CN100429885C - Software updating method between set-top boxes - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a software refresh method in set-top box, wherein the set-top boxes are connected via fixed communication program as DDC CI, with said invention, to realize data receiving and sending; therefore, the set-top box can refresh software for each other. The invention comprises: 1, based on the refresh command of user, receiving the software and relative data from set-top box of host, to activate the fixed communication port; 2, using activated fixed communication interface, fixing if processing data sending and receiving between the sub set-top box and the host set-top box, and switching into preset software refreshing mode; 3, switching into software refresh mode, and when receiving software from the hose set-top box, using the activated communication program, to received lock software; 4, refreshing the relative software of set-top box into the received software in the step 3.
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[technical field]
The invention relates to the Oftware updating method between the set-top box, specifically, set-top box is each other by connecting such as the such fixed communication channel of DDC CI, by being provided with, can realize that each other data send and receive, set-top box can be carried out software upgrading each other very soon.
[background technology]
Recently, step into people's usual life along with Digital Television, various set-top box are also developed thereupon and are sold, set-top box can be from the form of TV station with application software software, receive information such as news, weather forecast, quotations on the stock market, advertisement, and it is decoded, offer the user then, can provide the time started or the concluding time of current or next program for the user, various services such as TV programme relevant information such as summary of perhaps current or next TV programme.
Set-top box needs certain software support in order to realize this service, receives relevant data by radio or optical cable usually, then this software implementation is upgraded, and perhaps by serial line interface down loading updating software from PC of RS 232-C, implements to upgrade.
But, though OTA is the straightforward procedure of update software in the set-top box, but receive difficulty at television data stream, when perhaps can not receive, software reception itself is just very difficult, even perhaps received related software, utilize it in update software, system mistake can be produced, perhaps when using RS-232C to upgrade, the long time will be expended.
Therefore,, need a kind of update method of improvement, make and in the time faster,, also can upgrade the required software in the set-top box even television reception is relatively more difficult in order to solve such problem.
[summary of the invention]
Therefore, the present invention develops in order to satisfy above-mentioned necessity, one of its purpose be to provide a kind of can be in the short period of time, even at television reception relatively under the situation of difficult, also can upgrade Oftware updating method between the set-top box of required software in the set-top box.
According to this purpose, the present invention wants to make set-top box each other by connecting such as the such fixed communication channel of DDC CI, by being provided with, can realize that each other data send and receive, and set-top box can be carried out software upgrading each other very soon.
For this reason, the present invention realizes the software upgrading between set-top box by following four steps:
The 1st step for the update command according to the user, receives the software and the related data thereof of primary set-top box from (Slave) set-top box from above-mentioned master (Master) set-top box, the fixed communication port that links together is activated;
Can the 2nd step by the fixed communication port that activates in above-mentioned the 1st step, be confirmed to send and receive from carrying out data between set-top box and the above-mentioned primary set-top box, and switched to the software upgrading pattern of having set;
The 3rd step owing to switch to the software upgrading pattern from set-top box in above-mentioned the 2nd step, in waiting for the process of carrying out the software reception from primary set-top box, by the communication channel that activates in above-mentioned the 1st step, receives the software of locking;
The 4th step is updated to the above-mentioned related software of having set from set-top box the software that receives above-mentioned the 3rd step.
And the present invention appends and comprises following steps:
The 5th step, primary set-top box activate and the communication port that links to each other from set-top box according to user's update command;
Can the 6th step by the communication port that activates in above-mentioned the 5th step, be confirmed primary set-top box and from carrying out the data transmission between the set-top box and receiving, switched to the software upload pattern of having set then;
The 7th step, in above-mentioned the 6th step, primary set-top box switches to the software upload pattern, detects the software stored, by the communication port that activates in above-mentioned the 5th step, the software of above-mentioned detection is sent to from set-top box.
As mentioned above, Oftware updating method between the present invention ground set-top box has following effect: can realize the transmission and the reception of software between set-top box, in the time of necessary, can upgrade, especially primary set-top box and used the communication channel of DDC CI etc. from the communication channel between set-top box can improve renewal speed.
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Fig. 1 a is that system concept figure of the present invention has been adopted in demonstration,
Fig. 1 b is the accompanying drawing that shows globality order of the present invention,
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram to having adopted set-top box of the present invention to describe for example,
Fig. 3 is presented at the flow chart of realizing software upgrading from set-top box of the present invention,
Fig. 4 is presented at the flow chart of realizing software upgrading in the primary set-top box of the present invention.
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Following with reference to accompanying drawing, the present invention will be described.
At first, with reference to Fig. 1 a, illustrate the primary set-top box 100 in the Oftware updating method that has adopted between the set-top box of the present invention and the form that is connected from set-top box 200.The present invention comprises following two parts:
Be used to upload software host top box 100;
According to the software upload of primary set-top box 100, upgrade related software from set-top box 200.
Between the two, (Display Data Channel CommonInterface is hereinafter to be referred as DDC by the display data channel common interface
CI) connect, especially primary set-top box and from the Insert Square of set-top box by DVI (Digital VisualInterface)
The Line--DDC communication channel interconnects, by the primary set-top box of such connection and from set-top box according to the order shown in Fig. 1 b, realize software upload method of the present invention.
That is, the method for the invention implementation procedure is as follows: with primary set-top box 100 and the communication channel DDC CILine that is connected each other from set-top box 200 low or high-grade, activate any one grade (1) for having set; By the communication channel that activates, primary set-top box 100 transmits poll (polling) signal (2); To be sent to primary set-top box 100 (3) at its response message from set-top box 200 then, primary set-top box 100 is again by its response message, learn and successfully to realize with after being connected of set-top box 200, upload software (4), when transmitting end or abnormal conditions occurring, will transmit response message (5) from set-top box 200.The back will be elaborated to each step.
Fig. 2 illustrates the primary set-top box 100 that adopted the Oftware updating method between the set-top box of the present invention and from set-top box 200 schematic diagrames.
At first, as shown in Figure 2, adopted primary set-top box 100 of the present invention to comprise and constituted by following assembly:
By external equipment and separately related communication port and channel a plurality of communication interfaces of activating and docking (110-1,100-2 ...);
Selectively to any one communication that the activates butt joint control device 120 in above-mentioned a plurality of communication interfaces;
Store the major software storage device 130 of software used in the present invention;
Be stored in the above-mentioned major software storage device 130 transmitting the software of separating in the stream of packets, and it read, above-mentioned software is carried out the set-top box software manager 140 of globality management according to user's order:
The system of associated host top box is carried out the primary set-top box microcomputer 150 of globality control and management:
Transmit the tuner 160 of stream of packets by the antenna received television program;
The TV programme that above-mentioned tuner 160 is received transmits the transmission stream of packets decoder 170 that stream of packets is carried out VSB (Vestigial SideBand)/QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) decoding;
To transmit the transmission stream of packets demultiplexer 180 that stream of packets is separated into audio/video data and television schedule information through the TV programme of decoding;
The audio/video data that separates in the above-mentioned transmission stream of packets demultiplexer 180 is handled respectively, and the video and the apparatus for processing audio 190 of difference output video and audio-frequency information.
By above-mentioned formation, the transmission stream of packets that has adopted primary set-top box of the present invention to receive by tuner 160, and decode transmitting stream of packets decoder 170, and for driving machine top box in transmitting stream of packets demultiplexer 180, software to necessity separates, set-top box software manager 140 is under the control of primary set-top box microcomputer 150, and the software that above-mentioned transmission stream of packets demultiplexer 180 is separated is stored in the major software storage device 130.
In this state, primary set-top box microcomputer 150 is according to user's order of outside input, system pattern is switched to the software upload pattern, set-top box software manager 140 is under the control of above-mentioned primary set-top box microcomputer 150, according to user's order of outside input, read the software that is stored in the above-mentioned major software storage device 130.
Then, communication butt joint control device 120 is under the control of primary set-top box microcomputer 150, to activating selectively with the communication interface 110-1 that is connected from set-top box in a plurality of communication interfaces, the ground communication interface 110-1 that is activated is sent to polling signal from set-top box 200, and judge that can carry out data sends and receive, set-top box software manager 140 is from above-mentioned this answer signal through judging that receives from set-top box, set-top box software manager 140 will be sent to above-mentioned from set-top box 200 from the software that above-mentioned major software storage device 130 reads by the communication interface 110-1 that is activated under the control of primary set-top box microcomputer 150 then.
In addition, as shown in Figure 2, adopted of the present inventionly to constitute by following assembly from set-top box 200:
By external equipment and separately related communication port and channel a plurality of communication interfaces of activating and docking (210-1,210-2 ...);
Selectively to above-mentioned a plurality of communication interfaces (110-1,100-2 ...) in any one communication that activates butt joint control device 220;
To lead that software that (Master) send from (Slave) stores from software storage device 230;
The software that sends in the software and above-mentioned master and slave 100 that will separate from transmit stream of packets is stored in the major software storage device 230, and reads or the like according to user's order, software is carried out the set-top box software manager 240 of globality management;
To the system of associated host top box carry out bulking property control and management from set-top box microcomputer 250:
Transmit the tuner 260 of stream of packets by the antenna received television program;
The TV programme that above-mentioned tuner 160 is received transmits the transmission stream of packets decoder 270 that stream of packets is carried out VSB (Vestigial SideBand)/QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) decoding;
To transmit the transmission stream of packets demultiplexer 280 that stream of packets is separated into audio/video data and television schedule information through the TV programme of decoding;
The audio/video data that separates in the above-mentioned transmission stream of packets demultiplexer 180 is handled respectively, and the video and the apparatus for processing audio 290 of difference output video and audio-frequency information.
Of the present invention from set-top box 200 in employing, from the user update command of set-top box microcomputer 250 bases by the outside input, generate and the output control signal, communication butt joint control device 220 above-mentioned under the control of set-top box microcomputer 250, the communication interface 210-1 that is connected with primary set-top box 100 in a plurality of communication interfaces is activated selectively, the ground communication interface 210-1 that is activated waits for the polling signal that sends from primary set-top box 100, when having received polling signal, will be at output answer signal corresponding under the control of microcomputer 250 with it,, wait for receiving the software that sends by primary set-top box from the more conversion of new model of microcomputer 250 according to above-mentioned.
Therefore, behind the software that from above-mentioned primary set-top box 100, has received, will be updated to the above-mentioned software that receives from software storage device 230 original related softwares of setting from software manager 240.Following with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the Oftware updating method between the set-top box of the present invention is described in detail.
Fig. 3 is presented at the flow chart of realizing software upgrading from set-top box of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 3, realize that from set-top box its flow process of software upgrading of the present invention is as follows.
At first, wait for user's update command (step S300) from set-top box, when having imported user's update command from the outside (step S301), in order from primary set-top box, to receive the software and the related data thereof of primary set-top box, communicate the connection of channel, and detect and activate communication port (step S302), it is activated to setting enable (ENABLE) signal (step S303).
Then, by the communication port that activates in the step (step S303), confirm from set-top box can and above-mentioned primary set-top box between carry out data and send and receive, and the software upgrading pattern (step S307) that its mode switch is become to have set.Promptly, by the communication port that activates in the step (step S303), wait for the polling signal (step S304) that sends from primary set-top box from set-top box, when from primary set-top box, having received polling signal (step S305), the answer signal corresponding with it is sent to primary set-top box, and the software upgrading pattern (step S307) that switches to.
After in step (step S307), switching to the software upgrading pattern from set-top box, wait for receiving software (step S308) from primary set-top box from set-top box, by the communication port that activates in the above-mentioned steps (step S303), the software that reception is sent by primary set-top box (step S309), and judge that related software has no abnormal (step S310), the judged result of step (step S310) be have in the software that receives of step (step S309) unusual in, send requirement to primary set-top box and transmit information of software once more, with once more from the primary set-top box receiving software, otherwise, if the judged result of step (step S310) is the software that receives in the step (step S309) when not having abnormal conditions, will sends software to primary set-top box and transmit successful information.
At last, whether to software that receives in the step (step S309) and the software of originally setting is that same class software is judged, the judged result of step (step S314) is that the software of current reception is same class software with original software of setting, just the software upgrading that will originally set is the software that receives in the step (step S309), when the judged result of step (step S314) is under the same class software situation that also do not have to set, in order to be provided with, it is stored in (step S316) in the storage device of having set in addition, finishes the present invention according to user's the finish command (step S316).
Fig. 4 is presented at the flow chart of realizing software upgrading in the primary set-top box of the present invention.
At first, as shown in Figure 4, primary set-top box is waited for user's update command (step S400), when user's update command has been imported in the outside (step S401), whether detection is by communication channel and the communication port that is connected from set-top box be activated (step S402), under situation about not being activated, with the corresponding enable signal of having set in related communication port activation Cheng Yugao or the inferior grade of any one grade (step S403).
By the communication port that activates in the step (step S403), affirmation can and send and receive from carrying out data between the set-top box, and switches to the software upload pattern of having set.Promptly, by the communication port that activates in the step (step S403), polling signal is sent to from set-top box (step S404), primary set-top box is waited for the polling signal (step S405) from sending from set-top box, when from set-top box, having received polling signal (step S406), primary set-top box will switch to software upload pattern (step S409), otherwise, if passed through the default time period (step S407), also fail from receive response message from set-top box, system carries out default setting (step S408).
Then, after primary set-top box has switched to the software upload pattern in step (step S409), the software that has stored in the primary set-top box is detected (step S410), communication port by step (step S403) activation, the software that detects in the step (step S410) is sent to from set-top box (step S411), receiving (step S412) when transmitting successful information, execution in step (step S400), in step (step S412), do not receive when transmitting successful information, if passed through Preset Time section (step S413), system carries out default setting (step S408), finishes the present invention.
At last, the present invention, from set-top box for the driving machine top box, from primary set-top box, received necessary software, and can upgrade, especially therefore primary set-top box and used the communication channel of DDC CI etc. from the communication channel between the set-top box can be sent to software from set-top box from primary set-top box quickly, thereby has improved renewal speed.
By above-mentioned description, the related work personnel can carry out diversified change or modification fully under the prerequisite that does not depart from this invention technological thought scope.Therefore, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the content that example is put down in writing, and must determine its technical scope according to the scope that patent is called.
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1, the Oftware updating method between the set-top box comprises:
The 1st step for the update command according to the user, receives the software and the related data thereof of primary set-top box from set-top box from primary set-top box, the fixed communication port that links together is activated;
Can the 2nd step by the fixed communication port that activates in described the 1st step, be confirmed to send and receive from carrying out data between set-top box and the described primary set-top box, and switched to the software upgrading pattern of having set;
The 3rd step owing to switch to the software upgrading pattern from set-top box in described the 2nd step, in waiting for the process of carrying out the software reception from primary set-top box, by the communication channel that activates in described the 1st step, receives the software that sets;
The 4th step is updated to the software that receives described the 3rd step with the described related software of having set from set-top box,
Described communication port has been used the communication port of utilizing display data channel common interface DDC CI to connect.
2, the Oftware updating method between the set-top box as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
The 5th step, primary set-top box activate and the communication port that links to each other from set-top box according to user's update command;
Can the 6th step by the communication port that activates in described the 5th step, be confirmed primary set-top box and from carrying out the data transmission between the set-top box and receiving, switched to the software upload pattern of having set that sets then;
The 7th step, in described the 6th step, primary set-top box switches to the software upload pattern, detects the software that sets stored, and by the communication port that activates in described the 5th step, the software that sets of described detection is sent to from set-top box.
3, the Oftware updating method between the set-top box as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described the 2nd step comprises:
The 2-1 step by the communication port that activates in described the 1st step, is waited for the polling signal that sends from described primary set-top box from set-top box;
Can the 2-2 step in described 2-1 step, when primary set-top box has received polling signal, carry out the answer signal that data send and receive smoothly from set-top box and be sent to primary set-top box, and switch to the software upgrading pattern of having set.
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