KR100664180B1 - Remote data download apparatus and method for mobile communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a data remote download system and method of a mobile communication terminal, comprising: a remote computer for connecting a mobile communication terminal through a predetermined communication port; A debugging computer connected to the remote computer via a virtual communication port and including a PC-sync for sinking with a mobile communication terminal connected to the remote computer and a downloader for downloading data to the synchronized mobile communication terminal remotely; Comprising: and receiving the version information for the mobile communication terminal of the remote from the debugging computer, and comparing the version information of the debugging program to download; Performing a download if the program version of the terminal is lower than the currently debugged program version as a result of the comparison; Checking the updated software block when performing the download; It can be achieved by including the step of updating only the software block updated by the block check.

Description

REMOTE DATA DOWNLOAD APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE}

1 is an exemplary view showing a debugging method of a conventional mobile communication terminal.

2 is an exemplary view for explaining a remote debugging method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system including a remote data downloader and a PC-sink device of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of downloading a debugging program of a mobile communication terminal and automatically updating data in a debugging computer by PC-sync according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of downloading a debugging program of a mobile communication terminal and automatically updating data at a remote computer by PC-sync according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

100: remote computer 101: comfort

102,202 Serial to Network Data Converters 103203 Network Adapters

104,204: network / serial data converter 200: debugging computer

201: Virtual Comfort 300: PC-Sink

400: Downloader

The present invention relates to a data remote download system and method of a mobile communication terminal, and in particular, a debugged program is directly downloaded to a mobile communication terminal connected to a remote computer, or the PC and the remote communication terminal are debugged by sinking. The present invention relates to a data remote download system and a method of a mobile communication terminal for automatically updating data.

In general, the terminal is sold to the user through a variety of errors to find and improve the development at the development stage, where the line of the program file caused by the debugging program causes the error, and what information Debugging is being done by monitoring for the presence.

Currently, in the development of domestic terminals, software debugging is performed by connecting the terminal 10 and the PC 20 with an RS-232 cable or a USB cable 30, as shown in FIG. In the PC, a debugging tool (a debugging app program) is used to monitor debugging messages to identify a problem.

That is, referring to FIG. 1, a developer connects a serial input output (SIO) port of a terminal and a Comfort port of a PC to each other to enable serial communication, and operates the debugging tool of the PC so that the terminal is connected. Set comfort to the debugging port.

Next, during the operation of the terminal, a software debugging data packet (debugging message) is received through the debugging port and displayed in a debugging tool, and the developer views the debugging messages to identify the problem of the terminal, and then develops a program to improve the problem. Debug

The program debugged as described above can be updated directly via SIO or USB cable when the terminal is directly connected to the debugging computer.

However, when the debugging computer and the computer to which the actual terminal is connected are located in different regions, the program debugged from the debugging computer is transmitted to the remote computer through e-mail, and the debugging tool is operated on the remote computer. Since the program needs to be updated, it takes a lot of time to check the operation status by the debugging program, and there is a troublesome problem because the operator must be present at both sides (debugging computer, remote computer).

Accordingly, the present invention has been created to solve the above-described conventional problems, and downloads a debugged program directly to a mobile communication terminal connected to a remote computer, or sinks the PC and the remote mobile communication terminal by PC-syncing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data remote download system and method of a mobile communication terminal to automatically update the data.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a remote computer for connecting the mobile communication terminal through a predetermined communication port; A debugging computer connected to the remote computer via a virtual communication port and including a PC-sync for sinking with a mobile communication terminal connected to the remote computer and a downloader for downloading data to the synchronized mobile communication terminal remotely; Characterized in that configured.

In addition, the present invention in downloading a debugged program from the debugging computer to the mobile communication terminal connected to the remote computer, the version of the debugging program to receive and download the version information for the mobile communication terminal of the remote from the debugging computer Comparing with information; Performing a download if the program version of the terminal is lower than the currently debugged program version; Checking the updated software block when performing the download; And updating only the software block updated by the block check.

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According to the present invention, when debugging a program of a mobile communication terminal connected to an overseas remote computer in a domestic debugging computer, the debugged program is downloaded to the mobile communication terminal connected to the remote computer in real time, and the mobile located at the remote location. A technology that provides a device and a method for PC-syncing a communication terminal and a debugging computer in a domestic country to update synced data, and manages a version when downloading and updating data through the PC-sync. This feature prevents update errors and updates data in block units to speed up the data transfer rate.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same reference numerals as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings.

Also, in the following description, numerous specific details, such as specific processing flows, are set forth in order to provide a more general understanding of the invention, and it is to be understood that the invention may be practiced without these specific details. It will be obvious to them. In addition, detailed description of well-known functions and structures which are determined to unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

First of all, the present invention monitors debugging information of a terminal connected to a remote computer in real time through the Internet, so that a program for debugging a problem part can be downloaded in real time. The system for remote control is configured as shown in FIG.

That is, the terminal 40 located at a remote site (overseas branch) is directly connected to a PC (remote site computer) 100 connected to the Internet using a USB or RS-232 cable, and a domestic debugging tool (debugging app program) is mounted. The developer's debugging computer 200 allows to remotely receive and monitor debugging messages from the terminal via the Internet.

Here, the remote computer 100 to which the terminal to be debugged is directly connected converts a debugging message from a mobile communication terminal connected via RS-232 or USB into a network data packet (TCP / IP data) and transmits it to the Internet. The debugging computer 200 converts the debugging message transmitted to the Internet into a data format (serial data such as RS-232, USB, etc.) that can be used by a debugging tool (debugging App program) and delivers it to the debugging tool.

In other words, since the terminal is not directly connected to the debugging computer, the debugged program is not downloaded via the comfort, but the debugged program is downloaded via the virtual comfort.

Hereinafter, in the embodiment of the present invention, a description of a method for receiving debugging information (debugging message) from a remote mobile communication terminal is omitted, and the download and the PC-sync of the debugged program having improved the problem by the debugging information are omitted. The automatic update method of the data will be described.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system including a remote data downloader and a PC-sink device of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. As shown therein, the remote computer 100 can access the Internet from the debugging computer 200. A network adapter 103 for receiving packet data (debugged program, data to be updated) transmitted through the network, a network / serial data converter 104 for converting data received through the network adapter into a serial data format; Comfort 101 for updating the corresponding data (debugged program, data to be updated) by transmitting the converted serial data to the connected mobile communication terminal and converting the data to be transmitted from the terminal to the debugging computer into a format suitable for internet transmission. It includes a serial / network data converter 102.

In this case, the comfort 101 is connected to the mobile communication terminal 40 to be debugged with an RS-232 or USB cable, and converts a debugging program sent from the debugging computer 200 into a serial data format and inputs it to the terminal, or vice versa. It outputs debugging messages from the 40 to the Internet.

Next, the debugging computer 200 updates the virtual comfort 201 for connection with the PC-sink 300 and the downloader 400, the debugged program input through the virtual comfort in the downloader, or the PC-sink. Serial / network data converter 202 for converting data to be converted into TCP / IP data format suitable for network transmission, and adding the remote computer's IP and port number to the debugged program or PC-sync data and transmitting it to the Internet. Network adapter 203 and a network / serial data converter 204 for converting the data format received through the network adapter 203 into a serial data format.

In this case, the virtual comfort 201 is connected to the mobile communication terminal 40 to be debugged by the PC-sync and downloader remotely from the PC, because the mobile communication terminal 40 to be debugged is not directly connected to the debugging computer. Allows data to be passed

The PC-Sink 300 may automatically update the synced data such as personal schedule information, contacts, memos, file data of the synced folder, and the downloader 400 is a manager that manages data to be downloaded. Determine whether the debugged program is newer than the program currently stored in the mobile communication terminal, so that the program can be downloaded only if it is the latest version. In addition, only the improved software blocks of the entire program can be updated.

Hereinafter, the operation of the apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 and 5 are flowcharts showing a method of downloading a debugging program of a mobile communication terminal and automatically updating data by PC-sync according to the present invention on a debugging computer and a remote computer, respectively. When the mobile communication terminal is directly connected to the comfort of the user, the user of the debugging computer collects debugging messages from the mobile communication terminal using a debugging tool, analyzes the problem, and generates a debugged program that improves the problem.

Next, the debugged program generated as described above should be downloaded to the mobile communication terminal of the remote place through the downloader. At this time, the version information is requested to the mobile communication terminal for version management, and the version information of the debugging program to be downloaded currently and Compare.

That is, the remote computer converts the version information received from the terminal into a network data packet (TCP / IP data), and then adds the IP and port number of the debugging computer to the Internet. The version information received is converted into a suitable format, and the version information is transmitted to the downloader through the virtual comfort.

Accordingly, the downloader receiving the version information proceeds with downloading when the program version of the terminal is lower than the currently debugged program version by comparing the version information. As described above, the present invention makes it possible to update a program as if it is directly connected to a mobile communication terminal that is not directly connected to the comfort of a debugging computer. In this case, when the program is configured in units of software blocks, it is preferable to update the units in blocks so that the update can be completed quickly.

On the other hand, if there is a file to be updated periodically every time the debugging computer and the mobile communication terminal are connected, by synchronizing the file (or folder) through the PC-sync, when the PC-Sync is started (by the user) Manual driving or debugging When the computer and the terminal are connected automatically, the synced file is checked and updated. If the updated file is updated, the file is automatically downloaded to the mobile terminal to be updated.

As described above, the data remote download system and method of the present invention can be directly downloaded to a mobile communication terminal connected to a remote computer, or a PC-synced debugging computer and a remote mobile communication terminal are synchronized. This has the effect of automatically updating the data.

Claims (8)

A remote computer for connecting the mobile communication terminal through a predetermined communication port; A debugging computer connected to the remote computer via a virtual communication port and including a PC-sync for sinking with a mobile communication terminal connected to the remote computer and a downloader for downloading data to the synchronized mobile communication terminal remotely; Remote data download system of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 1, wherein the debugging computer, Virtual comfort for connection with the PC-sync and downloader; A serial / network data converter for converting a debugged program input through the virtual comfort in the downloader or data to be updated through PC-Sink into a TCP / IP data format suitable for network transmission; A network adapter for adding a remote computer's IP and a port number to the debugged program or PC-sync data and transmitting it to the Internet; And a network / serial data converter for converting a data format received through the network adapter into a serial data format. The method of claim 1, wherein the PC-sink and downloader, And determining whether the data or program to be downloaded from the debugging computer is newer than the data or program currently stored in the mobile communication terminal, and downloading only when the data or program is the latest version. The method of claim 3, wherein the downloader, A remote data download system for a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the update is performed only for the debugged software block among all programs to be downloaded. In downloading the debugged program from the debugging computer to the mobile terminal connected to the remote computer, Receiving version information of the mobile communication terminal from the debugging computer and comparing the version information with the version information of the debugging program to be downloaded; Performing a download if the program version of the terminal is lower than the currently debugged program version; Checking the updated software block when performing the download; And updating only the software block updated by the block check. The remote computer according to claim 5, wherein the remote computer receives the version information from the terminal, converts the version information into a network data packet, and adds the IP and port number of the debugging computer to the Internet. The debugging computer receives the version information via the Internet, converts it into a serial format, and transmits the version information to the downloader through the virtual comfort to perform version information comparison. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising: synchronizing a predetermined file or folder through a PC-sync of the debugging computer and the mobile communication terminal before comparing the version information; Checking whether the synced folder or file is updated each time the PC-Sync is started; When the file of the synced folder is updated, downloading and updating the file to the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein the driving of the PC-sink, A method for remotely downloading data of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it is manually driven by a user on a debugging computer or automatically driven whenever the debugging computer is connected to a terminal.

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