CN118277351A - System log management method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a system log management method and a system, wherein the method comprises the following steps: acquiring a system log message containing a system log; and transmitting the system log message to the internet of things platform, wherein the system log message is forwarded from the internet of things platform to the client device for processing to obtain a system log in the system log message, and the system log is uploaded to the internet of things platform for storage. The system log of the main board of the computing device is uploaded to the Internet of things platform, so that the system log can be consulted and downloaded by using the client device at any time and any place without going to the site or being restricted by places, the management of the system log is greatly facilitated, and the problem analysis work in the research and development stage is also facilitated.

Description

System log management method and system

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the fields of automobiles and computer equipment, and in particular to a system log management method and system.

Background technique

System logs record information about hardware, software, and system problems in the computing device's system (e.g., BIOS (Basic Input Output System)). They can also be used to monitor events that occur in the system. Users can use them to check the cause of an error or find traces left by an attacker when the system is attacked, so system logs need to be managed.

A method for managing system logs is as follows: when a computing device is turned on, a network card is first initialized to enable the function of the network card to send data; before the network card is successfully initialized, an early BIOS log is generated according to the status and operation of the hardware device on the motherboard; after the network card is successfully initialized, a later BIOS log is generated according to the status and operation of the hardware device on the motherboard; the early BIOS log and the later BIOS log are transmitted to the network card; and the above logs are sent to a given IPv4 address through the network card. The BIOS log information is sent to a network server at a specified IPv4 address through the network, and the BIOS log can be directly viewed remotely on another computer through the Internet without relying on external embedded chip support.

The premise for the above method to be successfully implemented is that the internal network card can be initialized normally and work stably. When the internal network card fails to initialize, it cannot work normally under abnormal conditions, and the stability is not high enough. In addition, the above method is to upload the BIOS log to a network server with a specified IPV4 address. Users (for example, R&D engineers) need to go to the specified server to view the BIOS log and analyze the log problem. If the user needs to view the BIOS log, he needs to manually copy or forward it to the specified server, which is cumbersome.

Therefore, a new system log management method and system are needed to solve the above technical problems.

Summary of the invention

A series of simplified concepts are introduced in the Summary of the Invention, which will be further described in detail in the Detailed Description of the Invention. The Summary of the Invention does not mean to attempt to define the key features and essential technical features of the claimed technical solution, nor does it mean to attempt to determine the scope of protection of the claimed technical solution.

In response to the current problems, one aspect of the present invention provides a system log management method, the method comprising: obtaining a system log message containing a system log, and transmitting the system log message to an Internet of Things platform, wherein the system log message is forwarded from the Internet of Things platform to a client device for processing, and the system log in the system log message is obtained, wherein the system log is uploaded to the Internet of Things platform for storage.

In one embodiment, transmitting the system log message to the Internet of Things platform includes: transmitting the system log message to a wireless communication module; and transmitting the system log message to the Internet of Things platform via the wireless communication module.

In one embodiment, transmitting the system log message to the wireless communication module comprises: transmitting the system log message to a microcontroller; and transmitting the system log message to the wireless communication module via the microcontroller.

In one embodiment, the method further includes: after receiving the system log message, the wireless communication module verifies the system log message, and transmits the verified system log message to the Internet of Things platform.

In one embodiment, the system log message is forwarded from the Internet of Things platform to the client device for processing, including: filtering the system log message according to a preset filtering condition to obtain a filtered system log message; and performing log extraction on the filtered system log message to obtain the system log.

In one embodiment, the filtering condition includes one or both of whether the system log message is sent by the wireless communication module and whether the system log contains garbled characters.

In one embodiment, performing log extraction on the filtered system log message includes: intercepting a section of the system log message that only contains the system log but does not contain redundant information, so as to extract the system log.

In one embodiment, the redundant information includes one or more of the generation time, date, and checksum of the system log.

In one embodiment, the method further includes: using the client device to subscribe to a topic of a system log message, and managing the system log of the subscribed topic.

In one embodiment, the management includes: creating a folder through the management interface of the client device to locally save the system log of the subscribed topic in the created folder; previewing the system log saved in the created folder through the management interface to determine whether there is an error in the system log; when there is no error in the system log, uploading the system log to the Internet of Things platform for storage through the management interface; and when there is an error in the system log, clearing the locally saved system log through the management interface.

In one embodiment, the management further includes: querying the system log stored on the Internet of Things platform through a query interface of the client device; and selecting and downloading the required system log through the query interface.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a system log management method, which includes: receiving a system log message containing a system log from an Internet of Things platform, wherein the system log message is received by the Internet of Things platform from a computing device; processing the system log message to obtain the system log in the system log message; and uploading the system log to the Internet of Things platform for storage.

In one embodiment, the processing of the system log message includes: filtering the system log message to obtain filtered system log messages; and extracting logs from the filtered system log messages to obtain the system log.

In one embodiment, the method further includes: subscribing to a topic of the system log message, and managing the system log of the subscribed topic.

In one embodiment, the management includes: creating a folder through a management interface to locally save the system log of the subscribed topic in the created folder; previewing the system log saved in the created folder through the management interface to determine whether there is an error in the system log; when there is no error in the system log, uploading the system log to the Internet of Things platform for storage through the management interface; when there is an error in the system log, clearing the locally saved system log through the management interface.

In one embodiment, the management further includes: querying the system log stored on the Internet of Things platform through a query interface; and selecting and downloading the required system log through the query interface.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a system log management system, which includes: a computing device, which generates a system log message containing a system log and sends the system log message; an Internet of Things platform, which receives the system log message from the computing device and forwards the system log message; a client device, which receives the system log message forwarded from the Internet of Things platform, processes the system log message to obtain the system log in the system log message, and uploads the system log to the Internet of Things platform for storage.

In one embodiment, the processing of the system log message includes: filtering the system log message to obtain filtered system log messages; and extracting logs from the filtered system log messages to obtain the system log.

In one embodiment, the system log can be managed using the client device.

In one embodiment, the management includes: creating a folder through the management interface of the client device to locally save the system log of the subscribed topic in the created folder; previewing the system log saved in the created folder through the management interface to determine whether there is an error in the system log; when there is no error in the system log, uploading the system log to the Internet of Things platform for storage through the management interface; and when there is an error in the system log, clearing the locally saved system log through the management interface.

In one embodiment, the management further includes: querying the system log stored on the Internet of Things platform through a query interface of the client device; and selecting and downloading the required system log through the query interface.

According to the system log management method and system of the present invention, the system log of the mainboard of the computing device is uploaded to the Internet of Things platform, so that the system log can be viewed and downloaded anytime and anywhere using a client device without going to the site and without being restricted by location, which greatly facilitates the management of the system log and also facilitates problem analysis work in the research and development stage.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing the embodiments of the present invention in more detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present invention, they are used to explain the present application and do not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals generally represent the same components or steps.

In the attached figure:

FIG. 1 shows a flow chart of the steps of a system log management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example management interface of a client device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example query interface of a client device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG4 shows a flowchart of a system log management method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic structural block diagram of an example system log management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the present invention more obvious, the exemplary embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments of the present invention, and it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments described herein. Based on the embodiments of the present invention described in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the following description, a large number of specific details are provided to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented without one or more of these details. In other examples, in order to avoid confusion with the present invention, some technical features well known in the art are not described.

It should be understood that the present invention can be implemented in different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments presented herein. On the contrary, providing these embodiments will make the disclosure thorough and complete and fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art. In the accompanying drawings, the sizes and relative sizes of layers and regions may be exaggerated for clarity. The same reference numerals throughout represent the same elements.

It should be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being "on, adjacent to, connected to or coupled to other elements or layers, it may be directly on, adjacent to, connected to or coupled to other elements or layers, or there may be intervening elements or layers. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on, directly adjacent to, directly connected to or directly coupled to other elements or layers, there may be no intervening elements or layers. It should be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or parts, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or parts should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or part from another element, component, region, layer or part. Therefore, without departing from the teachings of the present invention, the first element, component, region, layer or part discussed below may be represented as a second element, component, region, layer or part.

Spatially relative terms such as "under," "beneath," "below," "under," "above," "above," and the like may be used herein for ease of description to describe the relationship of an element or feature shown in the figures to other elements or features. It should be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use and operation in addition to the orientations shown in the figures. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is flipped, then the elements or features described as "under other elements" or "under" or "under" will be oriented as "on" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary terms "under" and "under" may include both upper and lower orientations. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or other orientations) and the spatial descriptors used herein are interpreted accordingly.

The purpose of the terms used herein is only to describe specific embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. When used herein, the singular forms "one", "an" and "said/the" are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the terms "consisting of" and/or "comprising", when used in this specification, determine the presence of the features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or parts, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts and/or groups. When used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of the relevant listed items.

In order to fully understand the present invention, detailed steps and detailed structures will be presented in the following description to illustrate the technical solution proposed by the present invention. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, but in addition to these detailed descriptions, the present invention may also have other implementations.

The following describes in detail the system log management method and system of some embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other if there is no conflict.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a system log management method.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 1 is a flow chart of the steps of a system log management method 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Among them, the system of the present invention is a system of a computing device. Exemplarily, the computing device of the present invention can be any electronic device with computing capabilities known in the art, such as a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, smart glasses, a smart watch, a head-mounted display device (e.g., a virtual reality (VR) device, an augmented reality (AR) device, or a mixed reality device), etc., and the present invention does not limit this. Exemplarily, the computing device can be a computer in a production workshop, such as a computer in a vehicle (e.g., a car) production workshop. Exemplarily, the system of the present invention can be a system of a computing device, such as a BIOS (basic input and output system), etc., and the present invention does not limit this. Among them, BIOS is the first software loaded when the computing device is started, and its function is to provide the computing device basic input and output program, the power-on self-test program and system-related parameters. If an exception occurs during the startup of the computing device, the cause of the exception can be understood by analyzing the BIOS log, because the BIOS log records the running status and results of each program during the execution of the BIOS.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the system log management method 100 may include the following steps:

In step S110 , a system log message including a system log is obtained.

When a computing device is turned on, the motherboard of the computing device will complete the power-on self-test during the boot process. The CPU will first execute the BIOS code, detect and initialize each device on the motherboard, and output the system log, which is sent in the form of a system log message.

In step S120, the system log message is transmitted to the Internet of Things platform, wherein the system log message is forwarded from the Internet of Things platform to the client device for processing, and the system log in the system log message is obtained, wherein the system log is uploaded to the Internet of Things platform for storage.

Since the system log message may contain unnecessary messages, or the required system log message may contain unnecessary information, after the system log message is transmitted to the IoT platform, it needs to be forwarded from the IoT platform to the client device for processing, so as to obtain the system log in the system log message, and then upload the system log to the IoT platform for storage.

In one embodiment, the IoT platform may be a cloud platform, such as Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, etc. These cloud platforms have storage space that can be used to store system logs, such as Alibaba Cloud's OSS (object storage space), etc. It should be understood that the IoT platform may also be any suitable IoT platform now or in the future, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, the client device may include but is not limited to any vehicle-mounted or handheld electronic product (such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, etc.), which may include one or more programs, and the client device may process the system log message through one or more of these programs. Exemplarily, the program includes, for example, but not limited to: a locally running application (App), a function running on a web browser (also known as a Web App), a small program embedded in an email, a small program embedded in an instant messaging client software, and a function embedded in other applications (such as an application account applied for by a developer or merchant on a public platform), etc.

In one embodiment, the mini program may be any known suitable mini program, such as a WeChat mini program, etc., and the present invention is not limited to this.

In one embodiment, the client device may receive system log messages from the IoT platform by using a program (eg, a small program) to subscribe to a corresponding topic of the system log message (eg, an MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport) topic).

In one embodiment, transmitting the system log message to the Internet of Things platform may include the following steps: transmitting the system log message to a wireless communication module; and transmitting the system log message to the Internet of Things platform via the wireless communication module.

Exemplarily, the wireless communication module may be a WiFi module, or other modules with large enough memory and supporting WiFi interface, which is not limited in the present invention. Exemplarily, the WiFi module may be an ESP WIFI module, etc., which is not limited in the present invention.

Exemplarily, the wireless communication module may also be a mobile communication module, such as a 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G module, etc., which is not limited in the present invention.

Since the system log message is usually large, directly transmitting it to the wireless communication module will cause insufficient memory. Therefore, in one embodiment, transmitting the system log message to the wireless communication module may include the following steps: transmitting the system log message to a microcontroller; and transmitting the system log message to the wireless communication module via the microcontroller. The microcontroller can play the role of caching and controlling the transmission.

Exemplarily, the microcontroller can be a single-chip microcomputer (e.g., an STM32 single-chip microcomputer, etc.), which communicates with a mainboard and a wireless communication module (e.g., a WiFi module) of a computing device to ensure the stability and accuracy of system log message transmission. It should be understood that the microcontroller of the present invention can also be other integrated circuit chips with cache and control transmission functions, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Exemplarily, the system log message can be transmitted to the microcontroller via, for example, a UART (universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter). It should be understood that the system log message can also be transmitted to the microcontroller via any other suitable transmitter, transceiver, etc. known in the art, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Exemplarily, the system log message can be transmitted from the microcontroller to the wireless communication module via, for example, a UART (universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter). It should be understood that the system log message can also be transmitted to the wireless communication module via any other suitable transmitter, transceiver, etc. known in the art, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Exemplarily, the system log message can be transmitted from the wireless communication module to the Internet of Things platform via, for example, an MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport) interface. It should be understood that the system log message can also be transmitted to the Internet of Things platform via any other suitable communication interface known in the art, and the present invention is not limited to this.

In one embodiment, the method 100 may further include: after receiving the system log message, the wireless communication module verifies the system log message to determine whether the data is wrong, and sends feedback data to the microcontroller to feedback whether the system log message is accurately sent. If the verification is passed, the wireless communication module transmits the verified system log message to the Internet of Things platform; if the verification fails, the microcontroller resends the system log message or sends the next system log message according to different feedback.

Exemplarily, the system log message may be verified by using any suitable verification code known in the art, such as a parity verification code, a CRC16 verification code, etc., which is not limited in the present invention.

In one embodiment, method 100 may further include: after the Internet of Things platform receives the system log message, the wireless communication module receives feedback data from the Internet of Things platform, determines whether the system log message is accurately uploaded to the Internet of Things platform, and resends the system log message or sends the next system log message according to different feedback.

In one embodiment, the IoT platform may utilize an MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) interface to receive system log messages from the wireless communication module.

In one embodiment, the client device may process the system log message by the following steps:

filtering the system log message to obtain a filtered system log message; and

Log extraction is performed on the filtered system log message to obtain the system log in the system log message.

Exemplarily, the system log message can be filtered according to the preset filtering conditions. Exemplarily, the filtering conditions can include whether the system log message is sent by the wireless communication module, whether the log data contains garbled characters, etc., which is not limited in the present invention.

Since the system log message includes redundant information such as log generation time, date, check code, etc. (for example, the generation time, date, check code, etc. of the system log) in addition to the system log, it is inconvenient for users to view, so these redundant information in the system log message can be removed for storage. Therefore, after filtering the system log message, the filtered system log message can be subjected to log extraction, and a section of the system log message that only contains the system log but does not contain redundant information such as the generation time, date, check code, etc. of the system log is intercepted and saved as a document (for example, a text document), thereby obtaining the system log.

In one embodiment, the system log is stored in a storage space of the IoT platform, such as OSS.

In one embodiment, the client device can upload the system log to the IoT platform for storage using the MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport) interface.

In one embodiment, the system log management method 100 may further include: using a client device to subscribe to a topic (eg, an MQTT topic) of a system log message, and managing the system log of the subscribed topic.

Referring to Figure 2, Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of an example management interface of a client device according to an embodiment of the present invention (shown as "File Management" below Figure 2). As shown in Figure 2, files can be created, files can be previewed, files can be uploaded, files can be cleared, etc. through the management interface.

Specifically, after entering the management interface, you can click the "Create File" button on the management interface to create a file. For example, you can enter a custom file name, saving reason and other information, and save the extracted system log of the subscribed topic locally in the created file.

In addition, after creating and saving the system log, before uploading it to the IoT platform, you can click the "Preview File" button on the management interface to preview the system log saved in the created file to determine whether there are any errors in the system log, such as whether the system log is saved successfully, whether the saved system log contains garbled characters and other errors, etc.

When there are no errors in the saved system log, you can click the "Upload File" button on the management interface to upload the system log to the IoT platform for storage.

When there are errors in the saved system log, you can click the "Clear File" button on the management interface to clear the locally saved system log. After clearing the system log, if you still need to store the system log, you can restart the computing device to regenerate the system log, so as to store the regenerated system log.

After the system log is stored on the IoT platform, if the user needs to view the system log, it can be achieved through the query interface of the client device.

Referring to FIG3 , FIG3 shows a schematic diagram of an example query interface (shown as “cloud directory” below FIG3 ) of a client device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG3 , through the query interface, system logs stored in the storage space (e.g., OSS) of the IoT platform can be queried, and system logs to be downloaded can be selected and downloaded.

Specifically, when a user wants to view the system log stored on the IoT platform, the user can click the "Cloud Directory" button to enter the query interface, which displays a list of system log files stored on the IoT platform. The user can also enter the file name of the system log to be queried on the query interface to select the system log to be downloaded, and click the "Download File" button to download the required system log to the client device for local viewing.

The system log management method of the present invention uploads the system log of the mainboard of the computing device to the Internet of Things platform, so that the system log can be checked and downloaded anytime and anywhere by using the client device, without going to the site and without being restricted by the location, which greatly facilitates the management of the system log and the problem analysis work in the research and development stage. In addition, the present invention uploads data by an external wireless communication module, which does not rely on the internal network card. Even if the internal network card fails to initialize, the abnormal log related to the internal network card can be uploaded to the Internet of Things platform, which has higher stability.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a system log management method.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the steps of a system log management method 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Among them, the system of the present invention is a system of a computing device. Exemplarily, the computing device of the present invention can be any electronic device with computing capabilities known in the art, such as a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, smart glasses, a smart watch, a head-mounted display device (e.g., a virtual reality (VR) device, an augmented reality (AR) device, or a mixed reality device), etc., and the present invention does not limit this. Exemplarily, the computing device can be a computer in a production workshop, such as a computer in a vehicle (e.g., a car) production workshop. Exemplarily, the system of the present invention can be a system of a computing device, such as a BIOS (basic input and output system), etc., and the present invention does not limit this. Among them, BIOS is the first software loaded when the computing device is started, and its function is to provide the computing device basic input and output program, the power-on self-test program and system-related parameters. If an exception occurs during the startup of the computing device, the cause of the exception can be understood by analyzing the BIOS log, because the BIOS log records the running status and results of each program during the execution of the BIOS.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the system log management method 400 may include the following steps:

In step S410 , a system log message containing a system log is received from an Internet of Things platform, wherein the system log message is received by the Internet of Things platform from a computing device.

In step S420, the system log message is processed to obtain the system log in the system log message.

In step S430, the system log is uploaded to the Internet of Things platform for storage.

When a computing device is turned on, the motherboard of the computing device will complete the power-on self-test during the boot process. The CPU will first execute the BIOS code, detect and initialize each device on the motherboard, and output the system log. The system log is sent to the IoT platform in the form of a system log message.

In one embodiment, the IoT platform may be a cloud platform, such as Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, etc. These cloud platforms have storage space that can be used to store system logs, such as Alibaba Cloud's OSS (object storage space), etc. It should be understood that the IoT platform may also be any suitable IoT platform now or in the future, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Exemplarily, the system log message can be transmitted from the computing device to the Internet of Things platform via, for example, an MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport) interface. It should be understood that the system log message can also be transmitted to the Internet of Things platform via any other suitable communication interface known in the art, and the present invention is not limited to this.

In one embodiment, the process may include the following steps:

filtering the system log message to obtain a filtered system log message; and

Log extraction is performed on the filtered system log message to obtain the system log in the system log message.

Exemplarily, the system log message can be filtered according to the preset filtering conditions. Exemplarily, the filtering conditions can include whether the system log message is sent by the wireless communication module, whether the log data contains garbled characters, etc., which is not limited in the present invention.

Since the system log message includes redundant information such as log generation time, date, check code, etc. (for example, the generation time, date, check code, etc. of the system log) in addition to the system log, it is inconvenient for users to view, so these redundant information in the system log message can be removed for storage. Therefore, after filtering the system log message, the filtered system log message can be subjected to log extraction, and a section of the system log message that only contains the system log but does not contain redundant information such as the generation time, date, check code, etc. of the system log is intercepted and saved as a document (for example, a text document), thereby obtaining the system log.

In one embodiment, the system log management method 100 may further include: subscribing to a topic of a system log message, and managing the system log of the subscribed topic. Exemplarily, the system log may be managed by subscribing to a corresponding topic (eg, an MQTT topic) of the system log message.

In one embodiment, the management may include: using a management interface to perform one or more operations such as creating, previewing, uploading, and clearing the system log, which is not limited in the present invention.

In one embodiment, the management may further include: using a query interface to query system logs stored in a storage space of the Internet of Things platform, and selecting system logs to be downloaded and downloading them.

The system log management method of the present invention uploads the system log of the mainboard of the computing device to the Internet of Things platform, so that the system log can be checked and downloaded anytime and anywhere by using the client device, without going to the site and without being restricted by the location, which greatly facilitates the management of the system log and the problem analysis work in the research and development stage. In addition, the present invention uploads data by an external wireless communication module, which does not rely on the internal network card. Even if the internal network card fails to initialize, the abnormal log related to the internal network card can be uploaded to the Internet of Things platform, which has higher stability.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a system log management system 500. Referring to FIG5 , FIG5 shows a schematic structural block diagram of an example system log management system 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG5 , the system log management system 500 may include a computing device 510, an Internet of Things platform 520, and a client device 530.

Among them, the computing device 510 can generate a system log message containing a system log and send the system log message; the Internet of Things platform 520 can receive the system log message from the computing device 510 and forward the system log message; the client device 530 can receive the system log message forwarded from the Internet of Things platform 520, process the system log message, obtain the system log in the system log message, and upload the system log to the Internet of Things platform 520 for storage.

In one embodiment, the computing device 510 may be any electronic device with computing capabilities known in the art, such as a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, smart glasses, a smart watch, a head-mounted display device (e.g., a virtual reality (VR) device, an augmented reality (AR) device, or a mixed reality device), etc., and the present invention is not limited thereto. Exemplarily, the computing device may be a computer in a production workshop, such as a computer in a vehicle (e.g., automobile) production workshop.

Exemplarily, the system of the present invention may be a system of a computing device 510, such as a BIOS (Basic Input Output System), etc., which is not limited by the present invention. Among them, the BIOS is the first software loaded when the computing device is started, and its function is to provide the computing device with a basic input and output program, a power-on self-test program, and system-related parameters. If an abnormality occurs during the startup of the computing device, the cause of the abnormality can be understood by analyzing the BIOS log, because the BIOS log records the running status and results of each program during the execution of the BIOS.

When the computing device 510 is turned on, the motherboard of the computing device will complete the power-on self-test during the boot process. The CPU will first execute the BIOS code, detect and initialize each device on the motherboard, and output the system log. The system log is sent to the Internet of Things platform 520 in the form of a system log message.

In one embodiment, the Internet of Things platform 520 may be a cloud platform, such as Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, etc., or may be any suitable Internet of Things platform now or in the future, which is not limited in the present invention.

In one embodiment, the computing device 510 may further include a wireless communication module, wherein the outputted system log message may be transmitted to the wireless communication module, and the system log message may be transmitted to the Internet of Things platform via the wireless communication module.

Exemplarily, the wireless communication module may be a WiFi module, or other modules with large enough memory and supporting WiFi interface, which is not limited in the present invention. Exemplarily, the WiFi module may be an ESP WIFI module, etc., which is not limited in the present invention.

Exemplarily, the wireless communication module may also be a mobile communication module, such as a 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G module, etc., which is not limited in the present invention.

In one embodiment, the computing device 510 may further include a microcontroller. Since the system log message is usually large, directly transmitting it to the wireless communication module will cause insufficient memory. Therefore, in one embodiment, the system log message is first transmitted to the microcontroller and then the microcontroller transmits the system log message to the wireless communication module. The microcontroller can play the role of caching and controlling transmission.

Exemplarily, the microcontroller can be a single-chip microcomputer (e.g., an STM32 single-chip microcomputer, etc.), which communicates with a mainboard and a wireless communication module (e.g., a WiFi module) of a computing device to ensure the stability and accuracy of system log message transmission. It should be understood that the microcontroller of the present invention can also be other integrated circuit chips with cache and control transmission functions, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Exemplarily, after receiving the system log message, the wireless communication module verifies the system log message to determine whether the data is wrong, and sends feedback data to the microcontroller to feedback whether the system log message is sent accurately. If the verification passes, the wireless communication module transmits the verified system log message to the Internet of Things platform; if the verification fails, the microcontroller resends the system log message or sends the next system log message according to different feedback.

Exemplarily, the system log message may be verified using any suitable verification code known in the art, such as a CRC16 verification code, which is not limited in the present invention.

Exemplarily, the system log message can be transmitted to the microcontroller via, for example, a UATR (universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter). It should be understood that the system log message can also be transmitted to the microcontroller via any other suitable transmitter, transceiver, etc. known in the art, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Exemplarily, the system log message can be transmitted from the microcontroller to the wireless communication module via, for example, a UART (universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter). It should be understood that the system log message can also be transmitted to the wireless communication module via any other suitable transmitter, transceiver, etc. known in the art, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Exemplarily, the system log message can be transmitted from the wireless communication module to the Internet of Things platform 520 through, for example, an MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport) interface. It should be understood that the system log message can also be transmitted to the Internet of Things platform through any other suitable communication interface known in the art, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Exemplarily, after the Internet of Things platform 520 receives the system log message, feedback data is sent to the wireless communication module. The wireless communication module receives the feedback data from the Internet of Things platform 520, determines whether the system log message is accurately uploaded to the Internet of Things platform 520, and resends the system log message or sends the next system log message based on different feedback.

In one embodiment, the IoT platform 520 may utilize an MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) interface to receive system log messages from the wireless communication module.

In one embodiment, the client device 530 may include but is not limited to any vehicle-mounted or handheld electronic product (such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, etc.), which may include one or more programs, and the client device may process the system log message through one or more of these programs. Exemplarily, the program includes, for example, but is not limited to: a locally running application (App), a function running on a web browser (also known as a Web App), a small program embedded in an email, a small program embedded in an instant messaging client software, and a function embedded in other applications (such as an application account applied for by a developer or merchant on a public platform), etc.

In one embodiment, the mini program may be any known suitable mini program, such as a WeChat mini program, etc., and the present invention is not limited to this.

In one embodiment, the client device 530 may process the system log message by:

filtering the system log message to obtain a filtered system log message; and

Log extraction is performed on the filtered system log message to obtain the system log in the system log message.

Exemplarily, the system log message can be filtered according to the preset filtering conditions. Exemplarily, the filtering conditions can include whether the system log message is sent by the wireless communication module, whether the log data contains garbled characters, etc., which is not limited in the present invention.

Since the system log message includes redundant information such as log generation time, date, check code, etc. (for example, the generation time, date, check code, etc. of the system log) in addition to the system log, it is inconvenient for users to view, so these redundant information in the system log message can be removed for storage. Therefore, after filtering the system log message, the filtered system log message can be subjected to log extraction, and a section of the system log message that only contains the system log but does not contain redundant information such as the generation time, date, check code, etc. of the system log is intercepted and saved as a document (for example, a text document), thereby obtaining the system log.

In one embodiment, the system log can also be managed by the client device 530. Exemplarily, the client device can manage the system log by subscribing to a corresponding topic (e.g., an MQTT topic) of the Internet of Things.

In one embodiment, the management may include: using a management interface of a client device to perform one or more operations of creating, previewing, uploading, clearing, etc. on the system log, which is not limited in the present invention.

In one embodiment, the management may further include: using a query interface of a client device to query system logs stored in a storage space of the Internet of Things platform, and selecting and downloading system logs that need to be downloaded.

The system log management system of the present invention uploads the system log of the mainboard of the computing device to the Internet of Things platform, so that the system log can be checked and downloaded anytime and anywhere by using the client device, without going to the site and without being restricted by the location, which greatly facilitates the management of the system log and the problem analysis work in the research and development stage. In addition, the present invention uploads data by an external wireless communication module, which does not rely on the internal network card. Even if the internal network card fails to initialize, the abnormal log related to the internal network card can be uploaded to the Internet of Things platform, which has higher stability.

The present invention has been described through the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are only for the purpose of example and description, and are not intended to limit the present invention to the scope of the described embodiments. In addition, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and more variations and modifications can be made according to the teachings of the present invention, and these variations and modifications all fall within the scope of the protection claimed by the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims (21)

1. A system log management method, the method comprising:

Acquiring a system log message containing a system log; and

Transmitting the system log information to an internet of things platform,

The system log information is forwarded to a client device from the Internet of things platform for processing, and a system log in the system log information is obtained, wherein the system log is uploaded to the Internet of things platform for storage.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the system log message to an internet of things platform comprises:

transmitting the system log message to a wireless communication module; and

And transmitting the system log message to the internet of things platform via the wireless communication module.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein transmitting the system log message to a wireless communication module comprises:

transmitting the system log message to a microcontroller; and

The system log message is transmitted to the wireless communication module via the microcontroller.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

and after receiving the system log information, the wireless communication module checks the system log information and transmits the checked system log information to the Internet of things platform.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the system log message is forwarded from the internet of things platform to a client device for processing comprises:

filtering the system log message according to preset filtering conditions to obtain a filtered system log message; and

And carrying out log extraction on the filtered system log information to obtain the system log.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the filtering condition includes whether the system log message is sent by the wireless communication module, whether one or both of a scrambling code is contained in the system log.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein logging the filtered system log message comprises: a section of the system log message containing only the system log and no redundant information is intercepted to extract the system log.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the redundant information comprises one or more of a time of generation, a date, and a check code of a system log.

9. The method of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the method further comprises: subscribing the topic of the system log message by using the client equipment, and managing the system log of the subscribed topic.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the managing comprises:

Creating a folder through a management interface of the client device to locally store the system log of the subscribed subject in the created folder;

Previewing the system log stored in the created folder through the management interface to determine whether the system log has an error;

When the system log has no error, uploading the system log to the Internet of things platform through the management interface for storage; and

And when the system log has errors, the locally stored system log is emptied through the management interface.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the managing further comprises:

inquiring the system log stored on the Internet of things platform through an inquiry interface of the client device; and

And selecting and downloading a required system log through the query interface.

12. A system log management method, the method comprising:

Receiving a system log message from an internet of things platform comprising a system log, wherein the system log message is received by the internet of things platform from a computing device;

processing the system log information to obtain a system log in the system log information; and

And uploading the system log to the Internet of things platform for storage.

13. The system log management method as set forth in claim 12 wherein said processing said system log message comprises:

filtering the system log message to obtain a filtered system log message; and

And carrying out log extraction on the filtered system log information to obtain the system log.

14. The system log management method as set forth in claim 12, wherein the method further comprises: subscribing the subject of the system log information, and managing the system log of the subscribed subject.

15. The system log management method according to claim 14, wherein the managing comprises:

Creating a folder through a management interface to locally store the system log of the subscribed subject in the created folder;

Previewing the system log stored in the created folder through the management interface to determine whether the system log has an error;

when the system log has no error, uploading the system log to the Internet of things platform through the management interface for storage;

And when the system log has errors, the locally stored system log is emptied through the management interface.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the managing further comprises:

inquiring the system log stored on the Internet of things platform through an inquiry interface; and

And selecting and downloading a required system log through the query interface.

17. A system log management system, the system comprising:

a computing device that generates a system log message including a system log and sends the system log message;

The internet of things platform receives the system log message from the computing equipment and forwards the system log message;

the client device receives the system log message forwarded from the Internet of things platform, processes the system log message to obtain a system log in the system log message, and uploads the system log to the Internet of things platform for storage.

18. The system log management system of claim 17 wherein said processing said system log message comprises:

filtering the system log message to obtain a filtered system log message; and

And carrying out log extraction on the filtered system log information to obtain the system log.

19. The system log management system of claim 17, wherein the system log is capable of being managed with the client device.

20. The system log management system of claim 19, wherein the managing comprises:

Creating a folder through a management interface of the client device to locally store the system log of the subscribed subject in the created folder;

Previewing the system log stored in the created folder through the management interface to determine whether the system log has an error;

When the system log has no error, uploading the system log to the Internet of things platform through the management interface for storage; and

And when the system log has errors, the locally stored system log is emptied through the management interface.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the managing further comprises:

inquiring the system log stored on the Internet of things platform through an inquiry interface of the client device; and

And selecting and downloading a required system log through the query interface.