SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROCESSING SETS OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20150012921A1
• Filed: 07/07/2014
• Published: 01/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: JVL Ventures LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Lettow, Greg A., Srinivasamurthy, Kiran H., Gargiulo, Michael J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,292,345 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4881 Scheduling strategies for dispatcher, e.g. round robin, multi-level priority queues
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for managing processes. A command is received to process one or more workflows, each of the one or more workflows including a set of instructions. A request for identification of one or more devices meeting predefined criteria is issued. A device identifier (ID) and data corresponding to each of the one or more devices meeting the predefined criteria are stored in a database. The one or more workflows are processed for each of the one or more devices meeting the predefined criteria by executing the set of instructions included in the one or more workflows. Executing the set of instructions included in the one or more workflows includes calling one or more functions to be performed by one or more communicatively coupled systems.

Claims

1. A process management system, comprising:

at least one memory operable to store a database and one or more workflows, each of the one or more workflows including a set of instructions; and

a processor coupled to the at least one memory, the processor being operable to;

receive a command to process the one or more workflows;

issue a request for identification of one or more devices meeting predefined criteria;

store a device identifier (ID) and data in the database corresponding to each of the one or more devices meeting the predefined criteria; and

process the one or more workflows for each of the one or more devices meeting the predefined criteria by executing the set of instructions included in the one or more workflows, wherein executing the set of instructions included in the one or more workflows includes calling one or more functions to be performed by one or more communicatively coupled systems.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further operable to generate a schedule including at least a start time to start processing of the one or more workflows.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a common proxy for communicating data, including requests to call the one or more functions, to the one or more communicatively coupled systems.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the memory is further operable to store a results database which stores results of processing the one or more workflows.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further operable to validate the one or more workflows by communicating with a rules engine.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the predefined criteria comprise a type and model of a device.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein one of the workflows is a cleanup workflow, and wherein the processor is further operable to:

identify an error device that has encountered an error; and

execute the cleanup workflow for the error device.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein one of the workflows is for updating an applet on a secure element of a device.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further operable to process the one or more workflows for the one or more devices meeting the predetermined criteria by:

setting up a pool of device IDs corresponding to a subset of the devices to be concurrently processed; and

processing, concurrently, the one or more workflows for each of the one or more devices in the pool.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further operable to:

add a new device ID to the pool when processing is completed for one of the devices in the pool.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further operable to request, from one of the one or more devices, a time range in which processing the workflow may be initiated.

12. A process management method, the method comprising:

receive a command to process one or more workflows, each of the one or more workflows including a set of instructions;

issue a request for identification of one or more devices meeting predefined criteria;

store a device identifier (ID) and data in the database corresponding to each of the one or more devices meeting the predefined criteria; and

process the one or more workflows for each of the one or more devices meeting the predefined criteria by executing the set of instructions included in the one or more workflows, wherein executing the set of instructions included in the one or more workflows includes calling one or more functions to be performed by one or more communicatively coupled systems.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising generating a schedule including at least a start time to start processing of the one or more workflows.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein data, including requests to call the one or more functions, are communicated to the one or more communicatively coupled systems via a common proxy.

15. The method according to claim 12, further comprising storing results of processing the one or more workflows in a results database.

16. The method according to claim 12, further comprising validating the one or more workflows by communicating with a rules engine.

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein the predefined criteria comprise a type and model of a device.

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein one of the workflows is a cleanup workflow, and wherein the method further comprises:

identifying an error device that has encountered an error; and

executing the cleanup workflow for the error device.

19. The method according to claim 12, wherein one of the workflows is for updating an applet on a secure element of a device.

20. The method according to claim 12, wherein the processing of the one or more workflows for the one or more devices meeting the predetermined criteria further comprises:

setting up a pool of device IDs corresponding to a subset of the devices to be concurrently processed; and

processing, concurrently, the one or more workflows for each of the one or more devices in the pool.

21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising adding a new device ID to the pool when processing is completed for one of the devices in the pool.

22. The method according to claim 12, further comprising requesting, from one of the one or more devices, a time range in which processing the one or more workflows may be initiated.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions for causing one or more processors to manage processes, wherein the sequences of instructions cause the one or more processors to:

receive a command to process one or more workflows, each of the one or more workflows including a set of instructions;

issue a request for identification of one or more devices meeting predefined criteria;

store a device identifier (ID) and data in the database corresponding to each of the one or more devices meeting the predefined criteria; and

process the one or more workflows for each of the one or more devices meeting the predefined criteria by executing the set of instructions included in the one or more workflows, wherein executing the set of instructions included in the one or more workflows includes calling one or more functions to be performed by one or more communicatively coupled systems.