CN100465891C - Method for renewing hand-held device operation function through insert-and-use storage device - Google Patents

Method for renewing hand-held device operation function through insert-and-use storage device Download PDF

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CN100465891C
CN100465891C CNB2005100826953A CN200510082695A CN100465891C CN 100465891 C CN100465891 C CN 100465891C CN B2005100826953 A CNB2005100826953 A CN B2005100826953A CN 200510082695 A CN200510082695 A CN 200510082695A CN 100465891 C CN100465891 C CN 100465891C
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The present invention discloses method for updating hand held equipment operating function through plug-and-play memory devices. Said Hand held equipment has one operation system, one current version application program and plurality of objects; providing one extended interface for compatible plug-and-play memory devices, when operation system detecting plug-and-play memory devices updating version application program, providing one user as executing current version application program with updating version application program conflict selection. When user selects updating version application program, operation system executes updating version application program to cover current version application program. When executes any version application program, user extend one object of plug-and-play memory devices to hand held equipment. Said invention can make user convenient updating, utilizing plug-and-play memory devices updating or extending hand held equipment operating function and object.

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Upgrade the method for portable equipment operating function by the plug and play storage device
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of method of upgrading the portable equipment operating function, particularly relate to a kind of method of upgrading the portable equipment operating function by the plug and play storage device.
Background technology
(comprise mobile phone, PDA, digital camera or the like at portable equipment ...) in interior embedded system, system software or firmware (Firmware) are generally held in the storage chip, because flash memory (Flash) can be erased and programme, bring great convenience for the upgrading of system software, therefore in portable equipment, use Flash save routine code and data widely.And must download among the Flash of portable equipment by download tool (Download Tool) through the program codes of compiling and link.
Producing, keep in repair,, be not quite similar for the functional requirement of download tool up to the final user from researching and developing to.So design the software architecture of general download tool, the functional requirement for download tool under wanting clear and definite various application scenarios, the download of convenience and update mode be a big subject under discussion especially.
Fig. 1 is known renewal portable equipment operating function synoptic diagram, single with regard to the user, data file download for portable equipment 10 is finished by internet 20 or radio telecommunication network 30 modes mostly, but the renewal for the operating function of portable equipment 10 provides WEB server 40 to be downloaded to computing machine 50 at present mostly, or by the access of storage facilities 60 with computing machine 50, the renewal operation of carrying out system software or firmware by portable equipment 10 and being connected of computing machine 50 ends again, concerning the user, the demand that expands portable equipment 10 operating functions is increasing, but, do not see but that for the mode of update system software or firmware mode is more easily arranged.
Existing plug and play storage device (for example SD card or the like) look-alike disk in the use is used as Storage Media, must browse SD card content during use to capture or to carry out required program or data, but because the plug and play storage device of similar SD card has been used for the portable equipment consumer products gradually, digital camera for example, mobile phone etc., the use of these products needs the user that certain functipnal capability is arranged unlike computing machine, and the useful outfit that becomes consumer products so how to allow the plug and play storage device more press close to becomes a subject under discussion of being paid close attention to then.
Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention provides a kind of method by plug and play storage device renewal portable equipment operating function, solves prior art and upgrades the system software of portable equipment or the not convenient technical matters of mode of firmware.
For achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of method of upgrading the portable equipment operating function by the plug and play storage device, this portable equipment has operating system, current version application program and a plurality of data file, and provide extended interface with compatible this plug and play storage device, its characteristics are, comprising:
When this operating system detect this plug and play storage device be compatible with the upgraded edition application of this operating system the time, provide the user to make to carry out the conflict of this current version application program or this upgraded edition application to select;
When the user selected this upgraded edition application, this operating system was carried out this upgraded edition application and is covered this current version application program; And
When carrying out arbitrary version application program, provide expanding data file that this user's selectivity expands this plug and play storage device to this portable equipment.
Above-mentioned method, its characteristics are that this upgraded edition application is the Portable execute file.
Above-mentioned method, its characteristics are that this Portable execute file is the Java file.
Above-mentioned method, its characteristics are that this upgraded edition application is the Flash formatted file.
Above-mentioned method, its characteristics are that this upgraded edition application also comprises the firmware that upgrades this portable equipment.
Above-mentioned method, its characteristics are that this upgraded edition application also comprises data file required when carrying out.
Above-mentioned method, its characteristics are that this data file comprises: the combination in any of icon file, audio files and video files.
Further, the present invention also provides a kind of method of upgrading the portable equipment operating function by the plug and play storage device, this portable equipment has operating system, current version application program and a plurality of data file, and provide extended interface with compatible this plug and play storage device, its characteristics are
When this operating system detect this plug and play storage device be compatible with the upgraded edition application of this operating system the time, this operating system automatically performs this upgraded edition application.
In order better to realize purpose of the present invention, the present invention provides a kind of method of upgrading the portable equipment operating function by the plug and play storage device again, this portable equipment has operating system, application program and a plurality of current version data file, and provide an extended interface with compatible this plug and play storage device, its characteristics are, comprising:
When this operating system detect this plug and play storage device be compatible with the upgraded edition notebook data file of this application program the time, provide the user to make to carry out the conflict of this current edition data file or this upgraded edition notebook data file to select; And
When the user selected this upgraded edition notebook data file, this operating system was carried out this upgraded edition notebook data file and is covered this current edition data file to this portable equipment.
Above-mentioned method, its characteristics are that this data file comprises: the combination in any of icon file, audio files and video files.
Further, the present invention also provides a kind of method of upgrading the portable equipment operating function by the plug and play storage device, this portable equipment has operating system, application program and a plurality of current version data file, and provide extended interface with compatible this plug and play storage device, it is characterized in that
When this operating system detect this plug and play storage device be compatible with the upgraded edition notebook data file of this application program the time, this operating system automatically performs this upgraded edition notebook data file.
Technique effect of the present invention is:
The present invention can allow convenient renewal of user use, upgrade or expand the operating function and the data file of portable equipment whenever and wherever possible with the plug and play storage device, the function of this storage device tool hot plug and plug and play, and can directly be connected and carry out access with compatible portable equipment, comprise the operation-interface renewal of portable equipment, the image photo of digital camera, the data of PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), the music of MP3 walkman, data of mobile phone or the like, and the storage specification of suitable various memory cards.
Further describe specific embodiments of the invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
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Fig. 1 is known renewal portable equipment operating function synoptic diagram;
Fig. 2 is a method flow diagram of the present invention.
Wherein, description of reference numerals is as follows:
10 portable equipments
20 internets
30 radio telecommunication networks
The 40WEB server
50 computing machines
60 storage facilitiess
When step 200 detects the upgraded edition application of plug and play storage device when operating system, provide the user as carrying out of the selection that conflicts of current version application program with the upgraded edition application
When step 210 was selected the upgraded edition application as the user, operating system was carried out the upgraded edition application and is covered the current version application program
Step 220 provides expanding data file that user's selectivity expands the plug and play storage device to portable equipment when carrying out arbitrary version application program
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The present invention discloses a kind of method of upgrading the portable equipment operating function by the plug and play storage device, please refer to shown in Figure 2, at first, portable equipment has operating system, current version application program and a plurality of data file, this data file comprises: icon file, audio files or video files, and provide extended interface with compatible plug and play storage device.Step 200 when operating system detects the upgraded edition application of plug and play storage device, provides the user as carrying out the conflict selection of current version application program with the upgraded edition application; Step 210, when the user selected the upgraded edition application, operating system was carried out the upgraded edition application and is covered the current version application program; Step 220 when carrying out arbitrary version application program, provides expanding data file that user's selectivity expands the plug and play storage device to portable equipment.In addition, the method that the present invention carried also can independently be suitable for the application of updated data file, is not must carry out just can carrying out the renewal of data file after the step of updating of application program.When operating system detects a upgraded edition notebook data file of plug and play storage device, provide the user as carrying out of the selection that conflicts of current version data file with upgraded edition notebook data file; And when the user selects upgraded edition notebook data file, operating system is carried out upgraded edition notebook data file and is covered the current version data file to portable equipment, certainly can also automatically perform the step of this upgraded edition notebook data file by the setting of portable equipment system.
Utilize method of the present invention, the user does not need to use by browsing the plug and play storage device, after the plug and play storage device inserts in the portable equipment, can activate the use picture of this plug and play storage device automatically; The content that the plug and play storage device is comprised (upgraded edition notebook data file), the upgraded edition application can be checked with system, when being compatible with this operating system or this content, this upgraded edition application system is compatible with application program in the portable equipment, system can provide as the prompting of selecting (showing as picture), again according to user's demand, with in the plug and play storage device perhaps the upgraded edition application be updated in the system of portable equipment, certainly also can whether activate the mechanism of automatically performing by default, when using plug and play storage device content, because programmed bibliographic structure in advance, so need not specify putting position, system will be updated to specified directory location automatically.
The present invention proposes the feasibility of the disclosed method of preferred embodiment explanation, but it is non-in order to limit range of application of the present invention, when detecting the plug and play storage device, inserts portable equipment, and find on the plug and play storage device program of automatically performing and relevant supporting paper are arranged, then begin to check file, if compliance with system specification, activation automatically performs mechanism, owing to use the non-integrated system of device of plug and play storage device, so this preferred embodiment comprises (one) plug and play storage device content design and (two) operating system demand, (three) portable equipment also has particular application interface etc. three partly to support the compatibility of plug and play storage device:
Now illustrate respectively and be exemplified below with regard to this three part:
(1) content design of plug and play storage device comprises:
1. execute file (root directory):
Two kinds of forms are arranged:
A. Portable execute file, for example Java
B. docudrama, for example Macromedia Flash
2. supporting paper (root directory): plug and play storage device content is described, execute file version and system requirements, application programming interfaces demand and version.
3. data file: the data that execute file is required.
(2) the operating system demand of plug and play storage device:
At different plug and play storage device contents different environment need be arranged, for example
1. when carrying out Java plug and play storage device, must there be Java VM in system.
2. when carrying out Flash plug and play storage device, must there be Macromedia Flash in system.
(3) the basic operation application programming interfaces (operating system provides) of portable equipment: enumerate following several functions partly:
1. provide and automatically perform file polling and have or not the application programming interfaces of expansion to use.
2. the access of plug and play storage device file only is provided.
3. provide the renewal of system for content, for example tablecloth, figure, sound, film, ICON (icon) or the like.
4. provide the renewal of system firmware to select.
5. the interface of system resource is provided, comprises:
Input media: enter key, touch-screen, file
Output unit: display, sound, file
Communication network: communications and liaison pipeline
Event notice: the periphery plug is informed
Other resource: system time, other input/output device
6. the renewal of operation-interface.
The plug and play storage device that the present invention carried has been supported multiple on the market different memory card form at present, for example CF, MicroDrive (Type I, Type II), SM, MMC, SD, MS, MS Pro or the like, but non-in order to limit range of application of the present invention.
The above is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, is not to be used for limiting practical range of the present invention; Every according to equivalence variation and modification that the present invention did, all contained by claim of the present invention.

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1, a kind of method of upgrading the portable equipment operating function by the plug and play storage device, this portable equipment has operating system, current version application program and a plurality of data file, and provide extended interface with compatible this plug and play storage device, and it is characterized in that, comprising:
When this operating system detect this plug and play storage device be compatible with the upgraded edition application of this operating system the time, the conflict that provides the user to make this current version application program of execution or this upgraded edition application is selected, and perhaps this operating system automatically performs this upgraded edition application; When the user selects this upgraded edition application or this operating system when automatically performing this upgraded edition application, this operating system is carried out this upgraded edition application and is covered this current version application program; And
When carrying out arbitrary version application program, provide expanding data file that this user's selectivity expands this plug and play storage device to this portable equipment.
2, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this upgraded edition application is the Portable execute file.
3, method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this Portable execute file is the Java file.
4, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this upgraded edition application is the Flash formatted file.
5, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this upgraded edition application also comprises the firmware that upgrades this portable equipment.
6, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this upgraded edition application also comprises data file required when carrying out.
7, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this data file comprises: the combination in any of icon file, audio files and video files.
8, a kind of method of upgrading the portable equipment operating function by the plug and play storage device, this portable equipment has operating system, application program and a plurality of current version data file, and provide extended interface with compatible this plug and play storage device, and it is characterized in that, comprising:
When this operating system detect this plug and play storage device be compatible with the upgraded edition notebook data file of this application program the time, the conflict that provides the user to make this current edition data file of execution or this upgraded edition notebook data file is selected, and perhaps this operating system automatically performs this upgraded edition notebook data file; And
When the user selects this upgraded edition notebook data file or this operating system when automatically performing this upgraded edition notebook data file, this operating system is carried out this upgraded edition notebook data file and is covered this current edition data file to this portable equipment.
9, method according to claim 8 is characterized in that, this data file comprises: the combination in any of icon file, audio files and video files.
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