Measurement application management device, measurement application device, and data source

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12379921-B2
Application number	US-202318185114-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2023
Priority date	Mar 16, 2023
Publication date	Aug 5, 2025
Grant date	Aug 5, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a measurement application management device comprising a communication interface configured to communicatively couple the measurement application management device to a data source that provides program packages for a measurement application device that is managed by the measurement application management device, a measurement application device identification controller configured to identify the measurement application device, a program package retrieval controller configured to retrieve a list of program packages for the identified measurement application device, and a download controller configured to download at least one of the program packages to the identified measurement application device. Further, the present disclosure provides a respective measurement application device, and a respective data source.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A measurement application management device comprising:
a communication interface configured to communicatively couple the measurement application management device to a data source that provides program packages for a measurement application device that is managed by the measurement application management device, wherein a permission controller configured to identify a permission state for the measurement application management device is coupled to the communication interface, wherein the permission state comprises a set of one or more access rights corresponding to a program package based on an attribute of the measurement application device or based on a specified time;
a measurement application device identification controller configured to identify the measurement application device;
a program package retrieval controller configured to retrieve a list of the program packages for the identified measurement application device and further configured to retrieve information for the program packages, the information comprising one or more of:
permission of use information, comprising one or more permission states associated with the measurement application device;
a functional description of a respective program package of the program packages in text-based language provided prior to downloading the respective program package: or
resource allocation information, comprising a threshold amount of computing resources required to download a particular program package of the program packages; and
a download controller configured to download at least one of the program packages to the identified measurement application device.

2. The measurement application management device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the program package retrieval controller is further configured to retrieve additional information for the program packages; and
wherein the download controller is configured to download at least one retrieved program package to the identified measurement application device in accordance with the additional information.

3. The measurement application management device according to claim 2 , wherein the further additional information comprises at least one of:
hardware requirements information;
software requirements information;
license information;
pricing information;
notes for a respective program package of the program packages; or
keycodes for a respective program package of the program packages.

4. The measurement application management device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a user interface,
wherein the download controller is configured to download the at least one of the program packages to the identified measurement application device after a user confirmation received via the user interface.

5. The measurement application management device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a data storage configured to store the downloaded program packages.

6. The measurement application management device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an access and identity management controller configured to at least one of provide a proof of identity of the identified measurement application device to the data source, and manage access of the identified measurement application device to the program packages based on an identity of the identified measurement application device.

7. A measurement application device comprising:
a measurement application management device comprising:
a communication interface configured to communicatively couple the measurement application management device to a data source that provides program packages for the measurement application device that is managed by the measurement application management device, wherein a permission controller configured to identify a permission state for the measurement application management device is coupled to the communication interface, wherein the permission state comprises a set of one or more access rights corresponding to a program package based on an attribute of the measurement application device or based on a specified time;
a measurement application device identification controller configured to identify the measurement application device;
a program package retrieval controller configured to retrieve a list of the program packages for the identified measurement application device and further reconfigured to retrieve information for the program packages, the information comprising one or more of:
permission of use information, comprising one or more permission states associated with the measurement application device;
a functional description of a respective program package of the program packages in text-based language provided prior to downloading the respective program package; or
resource allocation information, comprising a threshold amount of computing resources required to download a particular program package of the program packages; and

a download controller configured to download at least one of the program packages to the identified measurement application device.

8. The measurement application device according to claim 7 , wherein the program package retrieval controller of the measurement application management device is further configured to retrieve additional information for the program packages, and
wherein the download controller of the measurement application management device is configured to download at least one retrieved program package to the identified measurement application device in accordance with the additional information.

9. The measurement application device according to claim 8 , wherein the additional information comprises at least one of:
license information;
pricing information;
hardware requirements information;
release notes for a respective program package of the program packages; or keycodes for a respective program package of the program packages.

10. The measurement application device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a user interface,
wherein the download controller of the measurement application management device is configured to download the at least one of the program packages to the identified measurement application device after a user confirmation received via the user interface.

11. The measurement application device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a data storage configured to store the downloaded program packages.

12. The measurement application device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
an access and identity management controller configured to at least one of provide a proof of identity of the identified measurement application device to the data source, and manage access of the identified measurement application device to the program packages based on an identity of the identified measurement application device.

13. A data source for providing program packages for at least one measurement application device, the data source comprising:
a communication interface configured to couple the data source to at least one measurement application management device; and
a permission controller coupled to the communication interface and configured to identify a permission state for the at least one measurement application management device, wherein the permission state comprises a set of one or more access rights corresponding to a program package based on an attribute of an associated measurement application device or based on a specified time, provide at least one of program packages or a list of program packages for a measurement application device that is managed by a respective measurement application management device according

Assignees

• Rohde & Schwarz

Inventors

• Braunstorfinger Thomas
• Weth Stefan
• Schmid Björn
• Sterzbach Bernhard

Classifications

• G06F8/61 Primary

  Installation · CPC title

• G06F8/60 Primary

  Software deployment · CPC title

• G06F8/36

  Software reuse · CPC title

• G06F21/1011

  to devices · CPC title

• G06F8/70 Primary

  Software maintenance or management · CPC title