Collecting Data from Processor-Based Devices

• US 20140033319A1
• Filed: 03/30/2012
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Kesavan, Vijay Sarathi, Lortz, Victor B., Rangarajan, Anand P., Rathi, Somya, Guo, Xiangang
• Granted Patent: US 9,594,914 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, information may be collected from processor-based devices after the processor-based devices have already been deployed. Moreover, in some cases, the information that is to be collected, the collection sources, and the handling of the data may be specified after the processor-based devices have already been deployed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a specification from a requesting entity of a selected processor-based device from which to collect data;

receiving a specification of data to collect from the selected processor-based device;

receiving a specification of a privacy or security parameter for the data;

obtaining information about how to access the selected device;

collecting the data from the device; and

providing the data to the requesting entity, using the specified security or privacy parameter.

4. The method of claim 1 including receiving a request for information about how to contact the processor-based device.

5. The method of claim 4 including contacting the manufacturer of the processor-based device to determine how to contact the processor-based device.

6. The method of claim 1 including pulling data from multiple processor-based devices and providing the pooled data to the requesting entity.

7. The method of claim 1 including creating billing for the data collection.

8. The method of claim 1 including collecting data from a device in a vehicle.

2. The method of claim 2 including receiving a key for encryption for digital signing.

3. The method of claim 2 including collecting the data with the privacy or security parameter and using the key to encrypt the data.

9. A method comprising:

accessing a source to obtain a link to reachability information for an in-vehicle infotainment system;

collecting information from said system;

providing the information to third parties by applying specified privacy safeguards; and

obtaining and applying different privacy parameters for different data and applying the correct parameters to different data.

10. The method of claim 9 including obtaining the link from a vehicle manufacturer

11. The method of claim 9 including obtaining the link from a service provider.

12. The method of claim 9 including obtaining information from a plurality of processor based devices, pooling said information and providing the pooled information to the third party.

14. The method of claim 9 including selecting an encryption technique based on said privacy parameter.

15. The method of claim 14 including collecting information about how the user operates the vehicle.

16. The method of claim 14 including collecting information about a vehicular crash.

17. The method of claim 14 including collecting information about operation of a vehicle in a particular geographic locale.

13. (canceled)

18. At least one computer readable medium storing instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device cause the computing device to carry out a method comprising:

receiving a specification from a requesting entity of a selected processor-based device from which to collect data;

receiving a specification of data to collect from the selected processor-based device;

receiving a specification of a privacy or security parameter for the data;

obtaining information about how to access the selected device;

collecting the data from the device; and

providing the data to the requesting entity, using the specified security or privacy parameter.

19. The medium of claim 18 further storing instructions to carry out a method including receiving a key for encryption for digital signing.

20. The medium of claim 18 further storing instructions to carry out a method including collecting the data with the privacy or security parameter and using the key to encrypt the data.

21. The medium of claim 18 further storing instructions to carry out a method including receiving a request for information about how to contact the processor-based device.

22. The medium of claim 18 further storing instructions to carry out a method including contacting the manufacturer of the processor-based device to determine how to contact the processor-based device.

19-20. -20. (canceled)

23. At least one computer readable medium storing instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device cause the computing device to carry out a method comprising:

receiving a specification from a requesting entity of a selected processor-based device from which to collect data;

receiving a specification of data to collect from the selected processor-based device;

receiving a specification of a privacy or security parameter for the data;

obtaining information about how to access the selected device;

collecting the data from the device; and

providing the data to the requesting entity, using the specified security or privacy parameter.

24. An apparatus comprising:

a processor to receive a specification from a requesting entity of a selected processor-based device from which to collect data, receive a specification of data to collect from the selected processor-based device, receive a specification of a privacy or security parameter for the data, obtain information about how to access the selected device, collect the data from the device and provide the data to the requesting entity, using the specified security or privacy parameter; and

a storage coupled to said processor.

25. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said apparatus is a vehicular computer system.

26. The apparatus of claim 24 said processor to receive a key for encryption for digital signing.

27. The apparatus of claim 24 said processor to collect the data with the privacy or security parameter and using the key to encrypt the data.

28. The apparatus of claim 24 said processor to receive a request for information about how to contact the processor-based device.

29. The apparatus of claim 24 said processor to contact the manufacturer of the processor-based device to determine how to contact the processor-based device.

30. The apparatus of claim 24 said processor to pulling data from multiple processor-based devices and providing the pooled data to the requesting entity.