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- This invention relates to updating information in network devices.
- the copying of an update package from the server is initiated by the network device.
- the network device requests an update package from the server, downloads the package, and installs it.
- FIG. 1 shows a computer network system
- FIG. 2 shows a listing file
- FIG. 3 is a flow chart.
- FIG. 4 is a flow chart.
- FIG. 5 shows an example of transferring information update packages over a computer network.
- FIG. 6 shows a set of rules associated with conflicting client computer instructions.
- a computer system 2 includes network devices 3 and file servers 4 , 5 that can communicate over a network 6 .
- Each network device 3 has a downloader component 7 that controls the automatic updating of information on that machine.
- a managing server 5 stores a listing 8 that contains information about available updates for the network devices.
- Update packages 9 can be stored on one or more servers 4 .
- the Internet is the network 6
- web servers are the file servers 4 , 5
- Internet appliances or personal computers with connections to the Internet act as the network devices 3 .
- the downloader component 7 in a particular network device 3 obtains 11 the listing 8 of available updates 9 from the managing server 5 through the network 6 . This occurs automatically at at times that can be set by the user or preset in the factory during manufacturing.
- the downloader 7 parses 12 the listing 8 for install and uninstall instructions for that particular network device 3 .
- the downloader 7 determines 13 whether any information stored on the network device 3 has to be removed to permit the update to occur. The downloader 7 then removes 14 any such information. Next, the downloader 7 identifies 15 what, if any, packages 9 are to be installed on the device 3 and on which servers 4 they are located. That information can be obtained from the listing file 8 . The downloader 7 then downloads 16 the packages 9 and installs 17 the packages 9 on the network device 3 .
- the downloader 7 sends 18 a status report to the managing server 5 so that, if there were any problems with the transfer or installation, the system's administrator can correct them.
- FIG. 4 illustrates an implementation of an automatic downloading process in which each package 9 is transferred from the server 4 to the network device 3 in portions.
- the downloader component 7 Before each portion is transferred, the downloader component 7 initially checks 21 if the network device 3 is using the network 6 connection 10 . If the connection 10 is not in use, the downloader 7 increases 23 the size of the portion to be transferred and retrieves 24 the next portion of the package 9 from the server 4 . If the connection 10 is being used, the downloader 7 resets 26 the portion size to its original state and enters 27 a sleep mode for a period of time before checking 21 again. After transferring 23 each portion, the downloader 7 determines 25 whether the entire package 9 has been transferred. If transfer of the package 9 is still incomplete, the downloader 7 returns to block 21 and repeats the process of checking 21 the connection 10 , increasing 23 the portion size, and retrieving 24 the next portion.
- FIG. 5 An example of how such a process may occur is shown by FIG. 5.
- the package 9 in this example is thirteen kilobytes in size, and the downloader component 7 is configured to have an initial portion size of zero and to increase the portion size by one kilobyte (kB) each time it retrieves a portion of the package.
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- the downloader 7 Assuming that the downloader 7 initially determines that the connection 10 is unused by the network device 3 , the downloader increases the portion size from zero to one kilobyte and transfers a copy of the first kilobyte 60 of the package 9 from the server to a storage 62 associated with the network device 3 . The downloader 7 then determines that the transfer is unfinished and checks whether the connection 10 is in use. Assuming that the connection still is unused, the downloader 7 increases the portion size to two kilobytes and transfers the next portion 64 of the package 9 .
- Transfer of the package 9 is still unfinished, and again the downloader 7 checks if the network device 3 is using the connection 10 . Assuming that the connection 10 is now in use by the device 3 , the downloader 7 resets the portion size to its original size of zero and enters the sleep mode for a predetermined period of time. The downloader 7 subsequently checks the connection 10 , finds that it is unused, increases the portion size from zero to one kilobyte, and retrieves the next portion 66 of the package 9 . It then repeats the process of checking the connection 10 , increasing the portion size by one kilobyte, and transferring 23 the portions 68 , 70 and 72 until the entire package 9 has been transferred.
- the increase in size of transfer can vary.
- the increases can be in different units than kilobytes, and can increase by some formula such as twice or three times the previous portion size.
- a network device 3 may be instructed to perform conflicting operations by the listing 8 .
- a specific device might be instructed to install a package that all devices are instructed to uninstall.
- FIG. 6 shows a set of rules that can be used to resolve such conflicts and can be implemented by the individual downloaders 7 .
- the automatic downloading process described above can be implemented, for example, in Internet or Web appliances, such as the Intel® Dot.StationTM Web appliance or other personal computers functioning as network devices connected to the Internet.
- the downloader component 7 can use, for example, the HTTP GET command to obtain the listing 8 and apportioned update packages 9 .
- Other transfer methods such as File Transfer Protocol (“FTP”) or NFS also can be used.
- FTP File Transfer Protocol
- NFS also can be used.
- FTP File Transfer Protocol
- the size of the downloaded byte chunks can be throttled by the downloader 7 . This allows the user to have uninterrupted use of the network during the update process.
- HTTP allows the downloader 7 to resume the transfer from where it left off, rather than having to restart the transfer from the beginning.
- Advantages of these techniques may include the ability for updates to be made over the course of several user network sessions so as not to impinge on the network connection 10 bandwidth available to the user.
- the automation of the distribution can greatly reduce the amount of user participation required for the updating process. All of these factors could create a higher probability of success in updating information on network devices.
- Various features of the system can be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.
- some aspects of the system can be implemented in computer programs executing on programmable computers.
- Each program can be implemented in a high level procedural or object-oriented programming language to communicate with a computer system.
- each such computer program can be stored on a storage medium, such as read-only-memory (ROM) readable by a general or special purpose programmable computer, for configuring and operating the computer when the storage medium is read by the computer to perform the functions described above.
- ROM read-only-memory
Abstract
A method for obtaining information includes retrieving in a network device a listing of available information update packages and automatically updating the network device based on the listing. Transferring information update packages can include determining whether a network device is using a computer network connection and transferring portions of the package to the network device only while the network device is not using the network connection.
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- This invention relates to updating information in network devices.
- In push-based methods to update information (such as software, data or documents) in network devices file servers that store the information initiate the transfer of update packages to the network devices when the network devices become available.
- In pull-based methods of distribution, the copying of an update package from the server is initiated by the network device. Typically, the network device requests an update package from the server, downloads the package, and installs it.
- In both of these methods, the communication bandwidth available to the user diminishes for other applications running on the network device while the transfer is in progress.
- FIG. 1 shows a computer network system.
- FIG. 2 shows a listing file.
- FIG. 3 is a flow chart.
- FIG. 4 is a flow chart.
- FIG. 5 shows an example of transferring information update packages over a computer network.
- FIG. 6 shows a set of rules associated with conflicting client computer instructions.
- As shown in FIG. 1, a
computer system 2 includesnetwork devices 3 andfile servers network 6. Eachnetwork device 3 has adownloader component 7 that controls the automatic updating of information on that machine. A managingserver 5 stores alisting 8 that contains information about available updates for the network devices.Update packages 9 can be stored on one ormore servers 4. - In one such system, the Internet is the
network 6, web servers are thefile servers network devices 3. - An example of the
listing 8 kept on the managing server is shown in FIG. 2. In general, thelisting 8 contains network device targeting information as well as descriptions of theavailable update packages 9. Onesection 30 in thelisting 8 can list update packages that apply to all network devices.Other sections another section 36 of the listing. The information about theupdate packages 9 includes thename 38,version 40, andlocation 42 of each package. extensible Markup Language (XML) can be used as the encoding language for the listing file. Files expressed in XML can be stored as readable text files, are easily transported over existing networks through HyperText Transfer Protocol (“HTTP”), work well within existing networks, and are compatible with many languages and development environments. Also, using XML, new information aboutupdate packages 9 can be added without affecting thedownloader components 7 already in place. Newer versions of thedownloader component 7 easily can be implemented to operate on older versions of thelisting 8. - As indicated by FIG. 3, to update information, the
downloader component 7 in aparticular network device 3 obtains 11 thelisting 8 ofavailable updates 9 from the managingserver 5 through thenetwork 6. This occurs automatically at at times that can be set by the user or preset in the factory during manufacturing. Thedownloader 7 parses 12 thelisting 8 for install and uninstall instructions for thatparticular network device 3. - The
downloader 7 determines 13 whether any information stored on thenetwork device 3 has to be removed to permit the update to occur. Thedownloader 7 then removes 14 any such information. Next, thedownloader 7 identifies 15 what, if any,packages 9 are to be installed on thedevice 3 and on whichservers 4 they are located. That information can be obtained from thelisting file 8. Thedownloader 7 then downloads 16 thepackages 9 and installs 17 thepackages 9 on thenetwork device 3. - After the
packages 9 have been downloaded and installed, thedownloader 7 sends 18 a status report to the managingserver 5 so that, if there were any problems with the transfer or installation, the system's administrator can correct them. - FIG. 4 illustrates an implementation of an automatic downloading process in which each
package 9 is transferred from theserver 4 to thenetwork device 3 in portions. Before each portion is transferred, thedownloader component 7 initially checks 21 if thenetwork device 3 is using thenetwork 6connection 10. If theconnection 10 is not in use, thedownloader 7 increases 23 the size of the portion to be transferred and retrieves 24 the next portion of thepackage 9 from theserver 4. If theconnection 10 is being used, thedownloader 7 resets 26 the portion size to its original state and enters 27 a sleep mode for a period of time before checking 21 again. After transferring 23 each portion, thedownloader 7 determines 25 whether theentire package 9 has been transferred. If transfer of thepackage 9 is still incomplete, thedownloader 7 returns toblock 21 and repeats the process of checking 21 theconnection 10, increasing 23 the portion size, and retrieving 24 the next portion. - During the process of automatically downloading the package, if the
downloader 7 finds theconnection 10 in use by the network device at any point, it will revert to the beginning of the process so as not to decrease the bandwidth available to the user. - An example of how such a process may occur is shown by FIG. 5. The
package 9 in this example is thirteen kilobytes in size, and thedownloader component 7 is configured to have an initial portion size of zero and to increase the portion size by one kilobyte (kB) each time it retrieves a portion of the package. - Assuming that the
downloader 7 initially determines that theconnection 10 is unused by thenetwork device 3, the downloader increases the portion size from zero to one kilobyte and transfers a copy of thefirst kilobyte 60 of thepackage 9 from the server to astorage 62 associated with thenetwork device 3. Thedownloader 7 then determines that the transfer is unfinished and checks whether theconnection 10 is in use. Assuming that the connection still is unused, thedownloader 7 increases the portion size to two kilobytes and transfers thenext portion 64 of thepackage 9. - Transfer of the
package 9 is still unfinished, and again thedownloader 7 checks if thenetwork device 3 is using theconnection 10. Assuming that theconnection 10 is now in use by thedevice 3, thedownloader 7 resets the portion size to its original size of zero and enters the sleep mode for a predetermined period of time. Thedownloader 7 subsequently checks theconnection 10, finds that it is unused, increases the portion size from zero to one kilobyte, and retrieves thenext portion 66 of thepackage 9. It then repeats the process of checking theconnection 10, increasing the portion size by one kilobyte, and transferring 23 theportions entire package 9 has been transferred. - In some other implementations, the increase in size of transfer can vary. The increases can be in different units than kilobytes, and can increase by some formula such as twice or three times the previous portion size.
- In some situations, a
network device 3 may be instructed to perform conflicting operations by thelisting 8. For example, a specific device might be instructed to install a package that all devices are instructed to uninstall. FIG. 6 shows a set of rules that can be used to resolve such conflicts and can be implemented by theindividual downloaders 7. - The automatic downloading process described above can be implemented, for example, in Internet or Web appliances, such as the Intel® Dot.Station™ Web appliance or other personal computers functioning as network devices connected to the Internet. The
downloader component 7 can use, for example, the HTTP GET command to obtain thelisting 8 and apportionedupdate packages 9. Other transfer methods such as File Transfer Protocol (“FTP”) or NFS also can be used. However, by using the HTTP byte range protocols with the transfer method described above, the size of the downloaded byte chunks can be throttled by thedownloader 7. This allows the user to have uninterrupted use of the network during the update process. Also, if theconnection 10 is interrupted, HTTP allows thedownloader 7 to resume the transfer from where it left off, rather than having to restart the transfer from the beginning. - Advantages of these techniques may include the ability for updates to be made over the course of several user network sessions so as not to impinge on the
network connection 10 bandwidth available to the user. In addition, the automation of the distribution can greatly reduce the amount of user participation required for the updating process. All of these factors could create a higher probability of success in updating information on network devices. - Various features of the system can be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. For example, some aspects of the system can be implemented in computer programs executing on programmable computers. Each program can be implemented in a high level procedural or object-oriented programming language to communicate with a computer system. Furthermore, each such computer program can be stored on a storage medium, such as read-only-memory (ROM) readable by a general or special purpose programmable computer, for configuring and operating the computer when the storage medium is read by the computer to perform the functions described above.
- Other implementations are within the scope of the following claims.
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1. A method comprising:
retrieving in a network device a listing containing information about available information update packages; and
automatically updating the network device based on the listing.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein information update packages can contain software, data or document files.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein automatically updating the listing includes retrieving specified update packages based on the listing.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the listing associates update packages with network devices to which they apply.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein updating the network device includes:
removing old versions of information; and
installing new versions of information.
6. A method comprising:
determining whether a network device is using a computer network connection; and
transferring portions of a package to the network device in a manner based on the determined usage of the network connection by the network device.
7. The method of claim 6 including adjusting the sizes of different portions of the package to be downloaded based on the determined usage of the network connection by the network device.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein if the network connection is determined to be in use, the portion size is reset to an original state.
9. A computer system comprising:
a computer network;
a network device coupled to the network;
a file server coupled to the network and containing information update packages;
a managing server coupled to the network and containing a listing about information update packages located on the file servers; and
wherein the network device is configured to obtain the listing and automatically update the network device based on the listing.
10. The system of claim 9 wherein the information in the listing includes the locations of servers on which the packages are stored.
11. The system of claim 9 wherein the listing associates update packages with network devices and groups of network devices to which they apply.
12. The system of claim 9 wherein the downloader is configured to obtain the packages by transferring the packages in portions.
13. The system of claim 12 wherein the downloader increases the size of the packages when the network device is not using its connection to the network.
14. An article comprising a computer-readable medium that stores computer-executable instruction for causing a computer system to:
obtain a listing containing information about available information update packages from a managing server; and
automatically update the network device based on the listing.
15. The article of claim 14 wherein the listing contains information about where the available packages can be obtained by the network device.
16. The article of claim 14 wherein the listing specifies specific packages corresponding to particular network devices.
17. The article of claim 14 wherein updating the network device includes:
removing old versions of information; and
installing new versions of information.
18. The article of claim 17 wherein the new information update packages are obtained over the network by:
checking if the network device is using a computer network connection; and
retrieving portions of the package to the network device only while the device is not using the network connection.
19. The article of claim 18 wherein before portions of the packages are downloaded the size of the portion is increased.
20. The article of claim 19 wherein if the network is found busy the portion size is reset to its original state.
21. A device comprising:
a downloader component in a network device configured to retrieve a listing stored on a managing server containing information about information update packages located on file servers, obtain those packages over a computer network connection, and install them on the network device.
22. The device of claim 21 wherein the downloader comprises a software component stored in the network device's memory.
23. The device of claim 21 wherein the downloader comprises a hardware component of the network device.
24. The device of claim 21 wherein the listing contains information about where available packages can be obtained by the downloader component.
25. The device of claim 21 wherein the listing specifies specific packages corresponding to particular network devices.
26. The device of claim 21 wherein the downloader obtains the packages by transferring them in portions over the computer network connection.
27. The device of claim 21 wherein the downloader increases the size of the packages when the network device is not using its computer network connection.
28. The device of claim 21 wherein the computer network connection is a connection to the Internet.
29 The device of claim 21 where the listing contains information encoded using eXtensible Markup Language (XML).
30. The device of claim 21 wherein the downloader transfers the packages over the computer network connection using the HyperText Transfer Protocal (HTTP) GET command.
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