Method for managing computer capacity in a network with mobile participants

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for a mobile terminal device (1) for transferring computing power CI5 from the mobile terminal device (1) to at least one edge cloud computer (ECC) and / or at least one cloud computer (CC), the method comprising the following steps: 1) collecting resource information (CI) from at least one edge cloud computer (ECC), 2) collecting resource information (CI) from at least one cloud computer (CC), 3) collecting application information (I) from at least one system application (APP) in the mobile terminal device (1), 4) allocating computing capacity in the mobile terminal device (1), computing capacity on at least one edge cloud computer (ECC) and / or computing capacity on at least one cloud computer (CC) to at least one system application (APP).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a method and a control unit for a mobile terminal device (e.g. a vehicle) for transferring computing power from the mobile terminal device to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer via a network according to an independent method claim and according to an independent device claim, a mobile terminal device (e.g. a vehicle) according to a parallel independent device claim, and a network having a plurality of networked mobile terminal devices (e.g. vehicles) according to an independent system claim, preferably a vehicle network. Background Art

[0002] Since computer computing power is required for automated vehicles, in particular highly automated vehicles and preferably autonomous vehicles, it is recommended to implement certain applications or computing operations in a distributed manner (for example, using edge cloud computing). This is also particularly meaningful in networked vehicles. If multiple computers are available, it is recommended to appropriately allocate computer resources to computing tasks.

[0003] In addition to local computers, distributed cloud computers currently provide computing capacity in order to transfer computing power from local computers to cloud computers. However, due to the latency that occurs, cloud-based computer architectures have reached their limits in time-critical applications.

[0004] Edge cloud computing distributes cloud solutions to the edge of the network to shorten the signal path and response time when transferring computing power from local computers to edge cloud computers. Due to the dynamic characteristics and mobility of vehicles, edge cloud computing solutions for mobile applications (such as in vehicles) have not been considered so far. Summary of the invention

[0005] Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an improved method and an improved control unit for a mobile terminal device (especially a vehicle) for transferring computing power from the mobile terminal device (especially from the vehicle) to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer. In particular, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method and a control unit for transferring computing power from a mobile terminal device (especially from a vehicle) to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer, which can realize dynamic, real-time, fast and efficient provision of distributed computing power to the mobile terminal device (especially the vehicle). In addition, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an improved mobile terminal device (especially a vehicle), in which computing power can be transferred dynamically, in real-time, fast and efficiently. In addition, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to realize an improved network, preferably a vehicle network, which has a plurality of networked mobile terminal devices, such as vehicles, which ensures efficient use of computing capacity in the case of vehicle networking and improved implementation of possible system applications in networked mobile terminal devices, such as vehicles.

[0006] The technical problem according to the invention is solved by an improved method for a mobile terminal device (especially a vehicle) for transferring computing power from a mobile terminal device (especially from a vehicle) to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer, having the features of an independent method claim, by an improved control unit for a mobile terminal device (especially a vehicle) for transferring computing power from a mobile terminal device (especially from a vehicle) to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer, having the features of an independent device claim, by an improved mobile terminal device (especially a vehicle) having the features of a parallel independent device claim, and by a network, preferably a vehicle network, having the features of an independent system claim, having a plurality of networked mobile terminals (such as vehicles). Advantageous expansion schemes of the invention are mentioned in the dependent claims. The features disclosed for the individual inventive aspects can be combined with each other in such a way that the disclosure of the inventive aspects of the invention always or can always refer to each other.

[0007] The present invention provides a method for a mobile terminal device (especially a vehicle) for transferring computing power from the mobile terminal device (especially from the vehicle) to at least one edge cloud computer (if necessary, among a plurality of adjacent edge cloud computers) and / or at least one cloud computer (if necessary, among a plurality of remote cloud computers), comprising the following steps:

[0008] 1) Collect resource information (e.g., available resources, latency, availability, energy consumption, connection quality, cost, etc.) from at least one edge cloud computer,

[0009] 2) Collecting resource information (e.g., available resources, latency, availability, energy consumption, connection quality, cost, etc.) from at least one cloud computer,

[0010] 3) collecting application information (resource requirements, location, application information, latency requirements, accumulated data volume, data type (private, local, global, etc.)) from at least one system application in the mobile terminal device (especially in the vehicle),

[0011] 4) Preferably, based on the collected resource information and application information, computing capacity in a mobile terminal device (e.g., in a vehicle), computing capacity on at least one edge cloud computer, and / or computing capacity on at least one cloud computer are allocated to at least one system application.

[0012] An edge cloud computer in the sense of the present invention may be understood as a computing node of an edge node network having a processor with computing power and a communication unit for, for example, exchanging data with another edge cloud computer and / or terminal device. An edge cloud computer may be used to provide computing power at the edge of an edge node network. Via the communication unit, the edge cloud computer may receive data from a terminal device according to the present invention, such as a vehicle, and the edge cloud computer may process the data using its own computing power on its processor. The edge cloud computer may send the results of the processing back to the vehicle via the communication unit. The data may, for example, be sensor data that may be analyzed on an edge cloud computer. It is also conceivable that the edge cloud computer may take over different computing tasks for different system applications in a mobile terminal device, such as a vehicle.

[0013] The mobile terminal device or some systems in the mobile terminal device can send data to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer within the scope of the present invention, for example, if the computing power of the mobile terminal device itself does not exist, is insufficient or is used in other ways, then these data should be processed with the help of external computing power. In this case, at least one edge cloud computer (if necessary from a plurality of adjacent edge cloud computers) and / or at least one cloud computer (if necessary from a plurality of remote cloud computers) is selected, which is the most suitable among all available computers for implementing the desired system application in the mobile terminal device.

[0014] Edge cloud computers in the sense of the present invention can be understood as both fixed edge cloud computers and mobile edge cloud computers. Fixed edge cloud computers in the sense of the present invention can be implemented, for example, in the form of base stations of mobile radio providers and / or network providers. Mobile edge cloud computers in the sense of the present invention can be flexibly set at locations where computing power is required in mobile terminal devices, especially in vehicles, such as at street intersections, parking lots, etc. It is also conceivable that mobile edge cloud computers in the sense of the present invention can be in motion during the period when they provide computing power. For example, vehicles, such as fleet vehicles, drones or mobile base stations can be used as mobile edge cloud computers in the sense of the present invention.

[0015] It is conceivable within the scope of the invention that the computing power for the system applications transferred from the mobile terminal device is transferred completely or only partially.

[0016] Here, the inventive concept is to use distributed computer capacity as a resource for system applications in mobile terminal devices, especially vehicles, and / or some computing operations in system applications. Here, the edge cloud computer can be located near the mobile terminal device, especially the vehicle, or at a specific distance (for example, 100 to 500m) (for example, at an intersection or on another vehicle). The cloud computer can also be located in a remote computing center. Therefore, it is necessary that distributed resources (i.e., edge cloud computers and / or cloud computers) respond as needed. To this end, the present invention proposes a method that performs the association of a specific system application or a computing operation of a specific system application with an edge cloud computer or a cloud computer based on existing decision-related resource information and application information and the properties of a transmission path.

[0017] Advantageously, within the scope of the present invention, decision-related parameters of external resources (such as data rate, latency, energy consumption, cost, etc.) are taken into consideration both from the perspective of the system application to be implemented and from the perspective of the network (i.e., the available edge cloud computers and / or cloud computers of the network).

[0018] Each system application in a mobile terminal device, in particular in a vehicle, can in turn be associated with different application information, which describes different requirements or characteristics of the respective system application, such as priority, resource requirements, permitted waiting time, packet size, data type, energy requirements and / or cost requirements.

[0019] The analysis of all information and the allocation of the optimal computing capacity based on the given requirements are performed by a control unit in the mobile terminal device, for example in a vehicle, which acts as a kind of coordinator for all possible system applications to transfer computing power from the mobile terminal device (especially the vehicle) to at least one edge cloud computer (if necessary, one of a plurality of adjacent edge cloud computers) and / or at least one cloud computer (if necessary, one of a plurality of remote cloud computers). In the case of a vehicle as a mobile terminal device within the meaning of the present invention, the control unit can be implemented in a central control unit of the vehicle or can be constructed as a special control unit, which is implemented as follows:

[0020] - A network (edge ​​cloud computer and / or cloud computer) in the coverage area for monitoring the vehicle,

[0021] -System applications for monitoring the interior of a vehicle,

[0022] - used to manage computing power within the vehicle, and

[0023] - for transferring computing power from the vehicle to at least one edge cloud computer (if necessary from a plurality of adjacent edge cloud computers) and / or at least one cloud computer (if necessary from a plurality of remote cloud computers).

[0024] When a mobile terminal device, such as a vehicle, is in motion, the available edge cloud computers and / or cloud computers may change. Advantageously, the present invention enables dynamic consideration of available edge cloud computers and / or cloud computers and their resource information. With knowledge of application information of system applications in a mobile terminal device (particularly in a vehicle), the method according to the present invention enables dynamic (i.e., temporally and / or spatially and / or technically in terms of data volume and / or data rate) transfer of computing power from a mobile terminal device (particularly from a vehicle). Preferably, for applications, the need for time-critical system applications in mobile terminal devices (such as vehicles) is also considered.

[0025] Furthermore, in a method for transferring computing power from a mobile terminal device (such as from a vehicle) to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer, the present invention may provide that the resource information from at least one edge cloud computer or from at least one cloud computer includes at least one of the following information:

[0026] - location, such as a geographical location,

[0027] - characteristics of the connection, such as connection quality,

[0028] - the services provided,

[0029] - data rate,

[0030] - Computing power and / or memory (volatile / non-volatile),

[0031] - Utilization rate,

[0032] - Coverage area (geographical, people-related, computer-related, content-related, etc.),

[0033] - availability in terms of time,

[0034] - available computing power,

[0035] -reliability,

[0036] - Response time,

[0037] - energy consumption,

[0038] -cost.

[0039] This allows current and changing aspects to be taken into account, which are specific to the available edge cloud computers and / or cloud computers. In addition, these aspects are decision-relevant for the suitability of edge cloud computers and / or cloud computers in order to provide computing power for specific system applications in mobile terminal devices, in particular in vehicles.

[0040] Furthermore, in the method for transferring computing power from a mobile terminal device to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer, the present invention may provide that the application information from at least one system application in the mobile terminal device includes at least one of the following information:

[0041] - Priority,

[0042] - Resource requirements,

[0043] - the time allowed for a response,

[0044] - Package size,

[0045] - data type,

[0046] - energy requirements,

[0047] -Cost requirements.

[0048] With the help of priority, it is possible to check how important the current corresponding system application is to the mobile terminal device or how important it is expected to be during the movement of the mobile terminal device or during the driving of the vehicle. Advantageously, safety-related system applications can have a higher priority than entertainment functions. Resource requirements describe the resources required for implementing the corresponding system application. The allowed waiting time describes the maximum possible (meaningful) delay for the system application. The packet size describes the size of the data packet to be transmitted. The data type more accurately describes the data to be transmitted. Possible characteristics can be the confidentiality of the data. If private data is transmitted, the data is used locally. If more precisely, global data is transmitted, the data can be used by the superior setting, for example, for another mobile terminal device (such as a vehicle). Energy consumption describes the information about the energy required for implementing the system application. The cost describes the information about the cost generated when using the corresponding computing capacity. All of this application information is collected in the control unit according to the present invention. However, the control unit also knows the possibilities available outside the mobile terminal device, which can implement one or different system applications in a distributed manner and send the data of the system application back to the mobile terminal device. In addition, the control unit knows the relevant network resource information for this purpose. Based on the requirements of the system application and using knowledge about the relevant network resource information, the control unit makes a decision where the requested system application can be calculated. This can be done locally, in a mobile edge cloud computer, and / or in an external data center (such as a cloud computer).

[0049] Furthermore, in the method for transferring computing capacity from a mobile terminal device to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer, the invention may provide that the computing capacity may be transferred to at least one of the following system applications:

[0050] -navigation,

[0051] - Location determination,

[0052] - Streaming,

[0053] - data processing,

[0054] - Gesture recognition,

[0055] - Analyze sensor data,

[0056] - Fusion of sensor data,

[0057] - Calculate driving movements,

[0058] - Driving assistance features,

[0059] - in the case of the mobile terminal being implemented in the form of a vehicle, a driving mode according to one of the possible degrees of automation in the operation of the vehicle

[0060] In the case of a mobile terminal device implemented in the form of a vehicle, highly automated and / or autonomous driving.

[0061] As a result, the services in a mobile terminal, in particular in a mobile terminal in the form of a vehicle, can be improved and expanded in an advantageous manner. As a result, customer comfort can be significantly increased.

[0062] Furthermore, in the method for transferring computing power from a mobile terminal device to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer, the present invention can provide that method steps 1) to 4) are repeated dynamically depending on the speed and / or route of the mobile terminal device and / or the desired system application. Thus, a dynamic transfer of system applications can be achieved when the mobile terminal device moves, when the required system application changes, and when the network in the (geographical) coverage area of ​​the mobile terminal device changes.

[0063] Furthermore, in the method for transferring computing power from a mobile terminal device to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer, the present invention can provide that at least one edge cloud computer ECC is implemented in the form of a fixed and / or mobile edge node of a network, in the form of a base station of a mobile radio provider and / or a network provider, in the form of a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, a vehicle, a drone or other wirelessly connected terminal device. As a result, a flexible network with extended functionality and improved coverage and connectivity can be provided.

[0064] Furthermore, the technical problem according to the present invention is solved by a control unit for a mobile terminal device (in particular a vehicle) for transferring computing power from the mobile terminal device (in particular from the vehicle) to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer, the control unit having: a communication unit for collecting resource information from at least one edge cloud computer and / or collecting resource information from at least one cloud computer, wherein the communication unit is implemented for collecting application information from at least one system application in the mobile terminal device (in particular in the vehicle); and a computing unit for allocating computing capacity in the mobile terminal device (in particular in the vehicle), computing capacity on at least one edge cloud computer and / or computing capacity on at least one cloud computer to at least one system application, preferably based on the collected resource information and application information. The same advantages as those already described above in conjunction with the method according to the present invention are achieved by the control unit according to the present invention. Reference is made to these advantages in full here.

[0065] Advantageously, the control unit may be implemented to implement the method which may be performed generally as described above.

[0066] According to a further advantage of the invention, the control unit can be implemented in a central control unit of a mobile terminal, in particular a vehicle, or can be constructed as a special control unit. In modern mobile terminals, in particular vehicles, a central control unit can already be implemented internally. With the help of a special control unit, even existing mobile terminals, such as vehicles, can be expanded with the functionality according to the invention.

[0067] Furthermore, in a control unit for a mobile terminal device (such as a vehicle) for transferring computing power from the mobile terminal device to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer, the present invention may provide a storage unit in which a dynamic list of at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer in the coverage area of ​​the mobile terminal device is stored. With the help of such a list, available external edge cloud computers and / or cloud computers can be mapped, which are currently and / or expected to be located in the coverage area of ​​the mobile terminal device, in particular the vehicle, and / or along the route of the mobile terminal device, in particular the vehicle. In this way, suitable edge cloud computers and / or cloud computers can be better selected, which can reliably provide computing power during the movement of the mobile terminal device. In addition, the list can be used to determine areas with poor coverage of edge cloud computers and / or cloud computers so that these areas can be bypassed as needed.

[0068] Furthermore, in a control unit for a mobile terminal device for transferring computing power from the mobile terminal device to at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer, the present invention may provide that the computing unit is implemented to dynamically update the list depending on the speed and / or route of the mobile terminal device and / or the desired or required system application (e.g. for the degree of automation in driving). This allows the currently available edge cloud computers and / or cloud computers to be determined at all times.

[0069] Furthermore, the technical problem according to the invention is solved by a mobile terminal device, such as a vehicle, having a control unit, which can be implemented as described above. The mobile terminal device according to the invention, in particular a vehicle, achieves the same advantages as those already described above in conjunction with the method according to the invention and / or the control unit according to the invention. Reference is made to these advantages in full here.

[0070] Furthermore, the technical problem according to the invention is solved by a network or vehicle network having a plurality of networked mobile terminals, such as vehicles, wherein at least one of the plurality of networked mobile terminals, such as vehicles, can be designed generally as a mobile terminal described above. The network according to the invention, in particular a vehicle network, achieves the same advantages as those already described above in conjunction with the method according to the invention and / or the control unit according to the invention and / or the mobile terminal, in particular a vehicle, according to the invention. Reference is made to these advantages in full. Furthermore, with the aid of the network according to the invention, in particular a vehicle network, an improved network is provided in which computing resources are optimally used. It is conceivable here that a vehicle, as a mobile terminal in the sense of the invention, has already analyzed certain road signs. If the results of the analysis are shared between the networked vehicles, then in this case it is no longer necessary to perform the analysis in the vehicle following behind.

[0071] Furthermore, in a network, in particular a vehicle network, the invention can provide for sharing at least one computing capacity between mobile terminal devices, in particular vehicles, for at least one system application, wherein the computing capacity in one of a plurality of networked mobile terminal devices, such as vehicles, can be provided on at least one edge cloud computer or at least one cloud computer. In this way, computing resources can be advantageously utilized within a network, in particular a vehicle network, or when fusing sensor data. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0072] In the following, further measures for improving the invention are shown in more detail using the description of preferred embodiments of the invention according to the drawings. Here, the features mentioned in the claims and the description may be essential to the invention individually or in any combination. It should be noted that the drawings are merely descriptive and are not intended to limit the invention in any way. In the drawings:

[0073] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing a network for implementing the method according to the invention; and

[0074] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a control unit according to the present invention is shown.

[0075] In different figures, identical technical features are denoted by the same reference numerals, wherein the technical features are generally described only once. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0076] Figure 1A method for a mobile terminal device 1 (e.g., a vehicle 1) according to the present invention for transferring computing power CI5 from the mobile terminal device 1 (e.g., from the vehicle 1) to at least one edge cloud computer ECC (if necessary, among a plurality of adjacent edge cloud computers) and / or at least one cloud computer CC (if necessary, among a plurality of remote cloud computers) is shown, which comprises the following steps:

[0077] 1) Collect resource information CI from at least one edge cloud computer ECC,

[0078] 2) Collect resource information CI from at least one cloud computer CC,

[0079] 3) collecting application information I from at least one system application APP in the mobile terminal device 1 (for example, in the vehicle 1),

[0080] 4) Allocating computing capacity in the mobile terminal device 1 (eg, in the vehicle 1 ), computing capacity on at least one edge cloud computer ECC, and / or computing capacity on at least one cloud computer CC to at least one system application APP.

[0081] An edge cloud computer ECC can be provided at the edge of a network and has a processor with computing power CI5 and a communication unit 101 for exchanging data (for example with a mobile terminal device 1 according to the present invention, such as with a vehicle 1). The edge cloud computer ECC can be used to provide computing power CI5 at the edge of an edge node network. Via the communication unit 101, the edge cloud computer ECC can receive data from a mobile terminal device 1, such as from a vehicle 1, and the edge cloud computer can process this data using its own computing power CI5 on its processor. The edge cloud computer ECC can send the results of the processing back to the mobile terminal device 1, such as the vehicle 1, via the communication unit 101. The data can be sensor data that can be analyzed on the edge cloud computer ECC. It is also conceivable that the edge cloud computer ECC can take over different computing tasks for different system applications APP in the mobile terminal device 1, such as in the vehicle 1.

[0082] A mobile terminal device 1, such as a vehicle 1, or a mobile terminal device 1, such as some systems within a vehicle 1, can send data to at least one edge cloud computer ECC and / or at least one cloud computer CC within the scope of the present invention, for example if the computing power CI5 in the mobile terminal device 1 itself does not exist, is insufficient or is used in another way, then these data should be processed externally here. According to the present invention, at least one edge cloud computer ECC (if necessary from a plurality of adjacent edge cloud computers) and / or at least one cloud computer CC (if necessary from a plurality of remote cloud computers) can be selected, which are suitable for implementing the desired system application APP in the mobile terminal device 1.

[0083] The edge cloud computer ECC can be implemented as a fixed edge cloud computer ECC, for example in the form of a base station of a mobile radio provider and / or network provider, or as a mobile edge cloud computer ECC. The mobile edge cloud computer ECC in the sense of the present invention can be flexibly set at locations where computing power CI5 is required in mobile terminal devices, such as in vehicles 1, for example at street intersections, parking lots, etc. In addition, the mobile edge cloud computer ECC in the sense of the present invention can move during the time it provides computing power CI5. Vehicles 1, such as fleet vehicles, drones or mobile base stations can be used as mobile edge cloud computers ECC in the sense of the present invention.

[0084] The present invention uses distributed computer capacity as a resource for a system application APP in a mobile terminal device, such as a vehicle 1. Here, the edge cloud computer ECC can be located near (e.g. 100 to 500 m) the mobile terminal device 1 (e.g. in the form of a vehicle 1) (e.g. at an intersection or on another vehicle). The cloud computer CC can also be located in a remote computing center. According to the present invention, the edge cloud computer ECC and / or the cloud computer CC responds as needed.

[0085] To this end, from the perspective of available edge cloud computers ECC and / or cloud computers CC, a comprehensive consideration of resource information CI related to decision-making on external resources is performed:

[0086] - location, such as a geographical location CI1,

[0087] - characteristics of the connection, such as the connection quality CI2,

[0088] - Services provided CI3,

[0089] - Data rate CI4,

[0090] - Computing power and / or memory (volatile / non-volatile) CI5,

[0091] - Utilization rate CI6,

[0092] - Coverage area (geographically, personnel-related, computer-related, content-related, etc.) CI7,

[0093] - Availability in time CI8,

[0094] - Available computing capacity CI9,

[0095] -Reliability CI10,

[0096] - Response time CI11,

[0097] - Energy consumption CI12,

[0098] -Cost CI13.

[0099] Each system application APP in the mobile terminal device 1, for example in the vehicle 1, can again be associated with different application information I, which describes different requirements or characteristics of the corresponding system application APP, for example:

[0100] - Priority I1,

[0101] - Resource requirements I2,

[0102] - the time allowed for response I3,

[0103] -Packet size I4,

[0104] - Data type I5,

[0105] - Energy requirement I6,

[0106] -Cost requirement I7.

[0107] On the control unit 10, all resource information CI and application information I are analyzed, and the optimal computing power CI5 on the mobile terminal device (such as on the vehicle 1) and / or on at least one edge cloud computer ECC and / or on at least one cloud computer CC is allocated. The allocation is based on the given requirements of the corresponding system application APP and the given resource information CI based on the network. Here, the control unit 10 acts as a coordinator for all possible system applications APP to transfer the computing power CI5 from the mobile terminal device 1 (such as from the vehicle 1) to at least one edge cloud computer ECC (if necessary, among multiple adjacent edge cloud computers) and / or at least one cloud computer CC (if necessary, among multiple remote cloud computers). Here, the task of the coordinator is to decide whether to transfer the application and where to transfer the application.

[0108] The control unit 10 can be implemented in a central control unit 10 of the mobile terminal device 1 (such as the vehicle 1) or can be designed as a special control unit 10 which is implemented as follows:

[0109] a network (edge ​​cloud computer ECC and / or cloud computer CC) for monitoring a mobile terminal 1 (such as a vehicle 1) in a coverage area (ie within a range between the respective communication units 11, 101 of the communication partners),

[0110] - a system application APP for monitoring the interior of a mobile terminal device 1 (such as a vehicle 1 ),

[0111] - for managing computing power CI5 inside a mobile terminal device 1 (such as a vehicle 1), and

[0112] - for transferring computing power CI5 from a mobile terminal device 1 (such as from a vehicle 1) to at least one edge cloud computer ECC (if necessary from a plurality of adjacent edge cloud computers) and / or at least one cloud computer CC (if necessary from a plurality of remote cloud computers).

[0113] Since the available edge cloud computer ECC and / or cloud computer CC changes for a mobile terminal device 1 in motion (such as a vehicle 1), the present invention advantageously enables dynamic consideration of available computing resources. With knowledge of application information I of a system application APP in a mobile terminal device 1 (such as in a vehicle 1), even for time-critical system applications APP, the method according to the present invention enables dynamic transfer of computing power CI5 from a mobile terminal device 1 (such as from a vehicle 1).

[0114] System applications can be the following applications:

[0115] -navigation,

[0116] - Location determination,

[0117] - Streaming,

[0118] - data processing,

[0119] - Gesture recognition,

[0120] - Analyze sensor data,

[0121] - Fusion of sensor data,

[0122] - Calculate driving movements,

[0123] - Driving assistance features,

[0124] a driving mode according to one of the possible degrees of automation in the operation of the vehicle 1 ,

[0125] -Highly automated and / or autonomous driving.

[0126] The control unit 10 according to the present invention is exemplarily Figure 2The control unit 10 has a communication unit 11 for collecting resource information CI from at least one edge cloud computer ECC and / or collecting resource information CI from at least one cloud computer CC. Here, the communication unit 11 is implemented to collect application information I from at least one system application APP in the mobile terminal device 1. In addition, the control unit 10 has a computing unit 12 for processing information and for allocating computing capacity in the mobile terminal device 1 (such as in the vehicle 1), computing capacity on at least one edge cloud computer ECC and / or computing capacity on at least one cloud computer CC to at least one system application APP.

[0127] Furthermore, the control unit 10 may have a storage unit 14 in which a dynamic list of at least one edge cloud computer ECC and / or at least one cloud computer CC in the coverage area with a mobile terminal device, such as a vehicle 1, is stored. The coverage area of ​​the mobile terminal device 1, in particular the vehicle 1, may be determined by the effective distance of the data communication between the communication unit 11 of the mobile terminal device 1 and the corresponding communication unit 101 of the network. However, it is also conceivable in principle that the control unit 10 may use a suitable communication unit of the mobile terminal device 1 to communicate with the network.

[0128] A mobile terminal 1 , such as a vehicle 1 , having a control unit 10 according to the invention also forms an aspect of the invention.

[0129] A network 100 (such as a vehicle network 100) with a plurality of networked mobile terminal devices 1 (such as vehicles 1) constitutes a further aspect of the invention, wherein at least one of the plurality of networked mobile terminal devices 1 can be implemented with a control unit 10 according to the invention. With the aid of the network 100 according to the invention, in particular the vehicle network 100, an improved network can be provided in which the computing resources of the mobile terminal devices 1, for example the vehicles 1, and the computing resources of the network are optimally used. In the case of mobile terminal devices 1 in the form of vehicles 1, it is conceivable that a vehicle 1 from the vehicle network 100 has already analyzed a specific road sign. If the results of the analysis are shared between the networked vehicles 1, it is no longer necessary to perform the analysis in the vehicle 1 driving behind. It is also conceivable that specific sensor data can be fused and / or shared between the vehicles 1.

[0130] The previous description of the drawings describes the invention only within the scope of examples. Of course, the individual features of the embodiments can be freely combined with one another, as long as this is technically reasonable, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0131] Reference numerals list

[0132] 1 Mobile terminal equipment, vehicles

[0133] 10 Control unit

[0134] 11 Communication unit

[0135] 12 Computational Units

[0136] 14 Storage Unit

[0137] 100 Network, Vehicle Network

[0138] 101 Communication Unit

[0139] APP system application

[0140] CC Cloud Computer

[0141] CI resource information

[0142] CI1 Location

[0143] CI2 connection quality

[0144] Services provided by CI3

[0145] CI4 Data Rate

[0146] CI5 Computing Power

[0147] CI6 Utilization

[0148] CI7 Coverage Area

[0149] CI8 Time availability

[0150] CI9 available computing capacity

[0151] CI10 Reliability

[0152] CI11 Waiting time

[0153] CI12 Energy Consumption

[0154] CI13 Cost

[0155] ECC Edge Cloud Computer

[0156] I Application Information

[0157] I1 Priority

[0158] I2 Resource Requirements

[0159] I3 Allowed waiting time

[0160] I4 Packet Size

[0161] I5 Data Type

[0162] I6 Energy requirements

[0163] I7 Cost Requirements

Claims

1. A method for a mobile terminal device (1) for transferring computing power (CI5) from the mobile terminal device (1) to at least one edge cloud computer (ECC) and / or at least one cloud computer (CC), the method comprising the following steps: 1) Collect resource information (CI) from at least one edge cloud computer (ECC), 2) Collecting resource information (CI) from at least one cloud computer (CC), 3) collecting application information (I) from at least one system application (APP) in the mobile terminal device (1), 4) allocating computing capacity on at least one edge cloud computer (ECC) and / or computing capacity on at least one cloud computer (CC) to at least one system application (APP) in the mobile terminal device (1), The application information (I) from at least one system application (APP) in the mobile terminal device (1) includes a priority (I1) of at least one system application (APP), and Therein, a dynamic list is stored, which has at least one edge cloud computer (ECC) and / or at least one cloud computer (CC) in the coverage area of ​​the mobile terminal device, and with the help of the dynamic list, areas with poor coverage of the at least one edge cloud computer and / or the at least one cloud computer are determined so as to bypass these areas as needed.

2. The method according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The resource information (CI) from at least one edge cloud computer (ECC) or from at least one cloud computer (CC) includes at least one of the following information: - Geographic location (CI1), - connection quality (CI2), - the services provided (CI3), - Data rate (CI4), - computing power and / or memory (CI5), - Utilization rate (CI6), - Coverage area (CI7), - Availability in time (CI8), - Available computing capacity (CI9), - reliability (CI10), - Response time (CI11), - Energy consumption (CI12), - Cost (CI13).

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, It is characterized in that The application information (I) from at least one system application (APP) in the mobile terminal device (1) includes at least one of the following information: - Resource requirements (I2), - the time allowed for a response (I3), -Packet size (I4), - data type (I5), - Energy requirements (I6), -Cost requirements (I7).

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, It is characterized in that The computing capacity can be transferred to at least one of the following system applications (APP): -navigation, - Streaming, - data processing, - Gesture recognition, - Analyze sensor data, - Fusion of sensor data, - Calculate driving movements, - driving assistance features in the vehicle, - a driving mode according to one of the possible degrees of automation in the operation of the vehicle, -Highly automated and / or autonomous driving.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, It is characterized in that Method steps 1) to 4) are repeated dynamically depending on the speed and / or the route and / or the desired system application (APP) of the mobile terminal (1).

6. The method according to claim 1 or 2, It is characterized in that At least one edge cloud computer (ECC) is implemented in the form of a fixed and / or mobile edge node of a network, in the form of a base station of a mobile radio provider and / or network provider, in the form of a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, a vehicle and / or a drone.

7. A control unit (10) for a mobile terminal device (1) for transferring computing power (CI5) from the mobile terminal device (1) to at least one edge cloud computer (ECC) and / or at least one cloud computer (CC), the control unit comprising: A communication unit (11) is used to collect resource information (CI) from at least one edge cloud computer (ECC) and / or to collect resource information (CI) from at least one cloud computer (CC), wherein: The communication unit (11) is implemented to collect application information (I) from at least one system application (APP) in the mobile terminal device (1), and the application information (I) of at least one system application (APP) in the mobile terminal device (1) includes a priority (I1) of at least one system application (APP). and a computing unit (12) for allocating computing capacity in the mobile terminal device (1), computing capacity on at least one edge cloud computer (ECC) and / or computing capacity on at least one cloud computer (CC) to at least one system application (APP), and A storage unit (14) stores a dynamic list having at least one edge cloud computer (ECC) and / or at least one cloud computer (CC) in the coverage area of ​​a mobile terminal device, and using the dynamic list to determine areas where the at least one edge cloud computer and / or at least one cloud computer has poor coverage so as to bypass these areas as needed.

8. The control unit (10) according to claim 7, It is characterized in that The control unit (10) is designed to carry out the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

9. A control unit (10) according to claim 7 or 8, It is characterized in that The control unit (10) can be implemented in a central control unit of the mobile terminal or can be designed as a special control unit (10).

10. The control unit (10) according to claim 9, It is characterized in that The calculation unit (12) is designed to dynamically update the list depending on the speed and / or route of the mobile terminal (1) and / or the desired system applications (APP).

11. A mobile terminal device (1) comprising a control unit (10) according to any one of claims 7 to 10.

12. A network (100) having a plurality of networked mobile terminal devices (1), wherein: At least one mobile terminal (1) of a plurality of networked mobile terminals is embodied in the form of a mobile terminal (1) according to claim 11.

13. The network (100) according to claim 12, It is characterized in that At least one computing capacity is shared between the mobile terminal devices (1) for at least one system application (APP), wherein the computing capacity in one of the plurality of networked mobile terminal devices (1) can be provided on at least one edge cloud computer (ECC) or at least one cloud computer (CC).

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