Granted Patent B2

US 12,190,123 · App. 17/898,312 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Inventors: Frederic Ruelle (Marigné-Laillé, FR); Laurent Meunier (Coulaines, FR); Bechir Jabri (Ariana, TN); Emmanuel Grandin (Villeneuve-en-Retz, FR); Nabil Safi (Ariana, TN); Ghaith Oueslati (Tinja, TN); Yohann Martiniault (Val d'ize, FR); Jerome Caillet (Betton, FR)

Assignees: STMicroelectronics France; STMicroelectronics (Grand Quest) SAS

G06F9/44505G06F3/0482G06F9/4403G06F9/4411G06F9/451

Abstract

Claims (121)

1. A method, comprising:

presenting, by a host computing device via a graphical user interface to a user, a list of states for a project associated with a programmable computing device;

receiving, by the host computing device via the graphical user interface, a first selection of a first user-selected state for the project from the list of states;

receiving, by the host computing device via the graphical user interface, a second selection of a second user-selected state for the project;

generating, by the host computing device, a transition between the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state;

generating or updating, by the host computing device, a settings registry based on the first user-selected state, the second user-selected state, and the generated transitions between the first user-selected state and the second user-selected state; and

generating, by the host computing device, content for the programmable computing device based on the settings registry.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

providing the content to the programmable computing device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first selection of the first user-selected state for the project from the list of states comprises:

receiving, via the graphical user interface, a user input selecting a defined state of the programmable computing device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first selection of the first user-selected state for the project from the list of states comprises:

receiving, via the graphical user interface, a user input selecting a system state of the programmable computing device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first selection of the first user-selected state for the project from the list of states comprises:

receiving, via the graphical user interface, a user input selecting a domain state of the programmable computing device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the second selection of the second user-selected state for the project comprises:

receiving, via the graphical user interface, a user input defining a state of the programmable computing device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the transition from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state comprises:

selecting, by the host device, at least one defined transition constraint for at least one execution element associated with the second user-selected state for transitioning from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the transition from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state comprises:

receiving, by the host device, at least one user-defined transition constraint for at least one execution element associated with the second user-selected state for transitioning from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state.

9. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving, by the programmable computing device, a request to proceed from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state; and

transitioning, by the programmable computing device, the programmable computing device from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state based on the generated transitions.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein transitioning the programmable computing device from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected comprises:

selecting, by the programmable computing device, each execution element associated with the second user-selected state;

obtaining, by the programmable computing device, a configuration for each execution element;

resetting, by the programmable computing device, each execution element to an initial state; and

applying, by the programmable computing device, the configuration for each execution element from the initial state to the second user-selected state.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein transitioning the programmable computing device from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected comprises:

selecting, by the programmable computing device, each execution element associated with the second user-selected state;

determining, by the programmable computing device, a configuration difference for each execution element between the first user-selected state and the second user-selected state;

applying, by the programmable computing device, at least one transition constraint for at least one configuration difference for at least one execution element; and

applying, by the programmable computing device, the configuration differences for each execution element from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state.

12. A system, comprising:

a programmable computing device comprising:

a first memory, which, in operation, stores first computer instructions; and

at least one first processor, which, in operation, executes the first computer instructions to:

receive content configuring a first user-selected state, a second user-selected state, and transitions between the first user-selected state and the second user-selected state;

receive a request to proceed from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state; and

transition the programmable computing device from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state based on the transitions; and

a host computing device comprising:

a display device;

a second memory, which, in operation, stores second computer instructions; and

at least one second processor, which, in operation, executes the second computer instructions to:

present, via the display device, a list of states for a project associated with the programmable computing device;

receive a first selection of the first user-selected state for the project from the list of states;

receive a second selection of the second user-selected state for the project;

generate the transitions from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state;

generate a settings registry based on the first user-selected state, the second user-selected state, and the transitions between the first user-selected state and the second user-selected state; and

generate the content for the programmable computing device based on the settings registry.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one second processor of the host computing device, which, in operation, receives the first selection of the first user-selected state for the project from the list of states by executing the second computer instructions to:

receive a user input selecting a defined state of the programmable computing device.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one second processor of the host computing device, which, in operation, receives the first selection of the first user-selected state for the project from the list of states by executing the second computer instructions to:

receive a user input selecting a system state of the programmable computing device.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one second processor of the host computing device, which, in operation, generates the transition from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state by executing the second computer instructions to:

receive at least one user-defined transition constraint for at least one execution element associated with the second user-selected state for transitioning from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one first processor of the programmable computing device, which, in operation, transitions the programmable computing device from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected by executing the first computer instructions to:

select each execution element associated with the second user-selected state;

obtain a configuration for each execution element;

reset each execution element to an initial state; and

apply the configuration for each execution element from the initial state to the second user-selected state.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one first processor of the programmable computing device, which, in operation, transitions the programmable computing device from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected by executing the first computer instructions to:

select each execution element associated with the second user-selected state;

determine a configuration difference for each execution element between the first user-selected state and the second user-selected state;

apply at least one transition constraint for at least one configuration difference for at least one execution element; and

apply the configuration differences for each execution element from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having contents that configure a processing device to perform a method, the method comprising:

presenting, via a graphical user interface to a user, a list of states for a project associated with a programmable computing device;

receiving, via the graphical user interface, a first selection of a first user-selected state for the project from the list of states;

receiving, via the graphical user interface, a second selection of a second user-selected state for the project;

generating a transition from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state;

maintain a settings registry based on the first user-selected state, the second user-selected state, and the generated transitions between the first user-selected state and the second user-selected state; and

generating content for the programmable computing device based on the settings registry.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the contents of the computer-readable medium comprise instructions executable by the processing device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the method comprises:

providing the content to the programmable computing device.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein receiving the first selection of the first user-selected state for the project from the list of states comprises:

receiving, via the graphical user interface, a user input selecting a defined state of the programmable computing device;

receiving, via the graphical user interface, a user input selecting a system state of the programmable computing device;

receiving, via the graphical user interface, a user input selecting a domain state of the programmable computing device; or

combinations thereof.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein receiving the second selection of the second user-selected state for the project comprises:

receiving, via the graphical user interface, a user input defining a state of the programmable computing device.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein generating the transition from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state comprises:

selecting at least one defined transition constraint for at least one execution element associated with the second user-selected state for transitioning from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein generating the transition from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state comprises:

receiving at least one user-defined transition constraint for at least one execution element associated with the second user-selected state for transitioning from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having contents that configure a microcontroller of a programmable computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving content configuring a first user-selected state, a second user-selected state, and transitions between the first user-selected state and the second user-selected state;

receiving a request to proceed from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state; and

transitioning the programmable computing device from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state based on the received content by:

selecting each execution element associated with the second user-selected state;

determining a configuration difference for each execution element between the first user-selected state and the second user-selected state;

applying at least one transition constraint for at least one configuration difference for at least one execution element; and

applying the configuration differences for each execution element from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein transitioning the programmable computing device from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected comprises:

selecting, by the programmable computing device, each execution element associated with the second user-selected state;

obtaining, by the programmable computing device, a configuration for each execution element;

resetting, by the programmable computing device, each execution element to an initial state; and

applying, by the programmable computing device, the configuration for each execution element from the initial state to the second user-selected state.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein transitioning the programmable computing device from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected comprises:

selecting, by the programmable computing device, each execution element associated with the second user-selected state;

determining, by the programmable computing device, a configuration difference for each execution element between the first user-selected state and the second user-selected state;

applying, by the programmable computing device, at least one transition constraint for at least one configuration difference for at least one execution element; and

applying, by the programmable computing device, the configuration differences for each execution element from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state.

28. A computing device, comprising:

a memory, which, in operation, stores computer instructions; and

at least one processor, which, in operation, executes the computer instructions to:

present, via a display device, a list of states for a project associated with a programmable computing device;

receive a first selection of a first user-selected state for the project from the list of states;

receive a second selection of a second user-selected state for the project;

generate transitions from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state;

generate a settings registry based on the first user-selected state, the second user-selected state, and the transitions between the first user-selected state and the second user-selected state; and

generate content for the programmable computing device based on the settings registry.

29. The computing device of claim 28 , wherein the at least one processor, which, in operation, receives the first selection of the first user-selected state for the project from the list of states by executing the computer instructions to:

receive a user input selecting a defined state of the programmable computing device.

30. The computing device of claim 28 , wherein the at least one processor, which, in operation, receives the first selection of the first user-selected state for the project from the list of states by executing the computer instructions to:

receive a user input selecting a system state of the programmable computing device.

31. The computing device of claim 28 , wherein the at least one processor, which, in operation, generates the transition from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state by executing the computer instructions to:

receive at least one user-defined transition constraint for at least one execution element associated with the second user-selected state for transitioning from the first user-selected state to the second user-selected state.

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