WO2015120675A1

WO2015120675A1 - Host software installation method and apparatus for data terminal, and computer storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2015120675A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/079173
Authority: WO
Inventors: 钱颖
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-02-13
Filing date: 2014-06-04
Publication date: 2015-08-20
Also published as: CN104850413A

Abstract

A host software installation method and apparatus for a data terminal, wherein the method comprises: after the data terminal is connected, acquiring host software identification information reported by the data terminal; and installing host software corresponding to the data terminal according to the host software identification information, and saving a corresponding relationship between the host software identification information and the host software in a pre-set mapping relationship table. By means of the technical solution, a plurality of data terminals can be enabled to be installed concomitantly on a host without influencing each other and without the need of frequent installation and uninstallation.

Description

Data terminal host software installation method and device, computing storage medium

The present invention relates to the field of computer technologies, and in particular, to a data terminal host software installation method and apparatus, and a computer storage medium. Background technique

In the prior art, when the data terminal is used, software such as a user interface (UI) and a driver are first installed on the host, and these softwares are collectively referred to as host software. The host software is used to configure and drive the data terminal to operate normally. It is a process of first installing and then using. The process is summarized in two modes: installation mode and working mode.

The installation mode is used to install the host software, usually through the software that is included in the CD-ROM enumerated by the data terminal. The other way is to pre-install the host-side software to the computer. After the installation is completed, the host software or the operating system issues a command to the data terminal to switch the terminal from the installation mode to the working mode. In the working mode, the data terminal enumerates the working port combination including the network port, the diagnosis port, the AT port, and the like, and the host software communicates with the data terminal through the working port.

Data terminals of different product types differ in their appearance, functions, and port driver functions depending on the product requirements and design. Therefore, the products of different data terminals need to install the corresponding host software to ensure that the data terminal works correctly. In addition, the same data terminal product may release a new version, fix the problem, increase the function, and therefore there is a new version upgrade of the host software.

The traditional data terminal installation strategy is a mutually exclusive installation mode. Only one data terminal can be installed on one host at the same time. When installing a new data terminal, the installed terminal needs to be uninstalled and then installed. The annual sales volume of global data terminals is huge. The installation and use of data terminal products of various countries, regions and operators is a very complicated multi-terminal cross-use environment. Traditional installer It requires repeated installation and uninstallation, which reduces the user experience. Summary of the invention

In view of the problem that only one data terminal can be installed simultaneously on a host in the prior art, the present invention has been proposed to provide a data terminal host software installation method and apparatus, and a computer storage medium.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a data terminal host software installation method, including:

After the data terminal is connected, the host software identification information reported by the data terminal is obtained; the host software corresponding to the data terminal is installed according to the host software identification information, and the correspondence between the host software identification information and the host software is saved in a preset mapping relationship. In the table.

Preferably, the host software identification information includes: a product information identifier for identifying different products, and a version information identifier for identifying an upgrade version of the same product.

Preferably, installing the host software corresponding to the data terminal according to the host software identification information comprises: determining, according to the product information identifier in the host software identification information, whether the data terminal has not installed the corresponding host software, and if the determination is yes, installing and the data terminal Corresponding host software; if the judgment is no, determine whether the host software of the data terminal needs to be upgraded according to the version information identifier in the host software identification information, and if the upgrade is required, install an upgrade version of the host software corresponding to the data terminal; Upgrade, directly switch the data terminal to work mode;

Preferably, after the data terminal is switched to the working mode, the method further includes: searching the mapping relationship table according to the host software identification information, determining the host software corresponding to the host software identification information, and calling and loading the user interface and the driver corresponding to the host software.

Preferably, the USB serial number of the data terminal is used as a carrier of the host software identification information.

Preferably, after the connection with the data terminal, acquiring the host software identification information reported by the data terminal includes: after connecting with the data terminal, acquiring the USB serial number reported by the data terminal when performing USB enumeration, and extracting the serial number from the USB Obtain the host software identification information reported by the data terminal.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a data terminal host software installation device, including: an obtaining module, configured to acquire a host soft reported by a data terminal after being connected to the data terminal Identification information;

The installation module is configured to install the host software corresponding to the data terminal according to the host software identification information, and save the correspondence between the host software identification information and the host software in a preset mapping relationship table.

Preferably, the production host software identification information comprises: a product information identifier for identifying different products, and a version information identifier for identifying an upgraded version of the same product.

Preferably, the installation module is configured to: determine, according to the product information identifier in the host software identification information, whether the data terminal has not installed the corresponding host software, and if the determination is yes, install the host software corresponding to the data terminal; if the determination is no, Then, according to the version information identifier in the host software identification information, it is determined whether the host software of the data terminal needs to be upgraded. If the upgrade is required, the upgrade version of the host software corresponding to the data terminal is installed; if the upgrade is not required, the data terminal is directly switched to work. Mode

Preferably, the device further includes: a calling module configured to: after the data terminal switches to the working mode, search the mapping relationship table according to the host software identification information, determine the host software corresponding to the host software identification information, invoke and load the host software correspondingly User interface and driver.

Preferably, the carrier of the host software identification information is a USB serial number of the data terminal.

Preferably, the obtaining module is configured to: after connecting to the data terminal, obtain the USB serial number reported by the data terminal during USB enumeration, and obtain the host software identification information reported by the data terminal from the USB serial number.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a data terminal host software installation method, including: after the data terminal is connected with the host, reporting the host software identification information to the host; the data terminal is installed on the host and the data terminal according to the host software identification information by the host. The corresponding host software.

Preferably, the USB serial number of the data terminal is used as a carrier of the host software identification information. Embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer storage medium in which computer executable instructions are stored, the computer executable instructions being used to perform the above method.

The embodiment of the present invention establishes a mapping relationship between the data terminal and the host software by using the host software identification information of the data terminal, and solves the problem that only one data terminal can be installed simultaneously on one host in the prior art, so that multiple data terminals can be in the host Coexisting and installing on the other, does not affect each other, does not require frequent installation and uninstallation, and achieves a plug-and-play experience, which improves the user experience. DRAWINGS

1 is a flowchart of a method for installing a data terminal host software according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a USB serial number content according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a general implementation framework of an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a basic flowchart of upgrading and installing different products according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a basic flowchart of upgrading and installing the same product according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

6 is a basic flowchart of a data terminal product entering an operation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a data terminal host software installation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Implementation

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the embodiments of the present invention have been shown in the drawings, it is understood that the present invention may be embodied in various forms and not limited by the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be more fully understood.

In order to solve the problem that only one data terminal can be installed on one host in the prior art, the embodiment of the present invention provides a data terminal host software installation method and device, and the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention uses a coexistence installation strategy. The host software of multiple data terminal products can be installed on the computer. It is not necessary to uninstall other products to install one product, and the host software of different products does not work with each other. Disturbance exists in the form of coexistence. The host software of the same product is released in a timely manner. The new version is compatible with the old version. When the host software already installed on the computer is older, it is upgraded to the new version. Otherwise, no upgrade is required. When the host software of the product is installed, when inserting the product, you need to call the corresponding host software to correctly configure and drive the data terminal. The embodiment of the invention uses the USB serial number as a carrier to implement the mapping relationship between the data terminal and the host software. USB SerialNumber The serial number is a string of characters defined by the USB protocol and is an inherent property of the USB Device device. When the USB device is inserted into the host, it is reported when enumerated, and thus serves as one of the interfaces on the host side to identify the device attributes. The content and length of the serial number can be customized to comply with the USB specification. When the data terminal is inserted into the host, the USB serial number is reported, and the host software saves the USB serial number as the basis for matching the data terminal. By identifying the USB serial number content, it is determined according to the product type information configured in the USB serial number whether it is mapped to the same product as the already installed host software. Determine whether the host software needs to be upgraded by the product version information in the serial number. In the installation mode, the data terminal matches the host software of the corresponding product and switches to the working mode, loads the driver, and starts the UI program.

The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Method embodiment 1

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a data terminal host software installation method is provided. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a data terminal host software installation method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a root step 101 is performed on a data terminal. After the connection, the host software identification information reported by the data terminal is obtained. The product host identification information includes: a product information identifier used to identify different products, and a version information identifier used to identify an upgraded version of the same product.

Preferably, in the embodiment of the present invention, the USB serial number of the data terminal can be used as a carrier of the host software identification information.

After the connection with the data terminal, obtaining the host software identification information reported by the data terminal includes: After the connection with the data terminal, the USB serial number reported by the data terminal is obtained during the USB enumeration, and the host software identification information reported by the data terminal is obtained from the USB serial number.

2 is a schematic diagram of the USB serial number content according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the product type information (the above product information identifier) is used to indicate the product type to which the data terminal belongs. In the embodiment of the present invention, different products refer to the USB. The product type is different in the serial number. The product version information (the above version information identifier) is used to indicate the version information of the data terminal host software, and the version information includes software version information installed on the host by the data terminal product such as the UI driver, and the data can be judged by comparing the product version information. Whether the host software of the terminal needs to be upgraded and installed.

The USB serial number can be recognized by the host in the USB protocol enumeration stage of the data terminal. The USB Product ID (PID) refers to the product ID, and the USB serial number is compared. The PID is also the attribute of the USB protocol. Reported to the host. However, the PID is only 32bit, the resources are very limited, and the USB serial number can reach 127 bytes according to the definition of the USB specification, which can flexibly configure product information. And Microsoft's operating system will charge a signature fee for each PID. For a company, it will be a huge expense to identify a large number of data terminal products through a new application PID. Using a USB serial number is free and flexible.

Step 102: Install the host software corresponding to the data terminal according to the host software identification information, and save the correspondence between the host software identification information and the host software in a preset mapping relationship table.

The host software corresponding to the data terminal is installed according to the host software identification information, including: determining, according to the product information identifier in the host software identification information, whether the data terminal has not installed the corresponding host software, and if the determination is yes, installing and corresponding to the data terminal Host software; if the judgment is no, determine whether the host software of the data terminal needs to be upgraded according to the version information identifier in the host software identification information. If the upgrade is required, install an upgrade version of the host software corresponding to the data terminal; , then directly switch the data terminal to the working mode. After the data terminal is switched to the working mode, the mapping relationship table needs to be searched according to the host software identification information. And the host software identification information is called to the corresponding host software, and the user interface and driver corresponding to the host software are called and loaded.

As can be seen from the above description, after the data terminal is inserted into the host, the USB serial number is reported, and the host software saves the USB serial number as a basis for matching the data terminal. By identifying the content of the USB serial number, it is determined whether the host software is mapped to the same product according to the product information identifier configured in the USB serial number, and the version information identifier in the serial number is used to determine whether the host software needs to be upgraded. In the installation mode, the data terminal matches the host software of the corresponding product and switches to the working mode, loads the driver, and starts the UI program.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention includes the following processing steps:

Step 1: Configure the host software identification information for managing the data terminal in the USB serial number. Step 2: The data terminal and the host connect the USB serial number to the host during USB enumeration; Step 3, the system reads the USB serial number content. And installing the host software according to the host software identification information in the USB serial number;

Step 4: The system switches the data terminal to the working mode, and loads the UI and the driver of the product according to the USB serial number.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention aims to implement a data terminal coexistence installation scheme based on a USB serial number. The solution establishes the mapping relationship between the data terminal and the host software by expanding the host software identification information of the data terminal on the USB serial number, thereby realizing the coexistence and installation of the multiple data terminals.

The above technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 3 is a schematic diagram of an overall implementation framework of the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the following processing is included: First, the host software identification information of the data terminal is configured in the firmware, and the product information identifier indicates different products, and the version information is identified by the version information. Indicates the upgraded version of the same product; the terminal connects the host to report the USB device serial number in the USB enumeration phase; the host obtains the USB serial number reported by the product, reads the product installation information from the serial number to judge; if it is a different product, performs coexistence installation ; If it is the same product, upgrade it; if it is already installed, switch to working mode. FIG. 4 is a basic flowchart of upgrading and installing different products according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, different product upgrade installations include the following processes:

Step 401: Start an installation mode of the data terminal.

Step 402: The data terminal configures host software identification information in the USB serial number.

Step 403, the data terminal is connected to the USB serial number of the device reported by the host in the USB enumeration phase; Step 404, the host obtains the USB serial number reported by the data terminal;

Step 405, the host reads the host software identification information from the serial number to determine whether the data terminal has installed the host software, if the determination is yes, go to step 406, otherwise, go to step 407;

Step 406: If the data terminal is already installed, enter the same product upgrade or enter the working mode process;

Step 407, if the data terminal is not installed, install the host software of the product;

Step 408: The host saves the USB serial number of the data terminal.

FIG. 5 is a basic flowchart of upgrading and installing different products according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the same product upgrade installation includes the following processing:

Step 501: Start an installation mode of the data terminal.

Step 502: The data terminal configures host software identification information in the USB serial number.

Step 503: The data terminal is connected to the USB serial number of the device reported by the host in the USB enumeration phase. Step 504: The host acquires the USB serial number reported by the data terminal.

Step 505: The host reads the host software identification information from the serial number to determine that the data terminal has installed the host software.

Step 506, the host reads the host software identification information from the serial number to determine whether the version of the current data terminal is newer than the version already installed by the host. If the determination is no, go to step 507, otherwise, go to step 508;

Step 507: If the version is the same or the version installed by the host is newer, the operation is switched to the working mode. Step 508: If the current version of the data terminal is newer, uninstall the old version of the data terminal. Host software, upgraded to a new version of the host software saved in the data terminal;

Step 509: The host saves the USB serial number of the data terminal.

6 is a basic flow chart of the data terminal product entering the working mode according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the data terminal product enters the working mode and includes the following processing:

Step 601: The host determines that the data terminal has been installed by using a USB serial number, and the version is the same as or updated with the version of the current data terminal.

Step 602: The host software sends a switching instruction to the data terminal, where the switching instruction may be a USB control pipeline instruction or a SCSI instruction;

Step 603: The data terminal is switched from the installation mode to the working mode, and the data terminal enumerates the working port, such as the network port, the Modem port, the AT port, the diagnosis port, etc., and the working port may be any combination of the ports;

Step 604, the host reads the USB serial number of the data terminal;

Step 605: The host selects the host software matched by the data terminal according to the USB serial number, loads the working port driver, and invokes the corresponding ui.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention establishes data terminal product information by performing innovative design on the USB serial number content of the terminal device. An efficient method for coexistence based on USB serial number on the host is provided. Enhanced user installation experience.

Method embodiment two

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a data terminal host software installation method is provided, including the following: after the data terminal is connected to the host, the host software reports the host software identification information to the host; the data terminal passes the host according to the host The software identification information installs host software corresponding to the data terminal on the host.

The host software identification information includes: a product information identifier for identifying different products, and a version information identifier for identifying an upgrade version of the same product.

In the embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the USB serial number of the data terminal is used as the main The carrier of the machine software identification information.

The description of the foregoing processing in the embodiment of the present invention can be understood by referring to the corresponding content in the first embodiment of the method, and details are not described herein again.

Device embodiment

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a data terminal host software installation apparatus is provided, and FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a data terminal host software installation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, a data terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The host software installation device includes: an acquisition module 70, and an installation module 72. The respective modules of the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below.

The obtaining module 70 is configured to obtain, after being connected to the data terminal, the host software identification information reported by the data terminal; the host software identification information includes: a product information identifier used to identify different products, and version information used to identify an upgraded version of the same product. Logo. Preferably, the carrier of the host software identification information is a USB serial number of the data terminal.

The installation module 72 is configured to install the host software corresponding to the data terminal according to the host software identification information, and save the correspondence between the host software identification information and the host software in a preset mapping relationship table.

The installation module 72 is configured to: determine, according to the product information identifier in the host software identification information, whether the data terminal has not installed the corresponding host software, if the determination is yes, install the host software corresponding to the data terminal; if the determination is no, The version information identifier in the host software identification information determines whether the host software of the data terminal needs to be upgraded. If an upgrade is required, install an upgrade version of the host software corresponding to the data terminal. If the upgrade is not required, the data terminal is directly switched to the working mode.

The data terminal host software installation device further includes: a calling module configured to: after the data terminal switches to the working mode, search for a mapping relationship table according to the host software identification information, determine a host software corresponding to the host software identification information, invoke and load and The corresponding user interface and driver for the host software. The obtaining module 70 is configured to: after connecting to the data terminal, obtain the USB serial number reported by the data terminal during the USB enumeration, and obtain the host software identification information reported by the data terminal from the USB serial number.

Each of the above units may be implemented by a central processing unit (CPU), a digital signal processor (DSP) or a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) in an electronic device.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of a hardware embodiment, a software embodiment, or an embodiment of a combination of software and hardware. Moreover, the invention can be embodied in the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) including computer usable program code.

The present invention has been described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (system), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flow and / or blocks in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, an embedded processor or other programmable data processing device processor to produce a machine such that a flow or a block diagram of a flow or a block diagram or A device that has multiple functions specified in the box.

The computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device. The apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on the computer or other programmable device to produce the computer The processing is implemented such that instructions executed on a computer or other programmable device provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more blocks of the flowchart or in a block or blocks of the flowchart.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer storage medium, wherein the computer can execute the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention, and establish a mapping relationship between the data terminal and the host software through the host software identification information of the data terminal, and solve the present problem. In a technology, only one data terminal problem can be installed on one host at the same time, so that multiple data terminals can be coexisted and installed on the host without affecting each other. It does not need frequent installation and uninstallation, and the plug-and-play experience is improved. User experience. The spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and modifications of the invention

Claims

claims

1. A data terminal host software installation method, wherein the method includes:

After connecting to the data terminal, obtain the host software identification information reported by the data terminal; install the host software corresponding to the data terminal according to the host software identification information, and combine the host software identification information with the host software The corresponding relationship is stored in the preset mapping relationship table.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the host software identification information includes: a product information identification used to identify different products, and a version information identification used to identify an upgraded version of the same product.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein installing the host software corresponding to the data terminal according to the host software identification information includes:

Determine whether the data terminal has not installed the corresponding host software according to the product information identification in the host software identification information. If the judgment is yes, then install the host software corresponding to the data terminal; if the judgment is no, then according to The version information identifier in the host software identification information determines whether the host software of the data terminal needs to be upgraded. If it needs to be upgraded, install an upgraded version of the host software corresponding to the data terminal; if it does not need to be upgraded, directly upgrade the host software. The above data terminal switches to working mode.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, after switching the data terminal to the working mode, the method further includes: searching the mapping relationship table according to the host software identification information, and determining the mapping relationship with the host software identification information. The host software corresponding to the information calls and loads the user interface and driver corresponding to the host software.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the USB serial number of the data terminal is used as the carrier of the host software identification information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, after connecting to the data terminal, obtaining the host software identification information reported by the data terminal includes: after connecting to the data terminal, performing USB During enumeration, the USB serial number reported by the data terminal is obtained, and the host software identification information reported by the data terminal is obtained from the USB serial number.

7. A data terminal host software installation device, wherein the device includes:

The acquisition module is configured to acquire the host software identification information reported by the data terminal after connecting to the data terminal;

The installation module is configured to install the host software corresponding to the data terminal according to the host software identification information, and save the corresponding relationship between the host software identification information and the host software in a preset mapping relationship table.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the host software identification information includes: a product information identification used to identify different products, and a version information identification used to identify an upgraded version of the same product.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein the installation module is configured to: determine whether the data terminal has not installed the corresponding host software according to the product information identification in the host software identification information, and if the determination is yes, then Install the host software corresponding to the data terminal; if the judgment is no, determine whether the host software of the data terminal needs to be upgraded according to the version information identification in the host software identification information. If it needs to be upgraded, install the host software corresponding to the data terminal. An upgraded version of the corresponding host software of the data terminal; if no upgrade is required, directly switch the data terminal to the working mode.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the device further includes: a calling module configured to search the mapping relationship table according to the host software identification information after the data terminal switches to the working mode, and determine the relationship between The host software corresponding to the host software identification information calls and loads the user interface and driver corresponding to the host software.

11. The device according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the carrier of the host software identification information is the USB serial number of the data terminal.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the acquisition module is configured to: After the data terminal is connected, the USB serial number reported by the data terminal is obtained during USB enumeration, and the host software identification information reported by the data terminal is obtained from the USB serial number.

13. A data terminal host software installation method, wherein the method includes:

After the data terminal is connected to the host, it reports the host software identification information to the host; the data terminal installs the host software corresponding to the data terminal on the host according to the host software identification information through the host.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the host software identification information includes: a product information identification used to identify different products, and a version information identification used to identify an upgraded version of the same product.

15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the USB serial number of the data terminal is used as the carrier of the host software identification information.

16. A computer storage medium in which computer-executable instructions are stored, and the computer-executable instructions are used to execute the method described in any one of claims 1 to 6 and 13 to 15.