METHOD AND APPARATUS OF INTERWORKING M2M AND IOT DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS WITH DIFFERENT SERVICE LAYERS

• US 20180183882A1
• Filed: 06/03/2016
• Published: 06/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Convida Wireless LLC
• Original Assignee: Convida Wireless LLC
• Inventors: FLYNN, William Robert, SEED, Dale N., RUSSELL, Paul L., STARSINIC, Michael F., LU, Guang, LY, Quang, LI, Qing, RAHMAN, Shamin Akbar, BROWN, Phillip, CHEN, Zhuo, LI, Xu, CHOYI, Vinod Kumar, DONG, Lijun, MLADIN, Catalina M., WANG, Chonggang, LI, Hongkun
• Granted Patent: US 10,999,380 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/321 Interlayer communication protocols or service data unit [SDU] definitions; Interfaces between layers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/40 for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

Methods and procedures allow devices interwork with various types of service layers by updating the device to support the protocol of the M2M/IoT service layer that is being communicated with. Devices can coordinate/initiate download of a service layer API that is compatible with the service layer the device is attempting to use. A service layer can coordinate the autonomous update of a device with the proper service layer API which allows the device to then communicate and use services supported by the service layer component to the device. A service layer can detect a device or application lacking proper service layer functionality and can trigger a management entity to update the device or application with the service layer API required such that the device can then register to the service layer and use its services. A device or application can be customized or optimized to the service layer that it is registered to and using.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, the apparatus further including computer-executable instructions stored in the memory of the apparatus which, when executed by the processor of the apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

upon an unsuccessful connection to a network, receive information that indicates a service layer associated with the network; and

when the service layer is incompatible with the device, initiate an update request to update the software of the device so it is compatible with the service layer.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the received information is in a service layer type field of a response.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein a response is analyzed to determine the information using service layer detection.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein an update request is sent to device manager that provides the updated software to the device.

5. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, the apparatus further including computer-executable instructions stored in the memory of the apparatus which, when executed by the processor of the apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

receive a discovery request from a device;

upon a compatible service layer being unavailable, check for a device manager type indication in the discovery request; and

initiate an update request for the device.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the discovery request includes a list of compatible service layers.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the device management type indication contains a list of compatible device management devices.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising sending a response to the device indicating at least one compatible service layer.

9. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, the apparatus further including computer-executable instructions stored in the memory of the apparatus which, when executed by the processor of the apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

receive a request from a device, the request being for a service layer incompatible with the apparatus; and

send a response to the device indicating at least one compatible service layer.

10. A method for use by an apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises a processor and memory, and wherein the apparatus further includes computer-executable instructions stored in the memory which, when executed by the processor, perform functions of a method comprising:

upon an unsuccessful connection to a network, receiving information that indicates a service layer associated with the network; and

when the service layer is incompatible with the device, initiating an update request for the device to update the software of the device so it is compatible with the service layer.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the received information is in a service layer type field of a response.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein a response is analyzed to determine the information using service layer detection.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein an update request is sent to device manager that provides the updated software to the device.

14. A method for use by an apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises a processor and memory, and wherein the apparatus further includes computer-executable instructions stored in the memory which, when executed by the processor, perform functions of a method comprising:

receiving a discovery request from a device;

upon a compatible service layer being unavailable, checking for a device manager type indication in the discovery request; and

initiating an update request for the device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the discovery request includes a list of compatible service layers.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the device management type indication contains a list of compatible device management devices.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising sending a response to the device indicating at least one compatible service layer.

18. A method for use by an apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises a processor and memory, and wherein the apparatus further includes computer-executable instructions stored in the memory which, when executed by the processor, perform functions of a method comprising:

receiving a request from a device, the request being for a service layer incompatible with the apparatus; and

sending a response to the device indicating at least one compatible service layer.