WO2013004175A1

WO2013004175A1 - Software upgrading method and apparatus for electronic devices

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Publication number: WO2013004175A1
Application number: PCT/CN2012/078110
Authority: WO
Inventors: 涂四华
Original assignee: 华为终端有限公司
Priority date: 2011-07-05
Filing date: 2012-07-03
Publication date: 2013-01-10
Also published as: CN102231758A

Abstract

Disclosed are a software upgrading method and apparatus for electronic devices, wherein the method comprises: according to a predetermined control command and a predetermined communication protocol, transmitting the program data which are marked as software upgrading data and are stored in the storage space of an electronic device A to the storage space of an electronic device B, wherein the electronic device A is connected with the electronic device B via a port. By transmitting the program data stored in the storage space between the electronic devices which are connected via the port, the present invention enables a user to implement software upgrading for electronic devices using only one data transmission line, with neither operation knowledge of upgrading program, nor use of network, thereby having the features of rapid upgrading speed and easy operation.

Description

The invention relates to a software upgrade method and device for an electronic device. The application is submitted to the Chinese Patent Office on July 5, 2011, and the application number is CN 201110186864. 3. The invention is entitled "A software upgrade method and device for an electronic device". Priority of the patent application, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a software upgrade method and apparatus for an electronic device, and belongs to the technical field of data transmission.

BACKGROUND In an existing electronic device, if a user needs to update software, it is generally required to upgrade program data on the PC side, download upgrade program data through the network side, or pass FOTA (Firmware Over-the-Air, mobile terminal over-the-air download). Software upgrade) to update the software. However, if the method of upgrading the program data through the PC side is adopted, the corresponding upgrade software and the corresponding upgrade program operation knowledge are required, and the general user does not have the corresponding skill; the method of downloading the upgrade program data through the network side or F0TA requires the user to It is carried out under the conditions of a network, and it takes a long time due to the limitation of the download speed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention provide a software upgrade method and apparatus for an electronic device, which enable a user to complete a software upgrade of an electronic device by only one data transmission line, without having to master the operation knowledge of the upgrade program, and need not It is carried out under the condition of having a network, and has the characteristics of fast upgrade speed and easy operation.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a software upgrade method for an electronic device, including:

The program data marked in software storage stored in the storage space of the electronic device A connected through the port is transferred to the storage space of the electronic device B according to a predetermined control command and a predetermined communication protocol.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a software upgrade apparatus for an electronic device, including:

And a program data transmission module, configured to transmit program data marked in software storage stored in the storage space of the electronic device A connected through the port to the storage space of the electronic device B according to a predetermined control command and a predetermined communication protocol.

It can be seen from the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention that the electronic devices connected through the ports are The program data stored in the storage space is transmitted, so that the user only needs one data transmission line to complete the software upgrade of the electronic device, without having to master the operation knowledge of the upgrade program, and does not need to be carried out under the condition of having a network, and has an upgrade. Fast, easy to operate features.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some implementations of the present invention. For example, other drawings may be obtained from those skilled in the art without any inventive labor.

1 is a schematic flowchart of a software upgrade method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a software upgrade apparatus of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. example. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a software upgrade method for an electronic device, including transmitting, according to a predetermined control command and a predetermined communication protocol, program data stored in a storage space of an electronic device A connected through a port as a software upgrade. Go to the storage space of the electronic device B. The method can be applied to various types of electronic devices such as existing mobile phones, PDAs, MP3/4, digital cameras, tablets, etc., and the principle is to perform program data stored in a storage space between electronic devices connected by ports. Transmission, so that users can complete software upgrades to electronic devices through a data transmission line. The following is a specific description of the mobile phone upgrade process in conjunction with the drawings of the specification. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes:

Step 11. Connect the ports of mobile phone A and mobile phone B through the data transmission line.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the mobile phone B is not required to be powered on normally, or the FLASH is specially segmented. That is to say, this design scheme does not need to upgrade like a normal F0TA, requires the mobile phone to be fully booted, and does not upgrade like a T card. The mobile phone needs a B00TL0ADER on the FLASH to support the mobile phone for code upgrade. In other words, the phone B can be a completely empty FLASH. Mobile phone A needs to be a mobile phone that can be turned on normally. In the process of losing, the code segment of the mobile phone A is sent to the mobile phone B, and the mobile phone B is overlaid on the FLASH of the mobile phone B. Program data for other mobile phones to be upgraded is stored in the mobile phone A, and the mobile phone A can be turned on normally, and the upgrade mode is supported. On the mobile phone A, the current mobile phone mode can be selected as a software update mode through a specific menu option, because in this mode, the mobile phone A can not transfer all the content on the FLASH to the mobile phone B, the mobile phone A can no longer Run the application stored on the FLASH on the mobile phone A. The mobile phone A will keep all applications closed (it can tell the network side that the mobile phone A has entered the shutdown state) and no longer input any corresponding buttons. Until the program data transmission is completed or failed, the mobile phone A can re-enter the normal usage mode by restarting or unplugging the battery. The mobile phone B is used as the mobile phone to be upgraded, and may be a mobile phone that has previously upgraded the program data, or a bare metal that has not run any program data before. After the charging port or the data transmission port of the mobile phone A and the mobile phone B are connected through the data transmission line, after the mobile phone B is turned off, a specific key operation of the mobile phone B (such as long pressing the power on key) enters the program data transmission process. In the case, press the power button on the mobile phone B to trigger the hardware to boot, and the mobile phone B to power on the hardware. At this time, the firmware of the mobile phone B is activated in the downloading and upgrading program of the CPU for the first time, when it is detected that the communication protocol is met. After the string is sent, it will enter the program download mode. Otherwise, the phone B will boot normally.

Step 12: The program data marked in the software upgrade stored in the storage space of the electronic device A connected through the port is transmitted to the storage space of the electronic device B according to the predetermined control command and the predetermined communication protocol.

Specifically, the mobile phone A and the mobile phone B communicate with each other through a data transmission line and based on a serial communication protocol. The specific upgrade method, through the serial port, or USB, depends on the firmware upgrade of the mobile phone B in the CPU download upgrade program, if the download upgrade program, support serial port download, use the serial port to download, if you support USB download, you can use the USB download . In upgrade mode, phone A stops responding to normal incoming calls, text messages, and other network operations. Phone B, stop responding to any buttons, charging, phone, SMS and other peripherals and network operations. During the transmission process, the mobile phone B upgrades the mobile phone B by fixing the downloading and upgrading program in the CPU. The transmission process is equivalent to the mobile phone A emulating the storage space into the PC end, and the mobile phone B is equivalent to downloading the corresponding program data from the PC end through the download tool. The storage medium of the storage space of the mobile phone A is divided into two parts: a program section and a user section, and the mobile phone A transfers the program data of the program section of the storage space to the storage space of the mobile phone B. After the mobile phone A transfers all the program data of the program section of the storage space to the storage space of the mobile phone B, the software upgrade of the mobile phone B is completed, the battery of the mobile phone B is unplugged and then reinserted, and the power button is pressed for a long time. The software of mobile phone B has been upgraded to the same version as mobile phone A. When the program data transmission is interrupted due to insufficient storage space of the mobile phone B or insufficient power of the mobile phone B, the mobile phone A stops the program data transmission, and at this time, the battery of the mobile phone A can be unplugged and reinserted, and then turned on or eliminated. After that, the program data transmission is again performed on the mobile phone B.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device A and the electronic device B may be the same type of electronic device. The device can recognize each other after connecting through the port, and the electronic device A transmits the upgrade program to the electronic device B. The electronic device B can be installed and upgraded. In the embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined control command is used to enable the electronic device A and the electronic device B to enter the upgrade mode, wherein the entering the upgrade mode may be that the user pops up the predetermined after the electronic device A and the electronic device B establish a connection through the port. The control command enters the upgrade mode after being confirmed by the user, and can also automatically execute the predetermined control command to enter the upgrade mode. In the upgrade mode, the electronic device A sends the electronic device B the program data stored in the storage space and marked as software upgrade. The device is transferred to the storage space of the electronic device B. After receiving the data of the software upgrade program, the electronic device B can directly run the upgrade, and may also prompt the user to perform data backup and complete the upgrade.

Optionally, since the existing smart phone program generally has the function of recording user information, if the user's mobile phone is directly upgraded for other mobile phones, the user's information may also be transmitted to other mobile phones at the same time, resulting in the user. The privacy of the leak. Therefore, the user's authority can be verified by prompting the user to input a password. If the entered password is the same as the pre-saved password, the user is allowed to perform software upgrade for other mobile phones, and triggers the program data transmission operation of the program data transmission module, if input The password is different from the pre-saved password, and the software upgrade request is rejected to ensure that the user's privacy is not obtained by other mobile phones.

With the technical solution of the embodiment, the program data stored in the storage space between the electronic devices connected by the port is transmitted, so that the user only needs one data transmission line to complete the software upgrade of the electronic device, and no account upgrade is needed. The operation knowledge of the program does not need to be carried out under the condition of having a network, and has the characteristics of fast upgrade speed and easy operation.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a software upgrading apparatus for an electronic device, including a program data transmission module, configured to store in a storage space of the electronic device A connected through the port according to a predetermined control command and a predetermined communication protocol. The program data marked as software upgrade is transferred to the storage space of the electronic device B.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus may further include: an authority determining module 21, configured to prompt the user to input a password, and if the input password is the same as the pre-saved password, determine that the user has the right to use the transmission program data, and The program data transfer operation of the trigger program data transfer module 22.

Both the authority determination module 21 and the program data transmission module 22 can be stored in the storage space of the electronic device as a program running in the electronic device, and can be started according to a specific operation, and the electronic device is turned off or automatically restarted after the execution is completed.

Optionally, in the program data transmission module 22, the corresponding program includes at least one of a system program or an application, and the corresponding port includes a charging port or a data transmission port.

Optionally, the program data transmission module 22 further includes a program shutdown sub-module for transmitting the program data. Keeps all applications closed and does not respond to the status of any key input operations before or after failure.

The specific implementation of the processing functions of the modules included in the software upgrading apparatus of the above electronic device has been described in the previous method embodiments, and the description thereof will not be repeated here.

It should be noted that, in the foregoing apparatus and system embodiment, each module included is only divided according to functional logic, but is not limited to the foregoing division, as long as the corresponding function can be implemented; The specific names are also for convenience of distinguishing from each other and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, where the electronic device may include the software upgrade device, where the software upgrade device may be a program or code stored in a memory of the electronic device, and executed by a processor of the electronic device. The program transmits the program data stored in the electronic device memory and marked as software upgrade to the storage space of the upgraded electronic device, thereby implementing software upgrade of the upgraded electronic device. The electronic device also includes a port, wherein the port can be a charging port and a data transmission port for connecting to the upgraded electronic device.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention. Alternatives are intended to be covered by the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

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A software upgrade method for an electronic device, comprising: - transmitting, according to a predetermined control command and a predetermined communication protocol, program data stored in a storage space of the electronic device A connected through the port as a software upgrade Go to the storage space of the electronic device B.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the program data comprises at least one of a system program or an application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the port comprises a charging port or a data transmission port.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device A maintains a state in which all applications are closed and does not respond to input operations of any of the keys before the program data transfer is completed or failed.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that before the transmission of the program data, the method further comprises:

The user is prompted to enter a password. If the entered password is the same as the pre-stored password, it is determined that the user has the usage right of the transmission program data, and triggers the program data transmission operation of the program data transmission module.

6. A software upgrade apparatus for an electronic device, comprising: a program data transmission module, configured to store a mark stored in a storage space of an electronic device A connected through a port according to a predetermined control command and a predetermined communication protocol The program data for the software upgrade is transferred to the storage space of the electronic device B.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein in the program data transmission module, the program data comprises at least one of a system program or an application.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein in the program data transmission module, the port comprises a charging port or a data transmission port.

The electronic barometer according to claim 6, wherein the program data transmission module further comprises:

The program closes the sub-module for maintaining the state of closing all applications and not responding to input operations of any of the keys before the program data transfer is completed or failed.

The device according to any one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the device further comprises: a permission determining module, configured to prompt the user to input a password, and if the input password is the same as the pre-saved password, the user is determined It has the use permission to transfer program data and triggers the program data transfer operation of the program data transfer module.

An electronic device, comprising: a port, a memory, and a software upgrading device according to any one of claims 6 to 10, wherein the port is used to establish a connection with the upgraded electronic device, and the memory is used for storage. Program data marked as software upgrades, the program data marked as software upgrades being transmitted by the software upgrade device to the upgraded electronic device through the port.