Patent application EP17206464A (EP), filed 2017-12-11
Publication number: EP3343363A2
Title: EDGE COMPUTING SYSTEM
Abstract: An edge computing system comprises an application store, an edge server and a cloud computing system comprising a backend server. The edge server is configured to receive an application from the application store with additional information defining capabilities of the edge server that are required for the application to run on the edge server and/or capabilities of devices connected to the edge server. The edge server determines whether the application can run, and indicates the result to the application store. The edge server keeps a record of applications that can start to run and/or continue to run, when the edge server is or becomes disconnected from the cloud computing system. The application store keeps records of successful application downloads, and of edge servers that indicated they could not run applications.
IPC codes: G06F   9/   445            A I
H04L  29/    08            A I
H04L  67/   561            A I
H04L  67/   568            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: An edge computing system, comprising:
number: 2
text: The edge computing system of claim 1, further comprising:
number: 3
text: The edge computing system of claim 1, further comprising the edge server being configured to: complete download of the application, when the edge server has the capabilities required for the application to run on the edge server.
number: 4
text: The edge computing system of claim 2, further comprising the edge server being configured to: complete download of the application, when the at least one device has the capabilities required for the application to run on the edge server.
number: 5
text: The edge computing system of claim 1, further comprising the edge server being configured to:
number: 6
text: An application store, the application store configured to:
number: 7
text: The application store of claim 6, wherein the application store is further configured to:
number: 8
text: The application store of claim 6, the application store further configured to:
number: 9
text: The application store of claim 6, the application store further configured to maintain a register of:
number: 10
text: The application store of claim 7, the application store further configured to maintain a register of:
number: 11
text: An edge server configured to:
number: 12
text: The edge server of claim 11, further comprising:
number: 13
text: The edge server of claim 11, further comprising the edge server being configured to: complete download of the application, according to at least one of the following:
number: 14
text: A method of operating applications downloaded to an edge server from an application store, wherein applications are downloaded through a cloud computing system to the edge server, the method comprising the edge server:
number: 15
text: A method of downloading applications to an edge server from an application store, wherein applications are downloaded through a cloud computing system to edge servers, the method comprising:
Office action: search_report, dated 2018-07-04
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2013254258
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: EP2829984
ref_type: patent
severity: background
Final disposition: pending (2018-07-04)