Remote Embedded Device Update Platform Apparatuses, Methods and Systems

• US 20160291959A1
• Filed: 01/06/2016
• Published: 10/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• 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
• Granted Patent: US 9,891,907 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• 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 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

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 device component status detection and illustration apparatus, comprising:

a memory;

a component collection in the memory, including;

a device status tool component, and

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 device status tool component, stored in the memory, to;

obtain, via processor, device selection parameters;

determine, via processor, one or more remote connected devices that satisfy the device selection parameters;

identify, via processor, a remote connected device selected from the one or more remote connected devices by a user using a user interface;

generate, via processor, a first visualization that illustrates an updates timeline associated with the identified remote connected device, a first update time selected from the updates timeline, and information regarding device components associated with the identified remote connected device as of the first update time;

obtain, via processor, a selection of a second update time from the updates timeline from the user; and

generate, via processor, a second visualization that illustrates an updates timeline associated with the identified remote connected device, the second update time selected from the updates timeline, and information regarding device components associated with the identified remote connected device as of the second update time.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device selection parameters are obtained from the user via the user interface.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device selection parameters are obtained from a configuration file.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device selection parameters include a vehicle VIN number or a vehicle model.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device selection parameters include a specified reported error associated with a remote connected device or a last update timestamp associated with a remote connected device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein information regarding device components includes identifiers of device components associated with the remote connected device and version labels of the device components associated with the remote connected device.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein information regarding the device components is illustrated in a tree format.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a slider widget is utilized to illustrate the updates timeline.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first update time is the update time associated with the latest update to the remote connected device.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second update time is an update time associated with a past update to the remote connected device.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second update time is an update time associated with a future anticipated update to the remote connected device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

the processor issues instructions from the device status tool component, stored in the memory, to;

determine, via processor, software update modules of an update package associated with the future anticipated update that should be downloaded by the remote connected device; and

generate, via processor, a visualization that illustrates which software update modules should be downloaded.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

the processor issues instructions from the device status tool component, stored in the memory, to;

determine, via processor, software update modules of an update package associated with the future anticipated update that should not be downloaded by the remote connected device; and

generate, via processor, a visualization that illustrates which software update modules should not be downloaded.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the second visualization illustrates which device components changed between the first update time and the second update time.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the second visualization illustrates which device components changed between the second update time and the update time preceding the second update time.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor issues instructions from the device status tool component, stored in the memory, to;

analyze, via processor, differences between data associated with the first visualization and data associated with the second visualization for reductions or improvements to performance of the remote connected device.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

the processor issues instructions from the device status tool component, stored in the memory, to;

generate, via processor, a third visualization that illustrates results of the analysis.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the remote connected device is associated with a segment, and wherein results of the analysis are utilized to generate a refined update package for other devices that are associated with the segment.

19. A processor-readable device component status detection and illustration non-transient physical medium storing processor-executable components, the components, comprising:

a component collection stored in the medium, including;

a device status tool component, and

wherein the device status tool component, stored in the medium, includes processor-issuable instructions to;

obtain, via processor, device selection parameters;

determine, via processor, one or more remote connected devices that satisfy the device selection parameters;

identify, via processor, a remote connected device selected from the one or more remote connected devices by a user using a user interface;

generate, via processor, a first visualization that illustrates an updates timeline associated with the identified remote connected device, a first update time selected from the updates timeline, and information regarding device components associated with the identified remote connected device as of the first update time;

obtain, via processor, a selection of a second update time from the updates timeline from the user; and

generate, via processor, a second visualization that illustrates an updates timeline associated with the identified remote connected device, the second update time selected from the updates timeline, and information regarding device components associated with the identified remote connected device as of the second update time.

20. A processor-implemented device component status detection and illustration system, comprising:

a device status tool component means, to;

obtain, via processor, device selection parameters;

determine, via processor, one or more remote connected devices that satisfy the device selection parameters;

identify, via processor, a remote connected device selected from the one or more remote connected devices by a user using a user interface;

generate, via processor, a first visualization that illustrates an updates timeline associated with the identified remote connected device, a first update time selected from the updates timeline, and information regarding device components associated with the identified remote connected device as of the first update time;

obtain, via processor, a selection of a second update time from the updates timeline from the user; and

generate, via processor, a second visualization that illustrates an updates timeline associated with the identified remote connected device, the second update time selected from the updates timeline, and information regarding device components associated with the identified remote connected device as of the second update time.

21. A processor-implemented device component status detection and illustration method, comprising:

executing processor-implemented device status tool component instructions to;

obtain, via processor, device selection parameters;

determine, via processor, one or more remote connected devices that satisfy the device selection parameters;

identify, via processor, a remote connected device selected from the one or more remote connected devices by a user using a user interface;

generate, via processor, a first visualization that illustrates an updates timeline associated with the identified remote connected device, a first update time selected from the updates timeline, and information regarding device components associated with the identified remote connected device as of the first update time;

obtain, via processor, a selection of a second update time from the updates timeline from the user; and

generate, via processor, a second visualization that illustrates an updates timeline associated with the identified remote connected device, the second update time selected from the updates timeline, and information regarding device components associated with the identified remote connected device as of the second update time.