scenario library storing at least one scenario to be executed, the at least one scenario comprising a computer program;

an installer configured to install the computer program on the emulator;

wherein installing the computer program comprises;

executing, by at least one special-purpose processor, a set of instructions of a dedicated installation and configuration computer program product, wherein execution of the set of instructions results in an implementation of a booting engine which installs and configures a plurality of operating modules of the operating environment;

a scenario execution module for executing the at least one scenario stored in the scenario library, thereby activating at least the first emulator sub-system and the second emulator sub-system; and

the installer configured to install the computer program on the car, subject to the at least one scenario being executed successfully wherein no problem is detected, wherein installing the computer program on the emulator comprises installing a firewall, thereby ensuring that the at least one scenario is safe for the plurality of the sub-systems,

wherein each of the first emulator sub-system and the second emulator sub-system comprises a mathematical model and an interface for communicating with other emulator sub-systems or with the scenario execution module.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the scenario library comprises a script for activating at least one scenario.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the script comprises instructions of activation parameters for the at least one scenario.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the scenario library comprises a stopping criteria for at least one scenario or script.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the emulator further comprises at least one emulator sub system selected from the group consisting of:

a gear emulator sub-system;

an entertainment system emulator sub-system;

an air conditioning emulator sub-system; and

a headlight and signaling emulator sub-system.

10. The system of claim 5, wherein the at least one scenario is ensured to be free of cyberattacks.

11. The system of claim 5, wherein the at least one scenario is ensured to be free of bugs.

12. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium retaining program instructions, which program instructions when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

in a car comprising a plurality of sub-systems including at least an engine and a steering mechanism, installing a computer program on an emulator comprising a multiplicity of emulator sub-systems, including at least a first emulator sub-system emulating the-engine and a second emulator sub-system emulating the steering mechanism, wherein each of the first emulator sub-system and the second emulator sub-system comprises a mathematical model and an interface for communicating with other emulator sub-systems or with the scenario execution module, and wherein installing the computer program on the emulator comprises installing a firewall;

wherein installing the computer program further comprises;

executing, by at least one special-purpose processor, a set of instructions of a dedicated installation and configuration computer program product, wherein execution of the set of instructions results in an implementation of a booting engine which installs and configures a plurality of operating modules of the operating environment;

executing a scenario from a scenario library, thereby activating at least the first emulator sub-system and the second emulator sub-system until a stopping criteria has been met systems, the at least one scenario comprising a computer program;

storing at least one scenario for testing the at least one of the plurality of sub-systems within the scenario library;

monitoring inputs and outputs transmitted to or received from any of the first emulator sub-system and the second emulator sub-system; and

subject to said executing being completed successfully, installing the computer program on the car thereby ensuring that the at least one scenario is safe for the at least one of the sub-systems, thereby ensuring that the at least one scenario is safe for the plurality of the sub-systems.