WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS METHOD

• US 20100241312A1
• Filed: 05/27/2010
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Micropairing Technologies Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Medius Inc
• Inventors: Preston, Dan Alan, Lutter, Robert Pierce
• Granted Patent: US 8,331,279 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2028 eliminating a faulty processor or activating a spare
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2035 without idle spare hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2046 where the redundant components share persistent storage G06F11/2043 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3013 where the computing system is an embedded system, i.e. a combination of hardware and software dedicated to perform a certain function in mobile devices, printers, automotive or aircraft systems testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof G05B23/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3051 Monitoring arrangements for monitoring the configuration of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring the presence of processing resources, peripherals, I/O links, software programs verification or detection of system hardware configuration G06F11/2247
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/328 Computer systems status display G06F11/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4081 Live connection to bus, e.g. hot-plugging current or voltage limitation during live insertion H02H9/004
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/46 Multiprogramming arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/08 Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40169 Flexible bus arrangements arrangements for maintenance or administration involving management of faults; events, alarms H04L41/06; automatic restoration of network faults H04L41/0654
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/403 with centralised control, e.g. polling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/40273 the transportation system being a vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0809 Plug-and-play configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 : specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 : involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols

Abstract

A multiprocessor system used in a car, home, or office environment includes multiple processors that run different real-time applications. A dynamic configuration system runs on the multiple processors and includes a device manager, configuration manager, and data manager. The device manager automatically detects and adds new devices to the multiprocessor system, and the configuration manager automatically reconfigures which processors run the real-time applications. The data manager identifies the type of data generated by the new devices and identifies which devices in the multiprocessor system are able to process the data.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A wireless telecommunications method for a vehicle, including:

operating multiple processors in a multiprocessor system, wherein at least one processor in the multiprocessor system is configured to at least one of;

a. monitor for wireless signals from a new device not currently coupled to the multiprocessor system and moved into the vehicle, wherein the new device runs a first software application that processes a first type of data, and

b. wirelessly connect the new device to the multiprocessor system,

c. identify data codes in the wireless signals from the new device and use the data codes to identify the first type of data processed by the first software application running on the new device,

d. responsive to identifying the data codes from the new device, select a second software application from among multiple different software applications contained within memory in the multiprocessor system, wherein the second software application is configured to process the first type of data processed by the new device,

e. download a copy of the second software application selected from the memory to a first one of the multiple processors in the multiprocessor system, wherein the second software application is not currently loaded in the first one of the multiple processors,

f. reconfigure the first one of the multiple processors in the multiprocessor system to run the second software application downloaded from the memory and take over control and operation of the new device with the second software application now running on the first one of the multiple processors, and

g. processing data received from the new device with the second software application operating in and controlled by the first one of the multiple processors in the multiprocessor system in the vehicle; and

operating a logging manager in at least one of the multiprocessors configured to at least one of;

a. monitor data from different processors,

b. identify certain data for logging from different processors,

c. store the certain data in a memory, wherein the memory comprises at least one of nonvolatile flash memory and high volume hard disk memory and wherein the certain data is stored based on a pre-determined condition,

d. respond to an outgoing message from one of the vehicle applications for sending out over a communications link to another processor, wherein the logging manager sends at least a portion of the logged certain data retrieved from the memory based on the pre-determined condition.

3. The method of claim 2 including using a priority manager configured to at least one of:

a. assign priority to all messages,

b. rank the priority of the outgoing message in relation to the priorities of all the other messages in the processor,

c. decide according to the ranking whether the message should be put in a queue or sent directly for immediate processing,

d. transmit the message before other lower priority messages,

e. direct all applications to wait while the current high priority message is processed,

f. delay all data currently being processed by all other applications in the same processor when the high priority message is being processed, and

g. queue the other data and messages in the memory for processing after the high priority message has been processed.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the new device not currently coupled to the multiprocessor system is a cellular phone wherein the cellular phone is connected to a wireless telecommunications network, and wherein the wireless telecommunications network is at least one of data communication and voice communication.

5. The method of claim 4 including the cellular phone dialing a number in response to an outgoing message.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the data communication includes audio data that is played out over a speaker.

7. The method of claim 4 wherein the voice communication includes audio signals that are played out over a speaker.

8. The method of claim 2 wherein the certain data logged is vehicle maintenance data.

9. The method of claim 2 wherein the outgoing message contains specific sets of the certain data logged in memory.

10. The method of claim 2 wherein the pre-determined conditions are one of a system failure, a system indicating possible failure, specific elapsed time, specific elapsed mileage and crash indication.

11. The method of claim 2 wherein the communications link is one of Bluetooth or 802.11 signals.

12. The method of claim 2 wherein the new device includes an integrated display screen.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising a display in the vehicle and communicating at least a portion of content displayed on the integrated display screen of the new device to the display in the vehicle.

14. A wireless telecommunications method for a vehicle, including:

operating multiple processors in a multiprocessor system, wherein at least one processor in the multiprocessor system is configured to at least one of;

a. monitor for wireless signals from a new device not currently coupled to the multiprocessor system and moved into the vehicle, wherein the new device runs a first software application that processes a first type of data,

b. wirelessly connect the new device to the multiprocessor system,

c. identify data codes in the wireless signals from the new device and use the data codes to identify the first type of data processed by the first software application running on the new device,

d. responsive to identifying the data codes from the new device, select a second software application from among multiple different software applications contained within memory in the multiprocessor system, wherein the second software application is configured to process the first type of data processed by the new device,

e. download a copy of the second software application selected from the memory to a first one of the multiple processors in the multiprocessor system, wherein the second software application is not currently loaded in the first one of the multiple processors,

f. reconfigure the first one of the multiple processors in the multiprocessor system to run the second software application downloaded from the memory and take over control and operation of the new device with the second software application now running on the first one of the multiple processors, and

g. processing data received from the new device with the second software application operating in and controlled by the first one of the multiple processors in the multiprocessor system in the vehicle; and

operating a logging manager in at least one of the multiprocessors configured to at least one of;

a. monitor data from different processors,

b. identify certain data for logging from different processors,

c. store the certain data in a memory, wherein the memory comprises at least one of nonvolatile flash memory and high volume hard disk memory and wherein the certain data is stored based on a pre-determined condition,

d. respond to requests for logged data, including;

i. receive an incoming message over a communications link from a requesting processor,

ii. responsive to the receipt of the incoming message requesting certain data, retrieve from memory at least a portion of the logged certain data requested to send out over the communications link to the requesting processor.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the communications link is one of Bluetooth or 802.11 signals.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the new device not currently coupled to the multiprocessor system is a cellular phone wherein the cellular phone is connected to a wireless telecommunications network, and wherein the wireless telecommunications network is at least one of data communication and voice communication.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the certain data logged is vehicle maintenance data.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein the message contains specific sets of the certain data logged in memory.

19. The method of claim 14 wherein the pre-determined conditions are one of a system failure, a system indicating possible failure, specific elapsed time, specific elapsed mileage.