METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC CONFIRGURATION OF MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM

• US 20140229950A1
• Filed: 04/17/2014
• Published: 08/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Micropairing Technologies Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Eagle Harbor Holdings, L.L.C.
• Inventors: Lutter, Robert Pierce, PRESTON, Dan Alan
• Granted Patent: US 9,292,334 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/100
• 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 system for controlling and operating applications in multiprocessor systems is described. Various multiprocessor systems comprising various processors coupled to various transceiver processors operate independently and automatically establish communications with each other. Data managers within the independent multiprocessor systems exchange messages indicating types of data processed by software applications in the independent multiprocessor systems. When a data manager determines that a software application in another independent multiprocessor system is configured to process the same data type, then data can be sent from one multiprocessor system to the other to allow a software application in the communicating multiprocessor system to control and operate a software application in the other multiprocessor system.

Claims

1. A system for controlling and operating applications in multiprocessor systems, comprising:

a first processor coupled to a first transceiver processor, wherein the first processor and the first transceiver processor comprise a first multiprocessor system and wherein the first multiprocessor system is configured to;

automatically establish communications with a second transceiver processor coupled to a second processor operating as a second multiprocessor system;

use a first data manager in the first multiprocessor system to receive a query in a first message sent from a second data manager running in the second multiprocessor system;

responsive to the received first message, send a second message from the first data manager to the second data manager indicating a particular type of data available for use in the first multiprocessor system and processed with a first software application controlled and operated by the first multiprocessor system;

responsive to the sent second message, receive a third message from the second data manager identifying a second software application from among multiple different software applications located in a memory in the second multiprocessor system, wherein the second software application is configured to process the same type of data processed by the first software application controlled and operated by the first multiprocessor system;

responsive to the second data manager identifying a second software application, load the identified application from the memory as needed in the second multiprocessor system;

configure the second software application loaded from the memory to run, wherein running the second application in the second multiprocessor system allows the second application to operate the first application in the first multiprocessor system; and

send data from the first multiprocessor system to the application running in the second multiprocessor system for processing the particular type of data received from the first multiprocessing system with the second application.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first multiprocessor system is a data source that generates streaming audio or video data;

and the software application is configured to output the audio data to a speaker or output the video data to a display.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the first multiprocessor system runs a global positioning system application.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the first multiprocessor system has a first integrated display screen.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein at least a portion of content displayed on the first integrated display screen is displayed on a second integrated display screen in the second multiprocessor system for display and generation of information.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the first multiprocessor system includes a data storage device selected from the group of a hard disk drive, solid state device, or compact disk.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the first multiprocessor system includes a wired or wireless audio output device.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the first multiprocessor system includes wireless speakers or wireless headphones.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the memory coupled to the second multiprocessor system includes a readable and writeable data storage media selected from the group of solid state memory, hard disk drive, and compact disk, and wherein the solid state memory includes at least one of ROM and DRAM.

10. The system of claim 5 wherein the second integrated display screen is coupled to an entertainment system.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the entertainment system receives signals from multiple RF transmitters.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the entertainment system includes speakers.

13. The system of claim 5 wherein the first and second integrated display screens each includes a user interface that includes a touch screen.

14. A method for operating applications in multiprocessor systems, comprising:

coupling a first processor to a first transceiver processor, wherein the first processor and the first transceiver processor comprise a first multiprocessor system and wherein the first multiprocessor system is configured to;

automatically establish communications with a second transceiver processor coupled to a second processor operating as a second multiprocessor system;

use a first data manager in the first multiprocessor system to receive a query in a first message sent from a second data manager running in the second multiprocessor system;

responsive to the received first message, send a second message from the first data manager to the second data manager indicating a particular type of data available for use in the first multiprocessor system and processed with a first software application controlled and operated by the first multiprocessor system;

responsive to the sent second message, receive a third message from the second data manager identifying a second software application from among multiple different software applications located in a memory in the second multiprocessor system, wherein the second software application is configured to process the same particular type of data processed by the first software application controlled and operated by the first multiprocessor system;

responsive to the second data manager identifying a second software application, load the identified application from the memory as needed in the second multiprocessor system;

configure the second software application loaded from the memory to run, wherein running the second application in the second multiprocessor system allows the second application to operate the first application in the first multiprocessor system; and

send data from the first multiprocessor system to the application running in the second multiprocessor system for processing the particular type of data received from the first multiprocessing system with the second application.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the first multiprocessor system is a data source that generates streaming audio or video data;

and the software application is configured to output the audio data to a speaker or output the video data to a display.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the first multiprocessor system runs a global positioning system application.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the first multiprocessor system has a first integrated display screen.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein at least a portion of content displayed on the first integrated display screen is displayed on a second integrated display screen in the second multiprocessor system for display and generation of information.

19. The method of claim 14 wherein the first multiprocessor system includes a data storage device selected from the group of a hard disk drive, solid state device, or compact disk.

20. The method of claim 14 wherein the first multiprocessor system includes a wired or wireless audio output device.

21. The method of claim 14 wherein the first multiprocessor system includes wireless speakers or wireless headphones.

22. The method of claim 14 wherein the memory coupled to the second multiprocessor system includes a readable and writeable data storage media selected from the group of solid state memory, hard disk drive, and compact disk, and wherein the solid state memory includes at least one of ROM and DRAM.

23. The method of claim 18 wherein the second integrated display screen is coupled to an entertainment system.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein the entertainment system receives signals from multiple RF transmitters.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein the entertainment system includes speakers.

26. The method of claim 18 wherein the first and second integrated display screens each include a user interface that includes a touch screen.