METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system of multiple processors for an automobile, comprising:
- (a) multiple on-board processors that run automobile applications, at least one of which on-board processors is a processor that is embedded in the automobile;
(b) a communication system that couples the multiple processors together; and
(c) a dynamic configuration system operating on multiple of the on-board processors and including software resident in memory that is executable to;
(i) automatically detect and incorporate new hardware devices into the system of multiple processors for communication with one or more of the multiple on-board processors, and(ii) automatically reconfigure the system of multiple processors in real-time to run at least a specified portion of one of the automobile applications normally run on a first on-board processor on at least one different on-board processor in the system of multiple processors by executing on at least one different on-board processor the specified portion of the automobile application normally run by the first on-board processor.
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Abstract
A multiprocessor system used in a car, home, or office environment includes multiple processors that run different real-time applications. A dynamic configuration system runs on the multiple processors and includes a device manager, configuration manager, and data manager. The device manager automatically detects and adds new devices to the multiprocessor system, and the configuration manager automatically reconfigures which processors run the real-time applications. The data manager identifies the type of data generated by the new devices and identifies which devices in the multiprocessor system are able to process the data.
A communication system for a mobile vehicle, home, or office environment includes multiple processors. The multiple processors each run an Open Communication system that controls how data is transferred between processors based on data content as opposed to the links that connect the processors together. The open communication system enables data or messages to be effectively transferred and processed for real-time applications or other server based applications that may be running on the multiple processors in a secure environment regardless of processors, locations, or data links.
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16 Claims
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1. A system of multiple processors for an automobile, comprising:
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(a) multiple on-board processors that run automobile applications, at least one of which on-board processors is a processor that is embedded in the automobile; (b) a communication system that couples the multiple processors together; and (c) a dynamic configuration system operating on multiple of the on-board processors and including software resident in memory that is executable to; (i) automatically detect and incorporate new hardware devices into the system of multiple processors for communication with one or more of the multiple on-board processors, and (ii) automatically reconfigure the system of multiple processors in real-time to run at least a specified portion of one of the automobile applications normally run on a first on-board processor on at least one different on-board processor in the system of multiple processors by executing on at least one different on-board processor the specified portion of the automobile application normally run by the first on-board processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system of multiple processors used in a vehicle, comprising:
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(a) multiple processors located on-board the vehicle and adapted to run different real-time vehicle applications, at least one of which processors is an embedded processor hard wired to the vehicle; (b) a communication system coupling the multiple processors together over multiple communication links; (c) a dynamic configuration system that runs on multiple on-board processors and that includes a device manager that automatically detects and adds new hardware devices to the on-board system of multiple processors; (d) a configuration manager that automatically reconfigures the system of multiple processors to run the different applications on different ones of the multiple on-board processors, (e) a data manager that identifies data generated by the new devices and identifies other devices in the system of multiple processors that can input or output the identified data; and (f) a display processor showing new hardware devices detected or added to the system of multiple processors and that further includes a user input system configured to allow the user to direct the operation of multiple processors. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A system of multiple processors for an automobile, comprising:
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(a) multiple on-board processors that run automobile applications, at least one of which on-board processors is a processor that is embedded in the automobile; (b) a communication system that couples the multiple processors together; and (c) a plurality of dynamic configuration systems, each dynamic configuration system operating on one of the on-board processors and including software resident in memory that is executable to; (i) automatically detect and incorporate new hardware devices into the system of multiple processors for communication with one or more of the multiple on-board processors, and (ii) automatically reconfigure the system of multiple processors in real-time to run at least a specified portion of one of the automobile applications normally run on a first on-board processor on at least one different on-board processor in the system of multiple processors by executing on at least one different on-board processor the specified portion of the automobile application normally run by the first on-board processor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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