Software Upgrading Or Updating Patents (Class 717/168)
  • Patent number: 11169792
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for generating a patch file. A specific embodiment of the method comprises: acquiring a first target file for establishing a target process, the first target file comprising a first symbol table; acquiring a second target file compiled based on a target source code file, the second target file comprising a second symbol table; determining a difference symbol between the first target file and the second target file using the first symbol table and the second symbol table; and generating a patch file based on the difference symbol. The embodiment has enriched the way to generate a patch file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qi Liu, Yu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11163673
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, method, and computer program product embodiments for testing software in a continuous deployment pipeline. An embodiment operates by automatically deploying a second version of an application at an idle endpoint. The embodiment further operates by automatically testing the second version of the application by reusing test metrics associated with a first version of the application that is live at a live endpoint. The embodiment further operates by automatically determining whether the automatic testing of the second version of the application is successful and, if so, automatically setting live the second version of the application. For example, the embodiment can operate by automatically exchanging the live endpoint with the idle endpoint to set live the second version and set idle the first version, which then may be placed in termination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Andreas Meier
  • Patent number: 11163586
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises, using a server computer that is communicatively coupled to an instance of an application program, and under stored program control: collecting answer data from a computing device by executing input AI instructions, to programmatically select a plurality of question data representing questions about configuration values of the application program, to cause rendering the question data in a user interface of a display device coupled to the computing device, and to select other question data automatically via a decision tree embodied in the input AI instructions; receiving a plurality of answer data from the computing device in response to the rendering of the question data; automatically repeating executing the input AI instructions and receiving the plurality of answer data to obtain a complete set of answer data; based on applying pre-defined programmatic rules to the answer data, identifying a plurality of contextually relevant domain objects and storing the domain obj
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Xactly Corporation
    Inventors: Nitin Mathur, Krishna Bihari Kumar, Amitoz Singh Ralhan
  • Patent number: 11157507
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for managing an application in a digital device are provided. The method includes receiving Appcessory identification information from an accessory device if the accessory device is connected to the digital device; searching, based on the Appcessory identification information, for at least one application having a function of controlling the accessory device from among at least one application installed in the digital device; and displaying application information associated with the at least one searched application according to a result of the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventor: Kyung-Soo Lim
  • Patent number: 11157656
    Abstract: In general, embodiments relate to methods and systems for signing a software image (SWI), distributing the signed SWI to one or more network devices, and verifying, on a per-network device basis, the signed SWI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Barnett Rahn, Michelle Binlu Wang, Baptiste Elie Franck Covolato, Julien André Alexis Gomes, Robert Eugene Gilligan
  • Patent number: 11157264
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first memory including a boot area, a kernel area, and a recovery area, a second memory configured to load data corresponding to at least one from among the boot area, the kernel area, and the recovery area included in the first memory, a communication module, and a processor electrically connected to the communication module, the first memory, and the second memory. The first memory includes instructions that cause, when executed, the processor to download data in the first memory through the communication module, when there is a request for updating the downloaded data, perform rebooting, when performing the rebooting, confirm whether a new version of recovery data is included in the downloaded data, and when the new version of recovery data is included in the data, update the downloaded data on the basis of the new version of recovery data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongho Lee, Heechae Yoon, Byungchul Kim, Jiseong Lee, Junghoon Cho
  • Patent number: 11144303
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein examples of systems and procedures for performing software updates for vehicles. The vehicles may be scheduled for the software updates based on information related to the vehicles. Update systems may determine when the vehicles have entered service ranges of the update systems for the scheduled software updates and may initiate the software updates in response to determining that the vehicles have entered the service ranges. Progress of the software updates may be monitored and displayed on a dashboard system overseeing the software updates of the vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Nadav Ullman, Thomas Bachant, Paul Garcia, Jake McCloskey, Joseph Thibeault, Jose Arturo Covarrubias Reynoso, Armin Mahmoudi, John Logan Anderson, Liam O'Shea Staskawicz, Vineel Chand Adusumilli
  • Patent number: 11138225
    Abstract: A central database system allows users to access and use data stored in a relational database. In order to ensure that the stored data is not detrimentally impacted and that the security of the stored data is maintained, the central database system generates a sanitized copy of the database. The central database system stores and accesses annotation files associated with data tables of the database and a schema identifying the structure of the database. Based on the schema, for each data table, the central database system validates the annotation file. A copy of the data table is created and sanitized corresponding to the annotation file. The sanitized copies of the data tables are used to generate a sanitized copy of the database. The sanitized copy of the database may then be accessed and used by users of the central database system without impacting the relational database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: ZenPayroll, Inc.
    Inventors: Vaibhav Mallya, Nikhil Mathew
  • Patent number: 11138342
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining an access request provided by an application that seeks to interact with one or more backend systems through a computing system. One or more predefined restrictions can be enforced on the application, the computing system, or the one or more backend systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: James Ding, Gonçalo Silva Santos, Richard Helzberg, Thomas Playford
  • Patent number: 11132185
    Abstract: A system for updating a monolithic application. The system includes an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive a new version of the monolithic application. The new version of the monolithic application includes a first set of computer readable instructions. The electronic processor is configured to create a new class that defines a previous version of the monolithic application. The previous version of the monolithic application includes a second set of computer readable instructions. The electronic processor is also configured to compile the monolithic application to combine the new version of the monolithic application and the previous version of the monolithic application into an executable file, receive a selection of a version of the monolithic application to execute, and execute computer executable instructions in the executable file corresponding to the received selection of a version of the monolithic application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Kenneth Harwood, Ilker Celikyilmaz
  • Patent number: 11126718
    Abstract: A technique is described for protecting file data from malicious programs, in particularly, by decrypting data that has been maliciously encrypted by software such as ransomware. The described technique generates a copy of a first block of a plurality of files stored on a computing device, and also intercepts request(s) from a process executing on the computing device to obtain certain types of random data and system entropy, which are recorded. When the system detects that the plurality of files have been encrypted by a malicious program, the described system determines a cryptographic key determined based on the generated copies of the first blocks of the plurality of files and on the recorded random data, and uses that key to decrypt the plurality of files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Acronis International GmbH
    Inventors: Alexey Kostyushko, Stanislav Protasov, Serguei Beloussov
  • Patent number: 11126511
    Abstract: Distributed processors and methods for compiling code for execution by distributed processors are disclosed. In one implementation, a distributed processor may include a substrate; a memory array disposed on the substrate; and a processing array disposed on the substrate. The memory array may include a plurality of discrete memory banks, and the processing array may include a plurality of processor subunits, each one of the processor subunits being associated with a corresponding, dedicated one of the plurality of discrete memory banks. The distributed processor may further include a first plurality of buses, each connecting one of the plurality of processor subunits to its corresponding, dedicated memory bank, and a second plurality of buses, each connecting one of the plurality of processor subunits to another of the plurality of processor subunits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: NeuroBlade, Ltd.
    Inventors: Elad Sity, Eliad Hillel
  • Patent number: 11126415
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for using a domain-specific language (DSL) to express and compile serverless network functions, and optimizing the deployment location for the serverless network functions on network devices. In some examples, the serverless network functions may be expressed entirely in the DSL (e.g., via a text-based editor, a graphics-based editor, etc.), where the DSL is a computer language specialized to a particular domain, such as a network function domain. In additional examples, the serverless network functions may be expressed and compiled using a DSL in combination with a general-purpose language (GSL). Once the serverless network function have been expressed and/or compiled, the techniques of this disclosure further include determining an optimized network component on which the serverless network function is to execute, and deploying the serverless function to the optimized network component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Andrew Donald Mestery, Ian James Wells, Grzegorz Boguslaw Duraj
  • Patent number: 11119753
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for a distributed autonomous patching system. During patching of a cloud computing architecture, an autonomous patching system may operator autonomously with no to minimal operator input to patch the host machines and corresponding computes of the cloud computing architecture's available applications. This may work by receiving a patch and determining corresponding patching factors for an availability zone of computes in the cloud. The system may then determine a patching topology map having an order of patching nodes for the selected computes of the application in the availability zone. Thereafter, while monitoring those computes, the system may select certain computes into an active processing funnel, where the patch is applied to those computes. Fingerprinting of before and after-patch states may be used to ensure proper patching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Suresh Mathew, Arvind Sugumar, Krishnakanth Batta, Vaibhav Desai, Benjamin Thomas, Ramakrishnan Sumesh Vadassery, Shankar Jothi
  • Patent number: 11120080
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program. The program receives data from a subset of a first set of exchange tables stored in a first database of a source system. The program further creates a second set of exchange tables in a second database of the device. The program also creates a set of shadow tables in the second database of the device. The program further adapts the second set of exchange tables and the set of shadow tables to a higher upgrade version. The program also performs object generation based on the second set of exchange tables and the set of shadow tables. The program further drops the set of shadow tables. The program also receives a set of application tables from the source system. The program further adapts the set of application tables to the higher upgrade version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventor: Wieland Hoprich
  • Patent number: 11120136
    Abstract: Firmware modules for a plurality of computer components of a computer system can be downloaded from an external computer system via a network connection. The firmware modules can be stored in a firmware memory of the computer system. During booting or at other appropriate times, the plurality of computer components can access the firmware memory to obtain their respective firmware modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher James BeSerra, Tyler Huston Doornenbal, Gavin Akira Ebisuzaki
  • Patent number: 11113044
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit that displays a first list which is a list of available software and a second list which is a list of software installed on a target device; and a receiving unit that receives an instruction operation of installing the software displayed in the first list on the target device and an instruction operation of performing a predetermined process on the installed software displayed in the second list, in which the display unit continues to display the software in the second list, in a case where the software included in the second list is no longer newly provided, and the display unit does not display the software in the first list or displays a fact that it is not allowed to install the software, in a case where the software included in the first list is no longer newly provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ogura, Toru Nakatani, Koji Hashimoto, Haruki Matsui, Aiko Nozue
  • Patent number: 11113226
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a burning apparatus and system. The burning apparatus includes: a processor, a wireless communication module, at least one peripheral interface, and a memory; the processor is electrically connected to the wireless communication module, the peripheral interface, and the memory, respectively; the memory is configured to store to-be-burned firmware and a system program required for operating the burning apparatus; the processor is configured to start the system program to control the wireless communication module to be wirelessly connected to a terminal device, and receive, through the wireless communication module, the to-be-burned firmware transmitted by the terminal device; and the processor is also configured to be electrically connected to at least one target board through the at least one peripheral interface, and write the to-be-burned firmware to the at least one target board through the at least one peripheral interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nan Zou
  • Patent number: 11106537
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to IoT device update failure recovery. In one example of the technology, after writing an updated release to memory, a determination is made whether the updated release is valid. The updated release includes a plurality of image binaries. If the updated release is determined to be valid, the updated release is made the current release. A determination is made as to whether the current release is stable. Upon determining that the current release is unstable, an auto-rollback is performed. Performing the auto-rollback includes, via at least one processor, automatically: obtaining an uncompressed backup of a previous release; making the uncompressed backup of the previous release the current release; and executing the uncompressed backup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Reuben R. Olinsky, Edmund B. Nightingale
  • Patent number: 11106454
    Abstract: To perform an update process on software reliably without shutting down an edge server in an IoT system, the software update control device 60 is provided with: a first execution control unit 61 which creates, in a second information processing system 80, an operating environment including updated software; a verification unit 62 which verifies operation performed in the operating environment including the updated software; a transfer control unit 63 which transfers an operating environment including the original version of the updated software from a first information processing system 70 to the second information processing system 80; a second execution control unit 64 which causes the second information processing system 80 to execute the updated software; and a switching unit 65 which switches the information to be processed by the second information processing system 80 from information obtained by executing the original software to information obtained by executing the updated software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fumio Machida
  • Patent number: 11106796
    Abstract: A firmware update procedure for an accessory component may use a process that stages the firmware update in a separate component from the target accessory component being updated to reduce the memory requirements in the accessory component. Security measures can be used to prevent malicious users from accessing the firmware update while stored in the staging device prior to overwrite of firmware memory in the accessory component. These security measures can include public-private key signing and cryptographic hash calculations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mario Anthony Limonciello, Nicholas Diciurcio Grobelny, Marcin Mariusz Nowak
  • Patent number: 11099823
    Abstract: The present application is directed towards systems and methods for automatically transforming reporting and view database schema during upgrading of a system from a source installation to a target installation. An analyzer executed by a processor of a client device may identify an application of a source installation configured to process a first one or more objects of the source installation. The analyzer may determine that the first one or more objects are modified during upgrading or transformation of the source installation to a target installation. The analyzer may generate a mapping between the first one or more objects of the source installation to a second one or more objects of the target installation, responsive to the determination. A transformer executed by the processor of the client device may modify a schema of the application, according to the generated mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SMARTSHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Albrecht Gass, Nikolaos Faradouris, Oliver Flach, Stefan Hetges
  • Patent number: 11099860
    Abstract: A system performs runtime adjustment of a configuration model. The system receives, at runtime, a change request directed at one or more modified entities in the configuration model. Based on leadership information, one or more infringing entities are identified among the one or more modified entities. The leadership information indicates an impact that one entity has on another entity with respect to a given constraint. Based on the leadership information, a propagation scope is identified for a constraint violated by an infringing entity. The propagation scope includes the infringing entity and other entities that are potentially affected by the request. For resolving single constraint violation, a collection of paths are created in the propagation scope and a path is selected one at a time starting from the shortest path in the collection. For resolving multiple constraint violation, a bonded path is formed for a group of propagation scopes that overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Azadeh Jahanbanifar, Maria Toeroe, Ferhat Khendek
  • Patent number: 11102249
    Abstract: A cybersecurity system is provided that sums and scores one or more cybersecurity controls for different client computing systems that each have different attributes, needs, and interests. In addition, the cybersecurity system provides to each different client computing system auto-suggestions that suggest one or more ways in which the client computing system may improve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information stored on the client computing system and/or improve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the underlying characteristics of the client computing system. In addition, the cybersecurity system verifies that the functioning of the client computing system has improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: CyberSaint, Inc.
    Inventor: Padraic O'Reilly
  • Patent number: 11093380
    Abstract: Described is a system for automating the testing of backup component upgrades within a data protection environment. More specifically, the system may automate the testing of various upgrade combinations of a backup application to verify the compatibility of the new version with various prior versions of the backup application. In addition, the system may also verify the operational consistency amongst variable client computing environments. To ensure interoperability between backup application versions, the system may simulate various potential interactions between versions that would potentially be implemented within various storage configurations by a client production environment. For example, the automation manager may automate certain backup related operations with previous versions of the backup application such as creating backup instances of data, and then verifying the newer version of the backup application may correctly restore such backup instances and perform other backup-related operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Sanjeev Lohchab, Sowmya Devarahalli Nanjappa, LahariCharan Bejjanke
  • Patent number: 11093421
    Abstract: An operation device includes a transmission interface and a control circuit. The transmission interface is coupled to the bus. The control circuit outputs a switching command to the first slave device at the first transmission rate and via the transmission interface, to control the first slave device to operate in an update mode, and outputs update data to the first slave device at the second transmission rate and via the transmission interface, so as to update a program code of the first slave device. The second transmission rate is higher than the first transmission rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yi-Qiao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11080096
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for implementing an integrated cloud system that enables a user to integrate software tasks executing on different software platforms. A method includes maintaining, by an integrated cloud system, a first software platform and a different second software platform that are configured to communicate by a shared networking subsystem. The integrated cloud system receives a first request to deploy instance(s) of a first software task on the first software platform. The first platform deploys the instance(s) of the first software tasks. The integrated cloud system receives a request to deploy instance(s) of a second software task on the second software platform. The second platform deploys the instance(s) of the second software task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Pivotal Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Onsi Joe Fakhouri, James Jacob Watters
  • Patent number: 11079948
    Abstract: A memory system and an operating method thereof are disclosed. An operating method of a memory system including a nonvolatile memory device and a controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory device includes the controller updating original data of firmware stored in the nonvolatile memory device, the controller transmitting a notification signal, which notifies a host device of completion of the updating of the original data, to the host device when the updating of the original data is completed, and the controller updating backup data of the firmware stored in the nonvolatile memory device after the notification signal is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Joo Young Lee
  • Patent number: 11082532
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for sending information are provided. An embodiment of the method comprises: determining, in response to acquiring a user speech audio through a target application, a user command instructed by the user speech audio, and determining whether the user command satisfies a preset trigger condition for plug-in downloading; and sending, in response to the user command satisfying the trigger condition for plug-in downloading, a request for downloading a target plug-in to a target server, the target plug-in being a plug-in in a preset plug-in set for the target application, and the plug-in being not locally installed. According to the embodiment, a terminal device may be triggered to download the plug-in based on the content instructed by the user speech audio, to implement the functional upgrading. Therefore, the self-learning capability and the self-upgrading capability of the terminal device are improved, which makes the response to the user command more accurate and more pertinent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Xiaodu Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Ziqiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 11080404
    Abstract: A firmware upgrade method for a slave station of a robot communicates with a master station of the robot via an EtherCAT bus of the robot, includes: switching a work mode of the slave station to an upgrade mode in response to a firmware upgrade instruction, receiving a new firmware corresponding to this firmware upgrade via the EtherCAT bus, storing the new firmware in a second storage area of a flash memory of the slave station, restarting the slave station after the new firmware is received, and copying the new firmware stored in the second storage area to a first storage area of the flash memory and executing the new firmware in the first storage area when the slave station is started. A slave station of the robot and a machine readable storage medium are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP LTD
    Inventors: Malin Wang, Youjun Xiong, Xi Bai, Wenhua Fan, Sheng Zhou, Jianxin Pang
  • Patent number: 11082294
    Abstract: A method of broadcasting firmware updating messages in a communication system includes the steps of receiving a broadcast remote firmware update (BRFU) setup message from an upstream source, the BRFU setup message specifying a number of transmissions of a broadcast of a firmware file; broadcasting setup information from the BRFU setup message on a first channel to downstream devices, the setup information specifying at least one other channel to which each downstream device should listen to receive a copy of the firmware file; and repeatedly broadcasting the firmware file to the downstream devices in accordance with the BRFU setup message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Mueller international, LLC
    Inventors: Dale McLeod Magley, David Edwin Splitz, Gregory Caron, Brent Dukes
  • Patent number: 11080038
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for providing a multi-tenant application execution environment that provides an object metadata service for managing application configuration in the multi-tenant environment. In one embodiment, a system has an application manager, a bundle manager, and a deployment manager. The application manager captures application metadata for a corresponding version of an application and defines a corresponding bundle which contains metadata that configures the version of the application. The bundle manager validates each bundle and stores the validated bundle in a bundle library in a data storage device. The deployment manager retrieves a master schema and one or more of the bundles from the bundle library and installs the retrieved master schema and the retrieved bundles, generating a tenant schema which is accessible by a corresponding tenant of the multi-tenant environment that has subscribed to the version of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sachin Gopaldas Totale, Chaithanya Lekkalapudi, Pawel Tomasz Zieminski, Ravikumar Meenakshisundaram
  • Patent number: 11074059
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions which cause, when executed by a controller, a mobile terminal to execute a first receiving process of receiving second version information from an image processing device and first version information concerning a firmware for update from the server, a displaying process of displaying update information when the firmware of the image processing device can be updated a second receiving process of receiving the second version information from the image processing device, a determining process of determining whether the firmware installed in the image processing device is updated to a newer version based on one of the first and second version information received in the first receiving process, and the second version information received in the second receiving process, and a hiding process of hiding the update information when it is determined that the firmware has been updated in the determining process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu Sato
  • Patent number: 11068905
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and techniques are disclosed for controlling access to a subscription. An example method includes receiving a set of capabilities of a downstream server and storing the set of capabilities in a distributor record. The distributor record is a representation of the downstream server and includes the set of capabilities and a set of subscriptions assigned to the distributor record. The method also includes receiving a request to assign a subscription to the distributor record. The subscription is subject to a licensing agreement. The method further includes determining, based on the set of capabilities, whether the downstream server has the capability to enforce the licensing agreement. The method also includes when the downstream server is determined to have the capability to enforce the licensing agreement, assigning the subscription to the distributor record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: William Otto Poteat, III, Devan Goodwin
  • Patent number: 11070496
    Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for vulnerability feedback mechanism are provided. An application receives data from a build automation tool. This data includes links to source code in a version control system (VCS) and security scans. A processor creates a task and adds the task to an application processing queue. The application retrieves security scan data from security tools. The application retrieves production scan data from the VCS, The processor compares the security scan data with the production scan data; determines, based on comparing, whether the security scan data includes new vulnerability data that is not currently included in the production scan data; and automatically transmits an electronic notification to a code developer device when it is determined that the security scan data includes new vulnerability data and that the task needs resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Alasdair Rae, Connor Esplin, German Malsagov
  • Patent number: 11068252
    Abstract: A system includes a systems manager configured to retrieve an update package that includes an update installer for updating the information handling system, and to install the update package with the update installer. The update installer retrieves an operating system build number from the information handling system, and parses a metadata file included in the update package to determine a device group based on the operating system build number, wherein the device group includes the applicable updates for the information handling system. The update installer determines a mode of installation based on the operating system build number of the device group, determines a sequence of installation of the applicable updates, and installs the applicable updates according to the sequence of installation and the mode of installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Vivekanandh Narayanasamy Rajagopalan, Srikanth Kondapi, Ambadas Devrao Jadhav, Salna Viswanathan Thekkekalathil, Ta-Jung (Joseph) Yeh
  • Patent number: 11061658
    Abstract: A system according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a program updating system including a plurality of control devices installed in a vehicle, and a gateway capable of performing in-vehicle communication with the plurality of control devices. The gateway includes: a communication unit that receives a plurality of update programs for the control devices from an external device; a storage unit that stores therein the received plurality of update programs; an in-vehicle communication unit that transmits the stored plurality of update programs to the corresponding control devices, respectively; and a processing unit that prioritizes storage of a first program defined below into the storage unit over storage of a second program defined below into the storage unit. First program: update programs of a plurality of control devices that require simultaneous updating Second program: an update program of a control device that does not require simultaneous updating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryusuke Seki
  • Patent number: 11061666
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for distributing computing tasks to individual computer systems from a first pool of first computer systems, characterized by controllers executing a specific firmware with a gateway to receive commands via a network and an orchestration unit, whereby in response to a request to perform a computing task, an available and suitable first computer system is selected. An available second computer system is selected from a second pool. A firmware image corresponding to a requested controller firmware level is selected, using a gateway connector to send commands to the gateways. A network connection is established between the gateway in the controller of the first computer system and the gateway connector in the second computer system. Execution of the firmware image is triggered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Pohl, Martin Tröster, Angel Nunez Mencias, Jakob Christopher Lang, Herwig Elfering
  • Patent number: 11061776
    Abstract: The Prioritization and Source-Nonspecific Based Virtual Machine Recovery Apparatuses, Methods and Systems (“MBR”) transforms backup configuration request, restore request inputs via MBR components into backup configuration response, restore response outputs. A backup configuration request to configure backups of a data storage volume of a source device is obtained. A paired backup device is determined. A recovery prioritization index is generated by determining a recovery priority ranking for each selected for backup data block of the data storage volume. A discrepancy hash for each selected for backup data block of the data storage volume that is available from at least one of a set of source-nonspecific locations is precalculated. The recovery prioritization index and the discrepancy hashes are periodically updated to account for data block use. Backup data including at least one of the recovery prioritization index and the discrepancy hashes is sent from the source device to the backup device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Datto, Inc.
    Inventors: Campbell Hutcheson, William Robert Speirs, II, Robert J. Gibbons, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11061704
    Abstract: A profiling implementation method for reducing overhead while an application is running with profiling instrumentation inserted but disabled; the method for gathering precise profiling data for a subset of observed values at runtime start; generating an index for each observed value; populating one or more data structures within a hash table with the subset of observed values to count; comparing a corresponding key at the index value of an observed value index; evaluating a value limit of the hash table; incrementing a matched key counter; incrementing an alt-counter; locking the hash table; and updating one or more data structures of the hash table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew J. Craik, Joseph Devin Micheal Papineau, Nicholas J. Coughlin
  • Patent number: 11055413
    Abstract: The present information processing apparatus sequentially activates a plurality of modules after the activation of a boot program. Each module uses verification information for verifying a signature of the module to be activated next to detect alteration of the module that is next to be activated, and activates the module to be activated next in a case where verification of the signature succeeds. Furthermore, each module holds in advance the verification information and its own signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shota Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11055104
    Abstract: A network adapter includes one or more network ports, multiple bus interfaces and a processor. The network ports are configured to communicate with a communication network. The bus interfaces are configured to communicate with multiple respective CPUs of a multi-CPU device. The processor is included in the network adapter and is configured to support an Option-ROM functionality, in which the network adapter holds Option-ROM program instructions that are loadable and executable by the multi-CPU device during a boot process, to expose the support of the Option-ROM functionality to the multi-CPU device over only a single bus interface, selected from among the multiple bus interfaces, and, by loading the Option-ROM program instructions to the multi-CPU device, to cause the multi-CPU device to present to a user only a single, non-redundant set of commands for managing all the multiple bus interfaces of the network adapter via the single bus interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuval Itkin, Liran Liss
  • Patent number: 11052541
    Abstract: An indication of a task to be performed in a network data center is received. A robotic manipulator of an autonomous robot is controlled to autonomously perform at least a portion of the task. It is determined that an assistance is required in performing an identified limited portion of the task. A notification of a request for the assistance is provided. A remote assistance from an operator in performing the identified limited portion of the task is received. Autonomous performance of the task is resumed after completion of the remote assistance for the identified limited portion of the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Ian Howard, Ryan Christopher Cargo
  • Patent number: 11057496
    Abstract: A device executing an application in a distributed system may transmit a query for capabilities of one or more components in the distributed system to a capability service and receive a response. Based on the response, the device may determine whether a first capability criteria that is based on a first version of the application is met. If the first capability criteria is met, the device may execute the first version of the application. If the first capability is not met: the device may transmit a subscription request to subscribe to one or more particular capabilities; and optionally may determine a second version of the application for which a second capability criteria is met and execute the second version until receiving a notification to the subscription. The capability service may have a capability store that is updated upon a capability change in the one or more components in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Nutanix, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Jambure, Raja Prathyush Kumar Thota, Shubham Agrawal
  • Patent number: 11048527
    Abstract: Methods and systems for accessing conflicting frameworks and classes are presented. In some embodiments, a conflicting frameworks computing platform may receive an application classloader corresponding to a mobile application. The application classloader may indicate one or more child application-defined classloaders. Subsequently, the conflicting frameworks computing platform may create a framework-defined classloader comprising a first class that conflicts with a second class in the one or more child application-defined classloaders. Further, the conflicting frameworks computing platform may create a framework-termination classloader. The framework-termination classloader may be a parent classloader of the framework-defined classloader. Next, the conflicting frameworks computing platform may replace, using a reflection function, the application classloader with a new application classloader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: James Robert Walker
  • Patent number: 11045421
    Abstract: This invention relates to sustained release dosage forms comprising {1-{1-[3-fluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)isonicotinoyl]piperidin-4-yl}-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]azetidin-3-yl}acetonitrile, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and doses and methods related thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Krishnaswamy Yeleswaram, Bhavnish Parikh, Dilip P. Modi, Trupti Sheth
  • Patent number: 11050618
    Abstract: Techniques for replication of domain controller settings are described. A method for replicating domain controller settings may include identifying at least one event for a directory service implemented in a provider network, obtaining event data associated with the at least one event, the event data including a settings change, and replicating the settings change associated with the at least one event to a plurality of domain controllers of the directory service based on the event data associated with the at least one event, each of the plurality of domain controllers located in a different availability zone of the provider network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dinesh Ramesh Kukreja, Ameya Chikodi
  • Patent number: 11042366
    Abstract: Managing container applications by providing a registry of managed container base images, each managed container base image wrapped to include an injection point, determining that a managed container base image includes a vulnerability, and creating a patch script to address the vulnerability. Managing container applications further includes inserting the patch script at the injection point and issuing a pull command for an application using the managed container base image, to a container orchestration tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathaniel J. Gibbs, Matthew Mitchell Lobbes, Brian James Snitzer, Michael Treadway
  • Patent number: 11036702
    Abstract: Technology is described for generating a search index. Device information associated with a customer may be identified. A device attribute included in the device information may be identified. The device attribute may include an attribute name and an attribute value. Key-value pairs may be formed for device attribute included in the device information. The key-value pairs may include a first key-value pair for the attribute name and a second key-value pair for the attribute value. The search index may be generated to include the key-value pairs for the device attribute included in the device information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Oleksii Zakharenko, Brian Kai-Yan Luong, Shusha Li, Amit J. Mhatre, Nanda Kishore Enagalur, Dmytro Gayvoronskyy, William Alexander Stevenson
  • Patent number: 11029935
    Abstract: An on-board update device and an on-board update system provided herein may prevent a decrease in the electric power charged in the battery caused by an update. An on-board update device has an update processing unit configured to update a program stored in a storage unit of a communication device. The on-board update device includes: an update information acquisition unit; a required electric power estimation unit; and a battery level acquisition unit acquires an amount of electric power charged in the battery. The update processing unit performs an update process in consideration of the amount of electric power estimated by the required electric power estimation unit, the amount of electric power acquired by the battery level acquisition unit, and a priority level of the update program or data acquired by the update information acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Souichi Nakamura