Adaptive device-initiated polling

1. A system comprising:

an electronic device; and

a processor to perform operations comprising:

monitoring operation of the electronic device;

detecting an operational condition of the electronic device based on the monitoring;

generating a polling call based on the operational condition;

sending the polling call over a computer network to a server;

receiving a polling schedule from the server in response to the polling call; and

polling the server based on the polling schedule for content relating to the electronic device;

wherein the electronic device and the processor are behind network security, the server is not behind the network security, and the polling call opens a window through the network security that enables the content to pass from the server to the processor.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operational condition comprises a fault, the polling call comprises a fault message, and the content comprises a diagnostic command for initiating a diagnostic test of the electronic device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations comprise polling the server at a first rate prior to detecting the operational condition; and

wherein polling based on the polling schedule is performed at a second rate, the second rate being greater than the first rate.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operational condition comprises a fault in the electronic device; and

wherein polling based on the polling schedule is performed until the fault is corrected.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein, following correction of the fault, polling is performed at a rate that is less than a rate specified in the polling schedule.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein, following correction of the fault, polling ceases.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations comprise receiving the content from the server; and

wherein the processor is embedded in the electronic device.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the network security comprises at least one of a firewall, an Internet proxy, or a Network Address Translator (NAT).

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations comprise sending a report to the server, the report containing information about the operational condition of the electronic device.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein polling the server comprises outputting polling calls to the server; and

wherein the operations comprise outputting, to the server, one or more parameters of the electronic device that are based on monitoring operation of the electronic device.

11. A system comprising:

non-transitory machine-readable memory storing instructions that are executable; and

a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:

receiving a polling call from an embedded processor, the polling call being based on an operational condition of an electronic device monitored by the embedded processor;

outputting a polling schedule to the embedded processor based on the polling call;

receiving polling calls from the embedded processor at a rate specified in the polling schedule; and

outputting content to the embedded processor in response to the polling calls;

wherein the embedded processor is behind network security, the system is not behind the network security, and the polling call opens a window through the network security that enables the content to pass from the system to the embedded processor.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operational condition comprises a fault, the polling call comprises a fault message, and the content comprises a diagnostic command for initiating a diagnostic test of the electronic device.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations comprise receiving polling calls at a first rate prior to receiving the polling call; and

wherein the polling calls received at the rate specified in the polling schedule are at a second rate, the second rate being greater than the first rate.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the operational condition comprises a fault in the electronic device; and

wherein the polling calls are received at the second rate until the fault is corrected.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein, following correction of the fault, polling calls are received at the first rate.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the operational condition comprises a fault in the electronic device; and

wherein, following correction of the fault, no polling calls are received by the processor from the embedded processor.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the network security comprises at least one of a firewall, an Internet proxy, or a Network Address Translator (NAT).

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations comprise receiving a report from the embedded processor, the report containing information about the operational condition of the electronic device.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations comprise receiving, from the embedded processor, one or more parameters of the electronic device that are based on monitoring operation of the electronic device.

20. Non-transitory machine-readable memory storing instructions that are executable by a processor to perform operations comprising:

monitoring operation of an electronic device;

detecting an operational condition of the electronic device based on the monitoring;

generating a polling call based on the operational condition;

sending the polling call over a computer network to a server;

receiving a polling schedule from the server in response to the polling call; and

polling the server based on the polling schedule for content relating to the electronic device;

wherein the electronic device and the processor are behind network security, the server is not behind the network security, and the polling call opens a window through the network security that enables the content to pass from the server to the processor.

21. The non-transitory machine-readable memory of claim 20 , wherein the operational condition comprises a fault, the polling call comprises a fault message, and the content comprises a diagnostic command for initiating a diagnostic test of the electronic device.

22. The non-transitory machine-readable memory of claim 20 , wherein the operations comprise polling the server at a first rate prior to detecting the operational condition; and

wherein polling based on the polling schedule is performed at a second rate, the second rate being greater than the first rate.

23. Non-transitory machine-readable memory storing instructions that are executable by a system to perform operations comprising:

receiving a polling call from an embedded processor, the polling call being based on an operational condition of an electronic device monitored by the embedded processor;

outputting a polling schedule to the embedded processor based on the message;

receiving polling calls from the embedded processor at a rate specified in the polling schedule; and

outputting content to the embedded processor in response to the polling calls;

wherein the embedded processor is behind network security, the system is not behind the network security, and the polling call opens a window through the network security that enables the content to pass from the system to the embedded processor.

24. The non-transitory machine-readable memory of claim 23 , wherein the operational condition comprises a fault, the polling call comprises a fault message, and the content comprises a diagnostic command for initiating a diagnostic test of the electronic device.

25. The non-transitory machine-readable memory of claim 23 , wherein the operations comprise receiving polling calls at a first rate prior to receiving the polling call; and

wherein the polling calls received at the rate specified in the polling schedule are at a second rate, the second rate being greater than the first rate.

26. A method performed by a processor, comprising:

monitoring operation of an electronic device;

detecting an operational condition of the electronic device based on the monitoring;

generating a polling call based on the operational condition;

sending the polling call over a computer network to a server;

receiving a polling schedule from the server in response to the polling call; and

polling the server based on the polling schedule for content relating to the electronic device;

wherein the electronic device and the processor are behind network security, the server is not behind the network security, and the polling call opens a window through the network security that enables the content to pass from the server to the processor.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the operational condition comprises a fault, the polling call comprises a fault message, and the content comprises a diagnostic command for initiating a diagnostic test of the electronic device.

28. The method of claim 26 , wherein the method further comprises polling the server at a first rate prior to detecting the operational condition; and

wherein polling based on the polling schedule is performed at a second rate, the second rate being greater than the first rate.

29. A method performed by a system, comprising:

receiving a polling call from an embedded processor, the polling call being based on an operational condition of an electronic device monitored by the embedded processor;

outputting a polling schedule to the embedded processor based on the message;

receiving polling calls from the embedded processor at a rate specified in the polling schedule; and

outputting content to the embedded processor in response to the polling calls;

wherein the embedded processor is behind network security, the system is not behind the network security, and the polling call opens a window through the network security that enables the content to pass from the system to the embedded processor.

30. The method of claim 29 , wherein the operational condition comprises a fault, the polling call comprises a fault message, and the content comprises a diagnostic command for initiating a diagnostic test of the electronic device.

31. The method of claim 29 , wherein the method further comprises receiving polling calls at a first rate prior to receiving the polling call; and

wherein the polling calls received at the rate specified in the polling schedule are at a second rate, the second rate being greater than the first rate.