WO2016177169A1

WO2016177169A1 - Electronic apparatus firmware update assisting method, device, and terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2016177169A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/077235
Authority: WO
Inventors: 周术洋
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-08-13
Filing date: 2016-03-24
Publication date: 2016-11-10
Also published as: CN106708544A

Abstract

An electronic apparatus firmware update assisting method comprises: acquiring apparatus identifier information of at least one electronic apparatus (100); searching and acquiring update packets of each of the electronic apparatuses of the apparatus identifier information (101); on the basis of each of the found update packets, performing firmware update on a corresponding electronic apparatus (102). Also provided are an electronic apparatus firmware update assisting device and terminal.

Description

Method, device and terminal for assisting electronic device firmware upgrade

Technical field

The present application relates to terminal firmware update techniques, for example, to a method, apparatus, and terminal for assisting an electronic device firmware upgrade.

Background technique

With the rise of the Internet of Things, the Internet of Vehicles, and the rapid development of smart homes, various intelligent electronic devices have emerged. These intelligent electronic devices include not only refrigerators, air conditioners, microwave ovens, etc., but also bicycles, electronic scales, fitness equipment and other equipment. As a typical example of an intelligent electronic device, a car can include multiple electronic control systems such as a powertrain control unit, a HVAC system, an advanced driver assistance system, and an infotainment system. These intelligent electronic devices all have the need for software update upgrades. However, some of these devices do not have the capability of air interface firmware upgrade; for the firmware update of smart electronic devices that do not have the capability of air interface firmware upgrade, the following two methods are generally used to implement the firmware. Update: The first method requires the user to send the device to the designated after-sales service point or the merchant after-sales personnel to the door, use the programming tool to update the firmware; the second method, without updating the firmware, directly replace the electronic component or the whole device with the updated firmware. .

However, for the first method, usually, unless there is a serious problem with the device, it is difficult for the user to know that the device firmware needs to be updated. Even if it is known, it is too cumbersome to choose to update the firmware. The user knows that the device needs to be updated. When you choose to return, or no longer trust the brand's equipment. In short, adopting the first method is not conducive to improving the user experience, and will lead to increased after-sales and brand maintenance costs.

For the second method, it is also not conducive to improving the user experience due to the need to directly replace the electronic components or the entire device with updated firmware.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve the above technical problem, the embodiments of the present invention are directed to providing a method, an apparatus, and a terminal for upgrading an electronic device firmware, which can reduce the cost of firmware update of the electronic device and facilitate the user experience.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is implemented as follows:

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for upgrading an auxiliary device firmware, including:

Obtaining device identification information of at least one electronic device;

Searching for an upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information;

Firmware upgrades are performed on the corresponding electronic devices based on each upgrade package that is searched.

In the above solution, the upgrade package of the electronic device includes a firmware programming tool corresponding to the electronic device;

Performing firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device based on each upgrade package that is searched includes: running a corresponding firmware burning tool, and performing firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device.

In the above solution, after performing firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device, the method further includes: uninstalling the firmware burning tool.

In the above solution, after performing firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device, the method further includes: acquiring device identification information of the firmware upgraded electronic device from the corresponding electronic device.

In the above solution, the searching for the upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information includes: sending an upgrade package request for each electronic device that searches for the device identification information to the server, and receiving the search result from the server. Various upgrade packages.

In the above solution, the sending, by the server, a request for searching for an upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information includes:

Step A: When the setting trigger condition is met, the server sends a request for searching for an upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information, and proceeds to step B;

Step B: If no upgrade package for any of the electronic devices is found on the server, return to Step A.

In the above solution, the device identification information of the electronic device includes at least one of the following information: a manufacturer, a device model, a version, and an ID.

The embodiment of the invention further provides an apparatus for upgrading the firmware of the auxiliary electronic device, comprising an obtaining module, a searching module and an upgrading module; wherein

An obtaining module configured to acquire device identification information of at least one electronic device;

a search module configured to search for an upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information;

The upgrade module is configured to perform firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device based on each upgrade package that is searched out.

The upgrade module is configured to run a corresponding firmware burning tool to perform firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device.

In the above solution, the upgrade module is further configured to uninstall the firmware burning tool after performing firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device.

In the above solution, the upgrade module is further configured to obtain device identification information of the firmware upgraded electronic device from the corresponding electronic device after performing firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a terminal, including the device for upgrading the firmware of any of the auxiliary electronic devices.

The method, device, and terminal for upgrading the firmware of the auxiliary electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention acquire the device identification information of the at least one electronic device, and send a request for the upgrade package of each electronic device that searches for the device identification information to the server, and receives the request Each upgrade package from the server is searched; based on each upgrade package searched, firmware upgrade is performed on the corresponding electronic device; thus, the firmware upgrade of the electronic device can be automatically performed, and the cost of firmware update and maintenance of the electronic device is reduced. Conducive to promotion User experience.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a flow chart of a first embodiment of a method for upgrading firmware of an auxiliary electronic device according to the present invention;

2 is a flow chart of a second embodiment of a method for upgrading firmware of an auxiliary electronic device according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for upgrading an firmware of an auxiliary electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for upgrading firmware of an auxiliary electronic device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes:

Step 100: Acquire device identification information of at least one electronic device.

Here, the electronic device is an intelligent electronic device that requires firmware upgrade, for example, the electronic device includes, but is not limited to, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a microwave oven, an electronic scale, a fitness equipment, and the like. The device identification information of the electronic device includes but is not limited to a manufacturer, a device model, a version, an ID, and the like.

In this step, the device identification information of the electronic device is generally stored in the electronic device. Therefore, when acquiring the device identification information of the electronic device, the terminal may first send the identification information acquisition request to the electronic device, and then use the terminal to receive the device of the electronic device. Identification information.

After the device identification information of the at least one electronic device is obtained, the acquired device identification information may be classified and stored according to the type of the electronic device. The type of electronic device here may be one of the following information: manufacturer, device model, version, and ID.

Step 101: Search for an upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information.

The step includes: sending a search to the server for each electronic device having the acquired device identification information. The request for the upgrade package receives each upgrade package from the server.

The terminal may send a request for searching for an upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information to the server, and the server searches for an upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information based on the received upgrade package search request; the server searches for the upgrade package. The upgrade package is sent to the terminal, and the terminal receives each upgrade package from the server.

Here, the upgrade package of each electronic device includes a firmware burning tool of the corresponding electronic device, and the firmware burning tool is configured to perform firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device; the upgrade package of each electronic device may further include a new version of the corresponding electronic device. A firmware or a differential package, the firmware programming tool is configured to program a new version of firmware or a differential package into a storage medium of the corresponding electronic device, thereby completing a firmware upgrade process of the corresponding electronic device.

The request for sending the upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information to the server may include:

Step 101A: It is determined whether the setting trigger condition is met. If the setting trigger condition is met, the request for the upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information is searched, and the process proceeds to step 101B. If the set trigger condition is not met, the process waits. The trigger condition is met.

Step 101B: If the server does not receive the upgrade package of any one of the electronic devices after searching for the request for the upgrade package of each electronic device that has acquired the device identification information, the process returns to step 101A.

Step 102: Perform firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device based on each upgrade package that is searched.

The step includes: sending an upgrade ready notification to the electronic device corresponding to each upgrade package, setting the corresponding electronic device to the download mode, running the corresponding firmware programming tool, and burning the corresponding new firmware or differential package. Write to the storage medium of the corresponding electronic device. Here, after the electronic device is set to the download mode, data can be received, which facilitates programming of a new version of firmware or a differential package. The storage medium of the electronic device may be an Erasable Read Only Memory (EROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Flash Memory, and the like.

After the firmware upgrade of the corresponding electronic device, the step further includes: setting the corresponding electronic device to exit the download mode, uninstalling the firmware burning tool, deleting the new version firmware or the differential package, and obtaining the firmware upgrade from the corresponding electronic device. The device identification information of the electronic device is updated, and the device identification information of each electronic device stored in the step 100 is updated, and the upgrade result is reported to the server, and the process returns to step 101.

It should be noted that, after the corresponding electronic device is set to exit the download mode, the corresponding electronic device may be controlled to restart; after the device identification information of the electronic device after the firmware upgrade is obtained from the corresponding electronic device, the device may also be disconnected. The connection to the corresponding electronic device.

Second embodiment

2 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of a method for upgrading firmware of an auxiliary electronic device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes:

Step 201: Connect the terminal to each electronic device that has the upgrade requirement, and obtain the device identification information of each electronic device that has the upgrade requirement; the terminal classifies and stores the acquired device identification information of each electronic device.

In practical applications, the terminal can connect to the electronic device through a serial interface, a parallel interface, or a wireless connection.

Here, the device identification information of each electronic device with the upgrade requirement acquired in this step is the initial device identification information of the corresponding electronic device.

Step 202: When the terminal meets the set trigger condition, the upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information is searched from the server according to the stored device identification information of each electronic device.

Here, the setting trigger condition may be that the terminal forms a communication connection with the server after the power is turned on or reaches the setting. Timing time.

Step 203: It is determined whether the upgrade package can be searched for from the server. If each of the electronic devices that have obtained the device identification information has no upgrade package available, the process returns to step 202. If the device identifier information is obtained, The at least one electronic device has an upgrade package, and the corresponding upgrade package is downloaded to the specified location of the terminal, and the user is prompted to connect the terminal to the corresponding electronic device, and step 204 is performed.

Step 204: After the terminal is connected to the corresponding electronic device, the terminal sends an upgrade ready notification to the corresponding electronic device.

In this step, the terminal can determine whether the terminal is connected to the corresponding electronic device by detecting the connection status of the corresponding electronic device.

In an actual application, after the terminal is connected to the corresponding electronic device, the terminal loads and loads the firmware programming tool in the upgrade package of the corresponding electronic device to the terminal operating system.

Step 205: The terminal sets the corresponding electronic device to the download mode, and writes the corresponding new version firmware or differential package to the storage medium of the corresponding electronic device by running the firmware burning tool of the corresponding electronic device.

Step 206: The terminal controls the corresponding electronic device to exit the download mode and restart, uninstall the firmware burning tool of the corresponding electronic device, and delete the corresponding new version firmware or differential package.

Step 207: The terminal acquires the device identification information of the electronic device after the firmware upgrade from the corresponding electronic device, and uses the device identification information of the electronic device after the firmware upgrade to obtain the device identification information of each electronic device classified and stored in step 201. Update.

Step 208: The terminal reports the upgrade result of the electronic device to the server, and returns to step 202.

Third embodiment

For the method of the embodiment of the present invention, the embodiment of the present invention further provides an apparatus for upgrading the firmware of the auxiliary electronic device. FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for upgrading an auxiliary device firmware according to an embodiment of the present invention; In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the device includes an acquisition module 300, a search module 301, and an upgrade module 302;

The obtaining module 300 is configured to acquire device identification information of the at least one electronic device.

The search module 301 is configured to search for an upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information.

The upgrade module 302 is configured to perform firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device based on each upgrade package that is searched.

The upgrade package of the electronic device may include a firmware burning tool of the corresponding electronic device.

The upgrade module 302 is configured to run a corresponding firmware burning tool to perform firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device.

The upgrade module 302 is further configured to uninstall the firmware burning tool after performing firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device.

The upgrade module 302 is further configured to obtain, after the firmware upgrade of the corresponding electronic device, the device identification information of the firmware upgraded electronic device from the corresponding electronic device.

In an actual application, the obtaining module 300, the searching module 301, and the upgrading module 302 can all be processed by a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor (Micro Processor Unit, MPU), and a digital signal processing located in the terminal device. (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), or Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) implementation.

Fourth embodiment

The embodiment of the invention further provides a terminal, comprising the device for upgrading the firmware of any auxiliary electronic device in the third embodiment of the invention. Here, the terminal may be a mobile terminal or a fixed terminal.

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 employ hardware embodiments, software embodiments, or a combination of software and A form of embodiment of the hardware aspect. Moreover, embodiments of the invention may take 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.) in which computer usable program code is embodied.

The present invention has been described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine such that instructions generated by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device are Means configured to implement the functions specified in one or more flows of the flowchart or in a block or blocks of the flowchart.

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 a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device. The instructions provide steps to implement the functions specified in one or more of the flow or processes and/or block diagrams of a block or blocks.

The above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

The present application discloses a method for upgrading an electronic device firmware, comprising: acquiring device identification information of at least one electronic device; and searching for an upgrade of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information. Package; perform firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device based on each upgrade package that is searched. The application also discloses an apparatus and terminal for assisting an electronic device firmware upgrade. The method, device and terminal can automatically implement firmware upgrade of the electronic device, reduce the cost of firmware update and maintenance of the electronic device, and facilitate the user experience.

Claims

A method for assisting an electronic device firmware upgrade includes:

Obtaining device identification information of at least one electronic device;

Searching for an upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information;

Firmware upgrades are performed on the corresponding electronic devices based on each upgrade package that is searched.
The method of claim 1, wherein the upgrade package of the electronic device comprises a firmware programming tool of the corresponding electronic device;

Performing firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device based on each upgrade package that is searched includes: running a corresponding firmware burning tool, and performing firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device.
The method of claim 2, after performing a firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device, the method further comprising: uninstalling the firmware burning tool.
The method of claim 1, after the firmware upgrade of the corresponding electronic device, the method further comprises: obtaining device identification information of the firmware upgraded electronic device from the corresponding electronic device.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the searching for the upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information comprises: sending an upgrade package request of each electronic device searching for the device identification information to the server , receiving each upgrade package from the server.
The method of claim 5, wherein the requesting the server to search for an upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information comprises:

Step A: When the setting trigger condition is met, the server sends a request for searching for an upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information, and proceeds to step B;

Step B: If no upgrade package of any one of the electronic devices is found on the server, return to step A.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the device identification information of the electronic device comprises at least one of the following: a manufacturer, a device model, a version, and an ID.
An apparatus for assisting an electronic device firmware upgrade, comprising an acquisition module, a search module, and an upgrade module; wherein

An obtaining module configured to acquire device identification information of at least one electronic device;

a search module configured to search for an upgrade package of each electronic device that obtains the device identification information;

The upgrade module is configured to perform firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device based on each upgrade package that is searched out.
The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the upgrade package of the electronic device comprises a firmware burning tool of the corresponding electronic device;

The upgrade module is configured to run a corresponding firmware burning tool to perform firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device.
The apparatus of claim 9, the upgrade module, further configured to uninstall the firmware programming tool after performing a firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device.
The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the upgrading module is further configured to acquire device identification information of the firmware upgraded electronic device from the corresponding electronic device after performing firmware upgrade on the corresponding electronic device.
A terminal comprising the apparatus of any one of claims 8 to 11.