CN103813207B

CN103813207B - A kind of information processing method, update device and upgrade card

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Publication number: CN103813207B
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: 2017-01-04
Anticipated expiration: 2034-02-27
Also published as: CN103813207A

Abstract

The invention provides a kind of information processing method, this information processing method is applied to the first electronic equipment, first electronic equipment has processor, first interface and the second interface, when detecting that the second interface connection has upgrade card, obtain the type signal of upgrade card, and obtain the type of level card according to type signal analysis；When upgrade card is the first kind, generate switching signal；According to switching signal, set up the first communication path between first interface and the second interface, and disconnect the second communication path between first interface and processor, so that upgrade card controls the second electronic equipment being connected with first interface by the second communication path；And according to the systems soft ware carried in upgrade card, the first electronic equipment is carried out software upgrading.Use this information processing method, it is possible to when upgrading the software in the first electronic equipment, this upgrade card pair the second electronic equipment being connected with the first electronic equipment is managed controlling, and improves the integrity of upgrading, and Consumer's Experience is good.

Description

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

Technical field

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

Background technology

Intelligent television, is to have full open model platform, is equipped with operating system, and user is appreciating the same of general television content Time, it is also possible to install and uninstall types of applications software, the electronic equipment persistently function being expanded and upgrading voluntarily.

The basis that software runs as electronic equipment, is widely used in intelligent television.In order to improve intelligent television Function, needs to upgrade its software run.

In prior art, it is to use by intelligent television, the software in the USB flash disk carrying upgrading software to be operated, so that Intelligent television in software upgrading be in USB flash disk carrying software.

But, some external equipments also can be connected due to intelligent television, in this external equipment, the software of carrying is to Intelligent electric Depending on function increase, and when in current upgrade method, system to intelligent television is upgraded, just for Intelligent electric Depending on the system of self, and the software that function that the external equipment connected for intelligent television increases is corresponding, then cannot realize it Control so that the integrity of upgrading is affected, poor user experience.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, it is an object of the invention to provide a kind of information processing method, it is possible to realize by external upgrade card Automatically being managed the external equipment of intelligent television, the software upgrading to intelligent television is complete, improves Consumer's Experience.

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

When the second interface described first electronic equipment being detected connects and has upgrade card, obtain the type of described upgrade card Signal, and the type of described upgrade card is obtained according to described type signal analysis；

When 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 second interface, and Disconnect the second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that described upgrade card is by described the One communication path controls the second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface；

According to the first version of the first system software carried in described upgrade card, described first electronic equipment is carried out soft Part is upgraded.

Above-mentioned method, it is preferred that according to the first version of the first system software carried in described upgrade card to described First electronic equipment carries out software upgrading and includes:

Receive the upgrade command that described upgrade card sends；Described upgrade command is that described first version is higher than described first electricity In subset during the second edition of the current the first system software run, described upgrade card generate；

According to described upgrade command, it is described first by the first system software upgrading run in described first electronic equipment Version.

Above-mentioned method, it is preferred that described in detect described electronic equipment second interface connect have upgrade card to include:

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

When at described second interface to connection signal, it is judged that described second interface connects upgrade card.

Above-mentioned method, it is preferred that described second interface includes: high-resolution multimedia HDMI, DP display interface or Video Graphics Array USB interface.

Above-mentioned method, it is preferred that described first interface includes: general-purpose serial bus USB interface.

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

Above-mentioned method, it is preferred that 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 first in described upgrade card The first version of systems soft ware, described upgrade card is provided with the 3rd interface, described 3rd interface be used for connecting described upgrade card with First electronic equipment, the method includes:

Generate type signal；

When being connected with described first electronic equipment, send described type signal to described first electronic equipment；

When receiving the switching signal of the first electronic equipment, connect described 3rd interface and described first electronic equipment First interface, obtains the first communication path, and second be connected according to described first communication path control with described first interface Electronic equipment；

Detecting in described first electronic equipment the current the first system software run, obtaining described the first system software is the Two versions；

First version described in comparison and the described second edition, obtain comparison result；

When described comparison result shows described first version higher than the described second edition, generate upgrade command and send extremely Described first electronic equipment, so that the first system software upgrading in described first electronic equipment is first version.

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

First detection module, whether the second interface for detecting described first electronic equipment connects upgrade card；

Acquisition module, when having upgrade card for connecting when the second interface described first electronic equipment being detected, obtains institute State the type signal of upgrade card；

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

Switching signal generation module, for when described upgrade card is the first kind, generates switching signal；

Handover module, for according to described switching signal, sets up the between described first interface and described second interface One communication path, and disconnect the second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that described liter Level card manages, by described first communication path, the second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface；

First upgraded module, for the first version according to the first system software carried in described upgrade card to described the One electronic equipment carries out software upgrading.

Above-mentioned update device, it is preferred that described first upgraded module includes:

Receiving unit, for receiving the upgrade command that described upgrade card sends, described upgrade command is to carry in upgrade card The first version of the first system software higher than in described first electronic equipment current run the second edition time generate；

Upgrade unit, for according to described upgrade command, the first system software that will run in described first electronic equipment Upgrade to described first version.

Above-mentioned update device, it is preferred that described first detection module includes:

First detector unit, for the second interface of the described electronic equipment of detection in real time；

Judging unit, for when at described second interface to connection signal, it is judged that described second interface connects liter Level card.

Above-mentioned update device, it is preferred that when described upgrade card is the first kind, described type signal is low level letter Number.

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

Above-mentioned update device, it is preferred that described handover module includes the first pull-up resistor and switching chip；

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

Second pin of described switching chip and the second equipment are connected；

When the first pin of described handover module does not receives described switching signal, the 3rd pin of described switching chip with Described processor connects, and the 4th pin of described switching chip is idle；

When the first pin of described handover module receives described switching signal, the 4th pin of described switching chip leads to Cross the second interface to be connected with upgrade card, and disconnect the connection of described 3rd pin and described processor.

Above-mentioned update device, it is preferred that described second interface includes: HDMI, DP interface or USB interface.

Above-mentioned update device, it is preferred that described first interface includes: 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 3rd interface, described 3rd interface is used for connecting described upgrade card and the first electronic equipment, and this upgrade card also includes:

Type signal generation module, is used for generating type signal；

Sending module, for when described upgrade card is connected with described first electronic equipment, sends described type signal extremely Described first electronic equipment；

Link block, for when receiving the switching signal of the first electronic equipment, connects described 3rd interface with described The first interface of the first electronic equipment, obtains the first communication path；

Adapter module, sets for the second electronics controlling to be connected with described first interface according to described first communication path Standby；

Second upgraded module, for carrying out software upgrading according to described first version to described first electronic equipment.

Above-mentioned upgrade card, it is preferred that described second upgraded module includes:

First detector unit, for detecting the current the first system software run in described first electronic equipment, obtains institute Stating the first system software is the second edition；

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

Instruction signal generating unit, for when described comparison result shows described first version higher than the described second edition, raw Become upgrade command and send to described first electronic equipment, so that the first system software upgrading in described first electronic equipment is First version.

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

Understanding via above-mentioned technical scheme, the application provides a kind of information processing method, and described information processing method should For the first electronic equipment, described first electronic equipment is provided with processor, first interface and the second interface, described method bag Include: when the second interface described first electronic equipment being detected connects and has upgrade card, obtain the type signal of described upgrade card, And the type of described upgrade card is obtained according to described type signal analysis；When 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 second interface, and disconnect The second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that described upgrade card leads to by described second The second electronic equipment that letter path clustering is connected with described first interface；According to the systems soft ware carried in described upgrade card to institute State the first electronic equipment and carry out software upgrading.Use this information processing method, it is possible to the software in the first electronic equipment is being entered During row upgrading, this upgrade card pair the second electronic equipment being connected with the first electronic equipment is managed controlling, and improves upgrading Integrity, Consumer's Experience is good.

Accompanying drawing explanation

In order to be illustrated more clearly that the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, below will be to embodiment or existing In having technology to describe, the required accompanying drawing used is briefly described, it should be apparent that, the accompanying drawing in describing below is the present invention Some embodiments, for those of ordinary skill in the art, on the premise of not paying creative work, it is also possible to according to These accompanying drawings obtain other accompanying drawing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Detailed description of the invention

For making the purpose of the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer, below in conjunction with the embodiment of the present invention In accompanying drawing, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, it is clear that described embodiment is The a part of embodiment of the present invention rather than whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art The every other embodiment obtained under not making creative work premise, broadly falls into the scope of protection of the invention.

In order to more specifically emphasize the independence implemented, this specification relates to number of modules or unit.For example, mould Block or unit can be realized by hardware circuit, and this hardware circuit includes special VLSI circuit or gate array, such as logic chip, crystal Pipe, or other assembly.Module or unit also can realize in programmable hard ware, and such as field is imitated programmable gate array, can be compiled Journey array logic, programmable logic device etc..

Module or unit also can realize in by the software performed by various forms of processors.Such as, one can hold Row code module can include one or more entity or logic computer instruction block, and this block is formed into, such as, Object, program or function.But, can executable portion need not physically put together of identification module or unit, but can be by The different instruction being stored in diverse location is formed, and when combining in logic, forms module or unit and reaches this module Or the purpose required by unit.

It practice, executable code module or unit can be a single instruction or multiple instruction, it might even be possible to distribution is in place Several different code section in different programs, and across several storage devices.Similarly, operation data can be identified And be shown in this module or unit, and can implement in any suitable form and at any suitable data structure form Inner tissue.Operation data can assemble single data set, maybe can be distributed in the different position with different storage devices, And only it is present in a system or network in electronic signal mode at least in part.

" embodiment " mentioned by this specification or similar term represent characteristic, structure or the feature relevant with embodiment, It is included at least one embodiment of the present invention.Therefore, this specification is occurred term " in one embodiment ", " implementing In example " and similar term may but be not necessarily all sensing identical embodiment.

Furthermore, characteristic of the present invention, structure or feature can combine in one or more embodiments by any way. Following description will provide many specific details, and such as programming, software module, user's selection, network trading, data base look into The examples such as inquiry, database structure, hardware module, hardware circuit, hardware chip, to provide the understanding to the embodiment of the present invention.So And it is not those of ordinary skill in the related art are it will be seen that the present invention, even if utilizing wherein one or more specific detail or sharp Also can implement with other method, assembly, material etc..On the other hand, for the present invention that avoids confusion, known structure, material or behaviour Make not describe in detail.

Seeing Fig. 1, it is shown that the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 1 that the application provides, the method is applied In the first electronic equipment, this first electronic equipment is provided with processor, first interface and the second interface.The method is by following step Rapid realization:

Step S101: when the second interface described first electronic equipment being detected connects and has upgrade card, obtain described liter The type signal of level card, and the type of described upgrade card is obtained according to described type signal analysis；

Wherein, this upgrade card has the content needed for upgrading, such as systems soft ware and parameter etc., according in this upgrade card Content, 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 letter of this upgrade card Number, and then judge the type of this upgrade card.

Wherein, the type signal of this upgrade card can be multiple, such as low level signal, high level signal or pulse signal Deng, the present embodiment does not limits.

It should be noted that the type signal of this upgrade card, can be that upgrade card sends automatically, it is possible to for electronic equipment When being connected with this upgrade card, owing to type of attachment therebetween generates, the present embodiment does not limits.

Step S102: when described upgrade card is the first kind, generates switching signal；

Wherein, this first electronic equipment can switch different patterns according to the type of its upgrade card connected, different In pattern, the connected mode of the processor of this first electronic equipment is different, so that be connected with this first electronic equipment first Second electronic equipment of interface is by different structure control.

Concrete, when the type signal according to this upgrade card, it is judged that to obtain this upgrade card when being the first kind, generate switching Signal, so that this first electronic equipment can switch to other pattern.

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

Wherein, after disconnecting this second communication path, described upgrade card is controlled and described the by described first communication path The second electronic equipment that one interface is connected；

Wherein, the first interface of this first electronic equipment connects the second electronic equipment.

Wherein, when this first electronic equipment is not connected with this upgrade card, the first interface of this first electronic equipment and its Connect between processor, between this first interface and processor for the second communication path.

During it should be noted that the first electronic equipment is introduced into upgrade status, the i.e. first electronic equipment does not links with upgrading When connecing, the information of this electronic equipment first interface is transferred in the processor of electronic equipment locate by this second communication path Reason.

Wherein, after generating switching signal, according to this switching signal, set up first between the second interface and first interface and lead to Letter path, and disconnect this second communication path, this second interface currently connects upgrade card, connects first interface and the second interface I.e. set up the information transfer path between first interface and upgrade card, and the information of first interface is no longer transferred to processor and carries out Process, but controlled this first interface by this upgrade card.

Therefore, when the upgrade card type being connected with this first electronic equipment is the first kind, by this second interface and One orifice so that have this upgrade card to be managed the second electronic equipment controlling, and without now needing to carry out to upgrade First electronic equipment is controlled.

Step S104: described first electronics is set according to the first version of the first system software carried in described upgrade card For carrying out software upgrading.

Wherein, this upgrade card carries the first version of the first system software, when this first electronic equipment is risen During level, according to the first version carried in this upgrade card, this first electronic equipment is upgraded.

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

In the present embodiment, when this first electronic equipment is upgraded, this second electronic equipment is entered upgrade card Line pipe reason controls, it is to avoid the shadow to the second electronic equipment that the first electronic equipment upgrading causes due to factors such as system are unstable Ringing, improve the integrity of upgrading, Consumer's Experience is good.

See Fig. 2, it is shown that the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 2 that the application provides,.The method is passed through Following steps realize:

Step S201: when the second interface described first electronic equipment being detected connects and has upgrade card, obtain described liter The type signal of level card, and the type of described upgrade card is obtained according to described type signal analysis；

Step S202: when described upgrade card is the first kind, generates switching signal；

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

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

Wherein, this first interface may include that USB (Universal Serial Bus, USB (universal serial bus)) interface.

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

Wherein, described upgrade command is that described first version is higher than first currently run in described first electronic equipment System software the second edition time, described upgrade card generate；

Wherein, upgrade card carries the first version of the first system software, first currently run in the first electronic equipment Systems soft ware is the second edition, and when this first version is higher than the second edition, upgrade card generates upgrade command.

Wherein, this first electronic equipment receives this upgrade command, to start to rise its first system software run Level.

Step S205: according to described upgrade command, the first system software upgrading that will run in described first electronic equipment For described first version.

Wherein, when receiving this upgrade command, according to this upgrade command, to first run in this first electronic equipment it is System software upgrading, the second edition run upgrades to first version.

In the present embodiment, it is judged that obtain the systems soft ware in upgrade card higher than the version run in the first electronic equipment Time, the first system software in this first electronic equipment to be upgraded, the systems soft ware to this first electronic equipment is higher Software, it is to avoid the mistake upgrading caused when running software during the systems soft ware in this upgrade card is less than this first electronic equipment Operation.

See Fig. 3, it is shown that the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 3 that the application provides,.The method is passed through Following steps realize:

Step 301: detect the second interface of described electronic equipment in real time；

Wherein, this second interface may include that HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface, height Clear multimedia) interface, DP (Display Port, display) interface or VGA (Video Graphics Array, video and graphic Array) the various protocol interfaces for digital data transmission such as interface.

Wherein, the second interface of this first electronic equipment, for being connected with upgrade card, detects this second interface in real time and just may be used Obtain whether this second interface has upgrade card to connect.

Step 302: when at described second interface to connection signal, it is judged that described second interface connects upgrade card；

Wherein, this connection signal can be multiple, such as low level signal, high level signal or pulse signal etc., this reality Execute in example and do not limit.

Wherein, when this second interface connects upgrade card, it is able to receive that connection signal at the second interface, otherwise can not connect By this connection signal.

Concrete, when when this second interface is to signal, can first signal be judged, if for connecting letter Number, if it is, this second interface connects upgrade card, can continue to judge the type signal of this upgrade card, when this signal is not When connecting signal, can judge according to practical situation, such as upgrade card whether fault, or whether the second interface breaks down Deng, the present embodiment no longer limits.

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

Step S304: when described upgrade card is the first kind, generates switching signal；

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

Step S306: described first electronics is set according to the first version of the first system software carried in described upgrade card For carrying out software upgrading.

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

In the present embodiment, first the second interface to the first electronic equipment whether receive connection signal judge, and Judge whether to connect upgrade card according to the result judged, it is possible to realize connection upgrade card is carried out real-time response.

Present invention also provides a kind of information processing method, the method is applied in upgrade card, is provided with in this upgrade card 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 and be connected to the first electricity Second electronic equipment of subset is connected.

See Fig. 4, it is shown that the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 4 that the application provides,.The method is passed through Following steps realize:

Step S401: generate type signal；

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

Concrete, different types of upgrade card has its distinctive type signal, as this upgrade card is the first kind, when this When the upgrade card of the first kind and the first electronic equipment are connected, can set simultaneously for the second electronics that this first electronic equipment is connected For being controlled, and when this upgrade card is not the first kind, when this upgrade card and the first electronic equipment are connected, then can not be real The now control to this second electronic equipment.

Step S402: when being connected with described first electronic equipment, sends described type signal to described first electronics and sets Standby；

Wherein, when this upgrade card is connected with this first electronic equipment, the type signal generated is sent to the first electronics Equipment, in order to according to the type signal, this first electronic equipment judges whether this upgrade card is the first kind.

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

Step S403: when receiving the switching signal of the first electronic equipment, connects described 3rd interface and described first The first interface of electronic equipment, obtains the first communication path, and controls and described first interface according to described first communication path The second electronic equipment being connected；

Concrete, after the first electronic equipment generates switching signal, disconnect first interface and electronics according to this switching signal The second communication path between the processor of equipment, sets up the first communication lines between first interface and described second interface simultaneously Time, after upgrade card receives this switching signal, connect its 3rd interface and first interface of the first electronic equipment, i.e. this upgrade card It is connected by the 3rd interface and the first communication path, finally realizes this upgrade card and be connected with first interface.

Wherein, owing to the processor of the first electronic equipment is no longer connected with this first interface, then this processor is no longer to this The second equipment being connected with first interface controls；And this upgrade card is connected with this first interface, then this upgrade card to this with first The second equipment that interface connects controls.

Step S404: described first electronics is set according to the first version of the first system software carried in described upgrade card For carrying out software upgrading.

Wherein, after upgrade card and the first electronic equipment connect, according to the first system software carried in this upgrade card Software in this first electronic equipment is upgraded by first version.

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

In the present embodiment, upgrade card can generate type signal, in order to the first coupled electronic equipment judges it Whether it is the first kind, if this upgrade card is the first kind, when receiving the switching signal that this first electronic equipment generates, by This second electronic equipment being connected with this first electronic equipment by first interface is managed controlling by upgrade card, it is to avoid the The impact on the second electronic equipment that one electronic equipment upgrading causes due to factors such as system instability, improves the complete of upgrading Property, Consumer's Experience is good.

See Fig. 5, it is shown that the flow chart of a kind of information processing method embodiment 5 that the application provides,.The method is passed through Following steps realize:

Step S501: generate type signal；

Step S502: when being connected with described first electronic equipment, sends described type signal to described first electronics and sets Standby；

Step S503: when receiving the switching signal of the first electronic equipment, connects described 3rd interface and described first The first interface of electronic equipment, obtains the first communication path, and controls and described first interface according to described first communication path The second electronic equipment being connected；

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

Step S504: detecting the current the first system software run in described first electronic equipment, obtaining described first is System software is the second edition；

Wherein, in this first electronic equipment, current operation has the first system software, detects this systems soft ware, obtains Its version, when the second edition run in this first electronic equipment is higher than the first version in this upgrade card, this first electronics System software release in equipment is higher, then need not upgrade；If the second edition run in this first electronic equipment is low During first version in this upgrade card, the system software release in this first electronic equipment is relatively low, then need not upgrade.

Concrete, can to the mode that in this first electronic equipment, currently the version of the first system software of operation detects To include: the parameter of described the first system software is detected, described parameter comprises version identifier, such as version number, foundation It is the second edition that described version identifier obtains the current the first system software run in described first electronic equipment.

Step S505: first version described in comparison and the described second edition, obtains comparison result；

Wherein, first version is the version of the first system software in upgrade card, and the second edition is in the first electronic equipment Two versions are compared, are obtained comparison result by the version of the first system software.

Wherein, this comparison result can be three kinds, including: first version is less than second higher than the second edition, first version Version, two versions are the same.

Concrete, detect the mode of the second edition in the first electronic equipment according in step S504, the second edition can be learnt Version identifier, such as 1.0 editions；It is similar to, it is possible to obtain the version identifier of first version in this upgrade card, such as 1.1 editions.

Actual implement in can directly comparison the two version identifier, such as, 1.1 editions higher than 1.0 editions, then can get comparison As a result, first version is higher than this second edition.

Step S506: when described comparison result shows described first version higher than the described second edition, generates upgrading and refers to Make and send to described first electronic equipment, so that the first system software upgrading in described first electronic equipment is the first edition This.

Wherein, when the first version in upgrade card is higher than the second edition in the first electronic equipment, need according to this Systems soft ware in first electronic equipment is upgraded by one version.

Concrete, generate upgrade command, and this upgrading is referred to by the port connected by this upgrade card and the first electronic equipment Order is transmitted to the first electronic equipment.

After the first electronic equipment receives this upgrade command, can obtain the first of this first version from this upgrade card is System software, and then according to this first version, its first system software run is upgraded.

It should be noted that in the present embodiment, step S503 is first carried out and sets up upgrade card and the control of the second electronic equipment Relation processed, then performs step S504 and detects the version of the systems soft ware run in the first electronic equipment, do not limit in actual enforcement Due to this, two steps can change the precedence of execution, it is also possible to perform simultaneously.

A kind of information processing method embodiment provided with above-mentioned the application is corresponding, present invention also provides a kind of liter Stage arrangement and the embodiment of upgrade card.

See Fig. 6, it is shown that the structural representation of a kind of update device embodiment 1 that the application provides, this update device Applying in the first electronic equipment, this first electronic equipment is provided with processor, first interface and the second interface.This upgrading fills Put and include:

First detection module 601, whether the second interface for detecting described first electronic equipment connects upgrade card；

Wherein, when being not connected with upgrade card in this second interface, this second interface is vacant, connects upgrade card in the second interface Time, by the type signal of the upgrade card that this second interface upgrade card sends.

Wherein, whether first detection module 601 can be left unused by this second interface, detects in this second interface whether have liter Level card.

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

Acquisition module 602, when having upgrade card for connecting when the second interface described first electronic equipment being detected, obtains The type signal of described upgrade card；

Concrete, when upgrade card is connected with this first electronic equipment, the first electronic equipment passes through this liter of the second interface The type signal of level card.

Analyze 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 its upgrade card connected, different In pattern, the connected mode of the processor of this first electronic equipment is different.

Switching signal generation module 604, for when described upgrade card is the first kind, generates switching signal；

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

Handover module 605, for according to described switching signal, sets up between described first interface and described second interface First communication path, and disconnect the second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that described Upgrade card manages, by described first communication path, the second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface；

Wherein, after switching signal generation module 604 generates switching signal, handover module 605, according to this switching signal, is set up The first communication path between second interface and first interface, and disconnect this second communication path, this second interface currently connects Connect upgrade card, connect first interface and the second interface i.e. sets up the information transfer path between first interface and upgrade card, and the The information of one interface is no longer transferred to processor and processes, but is controlled this first interface by this upgrade card.

First upgraded module 606, for the first version according to the first system software carried in described upgrade card to institute State the first electronic equipment and carry out software upgrading.

Wherein, this upgrade card carries the first version of the first system software, when the first upgraded module 606 to this first When electronic equipment is upgraded, according to the first version carried in this upgrade card, this first electronic equipment is upgraded.

See the structural representation of a kind of update device embodiment 2 that Fig. 7 shows that the application provides, this this update device Including: first detection module 701, acquisition module 702, analysis module 703, switching signal generation module 704, handover module 705 With the first upgraded module 706.Wherein, this first upgraded module 706 includes:

Receiving unit 707, for receiving the upgrade command that described upgrade card sends, described upgrade command is to take in upgrade card Generate when the first version of the first system software of band is higher than the second edition currently run in described first electronic equipment；

Wherein, the reception unit 707 of this first electronic equipment receives this upgrade command, to start to what it ran first to be System software is upgraded.

Upgrade unit 708, for according to described upgrade command, by soft for the first system run in described first electronic equipment Part upgrades to described first version.

Wherein, when upgrade unit 708 receives this upgrade command, according to this upgrade command, in this first electronic equipment The first system software upgrading run, the second edition run upgrades to first version.

See the structural representation of a kind of update device embodiment 3 that Fig. 8 shows that the application provides, this update device bag Include: first detection module 801, acquisition module 802, analysis module 803, switching signal generation module 804, handover module 805 and First upgraded module 806.Wherein, this first detection module 801 includes:

First detector unit 807, for the second interface of the described electronic equipment of detection in real time；

Wherein, this second interface may include that high-resolution multimedia HDMI, DP display interface or Video Graphics Array The various protocol interface for digital data transmission such as USB interface.

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

Judging unit 808, for when at described second interface to connection signal, it is judged that described second interface connects Upgrade card.

Wherein, when this second interface connects upgrade card, it is able to receive that connection signal at the second interface, it is judged that unit 808 judge that described second interface connects upgrade card.

Concrete, when when this second interface is to signal, it is judged that first signal can be judged by unit 808, is No for connecting signal, if it is, the connection of this second interface has upgrade card, can continue to judge the type signal of this upgrade card, when When this signal is not to connect signal, can judge according to practical situation, such as upgrade card whether fault, or whether the second interface Break down, the present embodiment no longer limits.

See Fig. 9 and show the structural representation of handover module, institute in a kind of update device embodiment 4 that the application provides State handover module and include the first pull-up resistor R1 and switching chip 901；

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

Second pin USB0 of described switching chip 901 and the second equipment are connected；

In the present embodiment, it is high level that power supply VCC and the first pull-up resistor R1 makes the current potential of the first pin CTL, should Switching signal is low level signal, and when not receiving this switching signal, the CTL pin of switching chip 901 is high level；When connecing When receiving this switching signal, the CTL pin of this switching chip 901 is low level.

When the first pin CTL of described handover module does not receives described switching signal, the 3rd of described switching chip draws Foot USB1 is connected with described processor, and the 4th pin USB3 of described switching chip 901 is idle；

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

See Figure 10, it is shown that a circuit diagram of a kind of update device that the application provides, in the present embodiment, this first electricity Subset includes: usb1, usb2, usb3, usb4, upgrade card interface 1001, USB HUB (usb hub) chip 1003, USB Switch (USB switching) chip 1002, multi-media processing chip 1004, pull-up resistor R1 and R2, power supply VCC.

Wherein, this usb1-usb4 and USB HUB chip 1003 forms first interface, and upgrade card interface is the second interface, USB switch chip 1002 has USB0 interface, USB1 interface, USB2 interface and CTL pin, USB0 interface and this USB HUB Chip 1003 connects, and when the upgrade card that the second interface connects is the first kind, this USB2 is connected with upgrade card interface, otherwise, USB1 interface is connected with multi-media processing chip 1004,.

Wherein, the pin GPIO1 of multi-media processing chip 1004 is connected with pull-up resistor R2, and with upgrade card interface phase Even；The pin GPIO2 of multi-media processing chip 1004 is connected with pull-up resistor R1, and is connected with upgrade card interface.

In this scenario, when described upgrade card is the first kind, type signal is low level signal, and link information is low Level signal.

See Figure 11, it is shown that another circuit diagram of a kind of update device that the application provides, this circuit diagram and Figure 10 pair Answering, do not have upgrade card to connect in this circuit diagram in this upgrade card interface 1101, this pin GPIO1 and pin GPIO2 is high electricity Flat, this USB switch chip 1102USB0 interface is connected with this USB HUB chip 1103, USB1 interface and multi-media processing core Sheet 1104 connects so that the data in this usb1-usb4 are controlled by this multimedia processor 1104.

See Figure 12, it is shown that the another circuit diagram of a kind of update device that the application provides, in this circuit diagram, when this liter When level card interface 1201 connection has first kind upgrade card, pin GPIO1 and pin GPIO2 level change, and become low electricity Flat, in this scenario, when described upgrade card is the first kind, type signal corresponding for pin GPIO2 is low level signal, pipe Link information corresponding for foot GPIO1 is low level signal.And become low level once this pin GPIO2 level, its switching The on-state of USB1 and USB2 interface, USB2 interface is connected with upgrade card interface 1201, USB1 interface and multi-media processing core Connection between sheet 1204 disconnects, so that the data in this usb1-usb4 are carried out by the upgrade card that upgrade card interface 1201 connects Control.

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

Seeing the structural representation of a kind of upgrade card embodiment 1 that Figure 13 shows that the application provides, this upgrade card includes:

Type signal generation module 1301, is used 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, for when described upgrade card is connected with described first electronic equipment, sends described type letter Number to described first electronic equipment；

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

Link block 1303, for when receiving the switching signal of the first electronic equipment, connect described 3rd interface with The first interface of described first electronic equipment, obtains the first communication path；

Concrete, when the first electronic equipment generates switching signal, disconnect first interface according to this switching signal and set with electronics The second communication path between standby processor, sets up the first communication lines between first interface and described second interface simultaneously Time, after upgrade card receives this switching signal, link block 1303 connects its 3rd interface and the first electronic equipment first interface, This upgrade card i.e. is connected by the 3rd interface and the first communication path, finally realizes this upgrade card and is connected with first interface.

Adapter module 1304, for the second electronics controlling to be connected with described first interface according to described first communication path Equipment；

Wherein, owing to the processor of the first electronic equipment is no longer connected with this first interface, then this processor is no longer to this The second equipment being connected with first interface controls；And this upgrade card is connected with this first interface, then the adapter module of this upgrade card 1304 pairs of the second equipment should being connected with first interface control.

Second upgraded module 1305, for carrying out software upgrading according to described first version to described first electronic equipment.

The function of this module is similar with the first upgraded module in update device embodiment 1, repeats no more in the present embodiment.

Seeing the structural representation of a kind of upgrade card embodiment 2 that Figure 14 shows that the application provides, this upgrade card includes: Type signal generation module 1401, sending module 1402, link block 1403, adapter module 1404 and the second upgraded module 1405, wherein, described second upgraded module 1405 includes:

First detector unit 1406, for detecting the current the first system software run in described first electronic equipment, It is the second edition to described the first system software；

Wherein, in this first electronic equipment, current operation has the first system software, and the first detector unit 1406 is to this system Software detects, and obtains its version, first in the second edition run in this first electronic equipment is higher than this upgrade card During version, the system software release in this first electronic equipment is higher, then need not upgrade；If in this first electronic equipment When the second edition run is less than the first version in this upgrade card, the system software release in this first electronic equipment is relatively low, Then need not upgrade.

Concrete, first detector unit 1406 version to the first system software run current in this first electronic equipment The mode carrying out detecting may include that the parameter to described the first system software detects, and comprises version mark in described parameter Knowing, such as version number, obtaining the current the first system software that runs in described first electronic equipment according to described version identifier is the Two versions.

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

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

Concrete, detect the mode of the second edition in the first electronic equipment according to the first detector unit 1406, the can be learnt The version identifier of two versions, such as 1.0 editions；It is similar to, it is possible to obtain the version identifier of first version in this upgrade card, such as 1.1 Version.

When described comparison result, instruction signal generating unit 1408, for showing that described first version is higher than the described second edition Time, generate upgrade command and send to described first electronic equipment, so that the first system software in described first electronic equipment Upgrade to first version.

Concrete, instruction signal generating unit 1408 generates upgrade command, and is connected by this upgrade card and the first electronic equipment Port by the transmission of this upgrade command in the first electronic equipment.

It should be noted that in the present embodiment, link block 1403 sets up the control pass of upgrade card and the second electronic equipment It is, and execution the first detector unit 1406 detects the version of the systems soft ware run in the first electronic equipment, in actual enforcement Not limiting the sequencing of execution, two structures can perform sequentially, it is also possible to perform simultaneously.

See Figure 15, it is shown that a kind of update device of the application offer and the connection circuit diagram of upgrade card, this circuit diagram Corresponding with Figure 11, in this circuit diagram, the first electronic equipment includes: usb1, usb2, usb3, usb4, upgrade card interface 1501, USB HUB (usb hub) chip 1503, USB switch (USB switching) chip 1502, multi-media processing chip 1504, pull-up electricity Resistance R1 and R2, power supply VCC.

When this upgrade card 1505 is first kind upgrade card, this upgrade card has control chip, to control usb1-usb4 In data.

Become when this upgrade card 1505 is connected to this upgrade card interface 1501, pin GPIO1 and pin GPIO2 level Changing, become low level, in this scenario, when described upgrade card is the first kind, type signal corresponding for pin GPIO2 is low Level signal, link information corresponding for pin GPIO1 is low level signal.When this pin GPIO1 is low level signal, represent There is upgrade card to be connected in upgrade card interface, when this pin GPIO2 is low level signal, represent that this upgrade card is first kind liter The upgrade card of level i.e. adapter the second electronic equipment of card.

USB switch chip 1502 is connected with USB HUB chip 1503 by USB0 interface, and this pin GPIO2 level becomes During for low level, the on-state of its switching USB1 and USB2 interface, USB2 interface is connected with upgrade card interface 1501, and USB1 connects Connection between mouth and multi-media processing chip 1504 disconnects, so that the upgrade card that upgrade card interface connects is to this usb1-usb4 In data be controlled.

During it should be noted that also have a kind of upgrade card, this upgrade card and the first electronic equipment to connect, can not be to second Electronic equipment is controlled, and can only upgrade the first system software in the first electronic equipment, the circuit knot of this upgrade card Structure is compared with upgrade card provided herein, and the pin should being connected with GPIO2 is sky, i.e. this upgrade card and the first electronics sets Standby when being connected, type signal that this pin GPIO2 is corresponding or high level, continue to keep USB1 interface and multi-media processing chip Between connection, keep USB2 interface and upgrade card interface off-state.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is noted that for the ordinary skill people of the art For Yuan, under the premise without departing from the principles of the invention, it is also possible to make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should It is considered as protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

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

When the second interface described first electronic equipment being detected connects and has upgrade card, obtain the type letter of described upgrade card Number, and the type of described upgrade card is obtained according to described type signal analysis；

When 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 second interface, and disconnect The second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that described upgrade card leads to by described first The second electronic equipment that letter path clustering is connected with described first interface；

According to the first version of the first system software carried in described upgrade card, described first electronic equipment is carried out software liter Level.

Method the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that according to the first system software carried in described upgrade card First version carries out software upgrading to described first electronic equipment and includes:

Receive the upgrade command that described upgrade card sends；Described upgrade command is that described first version sets higher than described first electronics In Bei during the second edition of the current the first system software run, described upgrade card generate；

According to described upgrade command, it is the described first edition by the first system software upgrading run in described first electronic equipment This.

Method the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described in detect described electronic equipment second interface connect Upgrade card is had to include:

Method the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described second interface includes: high-resolution multimedia HDMI connects Mouth, DP display interface or Video Graphics Array USB interface.

Method the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described first interface includes: general-purpose serial bus USB connects Mouthful.

Method the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described type signal is low level signal.

Method the most according to claim 3, it is characterised in that described connection signal is low level signal.

8. an information processing method, it is characterised in that described information processing method is applied to upgrade card, sets in described upgrade card Being equipped with the first version of the first system software, described upgrade card is provided with the 3rd interface, and described 3rd interface is used for connecting described Upgrade card and the first electronic equipment, the method includes:

Generate type signal；

When receiving the switching signal of the first electronic equipment, connect the first of described 3rd interface and described first electronic equipment Interface, obtains the first communication path, and controls the second electronics being connected with described first interface according to described first communication path Equipment；

Method the most according to claim 8, it is characterised in that according to the first system software carried in described upgrade card First version carries out software upgrading to described first electronic equipment and includes:

Detecting the current the first system software run in described first electronic equipment, obtaining described the first system software is the second edition This；

When described comparison result shows described first version higher than the described second edition, generate upgrade command and send to described First electronic equipment, so that the first system software upgrading in described first electronic equipment is first version.

10. a update device, it is characterised in that described update device is applied to the first electronic equipment, described first electronics sets For being provided with processor, first interface and the second interface, described update device includes:

Acquisition module, when having upgrade card for connecting when the second interface described first electronic equipment being detected, obtains described liter The type signal of level card；

Handover module, for according to described switching signal, sets up first between described first interface and described second interface and leads to Letter path, and disconnect the second communication path between described first interface and the processor of electronic equipment, so that described upgrade card The second electronic equipment being connected with described first interface is controlled by described first communication path；

First upgraded module, for the first version according to the first system software carried in described upgrade card to described first electricity Subset carries out software upgrading.

11. update devices according to claim 10, it is characterised in that described first upgraded module includes:

Receiving unit, for receiving the upgrade command that described upgrade card sends, described upgrade command is the carried in upgrade card Generate when the first version of one systems soft ware is higher than the second edition currently run in described first electronic equipment；

Upgrade unit, for according to described upgrade command, the first system software upgrading that will run in described first electronic equipment For described first version.

12. update devices according to claim 10, it is characterised in that described first detection module includes:

Judging unit, for when at described second interface to connection signal, it is judged that described second interface connects upgrade card.

13. update devices according to claim 10, it is characterised in that when described upgrade card is the first kind, described Type signal is low level signal.

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

15. update devices according to claim 13, it is characterised in that described handover module include the first pull-up resistor and Switching chip；

When the first pin of described handover module does not receives described switching signal, the 3rd pin of described switching chip is with described Processor connects, and the 4th pin of described switching chip is idle；

When the first pin of described handover module receives described switching signal, the 4th pin of described switching chip is by the Two interfaces are connected with upgrade card, and disconnect the connection of described 3rd pin and described processor.

16. update devices according to claim 10, it is characterised in that described second interface includes: HDMI, DP connect Mouth or USB interface.

17. update devices according to claim 10, it is characterised in that described first interface includes: USB interface.

18. 1 kinds of upgrade cards, it is characterised in that be provided with the first version of the first system software, described liter in described upgrade card Level card is provided with the 3rd interface, and described 3rd interface is used for connecting described upgrade card and the first electronic equipment, and this upgrade card also wraps Include:

Type signal generation module, is used for generating type signal；

Sending module, for when described upgrade card is connected with described first electronic equipment, sends described type signal to described First electronic equipment；

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

Adapter module, for the second electronic equipment controlling to be connected with described first interface according to described first communication path；

19. upgrade cards according to claim 18, it is characterised in that described second upgraded module includes:

First detector unit, for detecting in described first electronic equipment the current the first system software run, obtains described the One systems soft ware is the second edition；

Instruction signal generating unit, for when described comparison result shows described first version higher than the described second edition, generating and rise Level instruction also sends to described first electronic equipment, so that the first system software upgrading in described first electronic equipment is first Version.

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