Apparatus and method for software migration in mobile environment

• US 9,262,211 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2012
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Mo, Sang-Dok, Lee, Sung-Min
• Primary Examiner(s): ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N
• Application Number:
  US13/427,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20130124675A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,426 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/461 Saving or restoring of program or task context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4856 resumption being on a different machine, e.g. task migration, virtual machine migration G06F9/5088 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4875 with migration policy, e.g. auction, contract negotiation

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for software migration between devices in a mobile environment. The software migration apparatus may include a policy manager configured to select a migration method for target software according to a migration environment, and a migration manager configured to perform migration of the target software according to the migration method. In addition, provided herein is a software migration method which is performed in a mobile environment. The software migration method may involve analyzing a current migration environment, selecting a migration method according to the analyzed current migration environment, and performing the migration of the target software.

Claims

1. A migration apparatus which is used in a mobile environment, the apparatus comprising:

a memory to store target software;

a policy manager configured to select an order of basic copying, duplicate copying, and control transfer from a combination thereof as a migration method for the target software according to a current migration environment, wherein the current migration environment comprises at least one of a state of a source device, a state of a target device, and a state of a network connecting the source device and the target device; and

a migration manager configured to perform migration of the target software according to the selected migration method,

wherein

the basic copying comprises copying one or more images of the target software to the target device,

the duplicate copying comprises making a software environment of the target device nearly identical to a software environment of the source device, and

the control transfer allows a user who has used the source device to use the target device.

2. The migration apparatus of claim 1, wherein the basic copying comprises:

a method of transmitting the one or more images of the target software from an image server to the target device;

a method of using, in response to the images of the target software existing in the target device, the images of the target software;

a method of transmitting a snapshot regarding a memory state of the target software from the source device to the target device;

or a combination thereof, the method of basic copying being selected according to the current migration environment.

3. The migration apparatus of claim 2, wherein, in response to the policy manager selecting the method of transmitting the images of the target software from the image server to the target device, the migration manager receives authentication information from the image server and transmits the authentication information and address information of the image server to the target device.

4. The migration apparatus of claim 1, wherein the duplicate copying comprises:

a method of transmitting a snapshot regarding a changed memory state of the target software to the target device, a method of transmitting an event log related to the target software to the target device, or a combination thereof, the method of the duplicate copying being selected according to the current migration environment.

5. The migration apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control transfer comprises:

a method of stopping execution of the target software in the source device after migration to the target device, a method of transmitting changed memory data or an event log to the target device after stopping execution of the target software in the source device and then migrating to the target device, or a combination thereof, the method of control transfer being selected according to the current migration environment.

6. The migration apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an event logger configured to record and manage an event log related to the target software and to create a snapshot regarding a memory state of the target software according to a request from the migration manager.

7. The migration apparatus of claim 6, wherein the event log includes a user input related to the target software, a network communication, a display event, or a combination thereof.

8. The migration apparatus of claim 1, wherein the target software includes an application or operating system (OS) that is operating in the source device.

9. The migration apparatus of claim 1, wherein the software migration apparatus is a smart phone, a notebook, an ARM server, or a smart TV.

18. The software migration apparatus of claim 1, wherein the current migration environment comprises at least one of the following:

an agedness of the source device and the target device;

a computing capability of the source device and the target device;

a network state of the source device and the target device; and

a battery power state of the source device and the target device.

10. A migration method which is performed in a mobile environment, comprising:

analyzing a current migration environment comprising at least one of a state of a source device, a state of a target device, and a state of a network connecting the source device and the target device;

selecting an order of basic copying, duplicate copying, and control transfer from a combination thereof as a migration method for target software according to the analyzed current migration environment; and

performing migration of the target software according to the migration method,

wherein

the basic copying comprises copying one or more images of the target software to the target device,

the duplicate copying comprises making a software environment of the target device nearly identical to a software environment of the source device, and

the control transfer allows a user who has used the source device to use the target device.

11. The migration method of claim 10, wherein the basic copying comprises:

a method of transmitting the one or more images of the target software from an image server to the target device;

a method of using, in response to the images of the target software existing in the target device, the images of the target software;

a method of transmitting a snapshot regarding a memory state of the target software from the source device to the target device;

or a combination thereof, the method of the basic copying being selected according to the analyzed current migration environment.

12. The migration method of claim 11, wherein the performing of the migration comprises receiving authentication information from the image server and transmitting the authentication information and address information of the image server to the target device in response to the method of transmitting the images of the target software from the image server to the target device being selected.

13. The migration method of claim 10, wherein the duplicate copying comprises:

a method of transmitting a snapshot regarding a changed memory state of the target software to the target device, a method of transmitting an event log related to the target software to the target device, or a combination thereof, the method of duplicate copying being selected according to the current migration environment.

14. The migration method of claim 10, wherein the control transfer comprises:

a method of stopping execution of the target software in the source device after migration to the target device, a method of transmitting changed memory data or an event log to the target device after stopping execution of the target software in the source device and then migrating to the target device, or a combination thereof, the method of the control transfer being selected according to the current migration environment.

15. A migration method which is performed in a mobile environment, the method comprising:

selecting an order of basic copying, duplicate copying, and control transfer from a combination thereof as a migration method for target software according to an analysis of a current migration environment comprising at least one of a state of a source device, a state of a target device, and a state of a network connecting the source device and the target device; and

performing migration of the target software according to the selected migration method,

wherein

the basic copying comprises copying one or more images of the target software to the target device,

the duplicate copying comprises making a software environment of the target device nearly identical to a software environment of the source device, and

the control transfer allows a user who has used the source device to use the target device.

16. The migration method of claim 15, wherein the software migration method is performed by a smart phone, a notebook, an ARM server, or a smart TV.

17. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing instructions that causes a software migration apparatus to perform a software migration in a mobile environment, the instructions comprising:

analyzing a current migration environment comprising at least one of a state of a source device, a state of a target device, and a state of a network connecting the source device and the target device;

selecting an order of basic copying, duplicate copying, and control transfer from a combination thereof as a migration method for target software according to the analyzed current migration environment; and

performing migration of the target software according to the migration method,

wherein

the basic copying comprises copying one or more images of the target software to the target device,

the duplicate copying comprises making a software environment of the target device nearly identical to a software environment of the source device, and

the control transfer allows a user who has used the source device to use the target device.