1248027 九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係有關於-種更新祕之系統及其方法，_ 過遠端控制裝置之劉覽器連結web伺服器來進行電子 系統及其方法。 切瑕文新二 【先前技術】 -般而言’電子裝置可能因為已知的問題(Bug)、未知的問題或需 提昇效能而需要提出摘應的織職，而f知由廠商所提 對f大多為修改硬體裝置或更新《(firmware)。但直至目前為止更 新勃體是已知最方便的解決方法’所以躲電子裝置上的諸多問題與 狀況廠商都儘可能以更新韌體的方式來做為解決方案。 、 請參閱「第1圖」所示習知數台電子裝置更新動體的方法示音圖， 如圖所示習知更新程序大多顧儲存有待更新_與更新程式的儲存 裝置10透過人工操控的方式，讓各個電子裝置15之幢獲得更新。 =種方式在大量電子裝置需處理勤體更新的狀況下將非常的浪費人力 資源。舉說’電子裝置製造雜研發或製造_彻更新勒體 解決電子裝置的問題時’所需更新的電子裝置缝 多，因此每此更新_都需耗費許多的人力魏。 達數千°之 另外許多的使用者對於人工操控更新幢的方式並不孰季， 致更新失敗*_電子裝置餘再烟的狀況也時有所ϋ此 製造商的客服單位對於L體更新所·哺源也相對的非 大0 另請參閱「第2圖」所示，習知數台電子裝置透過網路更新物體 之方法示意圖。如圖所示習知透過網路來更__方式係利 存於遠端電子裝置20上的待更_體與更新程式透過網路3()下載至 欲更騎體的目的端電子裝置4G上，然後在於目的端電子裝置4〇上 各自執行更新程序。而此種賤方式在資源的浪費上仍未獲得明顯改 1248027 善0 因此若能透過單一主機的控制便能完成多台電子裝置更新韌體的 程序’將可減少人力資源的浪費，進而增加企業的競爭能力。 【發明内容】 #於以上的問題，本發明主要目的在於提供一種線上更新韌體之 系統及其方法，藉由遠端控制的方式讓多台電子裝置可同時進行韌體 的更新。 所以為達上述目的，本發明所提之線上更新韌體之系統，包含有 下列模組：web伺服器、代理伺服器以及控制裝置（c〇ns〇le)。其中web 伺服器上儲存有待更新韌體清單與可更新電子裝置清單；代理、伺服器 分设於各電子裝置中且與web伺服器連結。 而控制裝置將根據請求命令之回紐過㈣器與web伺服器連 結，以自web伺服器獲取待更新韌體清單以及可更新電子裝置清單， 再依據上述之清單選取待更新動體以及電子裝置資料，並令該_伺 服器將待更新勒體傳送至對應於該電子裝置資料之該電子裝置中，以 促使電子裝置更新其韌體。 料，令web飼服器傳送待更新物體至對應 ^ 中；確認電子裝置產生更新m ^ 裝置貝科之電子裝置 訊息。《置產生更新凡成域，及透·覽器顯示該更新完成 為使對本發明的目的、構造、特徵 茲配合實施例詳細說明如下。 ，、力此有進一步的瞭解， 1248027 【實施方式】 首先^參閱「第3圖」所示，本發明較佳實施例之更新狀態示 意圖。如圖所示本發明係藉由控制裝置130透過網路30選取儲存於web 伺服器no中之待更新勒體與電子裝置資料，再促使_槪器ιι〇 根據電子裝置資料將待更新浦傳送至電子t置龍巾所記錄的電子 裝置120 並促使各個電子裝置12()自動執行更獅體之程序。 再請參閱「第4圖」所示，本發瞻佳實酬之祕架構圖，如 圖所示本發明之線上更新_之系統，主要的系統功賴域含：⑷ web飼服8 11〇 ;⑻代理舰器122 ;以及⑹控織置⑽，兹分 別詳細說明如下： (A)web舰器110中儲存有具有待更新勒體清單112與可更新電 子裝置清單114。其巾，web健器11()射透過_通信協定與其 它的網路裝置相互的收發訊息，而待更_體清單112為可透過_ 通信協定傳送之韌體資料。 待更新物體清單112係記錄有許多的韋刃體資料，使用者可自此待 =新勤體清早112中選取其中一個勒體資料做為執行更新程序所需之 待更新韌體。 另外’可更新電子裝置清單114中係記錄可透過web飼服器與代 ^服器連結進行遠端更新之電子裝置的位址資料。使用者可從可更 1子裝置清單114中選取數個電子裝置的位址資料做為欲執行更新 程序之電子裝置資料。 ⑻數個代理伺服器122係、分設於數台電子裝置12〇巾並與_ 2器uo連接。而電子裝置120係可根據web値器11〇之操控而 勒體麟更新。舉例來說，當電子裝置12G接收到_錬器ιι〇 所發送的待更_體時即會自動的執行減更新程序。 於實際上的應用此電子裝置可為：桌上型電腦（deskt〇p)、筆記 里電腦（laptop)、資訊家電（informati〇n叩奶_，IA)、個人數 1248027 位助理（Pe臟al Digital Assistant，PDA)以及設置於舰主機内 的刀鋒伺服器…等。 (C)控制褒置130將根據其所發送的請求命令之回應透過瀏覽器 132與web伺服器11〇連結，以從web伺服器11〇獲取待更新韌體清單 112以及可更新電子裝置清單1丨4，再自上述之清單中分別選取 新拿刃體以及電子裝置資料並令web飼服器m將待更_體傳送至對 應於電子裝置資料之各個電子裝置12〇中。 其中劉覽器132係可透過http通信協定與web>f司服器no相互 傳送資料’另外當控制裝置13〇透過劉覽器132選取待更新勃體與電 子裝置資料後，web伺服器11〇會於確認各電子裝置12〇可執行更新程 序（韌體允許被更新）後，將待更新韌體傳送至對應於電子裝置 之各個電子裝置120中。 相反地，當確認電子裝置120不可執行更新程序時（如，電子裝 置120正在執行更新程序中時），web伺服器11〇將傳送警示信號至控 制裝置130中，而控制裝置130將透過瀏覽器顯示132此警示信號。 另外接收到待更新韌體的電子裝置120，將透過代理伺服器122將 待更新韌體載入至電子裝置120的記憶體中，並傳送更新成功信號至 web伺服器110後，促使電子裝置12〇重新啟動，以使待更新韌體1效。 而web祠服器110則會將更新成功信號再傳送至控制裝置I%中。 上述之記憶體可為快閃唯讀記憶體(Flash R〇M)或電流可消除可程 式唯讀記憶體(EEPROM);另外上述的快閃唯讀記憶體或電流可消除可 程式唯讀記憶體可為電子裝置上之基本輸入/輸出系統(BI〇s)或基板 管理控制裝置（BMC)。 /土 另外，當在預設門檻時間内之web伺服器11〇並未接收到電子裝 置120所傳送的更新成功信號時，便會送更新失敗信號至控制裝置I% 中’而控裝置130將透過劉覽器132顯示此更新失敗信號。 請參閱「第5圖」本發明之線上更新韌體之方法之方法流程圖， 1248027 此方法的運作流程將說明如下： 首先，藉由控制裝置提出請求命令至web伺服器（步驟21〇);當 使用者欲更新電子裝置120之減時，可侧控制裝置13Q中之劉覽 器132透過網路向web伺服器110提出請求命令。 然後，根據請求命令之回應，自web伺服器獲取待更新韌體清單 以及可更新電子裝置清單（步驟220); web舰器11G確認控制裝置 130具有操控權時’便會將待更新韌體清單η?與可更新電子裝置清單 114回傳給控制裝置130以供使用者選擇。 然後，根據待更新韌體清單以及可更新電子裝置清單，選取待更 新韌體以及電子裝置資料（步驟230);使用者可自待更新韌體清單112 中選取待更新韌體與自可更新電子裝置清單114中選取電子裝置資 料，以確認欲更新的待更新動體資料與電子裝置120。 然後，令web伺服器傳送待更新韌體至對應於電子裝置資料之個 以上之電子裝置中（步驟240);當控制裝置130選取完待更新韌體與 電子裝置資料後，web伺服器110便會自動傳送更新韌體至電子裝置I身 料所對應的各個電子裝置120中。 然後’確認更新完成信號是否產生（步驟250);當更新程序完成 後各個電子裝置120將會透過web伺服器11〇回傳更新成功信號^控 制裝置130中，藉以做為確認更新成功之確認資訊。 二 接著，顯示更新完成訊息（步驟260);控制裝置130接收到更新 成功信號時便會透過瀏覽器132顯示此更新成功信號以告知使用者更 新程序已完成。 另外，當web伺服器110於預設的門檻時間内並未接收到電子裝 置120所傳送的更新成功信號時，其便會傳送更新失敗信號至控制^ 置130 ’以告知使用者產生更新失敗之狀況（步驟27〇)。 請參閱「第6圖」所示web伺服器以及各電子裝置於步驟24〇後 所對應執行的流程步驟。首先，確認電子裝置資料上所記錄之電子裝 1248027 置可執行更新程序（步驟31G);當web伺服器11Q確認控制裝置13〇 已選擇完待更新韋刃體與電子裝置資料時，weW司服器11〇將依據、電 置資料確認被選取的電子裝置12Q是否可執行更新程序（若被選取^ 電子襄置120正在執行更新程糾，即表示不可執行更新程序）。 傳送待更新韌體至可執行更新程序之各個電子裝置中（步驟 320);當被選取的電子裝置12〇可執行更新程序時，_値器^則 會將待更新韌體傳送各個電子裝置12〇中。 然後，載入待更新勃體至記憶體（步驟33Q);接收到待更新幢 之各個電子錢120其内部的代理舰n 122會職更新 入）至記憶體中。 最後，傳収新完成錢並飾啟動各電子裝置以執行待更新勤 體^驟_);當代理伺服器122確認待更新勃體載入後將發送一個 更新完成信號。 另外，在上述步，驟310 +若確認電子錢資料上所記錄之電子裝 置不允許執行更新程序時，web舰器11〇將回 制裝置130中並透過劉覽器132顯示（步驟35〇)。曰丁U虎至控 ^上所述本發明所提出的線上更新幢之纽及其方法不僅可讓 2早位於協助制者執行減更難細提昇祕效率，另外 ^廠商透過此祕與方法更可大域少更新幢所需婦的人 軸本發明赠述之較佳實施例揭露如上，然其並義以限定本 發月」任何熟習相像聽者’在不脫離本發明之精神和麵内，當可 動與顯，目此本發社補倾朗馳本說明書所附 之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。 【圖式簡單說明】 第1圖係為習知數台電子裝置更新勃體⑴簡㈣的方法示意 1248027 第2圖係為習知數台電子裝置透過網路更新韌體之方法示意圖； 第3圖係為本發明較佳實施例之更新狀態示意圖； 第4圖係為本發明較佳實施例之系統架構圖； 第5圖係為本發明較佳實施例之方法流程圖；及 第6圖係為web伺服器以及電子裝置於步驟24〇後所對應執行的 流程步驟之法流程圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 10 儲存裝置 15 電子裝置 20 遠端電子裝置 30 網路 40 目的端電子裝置 110 web伺服器 112 待更新韌體清單 114 可更新電子裝置清單 120 電子裝置 122 代理伺服器 130 控制裝置 132 瀏覽器 步驟2H)藉由控制裝置提出—請求命令至一 weM司服器 步驟220根據該請求命令之回應，自該_伺服器獲取―待更新勃 體清單以及一可更新電子裝置清單 1248027 步驟230根據該待更新韌體清單以及該可更新電子裝置清單，選取 一待更新韌體以及一個以上之電子裝置資料 步驟240令該web伺服器傳送該待更新韌體至對應於該電子裳置資 料之一個以上之電子裝置中 v 步驟250確認更新完成信號是否產生 l 步驟260 _示該更新完成信號 步驟270顯示更新失敗信號 ' 確μ電子裝置資料上所記錄之電子裝置可執行更新程序 鲁 》驟32G彳專送待更新知體至允許被更新之各電子裝置 乂驟330栽入待更新勒體至記憶體 ν驟340傳送更新完成信號並重新啟動各電子裝置以執 行待更新韋刀體 步驟350傳送警示信號1248027 IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a system and method for updating the secret, and the electronic browser system and method thereof are connected to the web server of the remote control device.切瑕文新二 [Previous Technology] - Generally speaking, 'electronic devices may need to be accomplicating because of known bugs, unknown problems, or need to improve performance. f is mostly to modify the hardware device or update "(firmware). However, until now, it has become the most convenient solution to improve the body. So many problems and conditions on the electronic device are as much as possible to update the firmware as a solution. Please refer to the method shown in Figure 1 for updating the dynamics of several electronic devices. As shown in the figure, most of the update programs are stored and updated. The storage device 10 with the update program is manually manipulated. In this way, the building of each electronic device 15 is updated. = The method is very wasteful of human resources in the case that a large number of electronic devices need to handle the physical update. When the electronic device manufacturing is difficult to develop or manufacture, and the problem of the electronic device is solved, the number of electronic devices to be updated is too large, so it takes a lot of manpower to update each time. Many other users of thousands of degrees are not in a hurry to manually control the update of the building, and the update fails. * The status of the electronic device is also reduced. The manufacturer's customer service unit for the L-body update office · The source is also relatively large. Please also refer to the "Figure 2", which shows a schematic diagram of several electronic devices that update objects through the network. As shown in the figure, through the network, the __ mode is stored on the remote electronic device 20 and the update program is downloaded to the destination electronic device 4G via the network 3 (). Then, the destination electronic device 4 then performs an update procedure on each of them. However, this kind of embarrassing method has not been significantly changed in the waste of resources. 1248027 Good 0. Therefore, if the process of updating the firmware of multiple electronic devices can be completed through the control of a single host, it will reduce the waste of human resources and increase the enterprise. Competitive ability. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the main object of the present invention is to provide a system for updating firmware on the line and a method thereof, which enable multiple electronic devices to simultaneously update firmware by remote control. Therefore, in order to achieve the above object, the system for updating firmware on the line mentioned in the present invention includes the following modules: a web server, a proxy server, and a control device (c〇ns〇le). The web server stores the firmware list and the updateable electronic device list to be updated; the agent and the server are respectively disposed in each electronic device and are connected to the web server. The control device will connect to the web server according to the request command, to obtain the to-be-updated firmware list and the updateable electronic device list from the web server, and then select the to-be-updated mobile device and the electronic device according to the above list. And causing the server to transmit the to-be-updated body to the electronic device corresponding to the electronic device data to cause the electronic device to update its firmware. The web feeder transfers the object to be updated to the corresponding ^; confirms that the electronic device generates an electronic device message that updates the device. The display of the update is performed, and the display of the update is completed. The purpose, structure, and features of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments. Further understanding of this, 1248027 [Embodiment] First, referring to "Fig. 3", an updated state of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. As shown in the figure, the control device 130 selects the content of the to-be-updated electronic device and the electronic device stored in the web server no through the network 30, and then causes the device to transmit the data to be updated according to the electronic device data. The electronic device 120 recorded by the electronic t-set towel is caused to cause the electronic device 12 () to automatically execute the program of the lion body. Please refer to the "Figure 4", the secret architecture diagram of the company, as shown in the figure, the online update system of the present invention, the main system of the system includes: (4) web feeding service 8 11〇 (8) the agent ship 122; and (6) the control weaving (10), which are respectively described in detail as follows: (A) The web ship 110 stores therein a list of the to-be-updated items 112 and the list of updateable electronic devices 114. The towel, the web health device 11 () transmits and receives messages to and from the other network devices through the communication protocol, and the body list 112 is the firmware data that can be transmitted through the communication protocol. The list of objects to be updated 112 records a lot of information about the blade body, and the user can wait for the new body to select one of the object data as the firmware to be updated required to perform the update process. In addition, the updateable electronic device list 114 records the address information of the electronic device that can be remotely updated through the web feeder and the server. The user can select the address data of several electronic devices from the list of 114 device devices as the electronic device data for executing the update program. (8) A plurality of proxy servers 122 are provided in a plurality of electronic devices 12 and connected to the _ 2 device uo. The electronic device 120 can be updated according to the manipulation of the web browser. For example, when the electronic device 12G receives the to-be-supplied body sent by the _ 錬 ι ι ι 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 In practical applications, the electronic device can be: desktop computer (deskt〇p), laptop computer (laptop), information appliance (informati〇n叩 milk _, IA), personal number 1248027 assistant (Pe dirty al Digital Assistant, PDA) and the blade server installed in the ship's main unit...etc. (C) The control device 130 will connect with the web server 11〇 via the browser 132 according to the response of the request command sent by the browser 130 to obtain the to-be-updated firmware list 112 and the updateable electronic device list 1 from the web server 11 Then, the new blade body and the electronic device data are respectively selected from the above list, and the web feeding device m is sent to the respective electronic devices 12 corresponding to the electronic device data. The viewer 132 can transmit data to and from the web server by using the http communication protocol. In addition, when the control device 13 selects the information to be updated and the electronic device through the browser 132, the web server 11〇 After confirming that each electronic device 12 can perform an update procedure (the firmware is allowed to be updated), the firmware to be updated is transmitted to each electronic device 120 corresponding to the electronic device. Conversely, when it is confirmed that the electronic device 120 cannot perform the update procedure (eg, when the electronic device 120 is executing the update program), the web server 11 will transmit an alert signal to the control device 130, and the control device 130 will pass through the browser. This warning signal is displayed 132. In addition, the electronic device 120 that receives the to-be-updated firmware loads the firmware to be updated into the memory of the electronic device 120 through the proxy server 122, and transmits an update success signal to the web server 110 to cause the electronic device 12 to be activated. 〇 Restart to make the firmware to be updated 1 effective. The web server 110 then transmits the update success signal to the control device I%. The above memory may be flash read only memory (Flash R〇M) or current erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM); in addition, the above flash read only memory or current can eliminate programmable read only memory The body can be a basic input/output system (BI〇s) or a substrate management control device (BMC) on an electronic device. In addition, when the web server 11 in the preset threshold time does not receive the update success signal transmitted by the electronic device 120, an update failure signal is sent to the control device I%, and the control device 130 will This update failure signal is displayed through the browser 132. Please refer to FIG. 5 for a flowchart of a method for updating a firmware on the line according to the present invention. 1248027 The operation flow of the method will be as follows: First, a request command is sent to a web server by a control device (step 21); When the user wants to update the subtraction of the electronic device 120, the viewer 132 in the side control device 13Q issues a request command to the web server 110 via the network. Then, according to the response of the request command, the firmware list to be updated and the list of updatable electronic devices are obtained from the web server (step 220); when the web player 11G confirms that the control device 130 has the control right, the firmware list to be updated is to be updated. The η? and updatable electronic device list 114 is passed back to the control device 130 for selection by the user. Then, according to the to-be-updated firmware list and the updateable electronic device list, the to-be-updated firmware and the electronic device data are selected (step 230); the user can select the firmware to be updated and the self-updable electronic from the updated firmware list 112. The electronic device data is selected in the device list 114 to confirm the dynamic data to be updated and the electronic device 120 to be updated. Then, the web server transmits the firmware to be updated to more than one electronic device corresponding to the electronic device data (step 240); after the control device 130 selects the firmware and the electronic device data to be updated, the web server 110 The firmware is automatically transmitted to the respective electronic devices 120 corresponding to the body of the electronic device 1. Then 'confirm whether the update completion signal is generated (step 250); when the update procedure is completed, each electronic device 120 will transmit back the update success signal ^ through the web server 11 as a confirmation message for confirming the update success. . Second, an update completion message is displayed (step 260); when the control device 130 receives the update success signal, the update success signal is displayed through the browser 132 to inform the user that the update process has been completed. In addition, when the web server 110 does not receive the update success signal transmitted by the electronic device 120 within the preset threshold time, it sends an update failure signal to the control device 130' to inform the user that the update failure has occurred. Status (step 27〇). Please refer to the web server shown in Figure 6 and the flow steps of each electronic device after step 24. First, it is confirmed that the electronic device 1248027 recorded on the electronic device data can execute the update program (step 31G); when the web server 11Q confirms that the control device 13 has selected to update the data of the blade and the electronic device, the weW service The device 11 will confirm whether the selected electronic device 12Q can execute the update program according to the electrical data. (If the electronic device 120 is selected to perform the update process, it means that the update program cannot be executed). Transmitting the firmware to be updated to each of the electronic devices that can execute the update program (step 320); when the selected electronic device 12 can execute the update program, the firmware is sent to the respective electronic device 12 In the middle. Then, the body to be updated is loaded into the memory (step 33Q); the electronic money 120 of the building to be updated is received and the agent ship n 122 is updated to the memory. Finally, the new completion money is transmitted and the electronic device is activated to execute the to-be-updated event _); an update completion signal is sent when the proxy server 122 confirms that the carcass to be updated is loaded. In addition, in the above step, if the electronic device recorded on the electronic money data is not allowed to execute the update program, the web ship 11 will be displayed in the device 130 and displayed through the browser 132 (step 35). . The online update building and its method proposed by the present invention can not only make the early implementation of the reduction and the difficulty of improving the secret efficiency, but also the manufacturers through this secret and method. The preferred embodiment of the present invention can be updated as described above, but it is intended to limit the present invention to any of the familiar viewers without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. When it is movable and obvious, it is subject to the definition of the patent application scope attached to this manual. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a method for updating a body of a plurality of electronic devices (1) (4). FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a method for updating a firmware through a network by a plurality of electronic devices; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 4 is a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. It is a flow chart of the flow steps of the web server and the electronic device corresponding to the steps executed after step 24. [Main component symbol description] 10 storage device 15 electronic device 20 remote electronic device 30 network 40 destination electronic device 110 web server 112 to be updated firmware list 114 updateable electronic device list 120 electronic device 122 proxy server 130 control The device 132 browser step 2H) is proposed by the control device to request a command to a weM server step 220 to obtain a list of the to-be-updated list and an updateable electronic device list 1248027 according to the response of the request command. Step 230: According to the to-be-updated firmware list and the list of updateable electronic devices, select a firmware to be updated and one or more electronic device data step 240 to enable the web server to transmit the firmware to be updated to correspond to the electronic device. In step 250 of the data of more than one electronic device, step 250 confirms whether the update completion signal is generated. Step 260 _ indicates that the update completion signal step 270 displays the update failure signal 'According to the electronic device executable update program recorded on the electronic device data. Step 32G彳Specially send the body to be updated to the electronic devices that are allowed to be updated乂Le Zairu body 330 to be updated to the memory ν step 340 transmits an update completion signal and to restart the respective electronic device to perform the steps to be updated Wei blade 350 transmits a warning signal
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