KR101533835B1 - Method for firmware update of Portable Terminal - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a method for updating a firmware of a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a method for updating a firmware of a mobile terminal by downloading the update files to a user storage area of a storage unit when a plurality of update files (e.g., delta files) To the file storage area to update the firmware of the portable terminal.
Delta file, firmware, update, porta, FOTA, file system
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The present invention relates to a portable service, and in particular, when there are a plurality of update files, the plurality of update files are downloaded to a user storage area, and the downloaded update files are sequentially moved to a delta file storage area of an update agent, To a firmware update method of a portable terminal.
The operating system (OS) of the portable terminal generally operates through firmware. The firmware refers to a program used as hardware by storing core software that does not need to change data or information in a ROM or the like. Such a firmware can be continuously developed even after the product is released for stable performance and bug correction of the portable terminal. When a new version of the firmware is developed, the user of the portable terminal can update the firmware of the portable terminal. At this time, the user can update the firmware of the portable terminal by using various methods such as wire or wireless. Particularly, in recent years, a method of updating firmware using wireless has attracted attention. A typical example is the Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) service.
The porta service is a service that allows the firmware to be updated by providing a delta file (Differential file or Differential file) that compares the existing firmware with the new version of the firmware and extracts only different parts through the wireless network. To this end, the mobile terminal may include an update agent, which may include a delta file storage area. A general firmware update process includes downloading a delta file to the delta file storage area, and confirming to the user whether the update agent confirmed the update. However, in the firmware update method, when a firmware update has not been performed for a long time or a large number of update files exist due to a lot of firmware changes, one update file is downloaded due to capacity limitation of the delta file storage area, It is necessary to repeat the process of downloading the update file and updating the firmware. This method is inconvenient for the user to check whether the firmware is updated every time. Accordingly, in the case where a plurality of update files exist, there is a demand for a firmware update method capable of applying a plurality of update files to the firmware by confirming whether or not to update one time.
Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a firmware update method and a firmware update method, And a method for updating firmware of a portable terminal that can apply the plurality of update files to firmware of the portable terminal.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for updating firmware of a portable terminal, the method comprising: downloading a plurality of update files to a user storage area when a plurality of update files exist; The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: copying one of the downloaded plurality of update files to a delta file storage area included in the update agent and rebooting the firmware; updating the firmware by activating the update agent upon rebooting; And an update process of deleting and rebooting the stored update file.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including a wireless communication unit for forming a wireless communication channel with a portal server and receiving a plurality of update files; A storage unit including a user storage area for storing the plurality of update files received through the wireless communication unit and an update agent for updating the firmware; And a controller for copying one of the plurality of update files stored in the user storage area to a delta file storage area and rebooting the portable terminal, wherein the update agent updates the firmware using the update file stored in the delta file storage area, Updating the firmware, deleting the update file stored in the delta file storage area, and rebooting the update file to update the firmware.
As described above, according to the present invention, when a plurality of update files exist, a plurality of update files are downloaded to a user storage area, and all the update files are applied to the firmware by checking whether the firmware is updated .
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible. Further, the detailed description of known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.
It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of the present invention in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.
Prior to detailed description of the present invention, a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described as a mobile communication terminal for convenience of description, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a terminal that can use a porta service, and preferably a mobile terminal, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, (GSM) terminal, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) terminal, a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) terminal, a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) terminal, a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) (Enhanced Data GSM Evironment) terminal, a Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service (UMTS) terminal, a Digital Broadcasting (UMTS) terminal, and the like, and applications therefor.
Hereinafter, the "update file" is a file that is generated by extracting only the different parts by comparing the existing firmware version of the portable terminal with the new firmware version, and extracts only the extracted part of the new firmware from the existing firmware And address information on which the data is to be installed. The update file may be a delta file or a differential file.
Hereinafter, the "Update Agent" is a program for updating the firmware of the portable terminal using the update file. The update agent is generally provided in a module form and may include a delta file storage area where the update file is stored.
Hereinafter, the "user storage area" is an allocated storage area for storing data generated according to use of the portable terminal. For example, it is an area for storing photographs or moving pictures photographed using the camera function, music files (e.g., MP3 files), and the like.
1 is a schematic diagram of a firmware update system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, the firmware update system according to the present invention may include a
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2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a
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The boot program is a program for booting the portable terminal. The boot program checks the delta file storage area when booting up. When the update file exists, the boot program runs the update agent. If the update file does not exist It is possible to drive an operating system.
The update agent is a program for updating the firmware of the portable terminal using an update file, for example, a delta file, and may be driven by the boot program if an update file exists in the delta file storage area. The update agent may include a delta file storage area for receiving and storing the update file. The delta file storage area has a limited capacity of several megabits because the update file is not large in capacity and is used only at the time of firmware update.
The user storage area is a storage area allocated for storing data generated according to use of the portable terminal. For example, the user storage area is an area in which a photograph or a moving image photographed by a user of the
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Thereafter, when the user selects to update the firmware, the
Although not shown, the
Hereinabove, the schematic configuration of the
3 is a flowchart illustrating a firmware updating process of the
1 to 3, the
If it is determined in step S303 that the update file is a single file, the
If the download of the plurality of update files is completed in step S305, the
When the step S309 is completed, the
Thereafter, the update agent updates the firmware using the update file stored in the delta file storage area in step S319, and when the firmware update is completed, the update agent proceeds to step S321 and deletes the update file stored in the delta file storage area . The update agent may reboot the portable terminal in step S323. Since the update file does not exist in the delta file storage area at the time of the reboot, the
As described above, according to the present invention, when a plurality of update files exist, the plurality of update files can be downloaded to the user storage area, and the firmware can be updated by one confirmation. Therefore, the present invention can overcome the inconvenience of the conventional firmware update method which requires to check whether the firmware is updated each time by repeating the process of receiving one update file, updating the firmware, receiving the next update file, and updating the firmware.
Meanwhile, although not shown in FIG. 3, a download time setting process of the plurality of update files may be further included between steps S303 and S305. This is to prevent the normal use of the portable terminal 100 from being difficult due to a load occurring in the
4 is a flowchart illustrating a download time setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1 to 4, if a plurality of update files exist in step S303, the
On the other hand, if the download time is set in step S403, the
In the above description, the firmware is updated by copying one update file to the delta file storage area, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, when the
Hereinafter, a method for updating firmware of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the present specification and drawings. Although specific terms are used, The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. That is, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that various embodiments based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible.
1 is a schematic view of a firmware update system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a firmware updating process of the portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a downloading time setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention;
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