WO2015117470A1

WO2015117470A1 - Device upgrade processing method and apparatus, and gateway device

Info

Publication number: WO2015117470A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/092068
Authority: WO
Inventors: 殷宝玉
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-07-23
Filing date: 2014-11-24
Publication date: 2015-08-13
Also published as: CN105323091A

Abstract

Provided are a device upgrade processing method and apparatus, and a gateway device. The method comprises: reading a configuration parameter used for identifying whether to conduct user verification upgrade in a device; and in accordance with the read configuration parameter, conducting upgrade processing. By adding a switch for verifying whether to conduct user verification upgrade, by means of the present invention, the problem of poor user experience existing in the related art where devices are all compulsively upgraded in accordance with received upgrade commands when needing upgrading, and do not relate to the processing of verifying whether to conduct upgrade or not by a user, is solved, thus achieving the effects of conducting better balance between the upgrade efficiency and the upgrade usability, not only playing a role of increasing the system usability, but also effectively avoiding the interference to a user.

Description

Device upgrade processing method, device and gateway device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular to a device upgrade processing method, apparatus, and gateway device.

Background technique

The RP069 protocol mainly defines the following RPC methods: GetRPCMethods: Get the list of RPC methods supported by the device; SetParameterValues: Set device parameters; GetParameterValues: Get device parameters; GetParameterNames: Get device parameter names; SetParameterAttributes: Set device parameter attributes; GetParameterAttributes: Get devices Parameter property; AddObject: add instance; DeleteObject: delete instance; Download: download device version or configuration; Upload: device upload log or configuration; Reboot: restart device.

When the device needs to be upgraded, it is forced to upgrade according to the received upgrade command. It does not take into account whether the user upgrades it or not, so there is a problem of poor user experience.

Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a device upgrade processing method, device, and gateway device, to at least solve the related art. When the device needs to be upgraded, the device performs a forced upgrade according to the received upgrade command, and does not consider whether the user performs the upgrade. Upgrading, there is a problem of poor user experience.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a device upgrade processing method is provided, including: configuring a configuration parameter in a device for identifying whether to perform a user confirmation upgrade; and performing an upgrade process according to the read configuration parameter.

Preferably, before reading the configuration parameter in the device for identifying whether to perform the user to confirm the upgrade, the method further includes: determining, according to at least one of the following information of the device, the configuration parameter: the device of the device Type, the type of application the device is running, and the upgrade efficiency of upgrading the device.

Preferably, performing the upgrading process according to the read configuration parameter includes: forcibly upgrading the device if the configuration parameter is identified as not performing user confirmation upgrade.

Preferably, performing the upgrading process according to the read configuration parameter includes: prompting to confirm whether to perform the upgrade if the configuration parameter is identified as performing user confirmation upgrade; receiving a response to the prompt information feedback Information; performing an upgrade process on the device according to the response information.

Preferably, before reading the configuration parameter in the device for identifying whether to perform the user confirmation upgrade, the method further includes: determining that the device adopts a setting parameter method instead of the uploading method, and performing an uploading process; and/or, The download processing is performed by adopting the method of setting the parameter instead of the download method.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a device upgrade processing apparatus is provided, including: a reading module, configured to read a configuration parameter in the device for identifying whether to perform a user confirmation upgrade; and a processing module, configured to read according to The configuration parameters are upgraded.

Preferably, the device further includes: a first determining module, configured to determine the configuration parameter according to at least one of the following information of the device: a device type of the device, an application type of the device running, and the The upgrade efficiency of the device upgrade.

Preferably, the processing module includes: an upgrading unit, configured to force the device to be upgraded if the configuration parameter is identified as not performing a user confirmation upgrade.

Preferably, the processing module includes: an issuing unit, configured to send prompt information for confirming whether to upgrade if the configuration parameter is identified as performing user confirmation upgrade; and the receiving unit is configured to receive the prompt information for The feedback response information is used by the processing unit to perform an upgrade process on the device according to the response information.

Preferably, the device further includes: a second determining module, configured to determine, by using the setting parameter method, the uploading method, to perform an uploading process; and/or, using the setting parameter method instead of the downloading method, to perform Download processing.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a gateway device is provided, comprising the apparatus of any of the above.

According to the present invention, the configuration parameter used in the reading device for identifying whether to perform the user confirmation upgrade is adopted; the upgrade processing is performed according to the read configuration parameter, and a switch is added to determine whether the user needs to confirm the upgrade, thereby solving the related art. When the device needs to be upgraded, it is forced to upgrade according to the received upgrade command, and does not involve the user to confirm whether the upgrade is processed. Therefore, the user experience is poor, and the upgrade efficiency and the upgrade ease of use are achieved. A good balance between the two can not only enhance the system's ease of use, but also effectively avoid the interference of the user.

DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are intended to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are intended to be a part of the invention. In the drawing:

1 is a flowchart of a device upgrade processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a structural block diagram of a device upgrade processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram 1 of a preferred structure of a device upgrade processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram 1 of a preferred structure of a processing module 24 in a device upgrade processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a block diagram 2 of a preferred structure of a processing module 24 in a device upgrade processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a block diagram 2 of a preferred structure of a device upgrade processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a structural block diagram of a gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

8 is a timing diagram of an upgrade process when the UserConfirmUpdate switch is set to false according to an embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a timing diagram of an upgrade process when the UserConfirmUpdate switch is set to true and the user confirms that an upgrade is required, according to an embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a timing diagram of an upgrade process when the UserConfirmUpdate switch is set to true and the user confirms that an upgrade is not required, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

In this embodiment, a device upgrade processing method is provided. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a device upgrade processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the process includes the following steps:

Step S102: Read configuration parameters in the device for identifying whether to perform user confirmation upgrade.

In step S104, the upgrade process is performed according to the read configuration parameters.

Through the above steps, by adding a switch for whether the user needs to confirm the upgrade, the related technology is solved. When the device needs to be upgraded, the forced upgrade is performed according to the received upgrade command, and the user is not involved in confirming whether to upgrade or not. Therefore, there is a problem of poor user experience, which achieves a good balance between upgrade efficiency and upgrade ease of use, not only can enhance the benefits of system usability, but also effectively avoids interference to users. effect.

Before the configuration parameter of the device is used to identify whether to perform the user to confirm the upgrade, a plurality of factors may be considered when configuring the configuration parameter. For example, the configuration parameter may be determined according to at least one of the following information of the device: The type of the device, the type of application the device is running, and the upgrade efficiency of upgrading the device. Of course, when configuring the configuration parameters, it may involve the influence of the relationship between the user and the operator.

When the upgrade process is performed according to the read configuration parameters, the device may be upgraded. For example, if the configuration parameter is marked as not being upgraded by the user (whether or not the user confirms that the upgrade is set to negative), the device is forcibly upgraded. In the case that the configuration parameter identifier is for the user to confirm the upgrade, a prompt message for confirming whether to upgrade is issued, for example, a dialog box for prompting may be issued; after that, the user is allowed to input a confirmation or cancel the response, and the user confirms the input. Or the response to the cancellation, that is, the response information for the feedback of the prompt information is received; the device is upgraded according to the response information, for example, when the confirmation input of the user input is received, the upgrade process is performed, and the user input is received. When the cancel operation is performed, the upgrade is abandoned.

It should be noted that, before the configuration parameter for identifying whether to perform the user confirmation upgrade in the reading device, it is necessary to determine that the device adopts the setting parameter method instead of the uploading method, and performs an uploading process; and/or, using the setting parameter method instead of downloading The way the method performs the download process. That is, on the basis of setting a manual upgrade switch to implement the forced upgrade of the device or the user to confirm the upgrade, the user experience is enhanced, and it should be pointed out that when the upgrade process is performed according to the read configuration parameters, it refers to the read The configuration parameter downloads and processes the data in the upgrade process, that is, the method of setting parameters is used instead of the download method, and the download process is executed.

In the embodiment, a device upgrade processing device is also provided, which is used to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and preferred embodiments, and has not been described again. As used below, the term "module" may implement a combination of software and/or hardware of a predetermined function. Although the apparatus described in the following embodiments is preferably implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and contemplated.

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a device upgrade processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the device includes a read module 22 and a processing module 24. The device will be described below.

The reading module 22 is configured to read configuration parameters for identifying whether the user confirms the upgrade. The processing module 24 is connected to the upper reading module 22 and configured to perform upgrade processing according to the read configuration parameters.

3 is a block diagram of a preferred structure of a device upgrade processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the device includes a first determining module 32 in addition to all the modules shown in FIG. The first determination module 32 is described.

The first determining module 32 is connected to the reading module 22, and is configured to determine configuration parameters according to at least one of the following information of the device: a device type of the device, an application type of the device running, and an upgrade efficiency of upgrading the device.

4 is a block diagram of a preferred structure of the processing module 24 in the device upgrade processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the processing module 24 includes an upgrade unit 42. The upgrade unit 42 will be described below.

The upgrading unit 42 is configured to force the device to be upgraded if the configuration parameter is identified as not performing the user confirmation upgrade.

5 is a block diagram of a preferred structure of the processing module 24 in the device upgrade processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the processing module 24 includes an issuing unit 52, a receiving unit 54, and a processing unit 56. 24 for explanation.

The issuing unit 52 is configured to issue prompt information for confirming whether to upgrade if the configuration parameter is identified as performing user confirmation upgrade; the receiving unit 54 is connected to the sending unit 52, and is configured to receive response information for feedback of the prompt information. The processing unit 56 is connected to the receiving unit 54 and configured to perform an upgrade process on the device according to the response information.

6 is a block diagram of a preferred structure of a device upgrade processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the apparatus includes a second determining module 62 in addition to all the modules shown in FIG. The second determination module 62 is described.

The second determining module 62 is connected to the reading module 22, configured to determine that the device adopts a setting parameter method instead of the uploading method, and performs an uploading process; and/or, in a manner that replaces the downloading method by using a setting parameter method, performs a downloading process.

FIG. 7 is a structural block diagram of a gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the gateway device 70 includes the device upgrade processing device 72 of any of the above.

In the existing protocol design, the interaction process and parameter model of the protocol are mainly specified, and there are very few aspects for user experience and usability. For example, the upgrade is that the device detects a new version or the ACS is upgraded. The upgrade is forced after the command. However, in the 9 RPC methods, the Download and Upload methods can be replaced by the SetParameterValues method, making the Tr069 protocol itself simpler, and parameters are recorded for query diagnosis. After the download command is replaced by the SetParameterValues method, in this embodiment, the device is forced to automatically upgrade by adding a manual upgrade switch, or the upgrade confirmation dialog box is popped up in the user interface, so that the user can confirm the automatic upgrade and enhance the user. Experience.

The automatic/manual upgrade is switched by adding the manual upgrade switch. When the device is switched to the manual upgrade, when the device detects that a new version needs to be upgraded, in the device upgrade interface, the user will be prompted to confirm the upgrade. Level dialog box, when the user clicks to confirm, the device will be upgraded. Otherwise, the device will still run normally according to the original version. For example, the following processing methods can be used:

Define a parameter UserConfirmUpdate in the Tr069 parameter tree. When the parameter UserConfirmUpdate on the device is set to false (the setting of this parameter can be set before the upgrade parameter is delivered, or it can be set when the upgrade parameter is sent, the same below), the system will be The device is forced to upgrade. FIG. 8 is a timing diagram of an upgrade process when the UserConfirmUpdate switch is set to false according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the device does not need to ask the user whether an upgrade is required, and the upgrade is forced.

The process of forcing the upgrade includes the following steps:

1. The device sends an Inform message.

2.ACS returns to InformResponse;

3. The device sends an empty packet;

4. The ACS delivers SetParameterValues RPC;

5. The device returns to SetParameterValuesResponse;

6. The device downloads the configuration or version file from the file service;

7. The device restarts and reports the Inform message with the TRANSFERCOMPLETE time.

8.ACS back to InformResponse;

9. The device and the ACS send out empty packets at the end.

FIG. 9 is a timing diagram of an upgrade process when the UserConfirmUpdate switch is set to true and the user confirms that an upgrade is required according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, after the user clicks the confirmation button on the user interface, the device starts the upgrade process. That is, when the parameter UserConfirmUpdate on the device is set to true, when the user confirms that an upgrade is required, the download timing becomes:

1. The device sends an Inform message.

2.ACS returns to InformResponse;

3. The device sends an empty packet;

4. The ACS delivers SetParameterValues RPC;

5. The device returns to SetParameterValuesResponse;

6. Ask the user if they need to upgrade;

7. The user confirms that an upgrade is required;

8. The device downloads the configuration or version file from the file service;

9. The device restarts and reports the Inform message with the TRANSFERCOMPLETE time.

10.ACS back to InformResponse;

11. The device and the ACS send out empty packets at the end.

10 is a timing diagram of an upgrade process when the UserConfirmUpdate switch is set to true and the user confirms that the upgrade is not required, as shown in FIG. 10, after the user clicks the cancel button on the user interface, the device ends the entire process, and is under In the secondary boot interface, ask the user again if they need to upgrade. When the parameter UserConfirmUpdate on the device is set to true, when the user confirms that no upgrade is required, the download timing becomes:

1. The device sends an Inform message.

2.ACS returns to InformResponse;

3. The device sends an empty packet;

4. The ACS delivers SetParameterValues RPC;

5. The device returns to SetParameterValuesResponse;

6. Ask the user if they need to upgrade;

7. The user confirms that no upgrade is required;

8. The device and the ACS send out empty packets at the end.

As can be seen from the timing diagram, compared with the original process, a user confirmation process is added, which makes the upgrade process easier to use, and avoids the interference and inconvenience caused by the upgrade to the maximum extent.

Through the above embodiments and the preferred embodiments, the user confirmation switch is added in the upgrade link, so that there is a balanced choice between the upgrade efficiency and the upgrade ease of use; the ease of use of the upgrade is enhanced in the original protocol layer. The face is not considered. The use of switches to control whether the user needs to confirm the upgrade mode can enhance the ease of use of the entire system, and minimize the interference and inconvenience caused by the upgrade to the user.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the various modules or steps of the present invention described above can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device that can be centralized on a single computing device or distributed across a network of multiple computing devices. Alternatively, they may be implemented by program code executable by the computing device such that they may be stored in the storage device by the computing device and, in some cases, may be different from the order herein. The steps shown or described are performed, or they are separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or a plurality of modules or steps thereof are fabricated as a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

As described above, the device upgrade processing method, device, and gateway device provided by the embodiments of the present invention. In the related art, when the device needs to be upgraded, it is forced to upgrade according to the received upgrade command, and does not involve the user to confirm whether the upgrade is processed, and thus there is a problem of poor user experience, thereby achieving the upgrade efficiency and A good balance between upgrade and ease of use not only enhances the benefits of system usability, but also effectively avoids interference with users.

Claims

A device upgrade processing method includes:

Reading configuration parameters in the device for identifying whether to perform user confirmation upgrade;

The upgrade process is performed according to the read configuration parameters.
The method of claim 1, further comprising: before reading the configuration parameter in the device for identifying whether to perform a user confirmation upgrade, further comprising:

Determining, according to at least one of the following information of the device, the configuration parameter: a device type of the device, an application type of the device, and an upgrade efficiency of upgrading the device.
The method of claim 1, wherein the upgrading process according to the read configuration parameter comprises:

When the configuration parameter is identified as not performing user confirmation upgrade, the device is forcibly upgraded.
The method of claim 1, wherein the upgrading process according to the read configuration parameter comprises:

In the case that the configuration parameter is identified as performing a user confirmation upgrade, a prompt message for confirming whether to perform the upgrade is issued;

Receiving response information for the feedback of the prompt information;

And upgrading the device according to the response information.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: before reading the configuration parameter in the device for identifying whether to perform a user confirmation upgrade, further comprising:

Determining that the device adopts a setting parameter method instead of an uploading method, and performing an uploading process; and/or performing a downloading process by using the setting parameter method instead of the downloading method.
A device upgrade processing device includes:

Reading a module, configured to read a configuration parameter in the device for identifying whether to perform a user confirmation upgrade;

The processing module is configured to perform an upgrade process according to the read configuration parameter.
The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising:

The first determining module is configured to determine the configuration parameter according to at least one of the following information of the device: a device type of the device, an application type of the device, and an upgrade efficiency of upgrading the device.
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said processing module comprises:

The upgrade unit is configured to force the device to be upgraded if the configuration parameter is identified as not performing user confirmation upgrade.
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said processing module comprises:

The issuing unit is configured to issue prompt information for confirming whether to upgrade if the configuration parameter is identified as performing user confirmation upgrade;

a receiving unit, configured to receive response information for feedback of the prompt information;

The processing unit is configured to perform an upgrade process on the device according to the response information.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 9, further comprising:

The second determining module is configured to determine that the device adopts a setting parameter method instead of the uploading method, and performs an uploading process; and/or, in a manner that replaces the downloading method by using the setting parameter method, performs a downloading process.
A gateway device comprising the apparatus of any one of claims 6 to 10.