Apparatus and methods for providing configurable task management of a wireless device

• US 7,969,922 B2
• Filed: 09/21/2006
• Issued: 06/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Yang, Carol Li-Chung, Hwang, Jihyun, Lushin, Mikhail A., Yip, Eric Chi Chung, Fok, Kenny
• Primary Examiner(s): Cai; Wayne
• Application Number:
  US11/525,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20070180089A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,741 Days
• Field of Search: 370/310, 370/328, 370/338, 709220-223
• US Class Current: 370/310
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

Abstract

Methods, devices, computer readable media and apparatus are presented for providing configurable task management, such as data collection management, on a wireless device. Task management provides conditions and associated actions which may be dynamically configured and implemented in conjunction with any application executed on the wireless device.

Claims

1. A method for performing a task at a wireless communication device, comprising:

receiving a task configuration message comprising;

a condition list size block which identifies a size of a condition portion of the task configuration message;

at least one condition operated to occur on the wireless communication device;

an action list size block which identifies a size of a dynamically configured action portion of the task configuration message;

an action list identifying a plurality of dynamically configured actions; and

at least one corresponding action identifier operated to map at least one dynamically configured action identified in the action list to the respective condition;

monitoring for the occurrence of each condition;

referencing the action list based on the respective action identifier, wherein the action identifier identifies each action from a plurality of dynamically configured actions in the action list corresponding to each respective condition; and

performing each action referenced by each action identifier corresponding to each condition based on detecting the respective condition.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically instantiating a listener agent on the wireless communication device based on at least one of each condition and each action, wherein each listener agent is operated to perform at least one of detecting an occurrence of the respective condition and initiating the performance of each corresponding action.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein performing further comprises collecting predetermined data from a processing subsystem of the wireless communication device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein performing further comprises collecting predetermined data from a processing subsystem of the wireless communication device based on detecting a triggering event occurring on the wireless communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein performing further comprises constantly collecting predetermined data from a processing subsystem of the wireless communication device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein performing further comprises collecting data from a predetermined log location on the wireless communication device, wherein the predetermined log location is based on an action parameter corresponding to the respective action identifier.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein performing further comprises collecting predetermined event data from a processing subsystem on the wireless communication device, wherein the predetermined event data is based on an action parameter corresponding to the respective action identifier.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein performing further comprises requesting a data packet based on a first action parameter corresponding to the respective action identifier and recording at least a portion of the data packet based on a second action parameter corresponding to the respective action identifier.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein performing further comprises at least one of disabling the device, disabling a device component, providing for limited device use, executing an application on the device, and executing a component on the device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein performing further comprises monitoring for each condition based on at least one condition parameter.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein monitoring for each condition based on at least one condition parameter further comprises monitoring for each condition based on at least one condition parameter chosen from the group consisting of condition priority, condition overflow, condition buffer size, condition buffer limit, condition threshold, collection interval, and payload match criteria.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving further comprises receiving the task configuration message comprising at least one dynamically configured condition operated to occur on the wireless communication device and at least one dynamically configured corresponding action identifier.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein performing further comprises performing each action referenced by each action identifier according to at least one action parameter chosen from the group consisting of a primary action priority, an alternative action priority, an action overflow, an action buffer size, an action buffer limit, an action threshold, an payload match criteria and additional action logic.

14. A tangible computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a task configuration message comprising;

a condition list size block which identifies a size of a condition portion of the task configuration message;

at least one condition operated to occur on the wireless communication device;

an action list size block which identifies a size of a dynamically configured action portion of the task configuration message;

an action list identifying a plurality of dynamically configured actions; and

at least one corresponding action identifier operated to map at least one dynamically configured action identified in the action list to the respective condition;

monitoring for the occurrence of each condition;

referencing the action list based on the respective action identifier, wherein the action identifier identifies each action from a plurality of dynamically configured actions in the action list corresponding to each respective condition; and

performing each action referenced by each action identifier corresponding to each condition based on detecting the respective condition.

15. At least one processor device, implemented in a wireless communication device, configured to perform the operations of:

receiving a task configuration message comprising;

a condition list size block which identifies a size of a condition portion of the task configuration message;

at least one condition operated to occur on the wireless communication device;

an action list size block which identifies a size of a dynamically configured action portion of the task configuration message;

an action list identifying a plurality of dynamically configured actions; and

at least one corresponding action identifier operated to map at least one dynamically configured action identified in the action list to the respective condition;

monitoring for the occurrence of each condition;

referencing the action list based on the respective action identifier, wherein the action identifier identifies each action from a plurality of dynamically configured actions in the action list corresponding to each respective condition; and

performing each action referenced by each action identifier corresponding to each condition based on detecting the respective condition.

17. The wireless communication device of claim 15, further comprising a listener agent dynamically instantiated on the wireless communications device based on at least one of each condition and each action, wherein each listener agent is operated to perform at least one of detecting an occurrence of the respective condition and initiating the performance of each corresponding action.

16. A wireless communication device adapted to perform configurable tasks, comprising:

a communications module configured to receive a task configuration message comprising;

a condition list size block which identifies a size of a condition portion of the task configuration message;

at least one condition operated to occur on the wireless communication device;

an action list size block which identifies a size of a dynamically configured action portion of the task configuration message;

an action list identifying a plurality of dynamically configured actions; and

at least one corresponding action identifier operated to map at least one dynamically configured action identified in the action list to the respective condition;

monitoring for the occurrence of each condition;

a processing engine configured to reference the action list based on the respective action identifier, wherein the action identifier identifies each action from a plurality of dynamically configured actions in the action list corresponding to each respective condition; and

a task module in communication with the communications module and configured to perform each action referenced by each action identifier corresponding to each condition based on detecting the respective condition.

18. The wireless communication device of claim 16, wherein the task module comprises a data collection module operated to collect predetermined data from a processing subsystem of the wireless communication device according to on an action parameter corresponding to the action identifier.

19. The wireless communication device of claim 16, wherein the task module comprises a data collection module, wherein the at least one condition comprises detecting a triggering event, and wherein the at least one action comprises collecting predetermined data from a processing subsystem of the wireless communication device.

20. The wireless communication device of claim 16, wherein the task module comprises a data collection module, wherein the at least one condition comprises a constant condition, and wherein the at least one action comprises collecting predetermined data from a processing subsystem of the wireless communication device, wherein the predetermined data is based on a collection parameter corresponding to the action identifier.

21. The wireless communication device of claim 16, wherein the task module comprises a data collection module, and wherein the at least one action comprises collecting predetermined data from a predetermined log location on the wireless communication device, wherein the predetermined log location is based on an action parameter corresponding to the respective action identifier.

22. The wireless communication device of claim 16, wherein the task module comprises a data collection module, and wherein the at least one action comprises collecting predetermined event data from a processing subsystem on the wireless communication device, wherein the predetermined event data is based on an action parameter corresponding to the respective action identifier.

23. The wireless communication device of claim 16, wherein the task module comprises a data collection module operated to request a data packet based on a first action parameter corresponding to the respective action identifier and record at least a portion of the data packet based on a second action parameter corresponding to the respective action identifier.

24. The wireless communication device of claim 16, wherein the at least one action comprises at least one of disabling the device, disabling a device component, providing for limited device use, executing an application on the device, and executing a component on the device based on an action parameter corresponding to the action identifier.

25. A wireless communication device, comprising:

means for receiving a task configuration message comprising;

a condition list size block which identifies a size of a condition portion of the task configuration message;

at least one condition operated to occur on the wireless communication device;

an action list size block which identifies a size of a dynamically configured action portion of the task configuration message;

an action list identifying a plurality of dynamically configured actions; and

at least one corresponding action identifier operated to map at least one dynamically configured action identified in the action list to the respective condition;

means for monitoring for the occurrence of each condition;

means for referencing the action list based on the respective action identifier, wherein the action identifier identifies each action from a plurality of dynamically configured actions in the action list corresponding to each respective condition; and

means for performing each action referenced by each action identifier corresponding to each condition based on detecting the respective condition.

26. A method for task configuration, comprising:

selecting one or more conditions operated to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition;

generating a task configuration message comprising a condition list size block which identifies a size of a condition portion of the task configuration message, the selected conditions, an action list size block which identifies a size of a dynamically configured portion of the task configuration message, an action list identifying a plurality of dynamically configured actions, and at least one corresponding action identifier operated to map at least one dynamically configured action identified in the action list to the respective condition; and

communicating the task configuration message to one or more wireless devices, wherein at least one wireless device is operated to receive the task configuration message and perform each action referenced by each action identifier corresponding to each condition based on detecting the respective condition.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein communication the task configuration message comprises initiating a dynamic instantiation of a listener agent on the wireless communication device based on at least one of each condition and each action, wherein each listener agent is operable to perform at least one of detecting an occurrence of the respective condition and initiating the performance of each corresponding action.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein selecting one or more conditions operable to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition further comprises selecting one or more data collection conditions operable to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one data collection action associated with each data collection condition.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein selecting one or more conditions operable to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition further defines one of conditions as a triggering event condition.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein selecting one or more conditions operable to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition further defines one of conditions as a constant event condition.

31. The method of claim 26, wherein selecting one or more conditions operable to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition further defines one of the actions as a log data collection action.

32. The method of claim 26, wherein selecting one or more conditions operable to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition further defines one of the actions as an event data collection action.

33. The method of claim 26, wherein selecting one or more conditions operable to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition further defines one of the actions as a data packet request action.

34. A tangible computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

selecting one or more conditions operated to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition;

generating a task configuration message comprising a condition list size block which identifies a size of a condition portion of the task configuration message, the selected conditions, an action list size block which identifies a size of a dynamically configured portion of the task configuration message, an action list identifying a plurality of dynamically configured actions, and at least one corresponding action identifier operated to map at least one dynamically configured action identified in the action list to the respective condition; and

communicating the task configuration message to one or more wireless devices, wherein at least one wireless device is operated to receive the task configuration message and perform each action referenced by each action identifier corresponding to each condition based on detecting the respective condition.

35. At least one processor device, implemented in a network device, configured to perform the operations of:

selecting one or more conditions operated to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition;

generating a task configuration message comprising a condition list size block which identifies a size of a condition portion of the task configuration message, the selected conditions, an action list size block which identifies a size of a dynamically configured portion of the task configuration message, an action list identifying a plurality of dynamically configured actions, and at least one corresponding action identifier operated to map at least one dynamically configured action identified in the action list to the respective condition; and

communicating the task configuration message to one or more wireless devices, wherein at least one wireless device is operated to receive the task configuration message and perform each action referenced by each action identifier corresponding to each condition based on detecting the respective condition.

36. A network device for configuring data collection on a wireless device, comprising:

a task configuration module operated to receive identification of at least one condition operated to occur on a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition, the task configuration module further operated to generate a task configuration message comprising a condition list size block which identifies a size of a condition portion of the task configuration message, the at least one condition, an action list size block which identifies a size of a dynamically configured action portion of the task configuration message,

an action list identifying a plurality of dynamically configured actions including the at least one action associated with each condition, and at least one action identifier associated with the at least one condition, wherein each action identifier is operated to map the respective dynamically configured action identified in the action list to the respective at least one condition specified in the message; and

a communications module operated to communicate the task configuration message to one or more wireless devices.

37. The network device of claim 36, wherein the task configuration message is operated on each wireless device to dynamically instantiate a listener agent based on at least one of each condition and each action,

wherein each listener agent is operated to perform at least one of detecting an occurrence of the respective condition and initiating the performance of each corresponding action.

38. The network device of claim 36, wherein the task configuration module further defines one of the conditions as a data collection condition and one of the actions as a data collection action.

39. The network device of claim 36, wherein the task configuration module operable to selecting one or more conditions operable to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition further defines one of the conditions as a triggering event condition.

40. The network device of claim 36, wherein the task configuration module operable to selecting one or more conditions operable to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition further defines one of the conditions as a constant event condition.

41. The network device of claim 36, wherein the task configuration module operated to selecting one or more conditions operated to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition further defines one of the events as a log data collection action.

42. The network device of claim 36, wherein the task configuration module operated to selecting one or more conditions operated to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition further defines one of the events as a event data collection action.

43. The network device of claim 36, wherein the task configuration module operated to selecting one or more conditions operated to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition further defines one of the events as a data packet request collection action.

44. A network device for configuring a task on a wireless device, comprising:

means for selecting one or more conditions operated to occur at a wireless communication device and at least one action associated with each condition;

means for generating a task configuration message comprising a condition list size block which identifies a size of a condition portion of the task configuration message, the selected conditions, an action list size block which identifies a size of a dynamically configured action portion of the task configuration message, an action list identifying a plurality of dynamically configured actions, and at least one corresponding action identifier operated to map at least one dynamically configured action identified in the action list to the respective condition; and

means for communicating the task configuration message to one or more wireless devices, wherein at least one wireless device is operated to receive the task configuration message and perform each action referenced by each action identifier corresponding to each condition based on detecting the respective condition.