US 12,132,729 B2
Management of setting change propagation in networked devices
Kevin M. Jefferies, Raleigh, NC (US); Matthew L. White, Cary, NC (US); Richard K. Weiler, Wake Forest, NC (US); and Alan E. Freeman, Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to Schneider Electric USA, Inc., Andover, MA (US)
Filed by Schneider Electric USA, Inc., Andover, MA (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/037,145.
Prior Publication US 2022/0103549 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0813 (2022.01); G06Q 10/20 (2023.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 41/08 (2022.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01)
CPC H04L 63/0876 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0813 (2013.01); H04L 41/0886 (2013.01); H04L 63/166 (2013.01); G06Q 10/20 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0185 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method to automatically adjust a device setting, the method comprising:
receiving, at a requested device of a plurality of networked devices, wherein the plurality of networked devices are embedded industrial control devices in an industrial setting, a request to update the device setting of the requested device to a new value;
responsive to receiving the request, updating, autonomously by the requested device, the device setting of the requested device to the new value;
sending, autonomously by the requested device, to other networked devices of the plurality of networked devices, a query for a characteristic of the other networked devices;
receiving the characteristic of the other networked devices from the other networked devices;
comparing, autonomously by the requested device, the characteristic of the other networked devices to a corresponding characteristic of the requested device;
determining, autonomously by the requested device, one or more similar devices of the other networked devices that satisfy a similarity criteria contingent upon the characteristic of the other networked devices being similar to the corresponding characteristic of the requested device based on a result of the comparison; and
accessing, autonomously by the requested device, the one or more similar devices to change a corresponding device setting of the one or more similar devices to the new value, including the requested device logging onto a web server included in firmware of the one or more similar devices for changing the device settings via the web server.