CN112181453A

CN112181453A - Firmware upgrading method and device and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN112181453A
Application number: CN202010953682.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘玉喜
Original assignee: Shanghai Fortune Techgroup Co ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Fortune Techgroup Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-11
Filing date: 2020-09-11
Publication date: 2021-01-05

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the field of upgrading of intelligent devices, and in particular, to a firmware upgrading method, apparatus, and storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps that terminal equipment receives firmware information sent by wireless AP equipment, wherein the firmware information is information which is stored in the wireless AP equipment and related to the latest terminal firmware; when the firmware upgrading is determined to be needed according to the firmware information, downloading a firmware upgrading package of the latest terminal firmware from the wireless AP equipment; and upgrading the firmware of the terminal equipment according to the firmware upgrading package. According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the downloading and upgrading of the terminal firmware can be completed through the interaction between the terminal equipment and the wireless AP equipment, the firmware downloading without IP service can be achieved without the participation of a server or other equipment, the complexity of space and time is reduced, and the efficiency of the terminal equipment in firmware upgrading is improved.

Description

Firmware upgrading method and device and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of upgrading of intelligent devices, and in particular, to a firmware upgrading method, apparatus, and storage medium.

Background

The firmware upgrade is to upgrade the internal software system of the terminal device to solve the defect of the previous version or to implement the new function of the release.

In the related art, in order to upgrade a firmware, first, a terminal device needs to be connected to a wireless Access Point (AP) device through a wireless connection, and a network connection is performed by using a wireless AP device connection, so as to connect to an upgrade server, where the upgrade server may be deployed in a local area network or a cloud service. After the terminal equipment is connected to the upgrading server, the related information of upgrading and the firmware upgrading package are obtained from the upgrading server, and therefore the purpose of downloading and upgrading the firmware is achieved.

In the method, a plurality of devices are required to participate, and the terminal device needs to acquire the relevant information of the server carrying an Internet Protocol Address (IP Address) and connect the information to the upgrade server, so that a plurality of devices are required for system implementation, and the steps are complicated.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present disclosure provides a firmware upgrading method, apparatus and storage medium. The technical scheme comprises the following steps:

according to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a firmware upgrade method for use in a terminal device, the method including:

receiving firmware information sent by wireless AP equipment, wherein the firmware information is information which is stored in the wireless AP equipment and is related to the latest terminal firmware;

when the firmware upgrading is determined to be needed according to the firmware information, downloading a firmware upgrading package of the latest terminal firmware from the wireless AP equipment;

and upgrading the firmware of the terminal equipment according to the firmware upgrading package.

In a possible implementation manner, the receiving firmware information sent by the wireless AP device includes:

and receiving a beacon message sent by the wireless AP equipment in a broadcast mode, wherein the beacon message carries the firmware information.

In another possible implementation manner, the downloading a firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware from the wireless AP device when it is determined that firmware upgrade needs to be performed according to the firmware information includes:

when the firmware upgrading is determined to be needed according to the firmware information, sending a first data frame message to the wireless AP equipment, wherein the first data frame message is used for requesting to download a firmware upgrading package of the latest terminal firmware;

and receiving a second data frame message sent by the wireless AP equipment, wherein the second data frame message comprises a firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware.

In another possible implementation manner, the sending the first data frame packet to the wireless AP device when it is determined that firmware upgrade is required according to the firmware information, where the sending the firmware information includes:

and when the latest firmware version number is not consistent with the local firmware version number, sending the first data frame message to the wireless AP equipment, wherein the local firmware version number is used for indicating the version number of the firmware currently used by the terminal equipment.

In another possible implementation manner, before receiving the second data frame message sent by the wireless AP device, the method further includes:

and receiving a first confirmation message fed back by the wireless AP equipment, wherein the first confirmation message is used for indicating the wireless AP equipment to successfully receive the first data frame message.

In another possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

and feeding back a second confirmation message to the wireless AP equipment under the condition of successfully receiving the second data frame message.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a firmware upgrade method for use in a wireless AP device, the method including:

sending the stored firmware information to the terminal equipment, wherein the firmware information is information related to the latest terminal firmware;

the firmware information is used for indicating the terminal equipment to download a firmware upgrading package of the latest terminal firmware from the wireless AP equipment when the firmware upgrading is determined to be needed according to the firmware information; and upgrading the firmware of the terminal equipment according to the firmware upgrading package.

In a possible implementation manner, the sending the stored firmware information to a terminal device includes:

and sending a beacon message in a broadcast mode, wherein the beacon message carries the firmware information.

In another possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

receiving a first data frame message sent by the terminal equipment, wherein the first data frame message is used for requesting to download a firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware;

and sending a second data frame message to the terminal equipment, wherein the second data frame message comprises a firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware.

In another possible implementation manner, before sending the second data frame packet to the terminal device, the method further includes:

and feeding back a first confirmation message to the terminal equipment under the condition of successfully receiving the first data frame message.

In another possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

and receiving a second confirmation message fed back by the terminal equipment, wherein the second confirmation message is used for indicating that the terminal equipment successfully receives the second data frame message.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a firmware upgrading apparatus for use in a terminal device, the apparatus including:

the wireless AP equipment comprises a receiving module, a processing module and a processing module, wherein the receiving module is used for receiving firmware information sent by the wireless AP equipment, and the firmware information is information which is stored in the wireless AP equipment and is related to the latest terminal firmware;

the downloading module is used for downloading a firmware upgrading package of the latest terminal firmware from the wireless AP equipment when the firmware upgrading is determined to be needed according to the firmware information;

and the upgrading module is used for upgrading the firmware of the terminal equipment according to the firmware upgrading package.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a firmware upgrade apparatus for use in a wireless AP device, the apparatus including:

the sending module is used for sending the stored firmware information to the terminal equipment, wherein the firmware information is related to the latest terminal firmware;

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal device including: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a wireless AP device including: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the above-described method.

The disclosed embodiment provides a firmware upgrading method, wherein a terminal device receives firmware information sent by a wireless AP device, and the firmware information is information which is stored in the wireless AP device and is related to the latest terminal firmware; when the firmware upgrading is determined to be needed according to the firmware information, downloading a firmware upgrading package of the latest terminal firmware from the wireless AP equipment; updating the firmware of the terminal equipment according to the firmware updating packet; the downloading and upgrading of the terminal firmware can be completed through the interaction between the terminal equipment and the wireless AP equipment, the firmware downloading without IP service can be achieved without the participation of a server or other equipment, the complexity of space and time is reduced, and the efficiency of firmware upgrading of the terminal equipment is improved.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments, features, and aspects of the disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a wireless system provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates a flow chart of a firmware upgrade method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a firmware upgrade method provided by another example embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a firmware upgrading device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a firmware upgrading device provided in another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal device according to an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments, features and aspects of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numbers can indicate functionally identical or similar elements. While the various aspects of the embodiments are presented in drawings, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale unless specifically indicated.

The word "exemplary" is used exclusively herein to mean "serving as an example, embodiment, or illustration. Any embodiment described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments.

Furthermore, in the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present disclosure. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced without some of these specific details. In some instances, methods, means, elements and circuits that are well known to those skilled in the art have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the present disclosure.

In the related art, the firmware upgrading method generally includes the following steps: the terminal device is connected to the wireless AP device through wireless connection, and network connection is performed by using the wireless AP device connection, so that the terminal device is connected to the upgrading server. After the terminal equipment is connected to the upgrading server, the related information of upgrading and the firmware upgrading package are obtained from the upgrading server, and therefore the purpose of downloading and upgrading the firmware is achieved. This approach requires the involvement of an upgrade server and also requires the presence of equipment that provides IP capabilities. The system has more requirements, larger complexity in space and time, more links which may cause problems, and more troubleshooting conditions once the problems occur. And is not suitable for terminal equipment firmware downloading without networking function.

However, with the increase of the internet of things, the small internet of things terminal devices are wirelessly connected with the wireless AP devices, and no IP service or server is needed in the whole system. In such cases, the prior art approaches have not been satisfactory, and a reasonable and effective solution has not been provided in the related art.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a firmware upgrading method, which can complete downloading and upgrading of terminal firmware through interaction between terminal equipment and wireless AP equipment, and can achieve downloading of firmware without IP service without participation of a server or other equipment, thereby achieving the purposes of saving deployment and saving flow, reducing complexity of space and time, and improving efficiency of firmware upgrading of the terminal equipment.

First, an application scenario to which the present disclosure relates will be described.

Referring to fig. 1, a schematic structural diagram of a wireless system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

The wireless system includes a wireless AP device 12 and a terminal device 14.

The wireless AP device 12 is configured to store firmware information of the latest terminal firmware available to the terminal device 14. The wireless AP device 12 is also configured to transmit the stored firmware information to the terminal device 14. Wherein the firmware information includes information related to the latest terminal firmware.

The wireless AP device 12 is used as a transmitter of the firmware upgrade package, and is configured to cache the firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware in advance to the wireless system, and transmit the firmware upgrade package according to a request of the subsequent terminal device 14.

The terminal device 14, also referred to as a wireless terminal device 14, is configured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless AP device 12.

The terminal device 14 is configured to determine whether firmware upgrade is needed according to the firmware information after receiving the firmware information sent by the wireless AP device 12, and download a firmware upgrade package of a latest terminal firmware from the wireless AP device 12 if it is determined that firmware upgrade is needed; and upgrading the firmware of the terminal equipment 14 according to the firmware upgrading package.

The terminal device 14 and the wireless AP device 12 communicate with each other through a wireless protocol packet. Optionally, the wireless protocol message is a data frame (english: data-frame) message based on the 802.11 protocol.

In the following, several exemplary embodiments are adopted to describe the firmware upgrading method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 2, a flowchart of a firmware upgrade method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown, which is illustrated in the wireless system shown in fig. 1. The method comprises the following steps.

In step 201, the wireless AP device sends the stored firmware information to the terminal device, where the firmware information is information related to the latest terminal firmware.

The wireless AP equipment stores the firmware information of the latest terminal firmware available for the terminal equipment.

Optionally, the firmware information includes at least one of a latest firmware version number, a firmware length, and a firmware MD5 value of the latest terminal firmware. The latest firmware version number is used for indicating the version of the latest terminal firmware, the firmware length is the length of the latest terminal firmware, and the firmware MD5 value is used for indicating whether the firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware is damaged or not. The firmware information may also include other information. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

And the wireless AP equipment sends the stored firmware information to the terminal equipment through a wireless protocol message.

In step 202, the terminal device receives firmware information sent by the wireless AP device.

The firmware information is information related to the latest terminal firmware stored in the wireless AP device.

Correspondingly, the terminal equipment receives the firmware information sent by the wireless AP equipment through the wireless protocol message.

And 203, when the firmware upgrading is determined to be needed according to the firmware information, the terminal equipment downloads a firmware upgrading package of the latest terminal firmware from the wireless AP equipment.

After receiving the firmware information, the terminal equipment determines whether firmware upgrading is needed or not according to the firmware information, and if the firmware upgrading is determined not to be needed, the process is ended; and if the firmware upgrading is determined to be needed, downloading a firmware upgrading package of the latest terminal firmware from the wireless AP equipment.

And the terminal equipment downloads the firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware from the wireless AP equipment through the wireless protocol message, and stores the downloaded firmware upgrade package.

And step 204, the terminal equipment carries out firmware upgrade on the terminal equipment according to the firmware upgrade package.

And the terminal equipment upgrades the internal software system of the terminal equipment according to the downloaded firmware upgrade package.

To sum up, the firmware upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure directly sends the firmware upgrading packet of the latest terminal firmware to the terminal device by using the terminal device, the wireless AP device, and the wireless protocol, and the firmware can be downloaded and upgraded without the participation of external devices and servers.

Referring to fig. 3, a flowchart of a firmware upgrade method according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown, which is illustrated in the wireless system shown in fig. 1. The method comprises the following steps.

Step 301, the wireless AP device sends a beacon packet in a broadcast form, where the beacon packet carries firmware information.

The wireless AP equipment sends a Beacon (English: Beacon) message in a broadcast form, and correspondingly, a plurality of terminal equipment can receive the Beacon message broadcast by the wireless AP equipment. The terminal device described below is any one of a plurality of terminal devices.

The firmware information includes a latest firmware version number of the latest terminal firmware. The firmware information may also include a firmware length and a firmware MD5 value.

In an illustrative example, the beacon packet includes extended packet information "ext-fw-info" for indicating firmware information, and the corresponding partial data structure of the beacon packet is shown in table one.

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Step 302, the terminal device receives a beacon message sent by the wireless AP device in a broadcast form.

The terminal equipment receives the beacon message sent by the wireless AP equipment in a broadcast mode, acquires the firmware information in the beacon message, and determines whether firmware upgrading is needed according to the firmware information.

Optionally, the terminal device determines whether the latest firmware version number is consistent with the local firmware version number, where the latest firmware version number is used to indicate a version number of the firmware currently used by the terminal device. If the latest firmware version number is consistent with the local firmware version number, the firmware used by the terminal equipment currently is the latest terminal firmware, the firmware is not required to be upgraded, and the process is ended; if the latest firmware version number is not consistent with the local firmware version number, it indicates that the currently used firmware of the terminal device is not the latest terminal firmware, and needs to be upgraded, and step 303 is executed.

Step 303, when it is determined that firmware upgrade is required according to the firmware information, the terminal device sends a first data frame message to the wireless AP device, where the first data frame message is used to request downloading of a firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware.

Optionally, when the latest firmware version number is inconsistent with the local firmware version number, the terminal device sends a first data frame message to the wireless AP device.

The first data frame message is used for requesting to download a firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware.

It should be noted that the data frame message used interactively between the terminal device and the wireless AP device includes at least one of the first field, the second field, and the third field.

The first field is used for identifying the transmission direction of the data frame message, the transmission direction of the data frame message is identified from the terminal equipment to the wireless AP equipment when the first field is a first numerical value, the transmission direction of the data frame message is identified from the wireless AP equipment to the terminal equipment when the first field is a second numerical value, and the first numerical value is different from the second numerical value. For example, the first value is "01" and the second value is "10".

The second field is used for identifying whether the type of the data frame message is a request message or a confirmation message, the second field is used for identifying the type of the data frame message as the request message when the second field is a third numerical value, the second field is used for identifying the type of the data frame message as the confirmation message when the second field is a fourth numerical value, and the third numerical value is different from the fourth numerical value. For example, the third value is "01" and the fourth value is "10".

The third field is used for identifying whether a firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware needs to be transmitted, the third field is used for identifying that the firmware upgrade package needs to be transmitted when the third field is a fifth numerical value, and the third field is used for identifying that the firmware upgrade package does not need to be transmitted when the third field is a sixth numerical value. For example, the fifth numerical value is "1" and the sixth numerical value is "0".

The data frame message may further include other information. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

Optionally, the first data frame packet includes a first field, a second field, a third field, and a fourth field, where the fourth field is used to indicate a maximum value of the firmware upgrade packet transmitted each time. In an illustrative example, a partial data structure of the first data frame message is shown in table two.

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Number of bits	Field(s)	Description of the invention
			2	01	For identifying from terminal device to wireless AP device
2	01	For identifying request messages
			2	1 or 0	For identifying whether firmware upgrade package needs to be transmitted
32	0-65535	Maximum value of firmware data per transmission

Step 304, the wireless AP device receives a first data frame message sent by the terminal device.

Step 305, the wireless AP device feeds back a first acknowledgement packet to the terminal device when successfully receiving the first data frame packet.

The first acknowledgement message is an Acknowledgement Character (ACK) message. The first acknowledgement message is used to indicate that the wireless AP device successfully receives the first data frame message.

Optionally, the first acknowledgement packet includes a first field, a second field, a third field, and a fifth field, where the fifth field is used to indicate that the length of the firmware to be transmitted is determined. In an illustrative example, a partial data structure of the first acknowledgment packet is shown in table three.

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Number of bits	Field(s)	Description of the invention
			2	10	For identifying from wireless AP device to terminal device
2	10	For identifying acknowledgement messages
			2	1 or 0	For identifying whether firmware upgrade package needs to be transmitted
32	0-65535	Determining the length of firmware to be transmitted

Step 306, the terminal device receives the first acknowledgement packet fed back by the wireless AP device.

Correspondingly, the terminal equipment receives a first confirmation message fed back by the wireless AP equipment. The first acknowledgement message is used for indicating that the wireless AP equipment successfully receives the first data frame message.

Step 307, the wireless AP device sends a second data frame message to the terminal device, where the second data frame message includes a firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware.

After the wireless AP equipment successfully receives the first data frame message, acquiring a firmware upgrading packet of the latest terminal firmware stored by the wireless AP equipment; and sending a second data frame message to the terminal equipment, wherein the second data frame message comprises a firmware upgrading packet of the latest terminal firmware.

Optionally, the second data frame packet includes a first field, a second field, a third field, a fifth field and a firmware upgrade package, where the fifth field is used to indicate a length of the firmware to be transmitted. In an illustrative example, the partial data structure of the second data frame message is shown in table four.

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Number of bits	Field(s)	Description of the invention
			2	01	For identifying from terminal device to wireless AP device
2	10	For identifying request messages
			2	1 or 0	For identifying whether firmware upgrade package needs to be transmitted
32	0-65535	Length of firmware to be transmitted
			-		Firmware upgrade package

And step 308, the terminal device receives a second data frame message sent by the wireless AP device.

And the second data frame message comprises a firmware upgrading packet of the latest terminal firmware. Namely, the terminal device receives the second data frame message sent by the wireless AP device, and acquires the firmware upgrade packet in the second data frame message.

Step 309, the terminal device feeds back the second acknowledgement message to the wireless AP device when successfully receiving the second data frame message.

The terminal equipment feeds back a second confirmation message to the wireless AP equipment under the condition of successfully receiving the second data frame message; correspondingly, the wireless AP device receives a second acknowledgement message fed back by the terminal device, where the second acknowledgement message is used to indicate that the terminal device successfully receives the second data frame message, and the transmission is successful.

And the second confirmation message is an ACK message. The second acknowledgement message is used for indicating the terminal equipment to successfully receive the second data frame message.

Optionally, the second acknowledgement message includes a first field, a second field, and a third field. In an illustrative example, a partial data structure of the second acknowledgment packet is shown in table five.

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Number of bits	Field(s)	Description of the invention
			2	01	For identifying from wireless AP device to terminal device
2	01	For identifying acknowledgement messages
			2	1 or 0	For identifying whether firmware upgrade package needs to be transmitted

It should be noted that, the above description only takes an example that the data size of the firmware upgrade package is smaller than the maximum value of the firmware data transmitted each time, that is, the transmission of the firmware upgrade package can be completed by sending the second data frame message once through the wireless AP device. When the data size of the firmware upgrade package is larger than the maximum value of the firmware data transmitted each time, that is, the wireless AP device sends the second data frame message at least two times until the second data frame message sent by the wireless AP device carries the end identifier, and the terminal device may feed back a corresponding second acknowledgement message for each received second data frame message. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

And step 310, the terminal equipment carries out firmware upgrade on the terminal equipment according to the firmware upgrade package.

Optionally, when the firmware of the terminal device is successfully upgraded according to the firmware upgrade package, updating a local firmware version number of the terminal device; and when the firmware upgrading of the terminal equipment fails according to the firmware upgrading package, the terminal equipment deletes the downloaded firmware upgrading package.

To sum up, in the firmware upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, on one hand, the firmware is downloaded by using the wireless protocol standard on the premise of not affecting the current wireless communication; on the other hand, the related terminal equipment can acquire firmware information and a firmware upgrade package only by connecting the wireless AP equipment without a network request server; on the other hand, the wireless AP equipment sends a beacon message in a broadcast mode, and a plurality of terminal equipment can receive information simultaneously by utilizing the beacon message to carry firmware information, so that channel resources are saved; on the other hand, the firmware downloading in the whole system is a closed-loop system without the participation of other equipment, the system fully utilizes wireless resources to complete the firmware downloading, and the complexity of space and time is further reduced.

The following are embodiments of the apparatus of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and for portions of the embodiments of the apparatus not described in detail, reference may be made to technical details disclosed in the above-mentioned method embodiments.

Referring to fig. 4, a schematic structural diagram of a firmware upgrading apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. The firmware upgrading device can be realized by software, hardware and a combination of the software and the hardware to be all or part of the terminal equipment. The device includes: a receiving module 410, a downloading module 420, and an upgrading module 430.

A receiving module 410, configured to receive firmware information sent by the wireless AP device, where the firmware information is information stored in the wireless AP device and related to a latest terminal firmware;

a downloading module 420, configured to download a firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware from the wireless AP device when it is determined that firmware upgrade needs to be performed according to the firmware information;

and the upgrading module 430 is configured to upgrade the firmware of the terminal device according to the firmware upgrade package.

In a possible implementation manner, the receiving module 410 is further configured to:

and receiving a beacon message sent by the wireless AP equipment in a broadcast mode, wherein the beacon message carries firmware information.

In another possible implementation manner, the downloading module 420 is further configured to:

In another possible implementation manner, the firmware information includes a latest firmware version number of the latest terminal firmware, and the downloading module 420 is further configured to:

and when the latest firmware version number is inconsistent with the local firmware version number, sending a first data frame message to the wireless AP equipment, wherein the local firmware version number is used for indicating the version number of the firmware currently used by the terminal equipment.

In another possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes: the receiving module 410 is further configured to:

In another possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes: a feedback module further to:

It should be noted that, when the apparatus provided in the foregoing embodiment implements the functions thereof, only the division of the above functional modules is illustrated, and in practical applications, the above functions may be distributed by different functional modules according to actual needs, that is, the content structure of the device is divided into different functional modules, so as to complete all or part of the functions described above.

With regard to the apparatus in the above-described embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.

Referring to fig. 5, a schematic structural diagram of a firmware upgrading apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. The firmware upgrade apparatus may be implemented by software, hardware, or a combination of both as all or a part of the wireless AP device. The device includes: a sending module 510.

A sending module 510, configured to send the stored firmware information to the terminal device, where the firmware information is information related to the latest terminal firmware;

In a possible implementation manner, the sending module 510 is further configured to:

and sending a beacon message in a broadcast mode, wherein the beacon message carries firmware information.

In another possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes: a receiving module;

the receiving module is used for receiving a first data frame message sent by the terminal equipment, and the first data frame message is used for requesting to download a firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware;

the sending module 510 is further configured to send a second data frame message to the terminal device, where the second data frame message includes a firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware.

In another possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes:

the sending module 510 is further configured to feed back the first acknowledgement packet to the terminal device when the first data frame packet is successfully received.

and the receiving module is used for receiving a second confirmation message fed back by the terminal equipment, and the second confirmation message is used for indicating that the terminal equipment successfully receives the second data frame message.

The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a terminal device, where the terminal device includes: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to: the steps executed by the terminal device in the above method embodiments are realized.

The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a wireless AP device, where the wireless AP device includes: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to: the steps executed by the wireless AP device in the above-described method embodiments are implemented.

The disclosed embodiments also provide a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions, which when executed by a processor, implement the methods in the various method embodiments described above.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal device 600 according to an example embodiment. The terminal device 600 is also referred to as a wireless terminal device, and is configured to perform wireless communication with the wireless AP device. For example, the terminal device 600 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

Referring to fig. 6, the terminal device 600 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 602, memory 604, power component 606, multimedia component 608, audio component 610, input/output (I/O) interface 612, sensor component 614, and communication component 616.

The processing component 602 generally controls overall operations of the terminal device 600, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 602 may include one or more processors 620 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 602 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 602 and other components. For example, the processing component 602 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 608 and the processing component 602.

The memory 604 is configured to store various types of data to support operation at the terminal device 600. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the terminal device 600, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 604 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

The power supply component 606 provides power to the various components of the terminal device 600. The power components 606 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the terminal device 600.

The multimedia component 608 comprises a screen providing an output interface between the terminal device 600 and a user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 608 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the terminal device 600 is in an operation mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 610 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 610 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive an external audio signal when the terminal device 600 is in an operation mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal may further be stored in the memory 604 or transmitted via the communication component 616. In some embodiments, audio component 610 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 612 provides an interface between the processing component 602 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

The sensor component 614 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of status assessment for the terminal device 600. For example, the sensor component 614 may detect an open/closed state of the terminal device 600, relative positioning of components such as a display and keypad of the terminal device 600, a change in position of the terminal device 600 or a component of the terminal device 600, presence or absence of user contact with the terminal device 600, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the terminal device 600, and a change in temperature of the terminal device 600. The sensor assembly 614 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 614 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 614 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 616 is configured to facilitate communications between the terminal device 600 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The terminal device 600 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 616 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 616 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the terminal device 600 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the above-described methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, such as the memory 604, is also provided, including computer program instructions executable by the processor 620 of the terminal device 600 to perform the above-described method.

The present disclosure may be systems, methods, and/or computer program products. The computer program product may include a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions embodied thereon for causing a processor to implement various aspects of the present disclosure.

The computer readable storage medium may be a tangible device that can hold and store the instructions for use by the instruction execution device. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic memory device, a magnetic memory device, an optical memory device, an electromagnetic memory device, a semiconductor memory device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer readable storage medium would include the following: a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), a memory stick, a floppy disk, a mechanical coding device, such as punch cards or in-groove projection structures having instructions stored thereon, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. Computer-readable storage media as used herein is not to be construed as transitory signals per se, such as radio waves or other freely propagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagating through a waveguide or other transmission medium (e.g., optical pulses through a fiber optic cable), or electrical signals transmitted through electrical wires.

The computer-readable program instructions described herein may be downloaded from a computer-readable storage medium to a respective computing/processing device, or to an external computer or external storage device via a network, such as the internet, a local area network, a wide area network, and/or a wireless network. The network may include copper transmission cables, fiber optic transmission, wireless transmission, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers and/or edge servers. The network adapter card or network interface in each computing/processing device receives computer-readable program instructions from the network and forwards the computer-readable program instructions for storage in a computer-readable storage medium in the respective computing/processing device.

The computer program instructions for carrying out operations of the present disclosure may be assembler instructions, Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) instructions, machine-related instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state setting data, or source or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Smalltalk, C + + or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The computer-readable program instructions may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet service provider). In some embodiments, the electronic circuitry that can execute the computer-readable program instructions implements aspects of the present disclosure by utilizing the state information of the computer-readable program instructions to personalize the electronic circuitry, such as a programmable logic circuit, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or a Programmable Logic Array (PLA).

Various aspects of the present disclosure are described herein with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the disclosure. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer-readable program instructions.

These computer-readable program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. These computer-readable program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer, programmable data processing apparatus, and/or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the computer-readable medium storing the instructions comprises an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The computer readable program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices implement the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of instructions, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

Having described embodiments of the present disclosure, the foregoing description is intended to be exemplary, not exhaustive, and not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terms used herein were chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or technical improvements to the techniques in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A firmware upgrading method is used in a terminal device, and the method comprises the following steps:

receiving firmware information sent by wireless Access Point (AP) equipment, wherein the firmware information is information which is stored in the wireless AP equipment and related to the latest terminal firmware;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the firmware information sent by the wireless AP device comprises:

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the downloading the firmware upgrade package of the latest terminal firmware from the wireless AP device when it is determined that firmware upgrade is required according to the firmware information includes:

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the firmware information includes a latest firmware version number of the latest terminal firmware, and the sending a first data frame packet to the wireless AP device when it is determined that firmware upgrade is required according to the firmware information includes:

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein before receiving the second data frame message sent by the wireless AP device, the method further comprises:

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

7. A firmware upgrade method, for use in a wireless AP device, the method comprising:

8. The method of claim 7, wherein sending the stored firmware information to a terminal device comprises:

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the method further comprises:

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein before sending the second data frame packet to the terminal device, the method further comprises:

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

12. A firmware upgrading apparatus, for use in a terminal device, the apparatus comprising:

13. A firmware upgrade apparatus, for use in a wireless AP device, the apparatus comprising:

14. A terminal device, characterized in that the terminal device comprises: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

15. A wireless AP device, the wireless AP device comprising: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions, wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 11.