Remote development support system and method

• US 20050096935A1
• Filed: 10/22/2004
• Published: 05/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Leannoux Properties AG LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Data I/O Corporation
• Inventors: Anderson, George Leland, Schuler, Roland, Huber, Robert Paul, Bolotin, Lev M.
• Application Number:
  US10/971,610
• Publication Number:
  US 20050096935A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/300
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2111/02 CAD in a network environment, e.g. collaborative CAD or distributed simulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/30 Circuit design
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services

Abstract

A system and method for remote support of product development includes a developer environment at a first geographic location, a support environment at a second geographic location, and a communication channel between the developer environment and the support environment.

Claims

1. A method for remote support of product development comprising:

providing a developer environment at a first geographic location;

providing a support environment at a second geographic location; and

providing a communication channel between the developer environment and the support environment.

2. The method for remote support of product development as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

providing a communication channel provides communication via the Internet.

3. The method for remote support of product development as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

providing a developer environment licenses the developer environment on at least one of an exclusive basis, non-exclusive basis, per use basis, and combinations thereof.

4. The method for remote support of product development as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

product development comprises development of a programming algorithm for an electronic device;

providing a developer environment provides software and hardware used to develop and debug the programming algorithm; and

providing a support environment provides hardware and software used to approve the programming algorithm.

5. The method for remote support of product development as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

product development comprises development of a programming algorithm for an electronic device;

providing a developer environment provides at least one of a personal computer, a logic analyzer, a debugger, an oscilloscope, an electronic device programmer, and combinations thereof.

6. A method for remote support of development of programmable electronic devices comprising:

providing a developer environment for the programmable electronic device at a first geographic location;

providing a support environment for the programmable electronic device at a second geographic location; and

providing a communication channel between the developer environment and the support environment.

7. The method for remote support of development of programmable electronic devices as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

providing a developer environment provides an environment for the development, debugging and programming of electronic devices using programming algorithms.

8. The method for remote support of development of programmable electronic devices as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

providing a support environment element for the programmable electronic device at a second geographic location provides an environment for at least one of compiling, encrypting, approving, storing, and distributing programming algorithms for the electronic devices, and combinations thereof.

9. The method for remote support of development of programmable electronic devices as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

providing a communication channel provides communication between the developer environment and the support environment via the Internet.

10. The method for remote support of development of

programmable electronic devices as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

providing a developer environment provides software and hardware used to develop and debug a programming algorithm for programming the electronic devices; and

providing a support environment provides hardware and software used to approve the programming algorithm.

11. A system for remote support of product development comprising:

a developer environment at a first geographic location;

a support environment at a second geographic location; and

a communication channel between the developer environment and the support environment.

12. The system for remote support of product development as claimed in claim 11, wherein:

the communication channel is the Internet.

13. The system for remote support of product development as claimed in claim 11, wherein:

the developer environment is licensed on at least one of an exclusive basis, non-exclusive basis, per use basis, and combinations thereof.

14. The system for remote support of product development as claimed in claim 11 wherein:

product development comprises development of a programming algorithm for an electronic device;

the developer environment comprises software and hardware used to develop and debug the programming algorithm; and

the support environment comprises hardware and software used to approve the programming algorithm.

15. The system for remote support of product development as claimed in claim 11, wherein:

product development comprises development of a programming algorithm for an electronic device;

the developer environment comprises at least one of a personal computer, a logic analyzer, a debugger, an oscilloscope, an electronic device programmer, and combinations thereof.

16. A system for remote support of development of programmable electronic devices comprising:

a developer environment for the programmable electronic device at a first geographic location;

a support environment for the programmable electronic device at a second geographic location; and

a communication channel between the developer environment and the support environment.

17. The system for remote support of development of programmable electronic devices as claimed in claim 16 wherein:

the developer environment at a first geographic location comprises an environment for the development, debugging and programming of electronic devices using programming algorithms.

18. The system for remote support of development of programmable electronic devices as claimed in claim 16 wherein:

the support environment element for the programmable electronic device at a second geographic location provides an environment for compiling, approving, storing, and distributing programming algorithms for the electronic devices.

19. The method for remote support of development of programmable electronic devices as claimed in claim 16 wherein:

the communication channel provides communication between the developer environment and the support environment via the Internet.

20. The system for remote support of development of programmable electronic devices as claimed in claim 16 wherein:

the developer environment provides software and hardware used to develop and debug a programming algorithm for programming the electronic devices; and

the support environment provides hardware and software used to approve the programming algorithm.

21. A method for accessing a product development support environment at a first location, comprising:

providing a developer environment at a second geographic location remote from the first location; and

providing a communication channel between the developer environment and the product development support environment.

22. The method for accessing a product development support environment at a first location as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

providing a communication channel provides communication via the Internet.

23. The method for accessing a product development support environment at a first location as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

providing a developer environment licenses the developer environment on at least one of an exclusive basis, non-exclusive basis, per use basis, and combinations thereof.

24. The method for accessing a product development support environment at a first location as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

product development comprises development of a programming algorithm for an electronic device; and

providing a developer environment provides software and hardware used to develop and debug the programming algorithm.

25. The method for accessing a product development support environment at a first location as claimed in claim 21, wherein:

product development comprises development of a programming algorithm for an electronic device;

providing a developer environment provides at least one of a personal computer, a logic analyzer, a debugger, an oscilloscope, an electronic device programmer, and combinations thereof.

26. A method for providing product development support to a remote developer environment a first location, comprising:

providing a product development support environment at a geographic location remote from the first location; and

providing a communication channel between the remote developer environment and the product development support environment.

27. The method for providing product development support to a remote developer environment a first location as claimed in claim 26, wherein:

providing a communication channel provides communication via the Internet.

28. The method for providing product development support to a remote developer environment a first location as claimed in claim 26, wherein:

providing a product development support environment licenses the remote developer environment to access the product development support environment on at least one of an exclusive basis, non-exclusive basis, per use basis, and combinations thereof.

29. The method for providing product development support to a remote developer environment a first location as claimed in claim 26, wherein:

product development comprises development of a programming algorithm for an electronic device; and

providing a product development support environment provides an environment for at least one of compiling, encrypting, approving, storing, distributing programming algorithms for the electronic devices, and combinations thereof.

30. The method for providing product development support to a remote developer environment a first location as claimed in claim 26, wherein:

product development comprises development of a programming algorithm for an electronic device;

providing a product development support environment provides an interface to the product development support environment accessible by the remote developer environment using the communication channel.

31. A system for accessing a product development support environment at a first location, comprising:

a developer environment at a second location remote from the first location; and

a communication channel between the developer environment and the product development support environment.

32. The system for accessing a product development support environment at a first location as claimed in claim 31, wherein:

the communication channel provides communication via the Internet.

33. The system for accessing a product development support environment at a first location as claimed in claim 31, wherein:

the developer environment is licensed on at least one of an exclusive basis, non-exclusive basis, per use basis, and combinations thereof.

34. The system for accessing a product development support environment at a first location as claimed in claim 31, wherein:

product development comprises development of a programming algorithm for an electronic device; and

the developer environment comprises software and hardware used to develop and debug the programming algorithm.

35. The system for accessing a product development support environment at a first location as claimed in claim 31, wherein:

product development comprises development of a programming algorithm for an electronic device;

the developer environment comprises at least one of a personal computer, a logic analyzer, a debugger, an oscilloscope, an electronic device programmer, and combinations thereof.

36. A system for providing product development support to a remote developer environment a first location, comprising:

a product development support environment at a geographic location remote from the first location; and

a communication channel between the remote developer environment and the product development support environment.

37. The system for providing product development support to a remote developer environment a first location as claimed in claim 36, wherein:

the communication channel comprises communication via the Internet.

38. The system for providing product development support to a remote developer environment a first location as claimed in claim 36, wherein:

the remote developer environment is licensed to access the product development support environment on at least one of an exclusive basis, non-exclusive basis, per use basis, and combinations thereof.

39. The system for providing product development support to a remote developer environment a first location as claimed in claim 36, wherein:

product development comprises development of a programming algorithm for an electronic device; and

the product development support environment provides an environment for at least one of compiling, encrypting, approving, storing, distributing programming algorithms for the electronic devices, and combinations thereof.

40. The system for providing product development support to a remote developer environment a first location as claimed in claim 36, wherein:

product development comprises development of a programming algorithm for an electronic device;

the product development support environment provides an interface to the product development support environment accessible by the remote developer environment using the communication channel.