SEPARATE UPGRADE/MODIFICATION OF REMOTE SOFTWARE IN MACHINE TO MACHINE COMMUNICATION
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1. A method of separately upgrading or modifying a remote software installed in (i) a machine to machine (M2M) device which performs a function of an M2M communication enabling communications between two or more machines or (ii) an M2M gateway performing a gateway function in the M2M communication, the method comprising:
- transmitting, by a first server, a second software for upgrade or modification of a first software to the M2M device or the M2M gateway, wherein the first software is installed in the M2M device or the M2M gateway; and
performing the upgrade or modification of the first software, separately from a third software installed in the M2M device or the M2M gateway,wherein the third software is upgraded or modified by a second server, and the first server is an entity different from the second server.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is related to separately upgrading or modifying a remote software in a machine to machine (M2M) communication. Particularly, in the case of upgrading or modifying firmware of an M2M device or an M2M gateway, the present disclosure relates to separating an M2M service provider domain and a manufacturer domain, and independently upgrading or modifying each of the separated domains.
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1. A method of separately upgrading or modifying a remote software installed in (i) a machine to machine (M2M) device which performs a function of an M2M communication enabling communications between two or more machines or (ii) an M2M gateway performing a gateway function in the M2M communication, the method comprising:
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transmitting, by a first server, a second software for upgrade or modification of a first software to the M2M device or the M2M gateway, wherein the first software is installed in the M2M device or the M2M gateway; and performing the upgrade or modification of the first software, separately from a third software installed in the M2M device or the M2M gateway, wherein the third software is upgraded or modified by a second server, and the first server is an entity different from the second server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of upgrading or modifying a first software installed in (i) a machine to machine (M2M) device which performs a function of an M2M communication enabling communications between two or more machines or (ii) an M2M gateway performing a gateway function in the M2M communication, the method comprising:
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receiving a second software for upgrade or modification of the first software from a first server; and upgrading or modifying the first software using the received second software, wherein the upgrading or modifying is performed separately from a third software installed in the M2M device or the M2M gateway, and the first server is a different entity from the second server performing upgrade of the third software. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for upgrading or modifying software installed in (i) a machine to machine (M2M) device which performs a function of an M2M communication enabling communications between two or more machines or (ii) an M2M gateway performing a gateway function in the M2M communication, the apparatus comprising:
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an upgrade/modification storage unit configured to store a second software for upgrade or modification of a first software, wherein the first software is installed in the M2M device or the M2M gateway; an authentication processor configured to request an authorization check associated with the upgrade or modification of the first software to an authorization control server, in order to modify or upgrade the first software; and a communication processor configured to transmit the second software to the M2M device or the M2M gateway, wherein the upgrade or modification of the first software is performed in a different apparatus from an apparatus which modifies or upgrades a third software installed in the M2M device or the M2M gateway.
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