CN113505905A

CN113505905A - Vehicle firmware replacement method, device, equipment and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN113505905A
Application number: CN202110930551.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡依林; 冯龙; 党瑞祥; 杨阔
Original assignee: Jiangsu Xiaoniu Electric Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Jiangsu Xiaoniu Electric Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-13
Filing date: 2021-08-13
Publication date: 2021-10-15

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for replacing a vehicle firmware, which comprises the following steps: determining the health state of the current firmware in response to a user instruction; if the current firmware is in a damaged state, receiving replacement confirmation information input by a user, and acquiring new firmware information to be replaced; and determining the legality of the new firmware, and if the new firmware is legal, activating the new firmware to finish the replacement of the firmware. According to the method for replacing the vehicle firmware, provided by the embodiment of the invention, the state tracking of the vehicle firmware can be realized through the online detection of the vehicle firmware and the online verification of the new firmware, so that the efficiency of replacing the vehicle firmware and the driving safety after replacement are improved.

Description

Vehicle firmware replacement method, device, equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of automobiles, in particular to a method, a device, equipment and a storage medium for replacing vehicle firmware.

Background

The vehicle comprises a plurality of replaceable firmware, and when the vehicle firmware is damaged and needs to be replaced, such as alarm failure, lock control aging and the like, a vehicle user needs to go to an offline store or an official authorized maintenance point for after-sale maintenance.

In the prior art, when the vehicle firmware is replaced, a maintenance worker usually evaluates the damage condition of the firmware manually and replaces the firmware manually, so that the maintenance worker is too dependent on the experience and technology of the maintenance worker, and the vehicle firmware cannot be detected online and tracked subsequently.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a method, a device, equipment and a storage medium for replacing vehicle firmware, which realize online detection and state tracking of the vehicle firmware.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for replacing a vehicle firmware, including:

determining the health state of the current firmware in response to a user instruction;

if the current firmware is in a damaged state, receiving replacement confirmation information input by a user, and acquiring new firmware information to be replaced;

and determining the legality of the new firmware, and if the new firmware is legal, activating the new firmware to finish the replacement of the firmware.

Further, determining the health status of the current firmware includes:

sending a detection instruction to the current firmware by using communication equipment;

and receiving first information fed back by the current firmware to the detection instruction, wherein if the first information is consistent with preset detection information, the health state of the current firmware is normal, and if not, the current firmware is damaged.

Further, determining the validity of the new firmware includes:

searching in a firmware database according to the new firmware information, and determining that the new firmware exists in the firmware database and is not activated;

sending a matching instruction to the new firmware by using a communication device;

and receiving second information fed back by the new firmware to the matching instruction, wherein if the second information is consistent with preset matching information, the new firmware is legal.

Further, activating the new firmware includes:

binding the new firmware with the vehicle;

adding a usage flag to the new firmware in a firmware database.

Further, after the replacement of the firmware is completed, the method further includes:

and storing the replacement record of the firmware and uploading the replacement record to a server.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a device for replacing a vehicle firmware, including:

the health state determining module is used for responding to a user instruction and determining the health state of the current firmware;

the new firmware information acquisition module is used for receiving replacement confirmation information input by a user and acquiring new firmware information to be replaced if the current firmware is in a damaged state;

and the validity determining module is used for determining the validity of the new firmware, and if the validity is legal, the new firmware is activated to complete the replacement of the firmware.

Optionally, the health status determination module is further configured to:

Optionally, the validity determining module is further configured to:

binding the new firmware with the vehicle;

adding a usage flag to the new firmware in a firmware database.

Optionally, the replacing device of the vehicle firmware further includes a replacing record saving module, which is used for saving the replacing record of the firmware and uploading the replacing record to the server.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer device for replacing vehicle firmware, including:

comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing a method of replacing vehicle firmware according to any of the embodiments of the invention when executing the program.

In a fourth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a storage medium for replacing vehicle firmware, on which a computer program is stored, and the program is executed by a processing device to implement the method for replacing vehicle firmware according to any one of the embodiments of the present invention.

The embodiment of the invention firstly responds to a user instruction and determines the health state of the current firmware; if the current firmware is in a damaged state, receiving replacement confirmation information input by a user, and acquiring new firmware information to be replaced; and finally, determining the legality of the new firmware, and if the new firmware is legal, activating the new firmware to finish the replacement of the firmware. According to the method for replacing the vehicle firmware, provided by the embodiment of the invention, the state tracking of the vehicle firmware can be realized through the online detection of the vehicle firmware and the online verification of the new firmware, so that the efficiency of replacing the vehicle firmware and the driving safety after replacement are improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for replacing vehicle firmware according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication method according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a replacement process of firmware of a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle firmware replacement device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer device in a third embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not limiting of the invention. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only some of the structures related to the present invention are shown in the drawings, not all of the structures.

Example one

Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a method for replacing vehicle firmware according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the embodiment is applicable to a situation where firmware of a vehicle is replaced in an online condition, and the method may be executed by a device for replacing vehicle firmware, where the device may be composed of hardware and/or software, and may be generally integrated into an apparatus having a function of replacing vehicle firmware, where the apparatus may be an electronic apparatus such as a server or a server cluster. As shown in fig. 1, the method specifically comprises the following steps:

step 110, in response to a user instruction, determines the health status of the current firmware.

The user command may be a command issued by the user by clicking a set button or by using voice control or the like, and is used to start the operation of detecting the health status of the current firmware. For example, the user may use a communication device, which may be a handheld terminal or the like that communicates with the vehicle and the server, and after starting the communication device, the user may click a firmware detection button on the firmware detection interface, and in this way issue an instruction to detect the health status of the current firmware.

Further, the current firmware may be vehicle firmware that the vehicle user wishes to replace, or that there is a possibility of damage, such as the firmware of the vehicle's central control, locks, and alarms. The health status of the current firmware may include a normal status and a bad status.

In this embodiment, after receiving the user instruction, the detection of the current firmware may be started in response. The server can send set information to the vehicle through the communication equipment, the vehicle forwards the information to the current firmware, the current firmware is enabled to feed back according to the information, and the server can judge the health state of the current firmware according to the information fed back by the current firmware.

Optionally, the way of determining the health status of the current firmware may be: sending a detection instruction to the current firmware by using communication equipment; and receiving first information fed back by the current firmware to the detection instruction, wherein if the first information is consistent with preset detection information, the health state of the current firmware is normal, and if not, the current firmware is damaged.

Specifically, the communication device may be used to send the detection instruction to the current firmware, and the detection instruction may be different for different firmware. The current firmware can perform feedback after receiving the detection instruction, and the feedback information is first information. Furthermore, detection information for the detection instruction in the normal state of the firmware is preset in the server, if the first information is consistent with the detection information, the current firmware can be considered to be in the normal state, and otherwise, the current firmware is in a damaged state. For example, in a normal state, the feedback of the current firmware to the detection command should be a set value, and if the value of the current firmware feedback is not equal to the set value, the current firmware may be considered to be in a bad state.

And 120, if the current firmware is in a damaged state, receiving replacement confirmation information input by a user, and acquiring new firmware information to be replaced.

The confirmation of the replacement information may be an instruction that the user inputs by clicking a set button, voice control, or the like and instructs to replace the current firmware. For example, the user may click a firmware replacement button on a firmware replacement page using the communication device, thereby inputting the replacement confirmation information.

In this embodiment, after determining that the current firmware is in a bad state, the user may remove the bad firmware and then select a new firmware for replacement. The user can input the confirmation replacement information and also input the new firmware information to be replaced, wherein the new firmware information can be the ID, the number and other information of the firmware. Optionally, the user may input information by using the handheld communication device, so that the server obtains the replacement confirmation information and the new firmware information to be replaced.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication manner provided by an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the figure, a user 121 may input information through a communication device 122, the communication device 122 may be connected to a vehicle 123 and a server 124, and is configured to send a detection instruction to a firmware 125 and a firmware 126 and send information of firmware feedback to the server 124, and a display terminal 127 may be configured to display relevant information to the user.

And step 130, determining the legality of the new firmware, and if the new firmware is legal, activating the new firmware to finish the replacement of the firmware.

In this embodiment, determining the validity of the new firmware may include confirming whether the new firmware is a genuine part of the vehicle, whether new firmware information exists in a firmware database, whether the new firmware matches the vehicle, and the like. If the new firmware is installed and then is determined to be legal, online activation can be carried out, and the relation between the new firmware and the vehicle is established.

Optionally, the manner of determining the validity of the new firmware may be: searching in a firmware database according to the new firmware information, and determining that the new firmware exists in the firmware database and is not activated; sending a matching instruction to the new firmware by using the communication equipment; and receiving second information fed back by the new firmware to the matching instruction, wherein if the second information is consistent with preset matching information, the new firmware is legal.

Specifically, the firmware database may be searched for new firmware information input by the user, where the firmware database may be a database storing firmware-related information, for example, a firmware ID, a production time, a production place, whether to be activated, and the like of each firmware may be stored in the firmware database. If the new firmware information input by the user can be found in the firmware database, the new firmware can be considered as the regular firmware recorded in the firmware database, and further, whether the firmware is activated or not can be confirmed, and if the firmware is not activated, the new firmware is the available firmware.

Further, it is also determined whether the new firmware can be matched with the vehicle, and a matching instruction can be sent to the new firmware by using the communication device, and the matching instruction can be different for different firmware. And the new firmware can perform feedback after receiving the matching instruction, wherein the feedback information is second information. Further, matching information for the matching instruction in the normal state of the firmware is preset in the server, if the second information is consistent with the matching information, the new firmware can be considered to be matched with the vehicle, and if the second information is not consistent with the matching information, the new firmware needs to be selected again.

Optionally, the manner of activating the new firmware may be: binding the new firmware with the vehicle; a usage flag is added to the new firmware in the firmware database.

Specifically, after the installation is completed and the validity of the new firmware is confirmed, the new firmware may be activated, bound with the vehicle in the server, and a use flag is added to the new firmware to indicate that the firmware is applied to the current vehicle.

In this embodiment, after the firmware replacement is completed, the following steps may be further performed: and storing the replacement record of the firmware and uploading the replacement record to a server.

Optionally, after the firmware is replaced, the more records of the firmware may be stored and uploaded to a server for online tracking management of the firmware.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a replacement process of a vehicle firmware according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the figure, a communication device may communicate with a vehicle, perform online detection on a current firmware by using the communication device, enter a firmware replacement page if a detection result is that the firmware is damaged, perform online verification on the validity of the new firmware after the current firmware is detached and the new firmware is installed, and activate the new firmware and upload a firmware replacement record to a server if the new firmware is valid and can be used normally.

Example two

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for replacing vehicle firmware according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 4, the apparatus includes: a health status determination module 210, a new firmware information acquisition module 220, and a validity determination module 230.

A health status determination module 210, configured to determine a health status of the current firmware in response to a user instruction.

Optionally, the health status determination module 210 is further configured to:

sending a detection instruction to the current firmware by using communication equipment; and receiving first information fed back by the current firmware to the detection instruction, wherein if the first information is consistent with preset detection information, the health state of the current firmware is normal, and if not, the current firmware is damaged.

The new firmware information obtaining module 220 is configured to receive replacement confirmation information input by a user if the current firmware is in a bad state, and obtain new firmware information to be replaced.

And a validity determining module 230, configured to determine validity of the new firmware, and if the new firmware is valid, activate the new firmware to complete replacement of the firmware.

Optionally, the validity determining module 230 is further configured to:

searching in a firmware database according to the new firmware information, and determining that the new firmware exists in the firmware database and is not activated; sending a matching instruction to the new firmware by using the communication equipment; and receiving second information fed back by the new firmware to the matching instruction, wherein if the second information is consistent with preset matching information, the new firmware is legal.

Optionally, the validity determining module 230 is further configured to:

binding the new firmware with the vehicle; a usage flag is added to the new firmware in the firmware database.

The device can execute the methods provided by all the embodiments of the disclosure, and has corresponding functional modules and beneficial effects for executing the methods. For technical details that are not described in detail in this embodiment, reference may be made to the methods provided in all the foregoing embodiments of the disclosure.

EXAMPLE III

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram of a computer device 312 suitable for use in implementing embodiments of the present invention. The computer device 312 shown in FIG. 5 is only an example and should not bring any limitations to the functionality or scope of use of embodiments of the present invention. Device 312 is a typical vehicle firmware replacement computing device.

As shown in FIG. 5, computer device 312 is in the form of a general purpose computing device. The components of computer device 312 may include, but are not limited to: one or more processors 316, a storage device 328, and a bus 318 that couples the various system components including the storage device 328 and the processors 316.

Bus 318 represents one or more of any of several types of bus structures, including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, an accelerated graphics port, and a processor or local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures. By way of example, such architectures include, but are not limited to, an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, an enhanced ISA bus, a Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) local bus, and a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus.

Computer device 312 typically includes a variety of computer system readable media. Such media may be any available media that is accessible by computer device 312 and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media.

Storage 328 may include computer system readable media in the form of volatile Memory, such as Random Access Memory (RAM) 330 and/or cache Memory 332. The computer device 312 may further include other removable/non-removable, volatile/nonvolatile computer system storage media. By way of example only, storage system 334 may be used to read from and write to non-removable, nonvolatile magnetic media (not shown in FIG. 5, and commonly referred to as a "hard drive"). Although not shown in FIG. 5, a magnetic disk drive for reading from and writing to a removable, nonvolatile magnetic disk (e.g., a "floppy disk") and an optical disk drive for reading from or writing to a removable, nonvolatile optical disk (e.g., a Compact disk-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), a Digital Video disk (DVD-ROM), or other optical media) may be provided. In these cases, each drive may be connected to bus 318 by one or more data media interfaces. Storage 328 may include at least one program product having a set (e.g., at least one) of program modules that are configured to carry out the functions of embodiments of the invention.

Program 336 having a set (at least one) of program modules 326 may be stored, for example, in storage 328, such program modules 326 including, but not limited to, an operating system, one or more application programs, other program modules, and program data, each of which may comprise an implementation of a network environment, or some combination thereof. Program modules 326 generally carry out the functions and/or methodologies of embodiments of the invention as described herein.

The computer device 312 may also communicate with one or more external devices 314 (e.g., keyboard, pointing device, camera, display 324, etc.), with one or more devices that enable a user to interact with the computer device 312, and/or with any devices (e.g., network card, modem, etc.) that enable the computer device 312 to communicate with one or more other computing devices. Such communication may occur via input/output (I/O) interfaces 322. Also, computer device 312 may communicate with one or more networks (e.g., a Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), etc.) and/or a public Network, such as the internet, via Network adapter 320. As shown, network adapter 320 communicates with the other modules of computer device 312 via bus 318. It should be appreciated that although not shown in the figures, other hardware and/or software modules may be used in conjunction with the computer device 312, including but not limited to: microcode, device drivers, Redundant processing units, external disk drive Arrays, disk array (RAID) systems, tape drives, and data backup storage systems, to name a few.

The processor 316 executes various functional applications and data processing by executing programs stored in the storage device 328, for example, implementing the method for replacing the firmware of the vehicle according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention.

Example four

Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by a processing device, implements a method of replacing vehicle firmware as in embodiments of the present invention. The computer readable medium of the present invention described above may be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium or any combination of the two. A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, 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), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the present disclosure, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In contrast, in the present disclosure, a computer readable signal medium may comprise a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, either in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated data signal may take many forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: electrical wires, optical cables, RF (radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

In some embodiments, the clients, servers may communicate using any currently known or future developed network Protocol, such as HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), and may interconnect with any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communications network). Examples of communication networks include a local area network ("LAN"), a wide area network ("WAN"), the Internet (e.g., the Internet), and peer-to-peer networks (e.g., ad hoc peer-to-peer networks), as well as any currently known or future developed network.

The computer readable medium may be embodied in the electronic device; or may exist separately without being assembled into the electronic device.

The computer readable medium carries one or more programs which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to: determining the health state of the current firmware in response to a user instruction; if the current firmware is in a damaged state, receiving replacement confirmation information input by a user, and acquiring new firmware information to be replaced; and determining the legality of the new firmware, and if the new firmware is legal, activating the new firmware to finish the replacement of the firmware.

Computer program code for carrying out operations for the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including but not limited to an object oriented programming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C + +, and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The program code 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).

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 code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, 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.

The units described in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by software or hardware. Where the name of an element does not in some cases constitute a limitation on the element itself.

The functions described herein above may be performed, at least in part, by one or more hardware logic components. For example, without limitation, exemplary types of hardware logic components that may be used include: field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs), systems on a chip (SOCs), Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs), and the like.

In the context of this disclosure, a machine-readable medium may be a tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. The machine-readable medium may be a machine-readable signal medium or a machine-readable storage medium. A machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of a machine-readable storage medium would include an electrical connection based on one or more wires, 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), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

It is to be noted that the foregoing is only illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and the technical principles employed. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described herein, but is capable of various obvious changes, rearrangements and substitutions as will now become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in greater detail by the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and may include other equivalent embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method of replacing vehicle firmware, comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the health status of the current firmware comprises:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the validity of the new firmware comprises:

4. The method of claim 1, wherein activating the new firmware comprises:

binding the new firmware with the vehicle;

adding a usage flag to the new firmware in a firmware database.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein after completing the replacement of the firmware, further comprising:

6. A vehicle firmware replacement device, comprising:

7. A computer device, comprising: comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the method of replacing vehicle firmware according to any one of claims 1 to 5 when executing the program.

8. A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, characterized in that the program, when executed by a processing device, implements a method of replacing vehicle firmware as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5.