Remote Embedded Device Update Platform Apparatuses, Methods and Systems

• US 20160196132A1
• Filed: 01/06/2016
• Published: 07/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Harman Connected Services, Inc. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Symphony Teleca Corporation (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Searle, Mark Douglas, Griffin, Owen James, Kempf, Robert Franz Klaus
• Application Number:
  US14/989,707
• Publication Number:
  US 20160196132A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/654 using techniques specially adapted for alterable solid state memories, e.g. for EEPROM or flash memories
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0233 Object-oriented techniques, for representation of network management data, e.g. common object request broker architecture [CORBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/052 using standardised network management architectures, e.g. telecommunication management network [TMN] or unified network management architecture [UNMA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/069 using logs of notifications; Post-processing of notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0873 Checking configuration conflicts between network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0895 Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/40 using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/16 Threshold monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/166 at the transport layer
• 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 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

The Remote Embedded Device Update Platform Apparatuses, Methods and Systems (“REDUP”) transforms telemetry inputs via REDUP components into remote embedded updates outputs. The REDUP may include a memory and processor with instructions to: obtain a remote embedded device connection request message from a remote embedded device and analyze the message to determine a version of embedded instructions on the remote embedded device. With that, the REDUP may determine if other remote embedded devices similar to the remote embedded device have provided request messages by searching a remote embedded device connection request message database. This allows the REDUP to determine if a potential issue requiring updates on the remote embedded device exists. With that, the REDUP may determine and provide an update for the remote embedded device.

Claims

1. A remote connected device update installation administering apparatus, comprising:

a memory;

a component collection in the memory, including;

an update installation administering component;

a processor disposed in communication with the memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions from the component collection stored in the memory,

wherein the processor issues instructions from the update installation administering component, stored in the memory, to;

obtain, via network, an update package for a remote connected device from a remote server;

ascertain, via processor, software update modules provided in the update package;

determine, via processor, a first rule associated with a first software update module from the provided software update modules, wherein the first rule specifies a state of a first device component of the remote connected device required for installation of the first software update module;

verify, via processor, that the state of the first device component complies with the first rule; and

install, via processor, the first software update module.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the remote connected device is a vehicle.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first device component is an electronic control unit of the vehicle.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first device component is an app installed on an infotainment unit of the vehicle.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the remote server is associated with a device manufacturer of the remote connected device, and the obtained update package is not applicable to remote connected devices of other device manufacturers.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the remote server is associated with a plurality of device manufacturers, and the obtained update package is applicable to remote connected devices of other device manufacturers.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor issues instructions from the update installation administering component, stored in the memory, to;

determine, via processor, a second rule associated with the first software update module, wherein the second rule specifies a state of a second device component of the remote connected device required for installation of the first software update module;

verify, via processor, that the first rule and the second rule are satisfied before proceeding with installation of the first software update module.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor issues instructions from the update installation administering component, stored in the memory, to;

determine, via processor, a second rule associated with a first software update module from the provided software update modules, wherein the second rule specifies a dependency on installation of a second software update module associated with a second device component of the remote connected device for installation of the first software update module;

verify, via processor, that the first rule and the second rule are satisfied before proceeding with installation of the first software update module, wherein a first installer is used to install the first software update module and a second installer is used to install the second software update module.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor issues instructions from the update installation administering component, stored in the memory, to;

report, via processor, an event associated with installation of the update package, wherein event data of the event specifies whether installation of the update package was successful.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor issues instructions from the update installation administering component, stored in the memory, to;

report, via processor, an event associated with performance of the remote connected device after installation of the update package, wherein event data of the event specifies reductions or improvements to performance of the remote connected device.

11. A processor-readable remote connected device update installation administering non-transient physical medium storing processor-executable components, the components, comprising:

a component collection stored in the medium, including;

an update installation administering component;

wherein the update installation administering component, stored in the medium, includes processor-issuable instructions to;

obtain, via network, an update package for a remote connected device from a remote server;

ascertain, via processor, software update modules provided in the update package;

determine, via processor, a first rule associated with a first software update module from the provided software update modules, wherein the first rule specifies a state of a first device component of the remote connected device required for installation of the first software update module;

verify, via processor, that the state of the first device component complies with the first rule; and

install, via processor, the first software update module.

12. A processor-implemented remote connected device update installation administering system, comprising:

an update installation administering component means, to;

obtain, via network, an update package for a remote connected device from a remote server;

ascertain, via processor, software update modules provided in the update package;

determine, via processor, a first rule associated with a first software update module from the provided software update modules, wherein the first rule specifies a state of a first device component of the remote connected device required for installation of the first software update module;

verify, via processor, that the state of the first device component complies with the first rule; and

install, via processor, the first software update module.

13. A processor-implemented remote connected device update installation administering method, comprising:

executing processor-implemented update installation administering component instructions to;

obtain, via network, an update package for a remote connected device from a remote server;

ascertain, via processor, software update modules provided in the update package;

determine, via processor, a first rule associated with a first software update module from the provided software update modules, wherein the first rule specifies a state of a first device component of the remote connected device required for installation of the first software update module;

verify, via processor, that the state of the first device component complies with the first rule; and

install, via processor, the first software update module.