CN101833463A - Method and system for updating data card firmware - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a method for updating data card firmware, which comprises the steps that: a firmware updating server queries whether a new firmware version is present in a version server; if a new firmware version is present in the version server, the new firmware version is downloaded; and the firmware updating server updates the new firmware version into a data card. The invention also discloses a system for updating the data card firmware. The system comprises the firmware updating server which is used for querying whether a new firmware version is present in the version server; if a new firmware version is present in the version server, the new firmware version is downloaded; and the firmware updating server is also used for updating the new firmware version into the data card. The method and the system for updating the data card firmware can automatically update the data card firmware, improve the usability of the data card products and save the after-sales cost of manufacturers.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, particularly a kind of method for updating data card firmware and system.
Background technology
Continuous development along with 3G network has not only realized the dream that people get online without being tethered to a cable whenever and wherever possible, and relies on its superiority bandwidth to make to surf the web smooth more, and it is rapider to upload download, thereby has realized obtaining information more efficiently and sharing information.Because popularizing of notebook computer, the mode that is equipped with the 3G data card by notebook realizes that the 3G wireless Internet access also becomes a kind of popular mode, and for this mode, the 3G data card of USB interface has better applicability undoubtedly.
Along with the continuous rise with new data service of increasing rapidly of 3G data card demand, Virtual network operator also can constantly be released the demand that new service package satisfies different crowd, and the user can also and change set meal according to the in good time selection of the demand of oneself.In addition, for producer, along with the increase of 3G data card shipment amount, the renewal of software and upgrading also are part and parcels very in the after sale service.Therefore, a kind of good data card software upgrading and upgrading mode bring great convenience for user, operator and producer.
The software of data card is divided into two parts, and a part is a gui software, promptly is installed in the software on the PC, in order to realize man-machine interface; Another part is the card side software, i.e. burning realizes being connected with wireless network and the software of data interaction in data card, is called firmware.The user realizes use to data card by operation gui software on PC, and this two parts software all exists and upgrades and the possibility of upgrading.
In the prior art, comparatively ripe to the renewal of the gui software of PC side, and have a lot of problems for the renewal of data card firmware, for example, when the user upgrades data card firmware at needs, just can carry out after downloading and install the firmware update instrument separately, new firmware version also needs the user manually to download; In the process of firmware downloads, renewal, if aborted midway then can cause data card to use.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of update method of data card firmware, can realize the automatic renewal of data card firmware.
On the one hand, the present invention has adopted following technical scheme:
A kind of method for updating data card firmware may further comprise the steps:
Whether the firmware update server exists new firmware version to the version server inquiry, if having, then downloads this new firmware version;
The firmware update server is updated to this new firmware version in the data card.
Among the embodiment of above-mentioned updating data card firmware method, described firmware update server is updated to new firmware version in the data card and specifically may further comprise the steps:
The firmware update server sends the firmware update order to data card;
After the firmware update server detects the firmware update mark of data card, send new firmware version to data card.
Among the embodiment of above-mentioned updating data card firmware method, further comprising the steps of:
Data card is provided with the firmware update mark after receiving the firmware update order that the firmware update server sends.
Among the embodiment of above-mentioned updating data card firmware method, further comprising the steps of:
Data card upgrades after receiving new firmware version;
After renewal was finished, data card was removed the firmware update mark.
Among the embodiment of above-mentioned updating data card firmware method, when appearance was unusual before described data card upgraded and do not finish, described update method was further comprising the steps of:
After the firmware update server detects data card and firmware update mark thereof, send new firmware version to data card.
On the other hand, the invention also discloses a kind of update system of data card firmware, comprise the firmware update server, be used for whether having new firmware version,, then download this new firmware version if having to the version server inquiry; Described firmware update server also is used for the firmware version that this is new and is updated to data card.
Among the embodiment of updating data card firmware disclosed by the invention system, described firmware update server comprises the transmission submodule, is used for sending the firmware update order to data card; After described transmission submodule also is used to detect the firmware update mark of data card, send new firmware version to data card.
Among the embodiment of updating data card firmware disclosed by the invention system, also comprise data card, described data card comprises submodule is set, be used to receive the firmware update order that the firmware update server sends after, the firmware update mark is set.
Among the embodiment of updating data card firmware disclosed by the invention system, described data card also comprises updating submodule and removes submodule that described updating submodule is upgraded after being used to receive new firmware version; Described removing submodule be used for upgrading finish after, remove the firmware update mark.
Among the embodiment of updating data card firmware disclosed by the invention system, described firmware update server also is used for upgrading at data card and occurs before not finishing when unusual, detect data card and firmware update mark thereof after, to the new firmware version of data card transmission.
Compared with prior art, beneficial effect of the present invention is:
The present invention adopts the firmware update server whether to have new firmware version to the version server inquiry, if have, then download this new firmware version, and the method that will this new firmware version be updated in the data card is upgraded the data holding firmware, need not extra download tool, also need not the manual down loading updating of user, can realize the automatic renewal of data card firmware, improved the ease for use of data card product, saved the after cost of producer, also can make the user in time use redaction, experience better function, improve user's satisfaction.
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Fig. 1 has exemplarily described the process flow diagram of updating data card firmware method of the present invention;
Fig. 2 has exemplarily described the location drawing of data card in network;
Fig. 3 has exemplarily described and has occurred unusual back update method process flow diagram in the renewal process of the present invention;
Fig. 4 has exemplarily described system diagram of the present invention.
Embodiment
Contrast accompanying drawing and the present invention is further elaborated below in conjunction with embodiment.
The invention discloses a kind of method for updating data card firmware, comprise following steps:
Whether the firmware update server exists new firmware version to the version server inquiry, if having, then downloads this new firmware version;
The firmware update server is updated to this new firmware version in the data card.
Embodiment one:
As shown in Figure 1, the method for updating data card firmware of one embodiment of the invention comprises following steps:
In the embodiments of the invention, the PC that links to each other with data card, the data card gui software is installed is called the firmware update server.
Version server is production firm or third party's server that provide, that be used for the data card renewal of data card, is storing the up-to-date firmware version of data card above.
The user can be provided with the interval of firmware update server search version server according to demand, for example can will be made as a week, one month or three months at interval, and after the time interval arrived, the firmware update server is the search version server automatically; The user can also be set to each registration back search version server automatically, or be arranged to manually boot search according to demand.
The user also can be arranged to according to demand if there is up-to-date firmware version then to need not to point out the user promptly to begin automatically to upgrade.
The prompting user has up-to-date firmware version, and whether the user can be selected according to demand to upgrade immediately, or does not point out the user just to upgrade automatically, has satisfied user's different demands, provides more intimate service to the user.
Firmware version number is to be used for the newness degree of comparison firmware version.
After step 107, data card are received the firmware update order, the firmware update mark is set.
After step 109, data card are received new firmware version packet, write the data packet the corresponding position of storer, carry out firmware update.
After step 111, firmware update server were received and upgraded the order that finishes, the prompting user upgraded and finishes, and prompting user data calorie requirement restarts.
The time interval that prompting is restarted is set, if the user selects to restart after a while, continuation prompting user data calorie requirement restarted after then the interval was provided with the time; If the user confirms to restart, then restart data card immediately.
Restart data card, data card has the of short duration time can't provide service, and the prompting user need restart, and can make the user in time preserve existing work, provides more humane, more intimate service to the user.
Embodiment two:
Upgrade in the process of firmware version at data card, various abnormal conditions may occur causes upgrading and can't finish, for example data card is pulled out when transmitting update package to data card, power failure or user misoperation cause transmitting situation such as stop, promptly after step 108, occurred before the step 112 unusual, at this moment, as shown in Figure 3, the method for updating data card firmware of one embodiment of the invention comprises following steps:
After step 202, data card are received new firmware version, upgrade firmware version.
Treatment step afterwards with step 111 among the embodiment one to 113.
Come the renewal of judgment data holding firmware whether to finish by the update mark of judgment data holding firmware, and because the updating data card firmware that causes unusually uncompleted the time, proceed to upgrade, improved the reliability of data card, also saved the stand-by period simultaneously, accelerated the renewal speed of data card firmware, provide better service to the user.
Embodiment three:
As shown in Figure 4, the update system of the data card firmware of one embodiment of the invention comprises the firmware update server, is used for whether having new firmware version to the version server inquiry, if having, then downloads this new firmware version; Described firmware update server also is used for the firmware version that this is new and is updated to data card.
In the update system of the data card firmware of one embodiment of the invention, described firmware update server comprises the transmission submodule, is used for sending the firmware update order to data card; After described transmission submodule also is used to detect the firmware update mark of data card, send new firmware version to data card.
In the update system of the data card firmware of one embodiment of the invention, also comprise data card, described data card comprises submodule is set, be used to receive the firmware update order that the firmware update server sends after, the firmware update mark is set.
In the update system of the data card firmware of one embodiment of the invention, described data card also comprises updating submodule and removes submodule that described updating submodule is upgraded after being used to receive new firmware version; Described removing submodule be used for upgrading finish after, remove the firmware update mark.
In the update system of the data card firmware of one embodiment of the invention, described firmware update server also is used for upgrading at data card and occurs before not finishing when unusual, detect data card and firmware update mark thereof after, to the new firmware version of data card transmission.
The present invention adopts the firmware update server whether to have new firmware version to the version server inquiry, if have, then download this new firmware version, and the method that will this new firmware version be updated in the data card is upgraded the data holding firmware, need not extra download tool, also need not the manual down loading updating of user, method of the present invention can realize the automatic renewal of data card firmware, improved the ease for use of data card product, saved the after cost of producer, also can make the user in time use redaction, experience better function, improve user's satisfaction.Whether the present invention has also adopted and has come the judgment data holding firmware to upgrade by the update mark of judgment data holding firmware to finish, and because the updating data card firmware that causes unusually uncompleted the time, proceed to upgrade, improved the reliability of data card, also saved the stand-by period simultaneously, accelerated the renewal speed of data card firmware, provide better service to the user.
Above content be in conjunction with concrete preferred implementation to further describing that the present invention did, but this example of just lifting for ease of understanding should not think that concrete enforcement of the present invention is confined to these explanations.For the general technical staff of the technical field of the invention, without departing from the inventive concept of the premise, can make various possible being equal to and change or replacement, these changes or replacement all should belong to protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a method for updating data card firmware is characterized in that, may further comprise the steps:
Whether the firmware update server exists new firmware version to the version server inquiry, if having, then downloads this new firmware version;
The firmware update server is updated to this new firmware version in the data card.
2. updating data card firmware method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described firmware update server is updated to new firmware version in the data card and specifically may further comprise the steps:
The firmware update server sends the firmware update order to data card;
After the firmware update server detects the firmware update mark of data card, send new firmware version to data card.
3. updating data card firmware method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of:
Data card is provided with the firmware update mark after receiving the firmware update order that the firmware update server sends.
4. updating data card firmware method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of:
Data card upgrades after receiving new firmware version;
After renewal was finished, data card was removed the firmware update mark.
5. updating data card firmware method as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, when appearance was unusual before described data card upgraded and do not finish, described update method was further comprising the steps of:
After the firmware update server detects data card and firmware update mark thereof, send new firmware version to data card.
6. the update system of a data card firmware is characterized in that, comprises the firmware update server, is used for whether having new firmware version to the version server inquiry, if having, then downloads this new firmware version; Described firmware update server also is used for the firmware version that this is new and is updated to data card.
7. updating data card firmware as claimed in claim 6 system is characterized in that described firmware update server comprises the transmission submodule, is used for sending the firmware update order to data card; After described transmission submodule also is used to detect the firmware update mark of data card, send new firmware version to data card.
8. updating data card firmware as claimed in claim 7 system is characterized in that, also comprises data card, and described data card comprises submodule is set, be used to receive the firmware update order that the firmware update server sends after, the firmware update mark is set.
9. updating data card firmware as claimed in claim 8 system is characterized in that, described data card also comprises updating submodule and remove submodule that described updating submodule is upgraded after being used to receive new firmware version; Described removing submodule be used for upgrading finish after, remove the firmware update mark.
10. updating data card firmware as claimed in claim 9 system, it is characterized in that, described firmware update server also is used for upgrading at data card and occurs before not finishing when unusual, detect data card and firmware update mark thereof after, to the new firmware version of data card transmission.
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