CN112162764A

CN112162764A - Display device, server and camera software upgrading method

Info

Publication number: CN112162764A
Application number: CN202011196607.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 庄广海; 李祥艳
Original assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-10-30
Filing date: 2020-10-30
Publication date: 2021-01-01

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a display device, a server and a camera software upgrading method, when the display device receives a camera software upgrading instruction, the device information of a camera is obtained, and a software upgrading request message is sent to the server, wherein the software upgrading request message comprises the device information; the server generates software updating information corresponding to the camera according to the equipment information and equipment information of various types of peripheral cameras stored in the server, and sends the software updating information to the display equipment, and the display equipment can update the software corresponding to the camera according to the received software updating information. According to the embodiment of the application, the device information and the software upgrading package of various types of cameras are stored in the server, when the display device needs to carry out software upgrading on the camera, the software upgrading package of the camera can be obtained from the server based on the device information of the camera, and software upgrading of the camera is completed.

Description

Display device, server and camera software upgrading method

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to the technical field of display equipment, in particular to display equipment, a server and a camera software upgrading method.

Background

With the development of electronic technology and internet technology, various display devices are widely used in people's daily life. For example, the cameras of the peripheral devices are added to most of existing televisions, so that the requirement of people for watching movie programs in daily life can be met, and the social requirement of people can also be met.

In order to meet the consumption requirements of different users, the cameras of most of television sets can be selected, that is, the user can choose not to buy the standard camera of the television set but choose to buy the cameras of other models or brands.

Because the software installed in the cameras of different models or brands can be different, the software upgrading program of the camera configured in the background of the television can only upgrade the software of the camera standardized by the television, and for the camera not standardized by the television, the television cannot upgrade the software of the camera, which affects the normal use of users.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a display device, a server and a camera software upgrading method, and can solve the technical problems that in the prior art, the display device can only carry out software upgrading on a standard camera and can not carry out software upgrading on cameras of other models.

In some embodiments, the present application provides a display device, including:

a display screen for displaying a user interface;

a controller in communication with the display screen, the controller configured to:

when a camera software upgrading instruction is received, acquiring equipment information of a camera corresponding to the display equipment;

sending a software upgrading request message to a server, wherein the software upgrading request message comprises equipment information of the camera;

receiving a software updating message sent by the server, and updating the software corresponding to the camera according to the software updating message; wherein the software update message is generated by the server according to the device information of the camera.

In some possible embodiments, the device information of the camera includes a device code of the camera and a current software version number of the camera.

In some possible embodiments, the software update message includes a download link corresponding to a software upgrade package of the camera; the software upgrading package is determined by the server according to the equipment code and the current software version number of the camera; the controller is configured to:

and downloading the software upgrading package of the camera according to the downloading link, and updating the software corresponding to the camera by using the software upgrading package of the camera.

In some possible embodiments, the software update message includes a prompt message for prompting a user that the current software of the camera is the latest version; the controller is configured to:

and sending the prompt message to the display screen for display.

In some embodiments, an embodiment of the present application provides a server, including:

the storage is used for storing equipment information of various types of peripheral cameras and software upgrading packages corresponding to the various types of peripheral cameras;

a controller connected to the memory, the controller configured to:

receiving a software upgrading request message sent by a display device, wherein the software upgrading request message comprises device information of a camera corresponding to the display device;

generating software updating information corresponding to the camera according to the equipment information of the camera and the stored equipment information of the various types of peripheral cameras;

sending the software update message to the display device.

In some possible embodiments, the device information of the various types of peripheral cameras includes device codes of the various types of peripheral cameras and latest software version numbers of the various types of peripheral cameras; the equipment information of the camera comprises the equipment code of the camera and the current software version number of the camera.

In some possible embodiments, the controller is configured to:

determining the type of the camera according to the equipment code of the camera and the equipment codes of the various types of peripheral cameras;

determining the latest software version number of the camera according to the type of the camera and the latest software version number of the various types of peripheral cameras which are stored;

when the current software version number of the camera is different from the latest software version number of the camera, determining a software upgrading package of the camera according to the current software version number of the camera and the latest software version number of the camera;

and generating a first software updating message, wherein the first software updating message comprises a downloading link of a software upgrading package of the camera.

In some possible embodiments, the controller is further configured to:

when the current software version number of the camera is the same as the latest software version number of the camera, acquiring preset prompt information, wherein the prompt information is used for prompting a user that the current software of the camera is the latest version;

and generating a second software updating message, wherein the second software updating message comprises the prompt message.

In some embodiments, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for upgrading camera software, including:

when a display device receives a camera software upgrading instruction, acquiring device information of a camera corresponding to the display device;

generating software updating information corresponding to the camera according to the equipment information of the camera and the stored equipment information of various types of peripheral cameras;

sending the software update message to the display device.

According to the display device, the server and the camera software upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the application, when the display device receives a camera software upgrading instruction, the device information of the camera is obtained, and a software upgrading request message is sent to the server, wherein the software upgrading request message comprises the device information; the server generates software updating information corresponding to the camera according to the equipment information and equipment information of various types of peripheral cameras stored in the server, and sends the software updating information to the display equipment, and the display equipment can update the software corresponding to the camera according to the received software updating information. According to the method and the device for upgrading the camera, the device information and the software upgrading package of various types of cameras are stored in the server, when the display device needs to upgrade the software of the configured camera, the software upgrading package of the camera can be acquired from the server based on the device information of the camera, and then the software upgrading of the camera is completed.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of a camera software upgrade system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a block diagram of a hardware configuration of a display device 200 provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a block diagram of a hardware configuration of the control apparatus 100 provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a software system diagram of a display device 200 provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of an application program that can be provided by the display device 200 provided in the exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a first signaling flow diagram of a camera software upgrading method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a signaling flow diagram of a camera software upgrading method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a first schematic display interface diagram of a display device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a second schematic display interface diagram of a display device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a third schematic display interface diagram of a display device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 11 is a first flowchart illustrating a first step of a method for upgrading a camera software provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a schematic step flow diagram illustrating a camera software upgrading method provided in the embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The concept to which the present application relates will be first explained below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the following descriptions of the concepts are only for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the contents of the present application, and do not represent limitations on the scope of the present application.

The term "module," as used in various embodiments of the present application, may refer to any known or later developed hardware, software, firmware, artificial intelligence, fuzzy logic, or combination of hardware and/or software code that is capable of performing the functionality associated with that element.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera software upgrade system provided in an embodiment of the present application. The camera software upgrade system includes a control device 100, a display apparatus 200, and a server 300.

It is understood that the hardware devices shown in fig. 1 are only some hardware devices related to the application environment of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation to the application environment of the present application, and a specific hardware device may include more or less hardware devices than those shown in fig. 1. For example, when the control device 100 and the display device 200 access the same wireless local area network, fig. 1 also includes a routing device in the wireless local area network.

The control device 100 may be a remote controller 100A, which can communicate with the display device 200 through an infrared protocol communication, a bluetooth protocol communication, a ZigBee (ZigBee) protocol communication, or other short-range communication, and is used to control the display device 200 in a wireless or other wired manner. The user may input a user instruction through a key on the remote controller 100A, voice input, control panel input, or the like to control the display apparatus 200. Such as: the user can input a corresponding control command through a volume up/down key, a channel control key, up/down/left/right movement keys, a voice input key, a menu key, a power on/off key, etc. on the remote controller 100A to control the functions of the display device 200.

The control device 100 may also be an intelligent device, such as a mobile terminal 100B, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, and the like, which may communicate with the display device 200 through a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wide Area Network (WAN), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), or other networks, and implement control of the display device 200 through an application program corresponding to the display device 200. For example, the display device 200 is controlled using an application program running on the smart device. The application may provide various controls to the User through an intuitive User Interface (UI) on a screen associated with the smart device.

For example, the mobile terminal 100B and the display device 200 may each have a software application installed thereon, so that connection communication between the two can be realized through a network communication protocol, and the purpose of one-to-one control operation and data communication can be further realized. Such as: a control instruction protocol can be established between the mobile terminal 100B and the display device 200, a remote control keyboard is synchronized to the mobile terminal 100B, and the function of controlling the display device 200 is realized by controlling a user interface on the mobile terminal 100B; the audio and video content displayed on the mobile terminal 100B may also be transmitted to the display device 200, so as to implement a synchronous display function.

The display device 200 may be, for example, a liquid crystal display, an oled (organic Light Emitting diode) display, or a projection display device; on the other hand, the display device can be a display system consisting of an intelligent television or a display and a set-top box. The specific display device type, size, resolution, etc. are not limiting, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that the display device 200 may be modified in performance and configuration as desired.

The display apparatus 200 may additionally provide an intelligent network tv function that provides a computer support function in addition to the broadcast receiving tv function. Examples include a web tv, a smart tv, an Internet Protocol Tv (IPTV), and the like. In some embodiments, the display device may not have a broadcast receiving television function.

As shown in fig. 1, a camera may be connected or disposed on the display device 200, and is used to present a picture taken by the camera on a display interface of the display device or other display devices, so as to implement interactive chat between users. Specifically, the picture shot by the camera can be displayed on the display device in a full screen mode, a half screen mode or any optional area.

As a connection mode in some embodiments, the camera is connected with the rear shell of the display device through the connection board, and is fixedly installed in the middle of the upper side of the rear shell of the display device.

As another way of connection in some embodiments, the camera is connected to the rear housing of the display device through a connection board or other conceivable connector, which is capable of being lifted up and down, and the connector is provided with a lifting motor, and when the user wants to use the camera or has an application program to use the camera, the camera is lifted up from the display device, and when the user does not need to use the camera, the camera can be embedded in the rear housing, so that the camera is protected from being damaged and the privacy security of the user is protected.

As an embodiment, the camera adopted in the present application may have 1600 ten thousand pixels, so as to achieve the purpose of ultra high definition display. In actual use, cameras higher or lower than 1600 ten thousand pixels may also be used.

After the camera is installed on the display device, the contents displayed by different application scenes of the display device can be fused in various different modes, so that the function which cannot be realized by the traditional display device is achieved.

Illustratively, a user may conduct a video chat with at least one other user while watching a video program. The presentation of the video program may be as a background frame over which a window for video chat is displayed. The function is called 'chat while watching'.

In some embodiments, in a "chat while watching live video or network video" scenario, at least one video chat is conducted across the terminals.

In another example, a user can conduct a video chat with at least one other user while entering the educational application for learning. For example, a student may interact remotely with a teacher while learning content in an educational application. Vividly, this function can be called "chatting while learning".

In another example, a user conducts a video chat with a player entering a card game while playing the game. For example, a player may enable remote interaction with other players when entering a gaming application to participate in a game. Figuratively, this function may be referred to as "watch while playing".

In some embodiments, a game scene is fused with a video picture, a portrait in the video picture is scratched and displayed in the game picture, and user experience is improved.

In some embodiments, in a motion sensing game (such as a ball hitting game, a boxing game, a running game, a dancing game and the like), the posture and the motion of a human body, the detection and the tracking of limbs and the detection of key point data of human skeleton are obtained through a camera, and then the detection and the fusion with animation in the game are carried out, so that the game of scenes such as sports and dancing is realized.

In another example, a user may interact with at least one other user in a karaoke application in video and voice. Vividly, this function can be called "sing while watching". In some embodiments, when at least one user enters the application in a chat scenario, multiple users may jointly complete recording of a song.

In another example, a user may turn on a camera locally to take pictures and videos, figurative, which may be referred to as "looking into the mirror".

In other examples, more or less functionality may be added. The function of the display device is not particularly limited in the present application.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a block diagram of a hardware configuration of a display apparatus 200 provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

In some embodiments, at least one of the controller 250, the tuner demodulator 210, the communicator 220, the detector 230, the input/output interface 255, the display 275, the audio output interface 285, the memory 260, the power supply 290, the user interface 265, and the external device interface 240 is included in the display apparatus 200.

In some embodiments, a display screen 275 receives image signals originating from the first processor output and displays video content and images and components of the menu manipulation interface.

In some embodiments, the display 275, includes a display component for presenting a picture, and a driving component for driving the display of an image.

In some embodiments, the video content is displayed from broadcast television content, or alternatively, from various broadcast signals that may be received via wired or wireless communication protocols. Alternatively, various image contents received from the network communication protocol and sent from the network server side can be displayed.

In some embodiments, the display screen 275 is used to present a user-manipulated UI interface generated in the display device 200 and used to control the display device 200.

In some embodiments, a drive assembly for driving the display is also included, depending on the type of display screen 275.

In some embodiments, the display screen 275 is a projection display screen and may also include a projection device and a projection screen.

In some embodiments, communicator 220 is a component for communicating with external devices or external servers according to various communication protocol types. For example: the communicator may include at least one of a Wifi chip, a bluetooth communication protocol chip, a wired ethernet communication protocol chip, and other network communication protocol chips or near field communication protocol chips, and an infrared receiver.

In some embodiments, the display apparatus 200 may establish control signal and data signal transmission and reception with an external control apparatus or a content providing apparatus through the communicator 220.

In some embodiments, the user interface 265 may be configured to receive infrared control signals from a control device 300 (e.g., an infrared remote control, etc.).

In some embodiments, the detector 230 is a signal used by the display device 200 to collect an external environment or interact with the outside.

In some embodiments, the detector 230 includes a light receiver, a sensor for collecting the intensity of ambient light, and parameters changes can be adaptively displayed by collecting the ambient light, and the like.

In some embodiments, the detector 230 may further include an image collector, such as a camera, etc., which may be configured to collect external environment scenes, collect attributes of the user or gestures interacted with the user, adaptively change display parameters, and recognize user gestures, so as to implement a function of interaction with the user.

In some embodiments, the detector 230 may also include a temperature sensor or the like, such as by sensing ambient temperature.

In some embodiments, the display apparatus 200 may adaptively adjust a display color temperature of an image. For example, the display apparatus 200 may be adjusted to display a cool tone when the temperature is in a high environment, or the display apparatus 200 may be adjusted to display a warm tone when the temperature is in a low environment.

In some embodiments, the detector 230 may also be a sound collector or the like, such as a microphone, which may be used to receive the user's voice. Illustratively, a voice signal including a control instruction of the user to control the display device 200, or to collect an ambient sound for recognizing an ambient scene type, so that the display device 200 can adaptively adapt to an ambient noise.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the input/output interface 255 is configured to allow data transfer between the controller 250 and external other devices or other controllers 250. Such as receiving video signal data and audio signal data of an external device, or command instruction data, etc.

In some embodiments, the external device interface 240 may include, but is not limited to, the following: the interface can be any one or more of a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), an analog or data high-definition component input interface, a composite video input interface, a USB input interface, an RGB port and the like. The plurality of interfaces may form a composite input/output interface.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the tuning demodulator 210 is configured to receive a broadcast television signal through a wired or wireless receiving manner, perform modulation and demodulation processing such as amplification, mixing, resonance, and the like, and demodulate an audio and video signal from a plurality of wireless or wired broadcast television signals, where the audio and video signal may include a television audio and video signal carried in a television channel frequency selected by a user and an EPG data signal.

In some embodiments, the frequency points demodulated by the tuner demodulator 210 are controlled by the controller 250, and the controller 250 can send out control signals according to user selection, so that the modem responds to the television signal frequency selected by the user and modulates and demodulates the television signal carried by the frequency.

In some embodiments, the broadcast television signal may be classified into a terrestrial broadcast signal, a cable broadcast signal, a satellite broadcast signal, an internet broadcast signal, or the like according to the broadcasting system of the television signal. Or may be classified into a digital modulation signal, an analog modulation signal, and the like according to a modulation type. Or the signals are classified into digital signals, analog signals and the like according to the types of the signals.

In some embodiments, the controller 250 and the modem 210 may be located in different separate devices, that is, the modem 210 may also be located in an external device of the main device where the controller 250 is located, such as an external set-top box. Therefore, the set top box outputs the television audio and video signals modulated and demodulated by the received broadcast television signals to the main body equipment, and the main body equipment receives the audio and video signals through the first input/output interface.

In some embodiments, the controller 250 controls the operation of the display device and responds to user operations through various software control programs stored in memory. The controller 250 may control the overall operation of the display apparatus 200. For example: in response to receiving a user command for selecting a UI object displayed on the display 275, the controller 250 may perform an operation related to the object selected by the user command.

As shown in fig. 2, the controller 250 includes at least one of a Random Access Memory 251 (RAM), a Read-Only Memory 252 (ROM), a video processor 270, an audio processor 280, other processors 253 (e.g., a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a Central Processing Unit 254 (CPU), a Communication Interface (Communication Interface), and a Communication Bus 256(Bus), which connects the respective components.

In some embodiments, RAM 251 is used to store temporary data for the operating system or other programs that are running, and in some embodiments, ROM 252 is used to store instructions for various system boots.

In some embodiments, the ROM 252 is used to store a Basic Input Output System (BIOS). The system is used for completing power-on self-test of the system, initialization of each functional module in the system, a driver of basic input/output of the system and booting an operating system.

In some embodiments, when the power-on signal is received, the display device 200 starts to power up, the CPU executes the system boot instruction in the ROM 252, and copies the temporary data of the operating system stored in the memory to the RAM 251 so as to start or run the operating system. After the start of the operating system is completed, the CPU copies the temporary data of the various application programs in the memory to the RAM 251, and then, the various application programs are started or run.

In some embodiments, CPU processor 254 is used to execute operating system and application program instructions stored in memory. And executing various application programs, data and contents according to various interactive instructions received from the outside so as to finally display and play various audio and video contents.

In some example embodiments, the CPU processor 254 may comprise a plurality of processors. The plurality of processors may include a main processor and one or more sub-processors. A main processor for performing some operations of the display apparatus 200 in a pre-power-up mode and/or operations of displaying a screen in a normal mode. One or more sub-processors for one operation in a standby mode or the like.

In some embodiments, the graphics processor 253 is used to generate various graphics objects, such as: icons, operation menus, user input instruction display graphics, and the like. The display device comprises an arithmetic unit which carries out operation by receiving various interactive instructions input by a user and displays various objects according to display attributes. And the system comprises a renderer for rendering various objects obtained based on the arithmetic unit, wherein the rendered objects are used for being displayed on a display screen.

In some embodiments, the video processor 270 is configured to receive an external video signal, and perform video processing such as decompression, decoding, scaling, noise reduction, frame rate conversion, resolution conversion, image synthesis, and the like according to a standard codec protocol of the input signal, so as to obtain a signal that can be displayed or played on the direct display device 200.

In some embodiments, video processor 270 includes a demultiplexing module, a video decoding module, an image synthesis module, a frame rate conversion module, a display formatting module, and the like.

The demultiplexing module is used for demultiplexing the input audio and video data stream, and if the input MPEG-2 is input, the demultiplexing module demultiplexes the input audio and video data stream into a video signal and an audio signal.

And the video decoding module is used for processing the video signal after demultiplexing, including decoding, scaling and the like.

And the image synthesis module is used for carrying out superposition mixing processing on the GUI signal input by the user or generated by the user and the video image after the zooming processing by the graphic generator so as to generate an image signal for display.

The frame rate conversion module is configured to convert an input video frame rate, such as a 60Hz frame rate into a 120Hz frame rate or a 240Hz frame rate, and the normal format is implemented in, for example, an interpolation frame mode.

The display format module is used for converting the received video output signal after the frame rate conversion, and changing the signal to conform to the signal of the display format, such as outputting an RGB data signal.

In some embodiments, the graphics processor 253 and the video processor may be integrated or separately configured, and the graphics processor and the video processor may be configured to perform processing of graphics signals output to the display screen during the integrated configuration, and may perform different functions respectively during the separate configuration, for example, a GPU + frc (frame Rate conversion) architecture.

In some embodiments, the audio processor 280 is configured to receive an external audio signal, decompress and decode the received audio signal according to a standard codec protocol of the input signal, and perform noise reduction, digital-to-analog conversion, and amplification processes to obtain an audio signal that can be played in a speaker.

In some embodiments, video processor 270 may comprise one or more chips. The audio processor may also comprise one or more chips.

In some embodiments, the video processor 270 and the audio processor 280 may be separate chips or may be integrated together with the controller in one or more chips.

The power supply 290 supplies power to the display device 200 from the power input from the external power source under the control of the controller 250. The power supply 290 may include a built-in power supply circuit installed inside the display apparatus 200, or may be a power supply interface installed outside the display apparatus 200 to provide an external power supply in the display apparatus 200.

A user interface 265 for receiving an input signal of a user and then transmitting the received user input signal to the controller 250. The user input signal may be a remote controller signal received through an infrared receiver, and various user control signals may be received through the network communication module.

In some embodiments, the user inputs a user command through the control apparatus 300 or the mobile terminal 100, the user input interface responds to the user input through the controller 250 according to the user input, and the display device 200 responds to the user input through the controller 250.

In some embodiments, a "user interface" is a media interface for interaction and information exchange between an application or operating system and a user that enables conversion between an internal form of information and a form that is acceptable to the user. A commonly used presentation form of the User Interface is a Graphical User Interface (GUI), which refers to a User Interface related to computer operations and displayed in a graphical manner. It may be an interface element such as an icon, a window, a control, etc. displayed in the display screen of the electronic device, where the control may include a visual interface element such as an icon, a button, a menu, a tab, a text box, a dialog box, a status bar, a navigation bar, a Widget, etc.

The memory 260 includes a memory storing various software modules for driving the display device 200. Such as: various software modules stored in the first memory, including: at least one of a basic module, a detection module, a communication module, a display control module, a browser module, and various service modules.

The base module is a bottom layer software module for signal communication between various hardware in the display device 200 and for sending processing and control signals to the upper layer module. The detection module is used for collecting various information from various sensors or user input interfaces, and the management module is used for performing digital-to-analog conversion and analysis management.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram of a hardware configuration of the control apparatus 100 provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 3, the control device 100 includes a controller 110, a communicator 130, a user input/output interface 140, a memory 190, and a power supply 180.

The control apparatus 100 is configured to control the display device 200, and to receive an input operation instruction from a user, and convert the operation instruction into an instruction recognizable and responsive by the display device 200, and to mediate interaction between the user and the display device 200. Such as: the user operates the channel up/down key on the control device 100, and the display device 200 responds to the channel up/down operation.

In some embodiments, the control device 100 may be a smart device. Such as: the control apparatus 100 may install various applications that control the display device 200 according to user demands.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the mobile terminal 100B or other intelligent electronic device may function similar to the control apparatus 100 after installing an application for manipulating the display device 200. Such as: the user may implement the functions of controlling the physical keys of the apparatus 100 by installing applications, various function keys or virtual buttons of a graphical user interface available on the mobile terminal 100B or other intelligent electronic devices.

The controller 110 includes a processor 112, a RAM 113 and a ROM 114, a communication interface, and a communication bus. The controller 110 is used to control the operation of the control device 100, as well as the internal components for communication and coordination and external and internal data processing functions.

The communicator 130 enables communication of control signals and data signals with the display apparatus 200 under the control of the controller 110. Such as: the received user input signal is transmitted to the display apparatus 200. The communicator 130 may include at least one of a WIFI module 131, a bluetooth module 132, an NFC module 133, and the like.

A user input/output interface 140, wherein the input interface includes at least one of a microphone 141, a touch pad 142, a sensor 143, a key 144, a camera 145, and the like. Such as: the user can realize a user instruction input function through actions such as voice, touch, gesture, pressing, and the like, and the input interface converts the received analog signal into a digital signal and converts the digital signal into a corresponding instruction signal, and sends the instruction signal to the display device 200.

The output interface includes an interface that transmits the received user instruction to the display apparatus 200. In some embodiments, it may be an infrared interface or a radio frequency interface. Such as: when the infrared signal interface is used, the user input instruction needs to be converted into an infrared control signal according to an infrared control protocol, and the infrared control signal is sent to the display device 200 through the infrared sending module. The following steps are repeated: when the rf signal interface is used, a user input command needs to be converted into a digital signal, and then the digital signal is modulated according to the rf control signal modulation protocol and then transmitted to the display device 200 through the rf transmitting terminal.

In some embodiments, the control device 100 includes at least one of a communicator 130 and an output interface. The communicator 130 is configured in the control device 100, such as: the modules of WIFI, bluetooth, NFC, etc. may send the user input command to the display device 200 through the WIFI protocol, or the bluetooth protocol, or the NFC protocol code.

And a memory 190 for storing various operation programs, data and applications for driving and controlling the control apparatus 100 under the control of the controller 110. The memory 190 may store various control signal commands input by a user.

And a power supply 180 for providing operation power support for each electrical component of the control device 100 under the control of the controller 110. The power supply 180 may be powered by a battery and associated control circuitry.

In some embodiments, the system of the display device may include a Kernel (Kernel), a command parser (shell), a file system, and an application program. The kernel, shell, and file system together make up the basic operating system structure that allows users to manage files, run programs, and use the system. After power-on, the kernel is started, kernel space is activated, hardware is abstracted, hardware parameters are initialized, and virtual memory, a scheduler, signals and interprocess communication (IPC) are operated and maintained. And after the kernel is started, loading the Shell and the user application program. The application program is compiled into machine code after being started, and a process is formed.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a software system of a display device 200 provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present Application, and referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the system is divided into four layers, which are, from top to bottom, an Application (Applications) layer (referred to as an "Application layer"), an Application Framework (Application Framework) layer (referred to as a "Framework layer"), an Android runtime (Android runtime) and a system library layer (referred to as a "system runtime library layer"), and a kernel layer.

In some embodiments, at least one application program runs in the application program layer, and the application programs can be Window (Window) programs carried by an operating system, system setting programs, clock programs, camera applications and the like; or may be an application developed by a third party developer such as a hi program, a karaoke program, a magic mirror program, or the like. In specific implementation, the application packages in the application layer are not limited to the above examples, and may actually include other application packages, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The framework layer provides an Application Programming Interface (API) and a programming framework for the application program of the application layer. The application framework layer includes a number of predefined functions. The application framework layer acts as a processing center that decides to let the applications in the application layer act. The application program can access the resource in the system and obtain the service of the system in execution through the API interface

As shown in fig. 4, in the embodiment of the present application, the application framework layer includes a manager (Managers), a Content Provider (Content Provider), and the like, where the manager includes at least one of the following modules: an Activity Manager (Activity Manager) is used for interacting with all activities running in the system; the Location Manager (Location Manager) is used for providing the system service or application with the access of the system Location service; a Package Manager (Package Manager) for retrieving that an application currently installed on the device includes related various information; a Notification Manager (Notification Manager) for controlling display and clearing of Notification messages; a Window Manager (Window Manager) is used to manage icons, windows, toolbars, wallpapers, and desktop components on a user interface.

In some embodiments, the activity manager is to: managing the life cycle of each application program and the general navigation backspacing function, such as controlling the exit of the application program (including switching the user interface currently displayed in the display window to the system desktop), opening, backing (including switching the user interface currently displayed in the display window to the previous user interface of the user interface currently displayed), and the like.

In some embodiments, the window manager is configured to manage all window processes, such as obtaining a display size, determining whether a status bar is available, locking a screen, intercepting a screen, controlling a display change (e.g., zooming out, dithering, distorting, etc.) and the like.

In some embodiments, the system runtime layer provides support for the upper layer, i.e., the framework layer, and when the framework layer is used, the android operating system runs the C/C + + library included in the system runtime layer to implement the functions to be implemented by the framework layer.

In some embodiments, the kernel layer is a layer between hardware and software. As shown in fig. 4, the core layer includes at least one of the following drivers: audio drive, display drive, bluetooth drive, camera drive, WIFI drive, USB drive, HDMI drive, sensor drive (such as fingerprint sensor, temperature sensor, touch sensor, pressure sensor, etc.), and so on.

In some embodiments, the kernel layer further comprises a power driver module for power management.

In some embodiments, software programs and/or modules corresponding to the software architecture of fig. 4 are stored in the first memory or the second memory shown in fig. 2 or 3.

In some embodiments, taking the magic mirror application (photographing application) as an example, when the remote control receiving device receives a remote control input operation, a corresponding hardware interrupt is sent to the kernel layer. The kernel layer processes the input operation into an original input event (including information such as a value of the input operation, a timestamp of the input operation, etc.). The raw input events are stored at the kernel layer. The application program framework layer obtains an original input event from the kernel layer, identifies a control corresponding to the input event according to the current position of the focus and uses the input operation as a confirmation operation, the control corresponding to the confirmation operation is a control of a magic mirror application icon, the magic mirror application calls an interface of the application framework layer to start the magic mirror application, and then the kernel layer is called to start a camera driver, so that a static image or a video is captured through the camera.

In some embodiments, for a display device with a touch function, taking a split screen operation as an example, the display device receives an input operation (such as a split screen operation) that a user acts on a display screen, and the kernel layer may generate a corresponding input event according to the input operation and report the event to the application framework layer. The window mode (such as multi-window mode) corresponding to the input operation, the position and size of the window and the like are set by an activity manager of the application framework layer. And the window management of the application program framework layer draws a window according to the setting of the activity manager, then sends the drawn window data to the display driver of the kernel layer, and the display driver displays the corresponding application interface in different display areas of the display screen.

In some embodiments, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of applications that can be provided by the display device 200 provided in the exemplary embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 5, the application layer includes at least one application program that can display a corresponding icon control in the display, such as: the system comprises a live television application icon control, a video on demand application icon control, a media center application icon control, an application center icon control, a game application icon control and the like.

In some embodiments, the live television application may provide live television via different signal sources. For example, a live television application may provide television signals using input from cable television, radio broadcasts, satellite services, or other types of live television services. And, the live television application may display video of the live television signal on the display device 200.

In some embodiments, a video-on-demand application may provide video from different storage sources. Unlike live television applications, video on demand provides a video display from some storage source. For example, the video on demand may come from a server side of the cloud storage, from a local hard disk storage containing stored video programs.

In some embodiments, the media center application may provide various applications for multimedia content playback. For example, a media center, which may be other than live television or video on demand, may provide services that a user may access to various images or audio through a media center application.

In some embodiments, an application center may provide storage for various applications. The application may be a game, an application, or some other application associated with a computer system or other device that may be run on the smart television. The application center may obtain these applications from different sources, store them in local storage, and then be operable on the display device 200.

At present, taking a television as an example, most cameras of the television can be selected, that is, a user can choose not to purchase a camera of a television standard, but choose to purchase cameras of other models or brands. Because the software installed in the cameras of different models or brands can be different, the software upgrading program of the camera configured in the background of the television can only upgrade the software of the camera standardized by the television, and for the camera not standardized by the television, the television cannot upgrade the software of the camera, which affects the normal use of users.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present application provides a display device, a server, and a method for upgrading software of a camera, where device information and a software upgrade package of various types of peripheral cameras are stored in the server, and when the display device needs to perform software upgrade on a camera configured in the display device, the software upgrade package of the camera can be acquired from the server based on the device information of the camera, so as to complete software upgrade on the camera. The detailed technical solution is illustrated by the following examples.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a first signaling flow diagram of a camera software upgrading method provided in an embodiment of the present application, where the camera software upgrading method includes:

601. and when the display equipment receives the camera software upgrading instruction, acquiring the equipment information of the camera connected to the display equipment.

In some embodiments, the device information includes a device code of the camera and a current software version number of the camera.

The equipment code of the camera can uniquely identify a certain type or a certain model of camera.

In a possible embodiment of the present application, the camera software upgrade instruction may be triggered by a user. For example, when a user needs to upgrade software of a camera, a camera software upgrade instruction in the display device may be triggered by the control apparatus described in the above embodiments. And when the display equipment detects the software upgrading instruction of the camera, the equipment information of the camera connected to the display equipment is acquired.

In another possible embodiment of the present application, the camera software upgrade instruction may also be automatically triggered by the display device. For example, the display device may automatically trigger a camera software upgrade instruction once every other period of time (e.g., every month).

In some embodiments, the device information of the camera may be stored in a memory built in the camera, and when the display device receives a camera software upgrade instruction, the device information of the camera is read from the memory built in the camera.

In some embodiments, the device information of the camera may also be stored in the memory of the display device. For example, when the display device detects that a camera is accessed for the first time, the device information of the camera is acquired and stored in the memory of the display device, and then if the display device detects that the type of the accessed camera is changed or software update is completed, the device information of the camera stored in the memory of the display device is updated synchronously.

602. And the display equipment sends a software upgrading request message to the server, wherein the software upgrading request message comprises the equipment information of the camera.

In the embodiment of the application, after the display device acquires the device information of the camera, a software upgrading request message is generated based on the device information of the camera and is sent to the server.

603. The server receives a software upgrading request message sent by the display equipment, and generates a software updating message corresponding to the camera according to the equipment information of the camera in the software upgrading request message and the stored equipment information of various types of peripheral cameras.

In the embodiment of the application, the server stores the device information of various types of peripheral cameras and software upgrade packages corresponding to the various types of peripheral cameras. The device information of the various types of peripheral cameras comprises device codes of the various types of peripheral cameras and latest software version numbers of the various types of peripheral cameras.

After receiving a software upgrading request message sent by display equipment, the server analyzes an equipment code corresponding to a camera of the display equipment from the software upgrading request message, and then determines the type of the camera of the display equipment according to equipment codes of various types of peripheral cameras stored in the server; and then analyzing the current software version number of the camera of the display equipment from the software upgrading request message, and determining whether the camera of the display equipment needs to update software according to the latest software version number of the peripheral camera of the type stored in the server and the current software version number of the camera of the display equipment.

For example, it is assumed that the server stores device information of five types of peripheral cameras, and the device information of each type of peripheral camera is shown in table 1:

table 1: device information schematic table of various types of peripheral cameras stored in server

Peripheral camera type	Device encoding	Latest software version number
			Type 1	001	V1.1.1
Type 2	002	V12.1.0
			Type 3	003	V2.1.3
Type 4	004	V4.1.2
			Type 5	005	V5.1.2

Assuming that the server analyzes that the device code corresponding to the camera of the display device is "003" from the software upgrade request message after receiving the software upgrade request message sent by the display device, the type of the camera of the display device can be determined to be "type 3", and if the current software version number of the camera of the display device analyzed from the software upgrade request message is less than or equal to "V2.1.3", the camera of the display device needs to update software; if the current software version number of the camera of the display device is analyzed from the software upgrading request message to be 'V2.1.3', the software currently installed on the camera of the display device is determined to be the latest version, and the software does not need to be updated.

In the embodiment of the application, when it is determined that the camera of the display device needs to update software, a software upgrade package of the camera of the display device is determined according to the current software version number of the camera of the display device and the latest software version number of the peripheral camera of the type stored in the server, and then a software update message corresponding to the camera is generated based on the software upgrade package.

For example, assuming that the current software version number of the camera of the display apparatus is "V2.1.2", and the latest software version number of the peripheral camera of the type stored in the server is "V2.1.3", it is determined that the software upgrade package of the camera of the display apparatus is a software upgrade package required when upgrading the software version from "V2.1.2" to "V2.1.3".

604. And the server sends the software updating message to the display equipment.

605. And the display equipment receives the software updating message sent by the server and updates the software corresponding to the camera according to the software updating message.

When the display equipment receives a software updating message sent by the server, downloading a corresponding software upgrading package from the server according to the software updating message, and updating the software corresponding to the camera by using the software upgrading package.

In some embodiments, if the downloaded software upgrade package is a software upgrade package of the running system of the camera, the display device sends the downloaded software upgrade package to the camera, and the camera completes software upgrade of the running system of the camera.

In some embodiments, if the downloaded software upgrade package is a software upgrade package related to the camera in the display device, for example, the software to be upgraded is a camera driver or a control program in the display device, the display device updates the related software in the display device by using the downloaded software upgrade package.

In some embodiments, if the downloaded software upgrade package includes both the software upgrade package of the camera operating system and the software upgrade package related to the camera in the display device, the display device sends the software upgrade package of the camera operating system to the camera, the camera completes software upgrade of the camera operating system, and the software in the display device is updated by using the software upgrade package related to the display device.

According to the display device and the server provided by the embodiment of the application, the device information and the software upgrade package of various types of peripheral cameras are stored in the server, when the display device needs to perform software upgrade on the configured camera, the software upgrade package of the camera can be acquired from the server based on the device information of the camera, and then the software upgrade of the camera is completed, namely in the embodiment of the application, even if the camera does not belong to the camera which is standard for the display device, the display device can perform software upgrade on the camera.

Based on the content described in the foregoing embodiment, with reference to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a signaling flow diagram of a camera software upgrading method provided in this embodiment, where the camera software upgrading method includes:

701. and when the display equipment receives the software upgrading instruction of the camera, acquiring the equipment code and the current software version number of the camera connected to the display equipment.

In the embodiment of the application, a device code can be configured in all the cameras capable of being adapted to the display device, and the device code can uniquely identify one type of camera. When the display equipment detects upgrading, a user can trigger a camera software upgrading instruction, the display equipment serves as a bridge for connecting the camera and the server, and the equipment code and the current software version number of the camera are read from the camera.

It can be understood that there may be a situation that the display device does not have a camera installed, or cannot acquire the device code and the current software version number of the camera. In some embodiments of the present application, when the display device receives a camera software upgrade instruction, if it is detected that the display device does not have a camera installed, or cannot acquire a device code and a current software version number of the camera, a prompt message is displayed on a display screen of the display device to prompt a user to check a connection state of the camera.

For better understanding of the embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a first schematic view of a display interface of a display device provided in the embodiment of the present application. In fig. 8, when the display device 200 receives a camera software upgrade instruction, if it is detected that the display device does not have a camera installed, or cannot acquire the device code and the current software version number of the camera, a prompt message is displayed on the display screen of the display device: please check the connection state of the camera to remind the user to check the connection state of the camera.

702. And the display equipment sends a software upgrading request message to the server, wherein the software upgrading request message comprises the equipment code of the camera and the current software version number.

703. The server receives a software upgrading request message sent by the display device, and generates a software updating message corresponding to the camera according to the equipment code and the current software version number of the camera in the software upgrading request message, and the stored equipment codes of various types of peripheral cameras and the latest software version numbers of the various types of peripheral cameras.

In this embodiment, the server may determine the type of the camera installed on the display device according to the received device code and the device codes of the various types of cameras stored in the server, and then determine the latest software version number of the camera according to the type of the camera and the latest software version number of the various types of cameras stored in the server. And if the latest software version number of the camera is higher than the current software version number of the camera, the server determines a software upgrading package of the camera according to the latest software version number of the camera and the current software version number of the camera, and generates a software updating message according to the determined software upgrading package.

704. And the server sends the software updating message to the display equipment. Wherein, the software updating message includes a downloading link corresponding to the software upgrading package of the camera.

705. And the display equipment receives the software updating message sent by the server and downloads the software upgrading package according to the downloading link in the software updating message.

706. And the display equipment sends the downloaded software upgrading package to the camera.

707. The camera carries out software upgrading according to the received software upgrading package.

In a possible implementation manner of the present application, if it is determined that the latest software version number of the camera is higher than the current software version number of the camera, the server sends the latest software version number of the camera to the display device, after receiving the latest software version number of the camera, the display device sends the latest software version number of the camera and the current software version number of the camera to the display screen at the same time for displaying, and at the same time, the display screen displays a selection control for software update, and a user selects whether to update the camera software.

For better understanding of the embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic view of a display interface of a display device provided in the embodiment of the present application. In fig. 9, it is assumed that the latest software version number of the camera is "V2.0" and the current software version number of the camera is "V1.0".

When the display device receives the "update" instruction, an update confirmation message is sent to the server. After receiving the update confirmation message, the server determines a software upgrade package of the camera according to the latest software version number of the camera and the current software version number of the camera, and generates a software update message according to the determined software upgrade package.

When the display device receives a cancel instruction, an update cancel message is sent to the server. And after receiving the update canceling message, the server discards the received software upgrading request message.

In another possible implementation manner of the present application, if it is determined that the latest software version number of the camera is the same as the current software version number of the camera, it may be determined that the current software of the camera is the latest version, and software updating is not required, at this time, the server may send a prompt message to the display device, where the prompt message is used to prompt a user that the current software of the camera is the latest version. And after receiving the prompt information, the display equipment sends the prompt information to a display screen for displaying.

For better understanding of the embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic view three of a display interface of a display device provided in the embodiment of the present application. In fig. 10, when the current software of the camera of the display device has been the latest version, the display device 200 may display a prompt message on the display screen: "the currently connected camera is the latest version".

In some embodiments, the process of the display Device acquiring the Device information of the camera from the camera and the process of the display Device sending the downloaded software Upgrade package to the camera may be performed based on a Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) protocol. Alternatively, the method may be performed based on other transmission protocols, such as a network protocol, a USB protocol, and the like, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

Based on the content described in the foregoing embodiments, in a possible implementation manner, the above-mentioned camera software upgrade instruction may be automatically triggered by the display device when the display device detects that the camera connected to the display device is switched.

For example, when the display device detects that the camera on the display device is replaced by the camera 1 to the camera 2, a camera software upgrading instruction is triggered, at this time, the display device acquires the device information of the camera 2, then sends a software updating message to the server based on the device information, and after acquiring a software upgrading package of the camera 2 from the server, software upgrading of the camera can be performed, so that the software version of the camera is the latest version.

That is, in the embodiment of the present application, after the user replaces the camera on the display device, the display device can perform software upgrade on the newly replaced camera through the server, so that the software version of the newly replaced camera of the user is in the latest version, and the display device can be adapted to various types of cameras.

Based on the content described in the foregoing embodiment, an embodiment of the present application further provides a method for upgrading camera software, which is applied to the display device described in the foregoing embodiment.

Referring to fig. 11, fig. 11 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a first step of a method for upgrading a camera software provided in an embodiment of the present application. The camera software upgrading method comprises the following steps:

s1101, when the display device receives a camera software upgrading instruction, obtaining device information of a camera corresponding to the display device.

And S1102, sending a software upgrading request message to a server, wherein the software upgrading request message comprises the equipment information of the camera.

S1103, receiving a software updating message sent by the server, and updating software corresponding to the camera according to the software updating message; the software updating message is generated by the server according to the equipment information of the camera.

According to the camera software upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the application, when the display equipment needs to perform software upgrading on the configured camera, the software upgrading package of the camera can be acquired from the server based on the equipment information of the camera, and then the software upgrading of the camera is completed.

In a possible implementation manner, the device information of the camera includes a device code of the camera and a current software version number of the camera.

In a possible implementation manner, the software update message includes a download link corresponding to a software upgrade package of the camera; the software upgrading package is determined by the server according to the equipment code and the current software version number of the camera.

In the step S1103, updating the software corresponding to the camera according to the software update message specifically includes: and downloading the software upgrading package of the camera according to the downloading link, and updating the software corresponding to the camera by using the software upgrading package of the camera.

In a possible implementation manner, the software update message includes a prompt message for prompting the user that the current software of the camera is the latest version.

In the step S1103, updating the software corresponding to the camera according to the software update message specifically includes: and sending the prompt message to the display screen for display.

Based on the content described in the foregoing embodiment, an embodiment of the present application further provides a method for upgrading camera software, which is applied to the server described in the foregoing embodiment.

Referring to fig. 12, fig. 12 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a second step of a camera software upgrading method provided in this embodiment of the present application. The camera software upgrading method comprises the following steps:

s1201, receiving a software upgrading request message sent by a display device, wherein the software upgrading request message comprises device information of a camera corresponding to the display device;

s1202, generating a software updating message corresponding to the camera according to the equipment information of the camera and the equipment information of various types of peripheral cameras stored by the server;

and S1203, sending the software updating message to a display device.

According to the camera software upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the application, the device information and the software upgrading package of various types of peripheral cameras are stored in the server, and when the display device needs to carry out software upgrading on the configured camera, the software upgrading package of the camera can be acquired from the server based on the device information of the camera, so that the software upgrading of the camera is completed.

In a possible implementation manner, the device information of the various types of peripheral cameras includes device codes of the various types of peripheral cameras and latest software version numbers of the various types of peripheral cameras; the equipment information of the camera comprises the equipment code of the camera and the current software version number of the camera.

In a possible implementation manner, the generating a software update message corresponding to the camera according to the device information of the camera and the device information of the various types of peripheral cameras stored by the server in step S1202 specifically includes:

determining the type of the camera according to the equipment code of the camera and the equipment codes of various types of peripheral cameras; determining the latest software version number of the camera according to the type of the camera and the latest software version number of the various types of peripheral cameras which are stored; when the current software version number of the camera is different from the latest software version number, determining a software upgrading package of the camera according to the current software version number and the latest software version number of the camera; and generating a first software updating message, wherein the first software updating message comprises a downloading link of the software upgrading package of the camera.

In a possible implementation manner, the generating a software update message corresponding to the camera according to the device information of the camera and the device information of the various types of peripheral cameras stored by the server in step S1202 specifically further includes:

when the current software version number of the camera is the same as the latest software version number, acquiring preset prompt information, wherein the prompt information is used for prompting a user that the current software of the camera is the latest version; and generating a second software updating message, wherein the second software updating message comprises the prompt message.

In some embodiments, the server described in the above embodiments may be a server provided by a display device service provider and provided independently, including but not limited to a single server, a multi-server or a distributed server, which may interact with the display device through a network.

In other embodiments, the server may be integrated in the display device, and may perform data interaction with the display device through a communication bus in the display device.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described device embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules is only one logical division, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of modules may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or modules, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The modules described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as modules may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the present embodiment.

In addition, functional modules in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each module may exist alone physically, or two or more modules are integrated into one unit. The unit formed by the modules can be realized in a hardware form, and can also be realized in a form of hardware and a software functional unit.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A display device, comprising:

a display screen for displaying a user interface;

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the device information of the camera includes a device code of the camera and a current software version number of the camera.

3. The display device according to claim 2, wherein the software update message includes a download link corresponding to a software upgrade package of the camera; the software upgrading package is determined by the server according to the equipment code and the current software version number of the camera;

the controller is configured to:

4. The display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the software update message includes a prompt message for prompting a user that the current software of the camera is the latest version;

the controller is configured to:

and sending the prompt message to the display screen for display.

5. A server, comprising:

a controller connected to the memory, the controller configured to:

sending the software update message to the display device.

6. The server according to claim 5, wherein the device information of the various types of peripheral cameras includes device codes of the various types of peripheral cameras and latest software version numbers of the various types of peripheral cameras; the equipment information of the camera comprises the equipment code of the camera and the current software version number of the camera.

7. The server of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to:

8. The server of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to:

9. A camera software upgrading method is characterized by comprising the following steps:

10. A camera software upgrading method is characterized by comprising the following steps:

sending the software update message to the display device.