CN103813207A

CN103813207A - Information processing method, upgrade device and upgrade card

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Publication number: CN103813207A
Application number: CN201410069000.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 熊高琰
Original assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Priority date: 2014-02-27
Filing date: 2014-02-27
Publication date: 2014-05-21
Anticipated expiration: 2034-02-27
Also published as: CN103813207B

Abstract

The invention provides an information processing method. The information processing method is applied to a first electronic device, wherein the first electronic device comprises a processor, a first interface and a second interface. The method comprises, when detecting that the second interface is connected with an upgrade card, obtaining the type signal of the upgrade card and obtaining the type of the upgrade card by analyzing the type signal; when the upgrade card is of a first type, generating a switching signal; according to the switching signal, establishing a first communication path between the first interface and the second interface and disconnecting a second communication path between the first interface and the processor to enable the upgrade card, through the second communication path, to control a second electronic device connected with the first interface; according to system software carried by the upgrade card, performing software upgrade on the first electronic device. By means of the information processing method, when software in the first electronic device is upgraded, the upgrade card can manage and control the second electronic device connected with the first electronic device, accordingly, the upgrade integrity can be improved and good user experience can be obtained.

Description

A kind of information processing method, update device and upgrade card

Technical field

The invention belongs to software upgrading field, relate in particular to a kind of information processing method, update device and upgrade card.

Background technology

Intelligent television, is to have full open model platform, has carried operating system, and user, in appreciating common TV content, can also install and unload types of applications software voluntarily, continues the electronic equipment that function is expanded and upgraded.

Software, as the basis of electronic equipment operation, has been widely used in intelligent television.In order to improve the function of intelligent television, need to upgrade to the software of its operation.

In prior art, be to adopt by intelligent television the software carrying in the USB flash disk of upgrade software to operate so that intelligent television in software upgrading be the software carrying in USB flash disk.

But, because intelligent television also can connect some external equipments, the software carrying in this external equipment increases the function of intelligent television, and when the system of intelligent television is upgraded in current upgrade method, be the system for intelligent television self, and software corresponding to function that the external equipment connecting for intelligent television increases cannot be realized the control to it, the integrality of upgrading is affected, poor user experience.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of information processing method, can realize by external upgrade card and automatically the external equipment of intelligent television being managed, complete to the software upgrading of intelligent television, improve user and experience.

A kind of information processing method, described information processing method is applied to the first electronic equipment, and described the first electronic equipment is provided with processor, first interface and the second interface, and described method comprises:

In the time detecting that the second interface of described the first electronic equipment is connected with upgrade card, obtain the type signal of described upgrade card, and obtain the type of described upgrade card according to described type signal analysis;

In the time that described upgrade card is the first kind, generate switching signal;

According to described switching signal, set up the first communication path between described first interface and described the second interface, and disconnect the second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that the second electronic equipment that described upgrade card is connected with described first interface by described the first communication path control;

First version according to the first system software carrying in described upgrade card carries out software upgrading to described the first electronic equipment.

Above-mentioned method, preferred, according to the first version of the first system software carrying in described upgrade card, described the first electronic equipment is carried out to software upgrading and comprise:

Receive the upgrade command that described upgrade card sends; When described upgrade command is described first version higher than the second version of the first system software of current operation in described the first electronic equipment, generated by described upgrade card;

According to described upgrade command, be described first version by the first system software upgrading moving in described the first electronic equipment.

Above-mentioned method, preferred, described in described electronic equipment detected the second interface be connected with upgrade card and comprise:

Detect in real time the second interface of described the first electronic equipment;

When receive connection signal at described the second interface, judge that described the second interface connects upgrade card.

Above-mentioned method, preferred, described the second interface comprises: high-resolution multimedia HDMI interface, data processing DP interface or Video Graphics Array VGA interface.

Above-mentioned method, preferred, described first interface comprises: general-purpose serial bus USB interface.

Above-mentioned method, preferred, described type signal is low level signal.

Above-mentioned method, preferred, described connection signal is low level signal.

A kind of information processing method, described information processing method is applied to upgrade card, is provided with the first version of the first system software in described upgrade card, and described upgrade card is provided with the 3rd interface, described the 3rd interface is used for connecting described upgrade card and the first electronic equipment, and the method comprises:

Generate type signal;

In the time being connected with described the first electronic equipment, send described type signal to described the first electronic equipment;

In the time receiving the switching signal of the first electronic equipment, connect the first interface of described the 3rd interface and described the first electronic equipment, obtain the first communication path, and the second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface according to described the first communication path control;

Detect the first system software of current operation in described the first electronic equipment, obtaining described the first system software is the second version;

Compare described first version and described the second version, obtain comparison result;

In the time that described comparison result shows described first version higher than described the second version, generate upgrade command and be sent to described the first electronic equipment, so that the first system software upgrading in described the first electronic equipment is first version.

A kind of update device, described update device is applied to the first electronic equipment, and described the first electronic equipment is provided with processor, first interface and the second interface, and described update device comprises:

Whether first detection module, be connected with upgrade card for detection of the second interface of described the first electronic equipment;

Acquisition module, in the time detecting that the second interface of described the first electronic equipment is connected with upgrade card, obtains the type signal of described upgrade card;

Analysis module, for obtaining the type of described upgrade card according to described type signal analysis;

Switching signal generation module, in the time that described upgrade card is the first kind, generates switching signal;

Handover module, for the described switching signal of foundation, set up the first communication path between described first interface and described the second interface, and disconnect the second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that described upgrade card manages by described the first communication path the second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface;

The first upgrading module, the first version of the first system software carrying for the described upgrade card of foundation carries out software upgrading to described the first electronic equipment.

Above-mentioned update device, preferred, described the first upgrading module comprises:

Receiving element, the upgrade command sending for receiving described upgrade card, described upgrade command is that the first version of the first system software that carries in upgrade card generates during higher than the second version of current operation in described the first electronic equipment;

Upgrading unit, for according to described upgrade command, is described first version by the first system software upgrading moving in described the first electronic equipment.

Above-mentioned update device, preferred, described first detection module comprises:

The first detecting unit, for detecting in real time the second interface of described electronic equipment;

Judging unit, for when receive connection signal at described the second interface, judges that described the second interface connects upgrade card.

Above-mentioned update device, preferred, in the time that described upgrade card is the first kind, described type signal is low level signal.

Above-mentioned update device, preferred, described link information is low level signal.

Above-mentioned update device, preferred, described handover module comprises the first pull-up resistor and switches chip;

Described the first pull-up resistor is connected with the first pin of the second interface and described switching chip respectively;

The second pin of described switching chip is connected with the second equipment;

In the time that the first pin of described handover module is not received described switching signal, the 3rd pin of described switching chip is connected with described processor, the 4th pin free time of described switching chip;

In the time that the first pin of described handover module receives described switching signal, the 4th pin of described switching chip is connected with upgrade card by the second interface, and disconnects being connected of described the 3rd pin and described processor.

Above-mentioned update device, preferred, described the second interface comprises: HDMI interface, DP interface or VGA interface.

Above-mentioned update device, preferred, described first interface comprises: USB interface.

A kind of upgrade card, is provided with the first version of the first system software in described upgrade card, described upgrade card is provided with the 3rd interface, and described the 3rd interface is used for connecting described upgrade card and the first electronic equipment, and this upgrade card also comprises:

Type signal generation module, for generating type signal;

Sending module, in the time that described upgrade card is connected with described the first electronic equipment, sends described type signal to described the first electronic equipment;

Link block, in the time receiving the switching signal of the first electronic equipment, connects the first interface of described the 3rd interface and described the first electronic equipment, obtains the first communication path;

Take over module, for the second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface according to described the first communication path control;

The second upgrading module, for carrying out software upgrading according to described first version to described the first electronic equipment.

Above-mentioned upgrade card, preferred, described the second upgrading module comprises:

The first detecting unit, for detection of the first system software of current operation in described the first electronic equipment, obtaining described the first system software is the second version;

Comparing unit, for comparing described first version and described the second version, obtains comparison result;

Instruction generation unit, in the time that described comparison result shows described first version higher than described the second version, generates upgrade command and is sent to described the first electronic equipment, so that the first system software upgrading in described the first electronic equipment is first version.

Above-mentioned upgrade card, preferred, described type signal is ground signalling.

Known via above-mentioned technical scheme, the application provides a kind of information processing method, described information processing method is applied to the first electronic equipment, described the first electronic equipment is provided with processor, first interface and the second interface, described method comprises: in the time detecting that the second interface of described the first electronic equipment is connected with upgrade card, obtain the type signal of described upgrade card, and obtain the type of described upgrade card according to described type signal analysis; In the time that described upgrade card is the first kind, generate switching signal; According to described switching signal, set up the first communication path between described first interface and described the second interface, and disconnect the second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that described upgrade card controls by described second communication path the second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface; According to the systems soft ware carrying in described upgrade card, described the first electronic equipment is carried out to software upgrading.Adopt this information processing method, can, in the time that the software in the first electronic equipment is upgraded, manage control by this upgrade card pair the second electronic equipment being connected with the first electronic equipment, improve the integrality of upgrading, user experiences good.

Accompanying drawing explanation

In order to be illustrated more clearly in the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, to the accompanying drawing of required use in embodiment or description of the Prior Art be briefly described below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills, do not paying under the prerequisite of creative work, can also obtain according to these accompanying drawings other accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 1 of providing of the application;

Fig. 2 is the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 2 of providing of the application;

Fig. 3 is the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 3 of providing of the application;

Fig. 4 is the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 4 of providing of the application;

Fig. 5 is the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 5 of providing of the application;

Fig. 6 is the structural representation of a kind of update device embodiment 1 of providing of the application;

Fig. 7 is the structural representation of a kind of update device embodiment 2 of providing of the application;

Fig. 8 is the structural representation of a kind of update device embodiment 3 of providing of the application;

Fig. 9 is the structural representation of handover module in a kind of update device embodiment 4 of providing of the application;

Figure 10 is a circuit diagram of a kind of update device of providing of the application;

Figure 11 is another circuit diagram of a kind of update device of providing of the application;

Figure 12 is the another circuit diagram of a kind of update device of providing of the application;

Figure 13 is the structural representation of a kind of upgrade card embodiment 1 of providing of the application;

Figure 14 is the structural representation of a kind of upgrade card embodiment 2 of providing of the application;

Figure 15 is a kind of update device of providing of the application and the connecting circuit figure of upgrade card.

Embodiment

For making object, technical scheme and the advantage of the embodiment of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skills, not making the every other embodiment obtaining under creative work prerequisite, belong to the scope of protection of the invention.

For the independence of more specifically emphasizing to implement, this specification relates to number of modules or unit.For example, module or unit can be realized by hardware circuit, and this hardware circuit comprises special VLSI circuit or gate array, such as logic chip, transistor, or other assembly.Module or unit also can be realized in programmable computer hardware, such as field effect programmable gate array, programmable logic array, programmable logic device etc.

Module or unit also can be realized in the software performed by various forms of processors.Such as an executable code module can comprise computer instruction block one or more entities or logic, this block may be formed as, such as, object, program or function.But, not can not the needing physically to put together by operating part of identification module or unit, but can be formed by the different instruction that is stored in diverse location, in the time combining in logic, form module or unit and reach this module or the desired object in unit.

In fact, executable code module or unit can be a single instruction or multiple instruction, even can be distributed in the several different code section that is arranged in different programs, and across several memory devices.Similarly, operating data can and be shown in this module or unit by identification, and can be with any suitable form enforcement and in any suitable data structure form inner tissue.Operating data can assemble single data set, maybe can be distributed in the different position with different memory devices, and is only present in a system or network in electronic signal mode at least in part.

" embodiment " or similar term that this specification is mentioned represent the characteristic relevant with embodiment, structure or feature, are included at least one embodiment of the present invention.Therefore term " in one embodiment " that, this specification occurs, " in an embodiment " and similar term may but inevitablely all point to identical embodiment.

Moreover, characteristic of the present invention, structure or feature can be by any way in conjunction with in one or more embodiments.Below explanation will provide many specific details, such as examples such as programming, software module, user's selection, network trading, data base querying, database structure, hardware module, hardware circuit, hardware chips, so that the understanding to the embodiment of the present invention to be provided.But those of ordinary skill in the related art will find out the present invention, even without utilizing wherein one or more specific detail, or utilize other method, assembly, material etc. also can implement.On the other hand, be the present invention that avoids confusion, known structure, material or operation are not described in detail.

Referring to Fig. 1, show the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 1 that the application provides, the method is applied to the first electronic equipment, and this first electronic equipment is provided with processor, first interface and the second interface.The method realizes by following steps:

Step S101: in the time detecting that the second interface of described the first electronic equipment is connected with upgrade card, obtain the type signal of described upgrade card, and obtain the type of described upgrade card according to described type signal analysis;

Wherein, have the required content of upgrading in this upgrade card, as systems soft ware and parameter etc., according to the content in this upgrade card, this upgrade card can be divided into polytype.

Concrete, when upgrade card is connected with other electronic equipment, this electronic equipment can obtain the type signal of this upgrade card, and then judges the type of this upgrade card.

Wherein, the type signal of this upgrade card can be multiple, as low level signal, high level signal or pulse signal etc., in the present embodiment, does not limit.

It should be noted that, the type signal of this upgrade card, can send automatically for upgrade card, when also can be electronic equipment and being connected with this upgrade card, because the type of attachment between the two generates, in the present embodiment, does not limit.

Step S102: in the time that described upgrade card is the first kind, generate switching signal;

Wherein, this first electronic equipment can switch different patterns according to the type of the upgrade card of its connection, in different patterns, the connected mode difference of the processor of this first electronic equipment, to make the second electronic equipment of the first interface being connected with this first electronic equipment by different structure control.

Concrete, when the type signal according to this upgrade card, while judging that obtaining this upgrade card is the first kind, generate switching signal, so that this first electronic equipment can switch to other pattern.

Step S103: according to described switching signal, set up the first communication path between described first interface and described the second interface, and disconnect the second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment;

Wherein, disconnect behind this second communication path the second electronic equipment that described upgrade card is connected with described first interface by described the first communication path control;

Wherein, the first interface of this first electronic equipment is connected with the second electronic equipment.

Wherein, in the time that this first electronic equipment is not connected with this upgrade card, between the first interface of this first electronic equipment and its processor, be connected, between this first interface and processor is second communication path.

It should be noted that, when the first electronic equipment does not enter upgrade status, when the first electronic equipment is not connected with upgrade card, the information exchange of this electronic equipment first interface is crossed this second communication path transmission and is processed in the processor of electronic equipment.

Wherein, generate after switching signal, according to this switching signal, set up the first communication path between the second interface and first interface, and disconnecting this second communication path, current connection upgrade card in this second interface, connects first interface and the second interface and sets up the communication path between first interface and upgrade card, and being no longer transferred to processor, the information of first interface processes, but by this this first interface of upgrade card control.

Therefore, in the time that the upgrade card type being connected with this first electronic equipment is the first kind, this second interface is communicated with first interface, has made this upgrade card manage control to the second electronic equipment, and controlled without the first electronic equipment that now needs to upgrade.

Step S104: the first version according to the first system software carrying in described upgrade card carries out software upgrading to described the first electronic equipment.

Wherein, in this upgrade card, carry the first version of the first system software, in the time that this first electronic equipment is upgraded, according to the first version carrying in this upgrade card, this first electronic equipment is upgraded.

It should be noted that, the systems soft ware in this first electronic equipment and this upgrade card is generally same system software, as this first system software.

In the present embodiment, when this first electronic equipment is upgraded, by upgrade card, this second electronic equipment is managed to control, the impact on the second electronic equipment of having avoided the first electronic equipment upgrading to cause due to factors such as system are unstable, the integrality that improves upgrading, user experiences good.

Referring to Fig. 2, show the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 2 that the application provides.The method realizes by following steps:

Step S201: in the time detecting that the second interface of described the first electronic equipment is connected with upgrade card, obtain the type signal of described upgrade card, and obtain the type of described upgrade card according to described type signal analysis;

Step S202: in the time that described upgrade card is the first kind, generate switching signal;

Step S203: according to described switching signal, set up the first communication path between described first interface and described the second interface, and disconnect the second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that the second electronic equipment that described upgrade card is connected with described first interface by described the first communication path control;

Wherein, step S201-203 is consistent with the step S101-103 in embodiment 1, in the present embodiment, repeats no more.

Wherein, this first interface can comprise: USB(Universal Serial Bus, USB) interface.

Step S204: receive the upgrade command that described upgrade card sends;

Wherein, when described upgrade command is described first version higher than the second version of the first system software of current operation in described the first electronic equipment, generated by described upgrade card;

Wherein, carry the first version of the first system software in upgrade card, the first system software of current operation in the first electronic equipment is the second version, and when this first version is during higher than the second version, upgrade card generates upgrade command.

Wherein, this first electronic equipment receives this upgrade command, the first system software of its operation is upgraded starting.

Step S205: according to described upgrade command, be described first version by the first system software upgrading moving in described the first electronic equipment.

Wherein, while receiving this upgrade command, according to this upgrade command, to the first system software upgrading moving in this first electronic equipment, the second version of its operation is upgraded to first version.

In the present embodiment, judgement obtain systems soft ware in upgrade card higher than in the first electronic equipment, move version time, the first system software in this first electronic equipment is upgraded, be higher software to the systems soft ware of this first electronic equipment, avoided the mistake updating operation causing when operating software in lower than this first electronic equipment when the systems soft ware in this upgrade card.

Referring to Fig. 3, show the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 3 that the application provides.The method realizes by following steps:

Step 301: the second interface that detects in real time described electronic equipment;

Wherein, this second interface can comprise: HDMI(High Definition Multimedia Interface, high-resolution multimedia) interface, DP(Display Port, data processing) interface or VGA(Video Graphics Array, Video Graphics Array) the various protocol interfaces for digital data transmission such as interface.

Wherein, the second interface of this first electronic equipment is for being connected with upgrade card, detects in real time this second interface and just can obtain this second interface and whether have upgrade card connection.

Step 302: when receive connection signal at described the second interface, judge that described the second interface connects upgrade card;

Wherein, this connection signal can be multiple, as low level signal, high level signal or pulse signal etc., in the present embodiment, does not limit.

Wherein, in the time that this second interface connects upgrade card, can receive connection signal at the second interface, otherwise can not receive this connection signal.

Concrete, when in the time that this second interface receives signal, can first judge signal, whether be to connect signal, if, this second interface is connected with upgrade card, can continue to judge the type signal of this upgrade card, when this signal is not while connecting signal, can judge according to actual conditions, as whether fault of upgrade card, or whether the second interface break down etc., in the present embodiment, no longer limits.

Step 303: obtain the type signal of described upgrade card, and obtain the type of described upgrade card according to described type signal analysis;

Step S304: in the time that described upgrade card is the first kind, generate switching signal;

Step S305: according to described switching signal, set up the first communication path between described first interface and described the second interface, and disconnect the second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that described upgrade card controls by described second communication path the second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface;

Step S306: the first version according to the first system software carrying in described upgrade card carries out software upgrading to described the first electronic equipment.

Wherein this step S303-306 is consistent with the step S101-104 in embodiment 1, in the present embodiment, repeats no more.

In the present embodiment, first whether the second interface of the first electronic equipment is received to connection signal and judge, and judge whether to connect upgrade card according to the result of judgement, can realize and carry out real-time response to connecting upgrade card.

The application also provides a kind of information processing method, the method is applied in upgrade card, in this upgrade card, be provided with the first version of the first system software, this upgrade card is provided with the 3rd interface, and the 3rd interface can be used for being connected with the second electronic equipment that is connected to the first electronic equipment.

Referring to Fig. 4, show the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 4 that the application provides.The method realizes by following steps:

Step S401: generate type signal;

Wherein, this upgrade card can generate the type signal corresponding with its type.

Concrete, dissimilar upgrade card has its distinctive type signal, if this upgrade card is the first kind, in the time that the upgrade card of this first kind is connected with the first electronic equipment, second electronic equipment that can simultaneously be connected for this first electronic equipment is controlled, and in the time that this upgrade card is not the first kind, in the time that this upgrade card is connected with the first electronic equipment, can not realize the control to this second electronic equipment.

Step S402: in the time being connected with described the first electronic equipment, send described type signal to described the first electronic equipment;

Wherein, in the time that this upgrade card is connected with this first electronic equipment, the type signal of generation is sent to the first electronic equipment, so that this first electronic equipment judges according to the type signal whether this upgrade card is the first kind.

Concrete, if when this first electronic equipment judges that according to the type signal this upgrade card is the first kind, described the first electronic equipment generates switching signal, and disconnect the second communication path between first interface and the processor of the first electronic equipment according to this switching signal, set up the first communication path between first interface and described the second interface simultaneously.

Step S403: in the time receiving the switching signal of the first electronic equipment, connect the first interface of described the 3rd interface and described the first electronic equipment, obtain the first communication path, and the second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface according to described the first communication path control;

Concrete, when the first electronic equipment generates after switching signal, disconnect the second communication path between first interface and the processor of electronic equipment according to this switching signal, while setting up the communication of first between first interface and described the second interface road simultaneously, upgrade card receives after this switching signal, connect the first interface of its 3rd interface and the first electronic equipment, this upgrade card is connected with the first communication path by the 3rd interface, finally realizes this upgrade card and is connected with first interface.

Wherein, because the processor of the first electronic equipment is no longer connected with this first interface, this processor is no longer to this second equipment control being connected with first interface; And this upgrade card is connected with this first interface, this upgrade card is to this second equipment control being connected with first interface.

Step S404: the first version according to the first system software carrying in described upgrade card carries out software upgrading to described the first electronic equipment.

Wherein, after upgrade card is connected with the first electronic equipment, according to the first version of the first system software carrying in this upgrade card, the software in this first electronic equipment is upgraded.

This step is similar with the step S104 in embodiment 1, in the present embodiment, repeats no more.

In the present embodiment, upgrade card can generate type signal, so that the first coupled electronic equipment judges whether it is the first kind, if when this upgrade card is the first kind, while receiving the switching signal of this first electronic equipment generation, by upgrade card, this second electronic equipment being connected with this first electronic equipment by first interface is managed to control, the impact on the second electronic equipment of having avoided the first electronic equipment upgrading to cause due to factors such as system are unstable, the integrality that improves upgrading, user experiences good.

Referring to Fig. 5, show the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 5 that the application provides.The method realizes by following steps:

Step S501: generate type signal;

Step S502: in the time being connected with described the first electronic equipment, send described type signal to described the first electronic equipment;

Step S503: in the time receiving the switching signal of the first electronic equipment, connect the first interface of described the 3rd interface and described the first electronic equipment, obtain the first communication path, and the second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface according to described the first communication path control;

Wherein, the step S501-S503 in the present embodiment is consistent with the step S401-403 in embodiment 4, in the present embodiment, repeats no more.

Step S504: detect the first system software of current operation in described the first electronic equipment, obtaining described the first system software is the second version;

Wherein, in this first electronic equipment, current operation has the first system software, this systems soft ware is detected, obtain its version, when the second version moving in this first electronic equipment is during higher than first version in this upgrade card, system software release in this first electronic equipment is higher, needn't upgrade; If the second version moving in this first electronic equipment is during lower than first version in this upgrade card, the system software release in this first electronic equipment is lower, needn't upgrade.

Concrete, the mode that the version of the first system software of current operation in this first electronic equipment is detected can comprise: the parameter to described the first system software detects, in described parameter, comprise version identifier, as version number, the first system software that obtains current operation in described the first electronic equipment according to described version identifier is the second version.

Step S505: compare described first version and described the second version, obtain comparison result;

Wherein, first version is the version of the first system software in upgrade card, and the second version is the version of the first system software in the first electronic equipment, and two versions are compared, and obtains comparison result.

Wherein, this comparison result can be three kinds, comprising: first version is the same lower than the second version, two versions higher than the second version, first version.

Concrete, according to the mode that detects the second version in the first electronic equipment in step S504, can learn the version identifier of the second version, as 1.0 editions; Similarly, also can obtain the version identifier of the first version in this upgrade card, as 1.1 editions.

In actual enforcement, can directly compare this two version identifiers, such as, 1.1 editions higher than 1.0 editions, can obtain comparison result, and first version is higher than this second version.

Step S506: in the time that described comparison result shows described first version higher than described the second version, generate upgrade command and be sent to described the first electronic equipment, so that the first system software upgrading in described the first electronic equipment is first version.

Wherein, when the first version in upgrade card is during higher than the second version in the first electronic equipment, need to upgrade to the systems soft ware in the first electronic equipment according to this first version.

Concrete, generate upgrade command, and the port being connected with the first electronic equipment by this upgrade card transfers to this upgrade command in the first electronic equipment.

When the first electronic equipment receives after this upgrade command, can from this upgrade card, obtain the first system software of this first version, and then according to this first version, the first system software of its operation be upgraded.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, first perform step the control relation that S503 sets up upgrade card and the second electronic equipment, then perform step the version that S504 detects the systems soft ware moving in the first electronic equipment, in actual enforcement, be not limited to this, two steps can be changed the precedence of execution, also can carry out simultaneously.

A kind of information processing method embodiment providing with above-mentioned the application is corresponding, and the application also provides the embodiment of a kind of update device and upgrade card.

Referring to Fig. 6, show the structural representation of a kind of update device embodiment 1 that the application provides, this update device is applied in the first electronic equipment, and this first electronic equipment is provided with: processor, first interface and the second interface.This update device comprises:

Whether first detection module 601, be connected with upgrade card for detection of the second interface of described the first electronic equipment;

Wherein, while not connecting upgrade card in this second interface, this second interface is vacant, while connecting upgrade card, receives the type signal of the upgrade card of upgrade card transmission by this second interface in the second interface.

Wherein, whether first detection module 601 can be idle by this second interface, detects in this second interface whether have upgrade card.

Concrete, can be by detecting the type signal that whether has upgrade card.

Acquisition module 602, in the time detecting that the second interface of described the first electronic equipment is connected with upgrade card, obtains the type signal of described upgrade card;

Concrete, when upgrade card is connected with this first electronic equipment, the first electronic equipment receives the type signal of this upgrade card by the second interface.

Analysis module 603, for obtaining the type of described upgrade card according to described type signal analysis;

This electronic equipment can obtain the type signal of this upgrade card, and then judges the type of this upgrade card.

Wherein, this first electronic equipment can switch different patterns according to the type of the upgrade card of its connection, in different patterns, and the connected mode difference of the processor of this first electronic equipment.

Switching signal generation module 604, in the time that described upgrade card is the first kind, generates switching signal;

Wherein, this first electronic equipment switches different patterns according to the type of the upgrade card of its connection, and in different patterns, the second electronic equipment of the first interface being connected with this first electronic equipment is by different structure control.

Handover module 605, for the described switching signal of foundation, set up the first communication path between described first interface and described the second interface, and disconnect the second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that described upgrade card manages by described the first communication path the second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface;

Wherein, switching signal generation module 604 generates after switching signal, handover module 605 is according to this switching signal, set up the first communication path between the second interface and first interface, and disconnecting this second communication path, current connection upgrade card in this second interface, connects first interface and the second interface and sets up the communication path between first interface and upgrade card, and being no longer transferred to processor, the information of first interface processes, but by this this first interface of upgrade card control.

The first upgrading module 606, the first version of the first system software carrying for the described upgrade card of foundation carries out software upgrading to described the first electronic equipment.

Wherein, in this upgrade card, carry the first version of the first system software, in the time that the first upgrading module 606 is upgraded to this first electronic equipment, according to the first version carrying in this upgrade card, this first electronic equipment is upgraded.

The structural representation that shows a kind of update device embodiment 2 that the application provides referring to Fig. 7, this this update device comprises: first detection module 701, acquisition module 702, analysis module 703, switching signal generation module 704, handover module 705 and the first upgrading module 706.Wherein, this first upgrading module 706 comprises:

Receiving element 707, the upgrade command sending for receiving described upgrade card, described upgrade command is that the first version of the first system software that carries in upgrade card generates during higher than the second version of current operation in described the first electronic equipment;

Wherein, the receiving element of this first electronic equipment 707 receives these upgrade command, the first system software of its operation is upgraded starting.

Upgrading unit 708, for according to described upgrade command, is described first version by the first system software upgrading moving in described the first electronic equipment.

Wherein, when upgrading unit 708 receives this upgrade command, according to this upgrade command, to the first system software upgrading moving in this first electronic equipment, the second version of its operation is upgraded to first version.

The structural representation that shows a kind of update device embodiment 3 that the application provides referring to Fig. 8, this update device comprises: first detection module 801, acquisition module 802, analysis module 803, switching signal generation module 804, handover module 805 and the first upgrading module 806.Wherein, this first detection module 801 comprises:

The first detecting unit 807, for detecting in real time the second interface of described electronic equipment;

Wherein, this second interface can comprise: the various protocol interfaces for digital data transmission such as high-resolution multimedia HDMI interface, data processing DP interface or Video Graphics Array VGA interface.

Wherein, the second interface of this first electronic equipment is for being connected with upgrade card, and whether real-time this second interface of detection of the first detecting unit 807 just can obtain this second interface has upgrade card to connect.

Judging unit 808, for when receive connection signal at described the second interface, judges that described the second interface connects upgrade card.

Wherein, in the time that this second interface connects upgrade card, can receive connection signal at the second interface, judging unit 808 judges that described the second interface connects upgrade card.

Concrete, when in the time that this second interface receives signal, whether first judging unit 808 can judge signal, be to connect signal, if, this second interface is connected with upgrade card, can continue to judge the type signal of this upgrade card, when this signal is not while connecting signal, can judge according to actual conditions, as whether fault of upgrade card, or whether the second interface break down etc., in the present embodiment, no longer limits.

Show the structural representation of handover module in a kind of update device embodiment 4 that the application provides referring to Fig. 9, described handover module comprises the first pull-up resistor R1 and switches chip 901;

Wherein, described the first pull-up resistor R1 is connected with the first pin CTL of the second interface and described switching chip 901 respectively;

The second pin USB0 of described switching chip 901 is connected with the second equipment;

In the present embodiment, it is high level that power supply VCC and the first pull-up resistor R1 make the current potential of the first pin CTL, and this switching signal is low level signal, and in the time not receiving this switching signal, the CTL pin that switches chip 901 is high level; In the time receiving this switching signal, the CTL pin of this switching chip 901 is low level.

In the time that the first pin CTL of described handover module does not receive described switching signal, the 3rd pin USB1 of described switching chip is connected with described processor, the 4th pin USB3 free time of described switching chip 901;

In the time that the first pin CTL of described switching chip 901 receives described switching signal, the 4th pin USB2 of described switching chip is connected with upgrade card by the second interface, and disconnects being connected of described the 3rd pin USB1 and described processor.

Referring to Figure 10, show a circuit diagram of a kind of update device that the application provides, in the present embodiment, this first electronic equipment comprises: usb1, usb2, usb3, usb4, upgrade card interface 1001, USB HUB(USB hub) chip 1002, USB switch(USB switch) chip 1003, multimedia process chip 1004, pull-up resistor R1 and R2, power supply VCC.

Wherein, this usb1-usb4 and USB HUB chip 1002 form first interface, upgrade card interface is the second interface, USB switch chip 1003 has USB0 interface, USB1 interface, USB2 interface and CTL pin, and USB0 interface is connected with this USB HUB chip 1002, in the time that the upgrade card of the second interface connection is the first kind, this USB2 is connected with upgrade card interface, otherwise USB1 interface is connected with multimedia process chip 1004.

Wherein, the pin GPIO1 of multimedia process chip 1004 is connected with pull-up resistor R2, and is connected with upgrade card interface; The pin GPIO2 of multimedia process chip 1004 is connected with pull-up resistor R1, and is connected with upgrade card interface.

In this scene, in the time that described upgrade card is the first kind, type signal is low level signal, and link information is low level signal.

Referring to Figure 11, show another circuit diagram of a kind of update device that the application provides, this circuit diagram is corresponding with Figure 10, in this circuit diagram, in this upgrade card interface 1101, do not have upgrade card to connect, this pin GPIO1 and pin GPIO2 are high level, this USB switch chip 1103USB1 interface is connected with this USBHUB chip 1102, and USB1 interface is connected with multimedia process chip 1104, and this multimedia processor 1104 is controlled the data in this usb1-usb4.

Referring to Figure 12, show the another circuit diagram of a kind of update device that the application provides, in this circuit diagram, in the time that this upgrade card interface 1201 is connected with first kind upgrade card, pin GPIO1 and pin GPIO2 level change, and become low level, in this scene, in the time that described upgrade card is the first kind, the type signal that pin GPIO2 is corresponding is low level signal, and the link information that pin GPIO1 is corresponding is low level signal.And become low level once this pin GPIO2 level, it switches the on-state of USB1 and USB2 interface, USB2 interface is connected with upgrade card interface 1201, between USB1 interface and multimedia process chip 1204, be connected disconnection, so that the upgrade card that upgrade card interface 1201 connects is controlled the data in this usb1-usb4.

The application also provides a kind of upgrade card, is provided with the first version of the first system software in this upgrade card, and this upgrade card is provided with the 3rd interface, and the 3rd interface can be used for being connected with the second electronic equipment that is connected to the first electronic equipment.

The structural representation that shows a kind of upgrade card embodiment 1 that the application provides referring to Figure 13, this upgrade card comprises:

Type signal generation module 1301, for generating type signal;

Wherein, the type signal generation module 1301 of this upgrade card can generate the type signal corresponding with its type.

Sending module 1302, in the time that described upgrade card is connected with described the first electronic equipment, sends described type signal to described the first electronic equipment;

Wherein, in the time that this upgrade card is connected with this first electronic equipment, the type signal of generation is sent to the first electronic equipment by sending module 1302, so that this first electronic equipment judges according to the type signal whether this upgrade card is the first kind.

Link block 1303, in the time receiving the switching signal of the first electronic equipment, connects the first interface of described the 3rd interface and described the first electronic equipment, obtains the first communication path;

Concrete, when the first electronic equipment generates switching signal, disconnect the second communication path between first interface and the processor of electronic equipment according to this switching signal, while setting up the communication of first between first interface and described the second interface road simultaneously, upgrade card receives after this switching signal, link block 1303 connects its 3rd interface and the first electronic equipment first interface, and this upgrade card is connected with the first communication path by the 3rd interface, finally realizes this upgrade card and is connected with first interface.

Take over module 1304, for the second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface according to described the first communication path control;

Wherein, because the processor of the first electronic equipment is no longer connected with this first interface, this processor is no longer to this second equipment control being connected with first interface; And this upgrade card is connected with this first interface, the adapter module 1304 of this upgrade card is to this second equipment control being connected with first interface.

The second upgrading module 1305, for carrying out software upgrading according to described first version to described the first electronic equipment.

In the function of this module and update device embodiment 1 first upgrading module class seemingly, repeats no more in the present embodiment.

Show the structural representation of a kind of upgrade card embodiment 2 that the application provides referring to Figure 14, this upgrade card comprises: type signal generation module 1401, sending module 1402, link block 1403, adapter module 1404 and the second upgrading module 1405, wherein, described the second upgrading module 1405 comprises:

The first detecting unit 1406, for detection of the first system software of current operation in described the first electronic equipment, obtaining described the first system software is the second version;

Wherein, in this first electronic equipment, current operation has the first system software, the first detecting unit 1406 detects this systems soft ware, obtain its version, when the second version moving in this first electronic equipment is during higher than first version in this upgrade card, system software release in this first electronic equipment is higher, needn't upgrade; If the second version moving in this first electronic equipment is during lower than first version in this upgrade card, the system software release in this first electronic equipment is lower, needn't upgrade.

Concrete, the mode that the first detecting unit 1406 detects the version of the first system software of current operation in this first electronic equipment can comprise: the parameter to described the first system software detects, in described parameter, comprise version identifier, as version number, the first system software that obtains current operation in described the first electronic equipment according to described version identifier is the second version.

Comparing unit 1407, for comparing described first version and described the second version, obtains comparison result;

Wherein, first version is the version of the first system software in upgrade card, and the second version is the version of the first system software in the first electronic equipment, and comparing unit 1407 is compared two versions, obtains comparison result.

Concrete, foundation the first detecting unit 1406 detects the mode of the second version in the first electronic equipment, can learn the version identifier of the second version, as 1.0 editions; Similarly, also can obtain the version identifier of the first version in this upgrade card, as 1.1 editions.

Instruction generation unit 1408, in the time that described comparison result shows described first version higher than described the second version, generates upgrade command and is sent to described the first electronic equipment, so that the first system software upgrading in described the first electronic equipment is first version.

Concrete, instruction generation unit 1408 generates upgrade command, and the port being connected with the first electronic equipment by this upgrade card transfers to this upgrade command in the first electronic equipment.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, link block 1403 is set up the control relation of upgrade card and the second electronic equipment, and execution the first detecting unit 1406 detects the version of the systems soft ware moving in the first electronic equipment, the sequencing that does not limit execution in actual enforcement, two structures can be carried out sequentially, also can carry out simultaneously.

Referring to Figure 15, show a kind of update device that the application provides and the connecting circuit figure of upgrade card, this circuit diagram is corresponding with Figure 11, in this circuit diagram, the first electronic equipment comprises: usb1, usb2, usb3, usb4, upgrade card interface 1501, USB HUB(USB hub) chip 1502, USB switch(USB switch) chip 1503, multimedia process chip 1504, pull-up resistor R1 and R2, power supply VCC.

When this upgrade card 1505 is first kind upgrade card, in this upgrade card, there is control chip, to control the data in usb1-usb4.

When this upgrade card 1505 is connected to this upgrade card interface 1501, pin GPIO1 and pin GPIO2 level change, become low level, in this scene, in the time that described upgrade card is the first kind, the type signal that pin GPIO2 is corresponding is low level signal, and the link information that pin GPIO1 is corresponding is low level signal.In the time that this pin GPIO1 is low level signal, indicate that upgrade card is connected in upgrade card interface, when this pin GPIO2 is low level signal, represent that this upgrade card is the upgrade card that first kind upgrade card takes over the second electronic equipment.

USB switch chip 150 is connected with USB HUB chip 1503 by USB1 interface, when this pin GPIO2 level becomes low level, it switches the on-state of USB1 and USB2 interface, USB2 interface is connected with upgrade card interface 1501, between USB1 interface and multimedia process chip 1504, be connected disconnection, so that the upgrade card that upgrade card interface connects is controlled the data in this usb1-usb4.

It should be noted that, also has a kind of upgrade card, when this upgrade card is connected with the first electronic equipment, can not control the second electronic equipment, can only upgrade to the first system software in the first electronic equipment, the circuit structure of this upgrade card is compared with the upgrade card providing in the application, the pin that should be connected with GPIO2 is for empty, when this upgrade card is connected with the first electronic equipment, the type signal that this pin GPIO2 is corresponding or high level, continue to keep being connected between USB1 interface and multimedia process chip, keep USB2 interface and upgrade card interface off-state.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention; it should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the premise without departing from the principles of the invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be considered as protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. an information processing method, is characterized in that, described information processing method is applied to the first electronic equipment, and described the first electronic equipment is provided with processor, first interface and the second interface, and described method comprises:

2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, according to the first version of the first system software carrying in described upgrade card, described the first electronic equipment is carried out to software upgrading and comprises:

3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described in described electronic equipment detected the second interface be connected with upgrade card and comprise:

4. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described the second interface comprises: high-resolution multimedia HDMI interface, data processing DP interface or Video Graphics Array VGA interface.

5. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described first interface comprises: general-purpose serial bus USB interface.

6. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described type signal is low level signal.

7. method according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described connection signal is low level signal.

8. an information processing method, it is characterized in that, described information processing method is applied to upgrade card, in described upgrade card, be provided with the first version of the first system software, described upgrade card is provided with the 3rd interface, described the 3rd interface is used for connecting described upgrade card and the first electronic equipment, and the method comprises:

Generate type signal;

9. method according to claim 8, is characterized in that, according to the first version of the first system software carrying in described upgrade card, described the first electronic equipment is carried out to software upgrading and comprises:

10. a update device, is characterized in that, described update device is applied to the first electronic equipment, and described the first electronic equipment is provided with processor, first interface and the second interface, and described update device comprises:

Handover module, for the described switching signal of foundation, set up the first communication path between described first interface and described the second interface, and disconnect the second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that the second electronic equipment that described upgrade card is connected with described first interface by described the first communication path control;

11. update devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described the first upgrading module comprises:

12. update devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described first detection module comprises:

13. update devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that, in the time that described upgrade card is the first kind, described type signal is low level signal.

14. update devices according to claim 12, is characterized in that, described link information is low level signal.

15. update devices according to claim 13, is characterized in that, described handover module comprises the first pull-up resistor and switches chip;

16. update devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described the second interface comprises: HDMI interface, DP interface or VGA interface.

17. update devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described first interface comprises: USB interface.

18. 1 kinds of upgrade cards, is characterized in that, are provided with the first version of the first system software in described upgrade card, and described upgrade card is provided with the 3rd interface, and described the 3rd interface is used for connecting described upgrade card and the first electronic equipment, and this upgrade card also comprises:

Type signal generation module, for generating type signal;

19. upgrade cards according to claim 18, is characterized in that, described the second upgrading module comprises:

20. upgrade cards according to claim 18, is characterized in that, described type signal is ground signalling.