Abstract: An electronic blackboard device that stores software of a plurality of functionalities includes: a touch panel that receives a user operation, a CPU that executes a piece of software of a functionality corresponding to the user operation, a usage history acquirer that acquires usage histories of the plurality of functionalities based on the execution of the piece of the software; an update information acquirer that acquires update information indicating update targets; a determiner that determines a functionality to be preferentially updated among the update targets based on the usage histories; and a display that provides an update notification to prompt update of the functionality thus determined.

Abstract: A method of automated software management includes generating an initial update list including outstanding product updates for an endpoint. The method includes receiving from a third-party agent, product metadata related to products loaded on the endpoint. Based on discovered products, the method includes generating an endpoint-specific inventory including product metadata of the products loaded on the endpoint. The method includes identifying an unnecessary product update of the outstanding product updates not related to the discovered products. The method includes filtering the unnecessary product update from the initial update list to generate a modified update list including a subset of outstanding product updates and omitting the unnecessary product update. The method includes distributing only the subset of outstanding product updates of the modified update list to the managed endpoint.

Abstract: End users subscribe to use information handling systems having a selected of available performance characteristics defined by a component configuration selected to build the information handling systems in a portable housing having housing portions rotationally coupled by one or more hinges. A manufacturer meets subscriptions with information handling systems built from an inventory of new hinges, deployed hinges of information handling systems in use by subscribers, and separated hinges taken from returned information handling systems and re-used. End user subscriptions are met in part by building replacement information handling systems with separated hinges having a useful life remaining that aligns with end user hinge usage patterns tracked over time, benchmarked performance metrics and end user subscription performance characteristics.

Abstract: Platforms to support and manage an autonomous vehicle (AV) fleet can be implemented on and supported by cluster infrastructure. Cluster infrastructure may include different clusters, such as a cluster for an AV fleet with safety drivers, and a cluster for an AV fleet without safety drivers. Updates to the cluster infrastructure can be made to multiple clusters at once. Such updates may cause an outage that impacts multiple clusters and create a massive vehicle retrieval event for all AV fleets. To mitigate the risk and allow for prioritization of clusters, updates can be rolled out in a staged and ordered manner according to order values associated with different clusters. After applying an update to a cluster at a stage of the roll out, the cluster may be evaluated to confirm the success of the update, before the roll out can be moved to the next stage.

Abstract: End users subscribe to use information handling systems having a selected of available performance characteristics defined by a keyboard and touchpad configuration selected to build the information handling systems. A manufacturer meets subscriptions with information handling systems built from an inventory of new keyboards, deployed keyboards of information handling system in use by subscribers, and separated keyboards taken from returned information handling systems and re-used. End user subscriptions are met in part by building replacement information handling systems with separated keyboards having a useful life remaining that aligns with end user keyboard usage patterns tracked over time, benchmarked performance metrics and end user subscription performance characteristics.

Abstract: Smart sensors, platforms for smart sensors, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In some implementations, the platform includes hardware interfaces that are abstracted and/or standardized as defined by various common group types. The abstracted interfaces allow numerous different sensors to be connected and integrated into the smart sensor as desired for a specific application. Further, the platform can reuse a standardized software backbone as a sensor platform as sensors are varied, as well as across multiple smart sensors. In some implementations, the standardized sensor platform can include an on-board resident user interface (RUI) with an internet-accessible portal, allowing users to connect to the RUI on the sensor platform through any network accessible device. The platform can also include an artificial intelligence and/or machine learning engine to turn raw sensor data into real-time automation and inspection information within the sensor within the local environment.

Abstract: Methods for generating automations via natural language processing are performed by computing systems. Natural language input is received from a user interface, and an automation workflow is generated based on the natural language input. The automation workflow includes steps to build an automation. One or more of the steps is provided to the user interface, and a first field and a second field that each correspond to the one or more steps are populated in the user interface. The first field is populated with a parameter value based on the natural language input, and the second field is populated based on the parameter value. The automation is then enabled to be built and deployed.

Abstract: Techniques and architecture are described for initializing, reviewing/approving, and deploying changes within a network. Each change is associated with a particular change ticket. When a change needs to be rolled back, the original change ticket may be analyzed to determine what actions need to be performed to roll back the change. A plan of the needed actions may then be presented to a reviewer in a rollback ticket. The original change ticket may be cancelled and a new ticket, e.g., the rollback ticket, may be prepared that includes the plan for the rollback, e.g., the one or more actions needed to roll back the initial change. In configurations, a change ticket may include multiple changes and thus, for rollback, either all the changes associated with the change ticket may be rolled back or only the last change or action that was initially made may be rolled back.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for providing for providing computer implemented services using managed systems are disclosed. To improve the likelihood of the computer implemented services being provided, a subscription based model may be used to manage the managed systems. The subscription based model may provide for automatic configuration of and software deployment to any number of managed systems to provide subscribed to solutions to various users. To manage subscriptions, a highly available management service may be provided to users. The management service may allow users to select desired services. Once selected, the management service may automatically modify various managed systems to provide the subscribed solution.

Abstract: A control device mountable on a movable apparatus includes a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information of the movable apparatus, a position information notification unit configured to notify an information processing device of the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit, a distribution connection area acquisition unit configured to acquire, from the information processing device, distribution connection area information corresponding to the position information notified by the position information notification unit, a transmission unit configured to transmit any one of a subscription registration request and a subscription cancellation request to the information processing device on the basis of an area indicated by the distribution connection area information acquired by the distribution connection area acquisition unit and a position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit, and a rec

Abstract: A connected diagnostic system (CDS) for mobile assets that includes an onboard processing unit and a remote web-based platform that provides a remote view of an onboard display and/or Human Machine Interface (HMI) of the mobile asset. The onboard display and/or HMI can be the mobile asset's own onboard display or an onboard display can be included with the CDS. The onboard processing unit receives data from data sources onboard the mobile asset, such as onboard systems and onboard subsystems, and/or data sources remote from the mobile asset and displays the data on the onboard display, using wired communication channels, and on the remote web-based platform, using wireless communication channels. The onboard processing unit can also receive data from a data acquisition and recording system (DARS) for mobile assets that includes a data recorder.

Abstract: A system that involves a secure network, an unsecure network and a bridge server is provided. The bridge server may retrieve updates to applications from the unsecure network. The bridge server may store the retrieved updates on a secure storage location within the secure network. Devices located on the secure network may continually, periodically or otherwise check the secure storage location for updates. The updates may be downloaded to the devices for execution on the devices.

Abstract: A center configured to communicate with an OTA master configured to control software updating of a plurality of electronic control units installed in a vehicle includes: a communication device configured to receive, from the OTA master, identification information; a storage device storing propriety determination information used in propriety determination of determining whether the version of software implemented in each of the electronic control units is an implementation management version; and a processor configured to perform the propriety determination based on the identification information and the propriety determination information, and perform, by communicating with the OTA master, restoration control on at least one of the electronic control units regarding which a determination has been made that the version of the software is not the implementation management version.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable memory for staging data and updating vehicle modules using staged data. For instance, a system may include: a user interface device configured to: receive and store a re-program file; and display a graphical user interface configured to receive a user input to initiate a re-program process for at least one onboard module of a vehicle. The system may also include a programming device configured to be physically and communicably coupled to an onboard port of the vehicle. The programming device may be configured to: receive, via a defined sequence of messages with the user interface device, and store, via defined operations with a local cache, mapping-and-byte data; re-program the at least one onboard module using the mapping-and-byte data; and in response to determining a checksum condition is satisfied, transmit a re-program success message to the user interface device.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable memory for updating vehicle modules. For instance, a system may include: a user interface device configured to: receive and store a re-program file; and display a graphical user interface configured to receive a user input to initiate a re-program process for at least one onboard module of a vehicle. The system may also include a programming device configured to be physically and communicably coupled to an onboard port of the vehicle. The programming device may be configured to: receive, via a defined sequence of messages with the user interface device, and store, via defined operations with a local cache, mapping-and-byte data; re-program the at least one onboard module using the mapping-and-byte data; and in response to determining a checksum condition is satisfied, transmit a re-program success message to the user interface device.

Abstract: A method includes acquiring a to-be-used execution project flow, where the to-be-used execution project flow includes multiple to-be-used flow nodes; in response to detecting that an operation on at least one to-be-used flow node is a preset operation, updating the to-be-used execution project flow; and in response to detecting that a target control is triggered, using the updated to-be-used execution project flow as a target execution project flow.

Abstract: A method of preprocessing incoming video data of at least one region of interest from a camera collecting video data having a first field of view is disclosed herein that includes receiving the incoming video data from the camera; preprocessing the incoming video data, by a computer processor, according to preprocessing parameters defined within a runtime configuration file, with the preprocessing including formatting the incoming video data to create first video data of a first region of interest with a second field of view that is less than the first field of view; and publishing the first video data of the first region of interest to an endpoint to allow access by a first subscriber.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to adjusting vehicle Electronic Control Unit (ECU) software versions. Operations may include receiving a prompt to adjust an ECU of a vehicle from executing a first version of ECU software to a second version of ECU software; configuring, in response to the prompt and based on a delta file corresponding to the second version of ECU software, the second version of ECU software on the ECU in the vehicle for execution; and configuring, in response to the prompt, the first version of ECU software on the ECU in the vehicle to become non-executable.

Abstract: An information processing device 10 accesses a first region 110 for recording software that implements a plurality of functions and a second region 120 for recording an update file for each of the functions of the software. If an update file for a function to be executed of the software is recorded in the second region 120, a function executor 102 is configured to execute the update file.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises a display, a processor, and a memory, wherein the memory may store instructions configured to, when executed, cause the processor to: control the display so as to output information about a plurality of update files for updating a first firmware stored in a first partition of the memory; obtain a selection involved with at least one first update file among the plurality of update files; and on the basis of the selection, store, in a second partition of the memory, a second firmware in which the at least one first update file is applied to a part of the first firmware. Other embodiments are possible.

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for automatically monitoring performance of multiple bots (software robots) are disclosed. A processor hosts a plurality of bots on a virtual machine, each bot having a unique process identifier on the virtual machine for processing tasks associated with a plurality of applications and each bot having its own configured instance; integrates the plurality of bots with a plurality of data sources via a communication interface; calls corresponding application programming interface (API) to access data from each of the plurality of data sources; integrates all data accessed from each of the plurality of data sources into a single platform; automatically generates, in response to integrating all accessed data, a performance metrics for each bot; and displays the performance metrics onto a graphical user interface (GUI) for constant monitoring of each bot's performance for automatic execution of remedial actions as necessary.

Abstract: A method of preprocessing incoming video data of at least one region of interest from a camera collecting video data having a first field of view is disclosed herein that includes receiving the incoming video data from the camera; preprocessing the incoming video data, by a computer processor, according to preprocessing parameters defined within a runtime configuration file, with the preprocessing including formatting the incoming video data to create first video data of a first region of interest with a second field of view that is less than the first field of view; and publishing the first video data of the first region of interest to an endpoint to allow access by a first subscriber.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for upgrading a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) diagnostic tool. The TPMS diagnostic tool is provided with a wireless communications interface. The method includes: obtaining latest version information of the TPMS diagnostic tool from a server through the wireless communications interface, the latest version information including a latest version number and an upgrade path, the upgrade path being used for indicating a storage location of an upgrade package of the TPMS diagnostic tool in the server; obtaining a current version number of the TPMS diagnostic tool; obtaining an upgrade package corresponding to the upgrade path from the server through the wireless communications interface when it is determined that the latest version number is different from the current version number; and upgrading the TPMS diagnostic tool according to the upgrade package.

Abstract: Proper functioning of an antivirus software running on an endpoint system is detected using a test data that is provided to the endpoint system. The test data is also provided to a backend system, which provides the endpoint system with an antivirus definition that includes information for detecting the test data. The antivirus software running on the endpoint system scans for the test data and reports detection of the test data to the backend system. The antivirus software is deemed to have failed the proper functioning test when the antivirus software fails to report detection of the test data. Proper functioning of the antivirus software is also detected by performing a challenge procedure, which involves sending a challenge message to the endpoint system. The endpoint system is expected to respond to the challenge message with a response that includes expected information.

Abstract: A system for performing in-service software upgrade on a network device is provided. In response to a software-upgrade command, the system generates an upgrade database based on a state database storing both a data-plane state and a control-plane state associated with the network device. The network device is managed by a management unit comprising a data-plane-management sub-unit and a control-plane sub-unit, and the upgrade database stores at least the data-plane state to allow the data-plane-management sub-unit to operate based on the upgrade database. The system separately upgrades the data-plane-management sub-unit and the control-plane sub-unit, without interrupting services provided by the network device. The system monitors the state database and the upgrade database to detect an event associated with the network device. In response to determining a triggering condition being met, the system performs an action to prevent a network outage or error.

Abstract: A control system comprises a mobile object control unit for controlling a mobile object; an update control unit for controlling reception of an update program of the mobile object control unit from a server and controlling update of the mobile object control unit by the program; an acquisition unit for acquiring reception information indicating a communication manner for receiving from the server for each program; and a communication control unit for controlling receiving the program from the server, based on the reception information, wherein the acquisition unit is for, when both a first update program and a second update program received after update by the first update program is executed have not been received, acquiring information about change of reception information of the first update program, and the communication control unit is for controlling receiving the first update program based on the information about change acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: A center is configured to communicate with an OTA master configured to control software update of an electronic control unit installed in a vehicle. The center includes one or more processors configured to: receive a notification indicating progress of software update processing of the electronic control unit from the OTA master; manage an update status indicating an processing state of the software update processing in the vehicle based on the notification received by the one or more processors; and when the one or more processors receive a third notification following a first notification, set the update status based on the third notification, the third notification being different from a second notification scheduled to be received following the first notification.

Abstract: A method of reporting on a software update performed on a network composed of at least a plurality of wireless devices. The method comprises, at a centralized network element: i) detecting properties of two or more wireless devices in the network, ii) reading the update to determine functions of the two or more devices which the updated is programmed to implement, and iii) receiving an update report reporting whether or not the software update was successfully installed in memory of the at least one wireless device; for each update reported to be successfully installed in iii), comparing the functions determined in ii) against the properties detected in i) to establish which functions are now enabled within the network, and which existing functions are now disabled due to the update; and creating and outputting to a user a customized report indicating the enabled and/or disabled functions.

Abstract: Systems and methods for data storage device firmware updates in a composable infrastructure are described. Recomposition of a system in a composable infrastructure may include downloading a firmware update to a data storage device, activating the firmware update in the data storage device, and receiving a reset command at the data storage device. The reset command may include a step to flush a virtual-to-physical (V2P) mapping table from a volatile memory in the data storage device to non-volatile memory devices in the data storage device. Responsive to a flag that is set and the received reset command, the data storage device may forgo the step of flushing the V2P mapping table.

Abstract: Described herein are, among other things, techniques, devices, and systems for identifying portions of a new version of an application that are new to the new version and portions of the new version that are common to the new version and a previous version of the application, such that a client computing device may efficiently update from the previous version to the new version.

Abstract: A clock mode configuration circuit for a memory device. A memory system includes any number of memory devices serially connected to each other, where each memory device receives a clock signal. The clock signal can be provided either in parallel to all the memory devices or serially from memory device to memory device through a common clock input. The clock mode configuration circuit in each memory device is set to a parallel mode for receiving the parallel clock signal, and to a serial mode for receiving a source synchronous clock signal from a prior memory device. Depending on the set operating mode, the data input circuits will be configured for the corresponding data signal format, and the corresponding clock input circuits will be either enabled or disabled. The parallel mode and the serial mode is set by sensing a voltage level of a reference voltage provided to each memory device.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for performing, by a processor of an information handling system, an inventory of updateable components of the information handling system. The system and method also includes retrieving an update path catalog for the updateable component and determining published updates between a current version and a target version of the updateable component according to the update path catalog. In addition, the system and method includes determining update recommendations based on the published updates between the current version and the target version. Finally, the system and method includes consolidating the update recommendations into the consolidated update recommendation according to a criterion.

Abstract: Selecting a serving session control node in an Internet Protocol, IP, Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, telecommunication network, for a User Equipment.

Abstract: An embodiment of a semiconductor package apparatus may include technology to determine version information for a new firmware component, read dependency information corresponding to the firmware component, and determine if dependency is satisfied between the new firmware component and one or more other firmware components based on the version information and the dependency information of the new firmware component. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are taught for providing customers of a cloud computing service to control when updates affect the services provided to the customers. Because multiple customers share the cloud's infrastructure, each customer may have conflicting preferences for when an update and associated downtime occurs. Preventing and resolving conflicts between the preferences of multiple customers while providing them with input for scheduling a planned update may reduce the inconvenience posed by updates. Additionally, the schedule for the update may be transmitted to customers so that they can prepare for the downtime of services associated with the update.

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.

Abstract: A system for providing cyber protection to medical devices in a medical environment is presented. The system comprises a medical device comprising software services, a backend server to maintain and provide software updates to medical devices, and an interface proxy box connected to the medical device and in communication with the backend server. The interface proxy box determines the software services resident on the medical device. The interface proxy box installs the software services determined to be resident on the medical device on the interface proxy box and configures the installed software services to match the software services resident on the medical device. The interface proxy box communicates periodically with the backend server and receives and applies security updates to the software services installed and configured on the interface proxy box. The medical device utilizes the updated software services on the interface proxy box.

Abstract: End users subscribe to use information handling systems having a selected of available performance characteristics defined by a battery configuration selected to build the information handling systems. A manufacturer meets subscriptions with information handling systems built from an inventory of new main batteries, deployed batteries of information handling system in use by subscribers, and separated batteries taken from returned information handling systems and re-used. End user subscriptions are met in part by building replacement information handling systems with separated batteries having a useful life remaining that aligns with end user battery usage patterns tracked over time, benchmarked performance metrics and end user subscription performance characteristics.

Abstract: A computing device includes a memory and processing circuitry. The memory is configured to store an organizational proximity dataset for a current user. The processing is configured to generate scores for a plurality of resources based on the organizational proximity dataset stored to the memory for the current user. The processing circuitry is further configured to recommend one or more resources of the plurality of resources to the current user based on the scores generated for the plurality of resources.

Abstract: A server configured to transmit update data used in updating software of an in-vehicle device of a vehicle to the vehicle. The server includes: a communication module configured to receive usage information representing a usage state of the vehicle, and transmit the update data to the vehicle; and one or more processors configured to control, based on the usage information, at least one of a timing or a communication speed of transmitting the update data to the vehicle by the communication module.

Abstract: A firmware massive update method using a flash memory includes: a firmware data registration step of receiving, from a manufacturer server, at least one of information of a user device that is a firmware update target, and firmware information and registering the received information as firmware data; a firmware data management step of receiving a request from a firmware update server in which the registered firmware data is stored, and storing and managing the registered firmware data in a specific area of a flash memory included in the user device via a network; and a firmware update execution step of executing a firmware update on the firmware data managed in the specific area of the flash memory included in the user device through the firmware update server.

Abstract: Web-based robotic process automation (RPA) designer systems that allow RPA developers to design and implement web serverless automations, user interface (UI) automations, and other automations are disclosed. Such web-based RPA designer systems may allow a developer to sign in through the cloud and obtain a list of template projects, developer-designed projects, services, activities, etc. Thus, RPA development may be centralized and cloud-based, reducing the local processing and memory requirements on a user's computing system and centralizing RPA designer functionality, enabling better compliance. Automations generated by the web-based RPA designer systems may be deployed and executed in virtual machines (VMs), containers, or operating system sessions.

Abstract: A system receives one or more software artifacts for enabling a software version change requested for a production environment associated with at least one data center location. The system stores the one or more software artifacts in a memory location of a controlled-access production repository. The system receives a first authorization determination of the one or more software artifacts from an author-user account, the author-user account associated with a developer identity that created the one or more software artifacts. The system receives a second authorization determination of the one or more software artifacts from an additional-user account. Based on the first and second authorization determinations, the system determines whether to package the one or more software artifacts into a manifest for transmission to the at least one data center location.

Abstract: A method and system for code introspection in a multi-tenant architecture. The method includes receiving a query for code introspection from an entity, retrieving context for the entity that sent the query, retrieving raw code information based on the query, filtering the raw code information based on the context, and returning the filtered code information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed at methods and systems for providing a partial personalization process. For example, personalization profiles associated with multiple versions of the application may be stored at a provisioning system and the provisioning system may determine the appropriate partial provisioning information to update the application for each migration notification. Partial personalization information that is to be updated for the updated version of the application may be generated and installed to enable new functionality and/or update the information contained within an updated application without requiring re-personalization of all personalized information.

Abstract: A server configured to transmit update data used in updating software of an in-vehicle device of a vehicle to the vehicle. The server includes: a communication module configured to receive usage information representing a usage state of the vehicle, and transmit the update data to the vehicle; and one or more processors configured to control, based on the usage information, at least one of a timing or a communication speed of transmitting the update data to the vehicle by the communication module.

Abstract: Methods and systems for primary signal detection via distributed machine learning coordinated across multiple user equipment devices are disclosed. In an example method, In an example method, a first user equipment (UE) device, located in a predefined area, is caused to determine a first machine learning model configured to detect an anomaly in an RF environment associated with the area. The controller receives the first machine learning model from the first UE device. The controller sends the first machine learning model to a second UE device located in the area. The controller receives anomaly data indicative of an anomaly detected by the second UE device via the first machine learning model. The controller may optionally determine that a primary signal is present in an RF environment associated with the area based on the anomaly data.

Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for categorizing unknown devices using benchmark applications. Benchmark applications are distributed to client devices to produce performance metrics for the client devices. Performance metrics of the client devices are used to categorize unknown devices by comparing the performance metrics of these devices to performance metrics of known devices.

Abstract: A storage control system manages a utilization of data blocks of a storage volume which is partitioned into data blocks having a unique block identifier (ID) and a same block size. The storage control system receives data items and assigns a respective unique data ID to each data item, which include consecutive data IDs. The data items are written to a free data block as a whole, and a record for the written data block is inserted into a node of a first tree structure. The record includes the unique block ID of the written data block, a first data ID of the data items, and a bitmap which maps the consecutive data IDs of the data items in the written data block, starting from the first data ID, to a respective bit whose value indicates whether the data item associated with the data ID is valid or invalid.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to performing updates to Electronic Control Unit (ECU) software while an ECU of a vehicle is operating. Operations may include receiving, at the vehicle while the ECU of the vehicle is operating, a software update file for the ECU software; writing, while the ECU is operating, the software update file into a first memory location in a memory of the ECU while simultaneously executing a code segment of existing code in a second memory location in the memory of the ECU; and updating a plurality of memory addresses associated with the memory of the ECU based on the software update file and without interrupting the execution of the code segment currently being executed in the second memory location in the memory of the ECU.