User interface for configuring device-specific IOT applications

1. A computer, comprising:

one or more interface circuits configured to communicate with one or more computers associated with providers of second electronic devices and one or more gateways configured to communicate with the second electronic devices;

a processor coupled to the one or more interface circuits; and

memory, coupled to the processor, configured to store program instructions, wherein, when executed by the processor, the program instructions cause the electronic device to perform operations, comprising:

establishing one or more separate containers with virtual environments for electronic-device-specific applications; and

executing the electronic-device-specific applications in the corresponding one or more containers, wherein a given electronic-device-specific application executes in a given container, is associated with a given computer in the one or more computers, and is associated with: a given second electronic device in the second electronic devices, a type of the given second electronic device, or a class of a subset of the second electronic devices comprising the given second electronic device,

wherein the given electronic-device-specific application comprises configuration parameters that specify functions in a physical layer, a data link layer and a network layer in the given electronic-device-specific application, wherein the configuration parameters comprise a message format of the given electronic-device-specific application, and wherein at least two of the electronic-device-specific applications have different message formats, and

wherein the given container provides a provider-specific or an electronic-device-specific environment in the computer.

2. The computer of claim 1 , wherein the one or more gateways comprise: an access point, or a radio node.

3. The computer of claim 1 , wherein the provider-specific or the electronic-device-specific environment comprises a virtual operating system in the given container and the given electronic-device-specific application comprises a plugin that executes in the given container.

4. The computer of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise: communication information, authentication information and security information.

5. The computer of claim 4 , wherein the communication information comprises: registration information, a receive communication protocol for the computer, a transmit communication protocol for the computer.

6. The computer of claim 1 , wherein, based at least in part on the configuration parameters, the given electronic-device-specific application is configured to: provide instructions via the one or more gateways and addressed to the given second electronic device, the type of the given second electronic device, or the class of the subset of the second electronic devices; receive data via the one or more gateways and associated with the given second electronic device, the type of the given second electronic device, or the class of the subset of the second electronic devices; transform or analyze the data; and provide, addressed to the given computer, the transformed or analyzed data.

7. The computer of claim 1 , wherein communication via the one or more gateways with the given second electronic device, the type of the given second electronic device, or the class of the subset of the second electronic devices is encrypted.

8. The computer of claim 1 , wherein communication with the given second electronic device, the type of the given second electronic device, or the class of the subset of the second electronic devices uses a different communication protocol than communication with the given computer.

9. The computer of claim 1 , wherein the operations comprise:

receiving, at the one or more interface circuits, performance information associated with operation of the given electronic-device-specific application;

modifying the configuration parameters of the given electronic-device-specific application based at least in part on the performance information; and

regenerating the given electronic-device-specific application.

10. The computer of claim 9 , wherein the modifying of the configuration parameters for the given electronic-device-specific application is based at least on attributes of the given second electronic device.

11. The computer of claim 1 , wherein the operations comprise determining system resources based at least in part on the configuration parameters of the given electronic-device-specific application, a service level agreement associated with the given electronic-device-specific application, or both.

12. The computer of claim 11 , wherein the service level agreement specifies a priority associated with the given electronic-device-specific application.

13. The computer of claim 1 , wherein the operations comprise generating a service level agreement for a provider of the given second electronic device based at least in part on the configuration parameters for the given electronic-device-specific application; and

wherein the service level agreement specifies system resources corresponding to the configuration parameters for the given electronic-device-specific application, performance of the given electronic-device-specific application, and associated compensation for an operator of the computer.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for use in conjunction with a computer, the computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions, wherein, when executed by the computer, the computer performs operations comprising:

establishing one or more separate containers with virtual environments for electronic-device-specific applications; and

executing the electronic-device-specific applications in the corresponding one or more containers, wherein a given electronic-device-specific application executes in a given container, is associated with a given computer in one or more computers associated with providers of second electronic devices, and is associated with: a given second electronic device in the second electronic devices, a type of the given second electronic device, or a class of a subset of the second electronic devices comprising the given second electronic device,

wherein the given electronic-device-specific application comprises configuration parameters that specify functions in a physical layer, a data link layer and a network layer in the given electronic-device-specific application, wherein the configuration parameters comprise a message format of the given electronic-device-specific application, and wherein at least two of the electronic-device-specific applications have different message formats,

wherein the given container provides a provider-specific or an electronic-device-specific environment in the computer, and

wherein the computer communicates with the second electronic devices via one or more gateways.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the provider-specific or the electronic-device-specific environment comprises a virtual operating system in the given container and the given electronic-device-specific application comprises a plugin that executes in the given container.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations comprise:

receiving performance information associated with operation of the given electronic-device-specific application;

modifying the configuration parameters of the given electronic-device-specific application based at least in part on the performance information; and

regenerating the given electronic-device-specific application.

17. A method for executing electronic-device-specific applications, comprising:

by a computer:

establishing one or more separate containers with virtual environments for the electronic-device-specific applications; and

executing the electronic-device-specific applications in the corresponding one or more containers, wherein a given electronic-device-specific application executes in a given container, is associated with a given computer in one or more computers associated with providers of second electronic devices, and is associated with: a given second electronic device in the second electronic devices, a type of the given second electronic device, or a class of a subset of the second electronic devices comprising the given second electronic device,

wherein the given electronic-device-specific application comprises configuration parameters that specify functions in a physical layer, a data link layer and a network layer in the given electronic-device-specific application, wherein the configuration parameters comprise a message format of the given electronic-device-specific application, and wherein at least two of the electronic-device-specific applications have different message formats,

wherein the given container provides a provider-specific or an electronic-device-specific environment in the computer, and

wherein the computer communicates with the second electronic devices via one or more gateways.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the one or more gateways comprise: an access point, or a radio node.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the provider-specific or the electronic-device-specific environment comprises a virtual operating system in the given container and the given electronic-device-specific application comprises a plugin that executes in the given container.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the method comprises:

receiving performance information associated with operation of the given electronic-device-specific application;

modifying the configuration parameters of the given electronic-device-specific application based at least in part on the performance information; and

regenerating the given electronic-device-specific application.