WO2016078263A1

WO2016078263A1 - Upgrading control device and terminal, terminal upgrading method and system, and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2016078263A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/074303
Authority: WO
Inventors: 谢卓
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-11-18
Filing date: 2015-03-16
Publication date: 2016-05-26
Also published as: CN105677375A

Abstract

Disclosed are an upgrading control device and terminal, a terminal upgrading method and system, and a storage medium. During the upgrading process of a terminal, an upgrading control device acquires a current software version currently running in the terminal to be upgraded, compares the difference between the current software version and a new software version to be upgraded of the terminal to be upgraded to obtain a comparison result and controls the terminal to be upgraded to complete the upgrading according to the difference comparison result and corresponding data to be upgraded. The terminal to be upgraded in the embodiments of the present invention can be selectively upgraded according to the difference between the currently running software version and the new software version to be upgraded in the upgrading process, thus being different from an existing terminal which is required to directly upgrade the whole original software version when upgrading, hence, the number of erasing times of the terminal to be upgraded on a flash in the upgrading process can be markedly decreased, thus the time required for upgrading the terminal can be reduced, the terminal upgrading efficiency is increased, the production period of the terminal is shortened, and the production costs are decreased.

Description

Upgrade control device, terminal, terminal upgrade method and system, storage medium

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to an upgrade control device, a terminal, a terminal upgrade method and system, and a storage medium.

Background technique

Last year, global mobile phone shipments exceeded 1 billion for the first time, and the number of mobile users worldwide exceeded 3.1 billion. It is expected that the number of mobile users worldwide will increase to 5 billion within five years. As the demand for mobile terminal equipment has risen sharply, the competition for the supply of mobile terminal manufacturers has become increasingly fierce. In order to cope with the pressure of terminal equipment supply, it is not only required to shorten the development cycle, but also to improve the speed and compatibility of the upgrade software of mobile terminal equipment to meet the new demands that customers are constantly proposing. When the software is upgraded, the physical connection mode between the terminal and the computer, such as the upgraded device, mostly uses the serial device interface or uses the USB port device interface to communicate with the computer, and the upgrade speed of the upgrade software has always been an important factor restricting the production cycle.

The speed of upgrading the terminal device can be improved from two aspects. The first way is to use a multi-threaded upgrade, that is, to connect multiple terminal devices for parallel upgrade on the same computer, which is connected simultaneously on one computer. The method for upgrading a plurality of terminal devices has the disadvantages of low stability performance and poor redundancy performance; the second method is to reduce the time consumed by the terminal itself to upgrade, and to reduce the time required for upgrading a device, and to upgrade in batches. It saves production costs. Therefore, how to reduce the time required for terminal upgrade as much as possible becomes an urgent problem to be solved.

Summary of the invention

The main technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an upgrade control device, a terminal, and a terminal End upgrade method and system, storage medium, solve the problem of how to reduce the time required for terminal upgrade.

To solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for upgrading a terminal, including:

The upgrade control device obtains the current software version currently running in the terminal to be upgraded;

The upgrade control device compares the current software version with a new software version to be upgraded to obtain a comparison result;

The upgrade control device controls the to-be-upgraded terminal to complete the upgrade according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded.

In an embodiment of the present invention, comparing, by the upgrade control device, the difference between the current software version and the new software version comprises: comparing the current software version with the new software version according to an address to the same address The data is compared for differences; the comparison results include: addresses where the data differs.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the upgrade control device controls the to-be-upgraded terminal to complete the upgrade according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded, including:

The upgrade control device sends the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded control to the to-be-upgraded terminal;

or,

The upgrade control device extracts data to be upgraded corresponding to each address with different data from the corresponding data to be upgraded according to the comparison result, and sends an update instruction to the terminal to be upgraded to be used in the terminal to be upgraded. The original data of each address with different data is updated to the corresponding data to be upgraded.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the corresponding data to be upgraded is all data corresponding to the new software version, or data of a new software version corresponding to each address where the data has a difference.

In order to solve the above problem, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal upgrade method, including:

The terminal to be upgraded provides the current software version currently running to the upgrade control device;

The comparison result obtained by comparing the difference between the current software version and the new software version to be upgraded, and the corresponding data to be upgraded are upgraded according to the upgrade control device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the comparison result includes each address in which the data is different. The upgrade of the to-be-upgraded terminal according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded includes:

The to-be-upgraded terminal receives the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded sent by the upgrade control device, and extracts data to be upgraded corresponding to each address with different data from the corresponding data to be upgraded, and the data is to be upgraded. The original data of each address with a difference is updated to the corresponding data to be upgraded;

or,

The terminal to be upgraded receives the update instruction of the upgrade control device, and updates the original data of each address with different data to the corresponding data to be upgraded.

In order to solve the above problem, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an upgrade control device, including a version acquisition module, a comparison module, and a control module;

The version obtaining module is configured to obtain a current software version currently running in the terminal to be upgraded;

The comparing module is configured to compare the current software version with a new software version to be upgraded to obtain a comparison result;

The control module is configured to control the terminal to be upgraded to complete the upgrade according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the comparison module includes a bitwise comparison submodule configured to compare the difference between the current software version and the new software version according to an address corresponding to the same address; the comparison The results include: addresses where the data differs.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control module includes a sending submodule configured to send the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded control to the to-be-upgraded terminal;

or,

The control module includes a first extraction sub-module and a first update sub-module, and the first extraction sub-module is configured to extract, according to the comparison result, each address corresponding to the difference in data from the corresponding data to be upgraded. The data to be upgraded, the first update sub-module, configured to send an update instruction to the to-be-upgraded terminal to update original data of each address in the data to be upgraded to a corresponding data to be upgraded.

In order to solve the above problem, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including a version providing module and an upgrade module;

The version providing module is configured to provide a current software version currently running by the terminal to the upgrade control device;

The upgrade module performs the comparison result obtained by comparing the current software version with the new software version to be upgraded by the upgrade control device, and the corresponding data to be upgraded is upgraded.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the comparison result includes each address where the data has a difference; the upgrade module includes a receiving submodule, a second extracting submodule, and a second update submodule, and the receiving submodule is configured. The second extraction sub-module is configured to extract, from the corresponding data to be upgrade, each address where the data is different according to the comparison result, in order to receive the comparison result sent by the upgrade control device and the corresponding data to be upgraded. Corresponding data to be upgraded, the second more The new sub-module is configured to update the original data of each address with different data to the corresponding data to be upgraded;

or,

The upgrade module includes an instruction processing submodule configured to receive an update instruction of the upgrade control device, and update original data of each address with different data to corresponding data to be upgraded.

In order to solve the above problem, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal upgrade system, including a terminal to be upgraded and an upgrade control device;

The upgrade control device is configured to obtain a current software version currently running in the terminal to be upgraded, and compare the difference between the current software version and the new software version to be upgraded to obtain a comparison result, according to the comparison result and the corresponding upgrade to be upgraded. The data is controlled to complete the upgrade by the terminal to be upgraded;

The terminal to be upgraded is configured to provide a current software version that is currently running to the upgrade control device, and compare the difference between the current software version and the new software version to be upgraded according to the upgrade control device. The result, and the corresponding data to be upgraded, are upgraded.

The beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present invention are:

The upgrade control device, the terminal, the terminal upgrade method, the system, and the storage medium provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the upgrade control device acquires the current software version currently running in the terminal to be upgraded, and the current software version and the standby The new software version of the upgraded terminal is upgraded to obtain a comparison result, and the upgraded terminal is controlled according to the differentiated comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded. That is, the terminal to be upgraded in the embodiment of the present invention can be selectively upgraded according to the difference between the currently running software version and the new software version to be upgraded in the upgrade process, and does not need to be directly compared to the existing terminal upgrade. The entire original software version is upgraded, so that the number of times the Flash of the terminal to be upgraded can be erased during the upgrade process can be significantly reduced, thereby reducing the time required for the terminal to be upgraded, improving the terminal upgrade efficiency, shortening the terminal production cycle, and reducing the production cost.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading a terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading a mobile phone according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal upgrade system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of an upgrade control device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal to be upgraded according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

detailed description

The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1:

An embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal upgrade method, where the method is applied to an upgrade control device. Referring to FIG. 1, the method includes:

Step 101: The upgrade control device acquires a current software version currently running in the terminal to be upgraded.

The upgrade control device in this step refers to the device used to cooperate with/control the terminal to be upgraded to complete the upgrade. It can be a variety of computer devices. The terminal to be upgraded in this step may be various mobile terminals such as a mobile phone and a PAD.

Step 102: The upgrade control device compares the obtained current software version with the new software version of the to-be-upgraded terminal to be compared to obtain a comparison result; that is, the comparison result is a differentiated comparison result;

Step 103: The upgrade control device controls the to-be-upgraded terminal to perform upgrade according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded.

It should be understood that the new software version to be upgraded in the foregoing step 102 may be pre-built into the upgrade control device, or may be obtained by the upgrade control device from other platforms by means of communication.

In the above step 102, the upgrade control device may specifically compare the obtained current software version with the new software version according to the data corresponding to the address and the same address, that is, whether the data corresponding to each address is different; the corresponding comparison result includes: Each address where the data differs. Specifically, in this embodiment, each address in which data differs can be stored by a linear table. It should be understood that the comparison result in this embodiment may also be set to include each address with the same data; in this case, after the addresses with the same data are excluded by the exclusion method, the remaining addresses are addresses with different data.

In the above step 103, the corresponding data to be upgraded is all the data corresponding to the new software version, that is, the entire new software version; or the data of the new software version corresponding to each address where the data is different. In the foregoing step 103, the manner in which the upgrade control device controls the upgrade to be upgraded according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded includes, but is not limited to, the following two types:

method one:

The upgrade control device sends the obtained comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded to the terminal to be upgraded; in this manner, the terminal to be upgraded itself performs data extraction, address search, and subsequent data erasure and write update.

Method 2:

The upgrade control device extracts data to be upgraded corresponding to each address with different data from the corresponding data to be upgraded according to the obtained comparison result, and sends an update instruction (erase, write command) to the terminal to be upgraded to be upgraded in the terminal to be upgraded. The original data of each address with different data is updated to the corresponding data to be upgraded. The extraction of data in this manner, the search of addresses, and the like can be performed by the upgrade control device.

The corresponding data to be upgraded is all data corresponding to the new software version, or data of a new software version corresponding to each address where the data has a difference.

The above two methods can be selected according to actual needs. It can be seen that in the embodiment, when upgrading the terminal to be upgraded, the difference between the currently running software version and the new software version to be upgraded can be obtained. Differently selective upgrades to where the data differs do not require an upgrade to the entire original software version directly when the existing terminal is upgraded. Because the terminal needs to erase and write the Flash when the data is updated during the upgrade process, the operation is the most time-consuming operation; if the existing terminal directly upgrades the entire original software version, it needs more data of all locations. The update is performed, and the corresponding Flash erase and write operations are very numerous, which results in a large amount of time for terminal upgrade. The terminal to be upgraded in this embodiment selectively upgrades the location of the new and old data. Therefore, the number of erasing and flashing of the Flash in the upgrade process can be significantly reduced, thereby reducing the terminal upgrade requirement. Time, improve terminal upgrade efficiency, shorten terminal production cycle, and reduce production costs.

It should be understood that, before the foregoing step 101, a process of establishing a communication connection between the terminal to be upgraded and the upgrade control device is further included. The terminal to be upgraded in this embodiment may establish a communication connection with the upgrade control device in a serial manner, or may establish a communication connection with the upgrade control device in a parallel manner. In the process of establishing a communication connection, an interface for downloading and upgrading software and terminal software interaction is established on the upgrade control device, and the establishment of the communication connection and the subsequent data interaction are realized through the interface. After the communication connection is established, the upgrade control device may send a version acquisition instruction to the terminal to be upgraded, and after the upgrade terminal receives the instruction, perform verification on the data packet integrity, etc., and then parse the corresponding instruction, and feed back the instruction according to the instruction. Existing software version.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a first computer storage medium, wherein the first computer storage medium stores computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions are used to execute the terminal upgrade method shown in FIG. 1 .

The embodiment of the invention further provides a terminal upgrade method, which is applied to the terminal to be upgraded; the method includes:

Step A: The terminal to be upgraded provides the current software version currently running to the upgrade control device.

Step B: The terminal to be upgraded will use the current software version according to the upgrade control device. The comparison result obtained by comparing the difference with the new software version to be upgraded, and the corresponding data to be upgraded are upgraded.

Here, the comparison result includes each address where the data differs;

Correspondingly, in the foregoing step B, the upgrade of the terminal to be upgraded according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded includes but is not limited to the following two modes:

method one:

The upgraded terminal receives the comparison result sent by the upgrade control device and the corresponding data to be upgraded, and extracts, according to the comparison result, the data to be upgraded corresponding to each address with different data from the corresponding data to be upgraded, and each address with different data The original data is updated to the corresponding data to be upgraded.

Method 2:

The upgraded terminal simply receives the update command sent by the upgrade control device, and updates the original data of each address with different data to the corresponding data to be upgraded, and does not need to perform data extraction and data search.

The above two methods can be selected according to actual needs. It can be seen that in the embodiment, when upgrading the terminal to be upgraded, the location where the data differs can be selectively selected according to the difference between the currently running software version and the new software version to be upgraded, and does not need to be directly updated when the existing terminal is upgraded. Upgrade the entire original software version. Because the terminal needs to erase and write the Flash when the data is updated during the upgrade process, the operation is the most time-consuming operation; if the existing terminal directly upgrades the entire original software version, it needs more data of all locations. The update is performed, and the corresponding Flash erase and write operations are very numerous, which results in a large amount of time for terminal upgrade. The terminal to be upgraded in this embodiment selectively upgrades the location of the new and old data. Therefore, the number of erasing and flashing of the Flash in the upgrade process can be significantly reduced, thereby reducing the terminal upgrade requirement. Time, improve terminal upgrade efficiency, shorten terminal production cycle, and reduce production costs.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a second computer storage medium, where the second computer storage medium stores computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions are used to execute a terminal upgrade method corresponding to the terminal to be upgraded.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal upgrade method, where the method includes:

Step a: The terminal to be upgraded provides the current software version currently running to the upgrade control device;

Step b: The upgrade control device compares the current software version with a new software version to be upgraded to obtain a comparison result;

Step c: The upgrade control device controls the to-be-upgraded terminal to complete the upgrade according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a third computer storage medium, where the third computer storage medium stores computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions are used to execute the end upgrade method corresponding to steps a to c above. .

For a better understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the following is a further description of the embodiment of the present invention, which is shown in FIG. 2, including:

Step 201: The mobile phone is connected to a computer (notebook) through a serial or parallel device port, such as a UART, USB, PCMCIA port;

Step 202: The computer initializes each module to check whether each module is normal. If it is normal, go to step 203; otherwise, go to step 207;

Step 203: The computer obtains the current software version currently running by the mobile phone and the new software version to be upgraded;

Step 204: The computer compares the binary data according to the address. If the data of the current location is the same, the comparison of the next location is performed; if the data is different, the unit structure of the linear table is applied, Save the current position, then add the current table unit to the end of the linear table, and then compare the next position until the end of the entire version comparison;

Step 205: The computer completes data erasing and writing operations at corresponding positions in the terminal to be upgraded according to the linear table and the new software version data, and implements data update; in the process, the mobile phone jumps the PC pointer to the FLASH read/write plug-in. Position, the computer writes a node as follows: first obtain the current location to be written to the Flash, then calculate the block to update the address in the Flash, issue an instruction to erase the block, and then read the corresponding location data from the new version , write to Flash, repeat the above operation until the entire linear table update is completed;

Step 206: After completing the above operation, the computer sends an instruction to restart the mobile device, and ends the entire upgrade process.

Step 207: Give an exception report, set the mapping of the device port, and then check whether the communication is valid. You can check by obtaining the version number of the device and then displaying the version number.

Embodiment 2:

This embodiment provides a terminal upgrade system. As shown in FIG. 3, the device includes an upgraded device 1 and an upgrade control device 2, and the upgrade control device 2 is a device for supporting/controlling the upgrade of the terminal to be upgraded. Kind of computer equipment. The terminal 1 to be upgraded may be various mobile terminals such as a mobile phone and a PAD.

The control device 2 is configured to obtain the current software version currently running in the terminal to be upgraded, compare the difference between the current software version and the new software version to be upgraded, and obtain a comparison result according to the obtained comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded. Upgrade the terminal to upgrade;

The terminal 1 to be upgraded is configured to provide the current software version of the current running to the upgrade control device, and complete the upgrade according to the comparison result obtained by the upgrade control device and the corresponding data to be upgraded.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the upgrade control device 2 includes a version acquisition module 21, a comparison module 22, and a control module 23;

The version obtaining module 21 is configured to obtain a current software version currently running in the terminal to be upgraded;

The comparison module 22 is configured to compare the current software version acquired by the version obtaining module 21 with the new software version to be upgraded to obtain a comparison result;

The control module 23 is configured to control the terminal to be upgraded 1 to complete the upgrade according to the comparison result obtained by the comparison module 22 and the corresponding data to be upgraded.

The new software version to be upgraded in this embodiment may be pre-built into the upgrade control device, or may be obtained by the upgrade control device from other platforms by means of communication.

The comparison module 22 in this embodiment includes a bitwise comparison submodule configured to compare the current software version with the new software version according to the address corresponding to the same address, and the comparison result includes: each address where the data is different. Specifically, in this embodiment, each address in which data differs can be stored by a linear table. It should be understood that the comparison result in this embodiment may also be set to include each address with the same data; in this case, after the addresses with the same data are excluded by the exclusion method, the remaining addresses are addresses with different data.

The corresponding data to be upgraded in this embodiment is all the data corresponding to the new software version, that is, the entire new software version; or the data of the new software version corresponding to each address where the data is different.

The manner in which the upgrade control device 2 in this embodiment controls the upgrade of the terminal to be upgraded 1 according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded includes, but is not limited to, the following two types:

method one:

The upgrade control device 2 sends the obtained comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded to the terminal to be upgraded; in this manner, the terminal to be upgraded 1 performs data extraction, address search, and subsequent data erasure and write update. The control module 23 includes a sending submodule configured to send the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded control to the to-be-upgraded terminal.

Method 2:

The upgrade control device 2 extracts the number from the corresponding data to be upgraded according to the obtained comparison result. Update the original data of each address in which the data in the terminal to be upgraded differs to the corresponding data to be upgraded according to the data to be upgraded corresponding to each address that is different, and send an update command (erase, write command) to the terminal 1 to be upgraded. . The extraction of data in this manner, the search of addresses, and the like can be performed by the upgrade control device. At this time, the control module 23 includes a first extraction sub-module and a first update sub-module, and the first extraction sub-module is configured to extract data to be upgraded corresponding to each address with different data from the corresponding data to be upgraded according to the comparison result; The first update sub-module is configured to send an update command to the terminal to be upgraded to update the original data of each address in which the data in the terminal to be upgraded differs to the corresponding data to be upgraded.

In an actual application, the receiving module 301, the version obtaining module 21, the comparing module 22, and the control module 23 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU, Central Processing Unit) or digital signal processing (DSP) in the upgrade control device 2. (Digital Signal Processor), or Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), etc.; the CPU, DSP, and FPGA can be built in the data query system.

Referring to FIG. 5, the terminal to be upgraded in this embodiment includes a version providing module 11 and an upgrade module 12;

The version providing module 11 is configured to provide the current software version currently running by the terminal to the upgrade control device 2;

The upgrade module 12 performs the comparison result obtained by comparing the current software version with the new software version to be upgraded by the upgrade control device 2, and the corresponding data to be upgraded is upgraded.

The terminal in this embodiment also has the following two upgrade modes: the two upgrade modes are adopted by the upgrade control device 2 according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded.

method one:

The to-be-upgraded terminal 1 receives the comparison result sent by the upgrade control device 2 and the corresponding data to be upgraded, and extracts data to be upgraded corresponding to each address with different data from the corresponding data to be upgraded according to the comparison result, and the data is different. The original data of each address is updated to the corresponding pending Level data. The upgrade module 12 includes a receiving submodule, a second extracting submodule, and a second updating submodule, and the receiving submodule is configured to receive the comparison result sent by the upgrade control device 2 and the corresponding data to be upgraded, and the second extracting submodule. The second update sub-module is configured to update the original data of each address with different data to be corresponding to be upgraded, according to the comparison result, and the data to be upgraded corresponding to each address with different data is extracted from the corresponding data to be upgraded. data.

Method 2:

The upgraded terminal simply receives the update command sent by the upgrade control device, and updates the original data of each address with different data to the corresponding data to be upgraded, and does not need to perform data extraction and data search. At this time, the upgrade module 12 includes an instruction processing sub-module configured to receive an update instruction of the upgrade control device 2, and update the original data of each address with different data to the corresponding data to be upgraded.

In practical applications, the version providing module 11 and the upgrading module 12 can be both a central processing unit (CPU) in the device to be upgraded, a digital signal processing (DSP), or a field programmable device. The Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is implemented; the CPU, DSP, and FPGA can be built in the data query system.

It should be understood that both the terminal to be upgraded 1 and the upgrade control device 2 in this embodiment further include a corresponding connection module for establishing a communication connection. In this embodiment, the communication connection can be established in a serial manner or in a parallel manner. In the process of establishing a communication connection, an interface for downloading and upgrading software and terminal software interaction is established on the upgrade control device, and the establishment of the communication connection and the subsequent data interaction are realized through the interface. After the communication connection is established, the upgrade control device may send a version acquisition instruction to the terminal to be upgraded, and after the upgrade terminal receives the instruction, perform verification on the data packet integrity, etc., and then parse the corresponding instruction, and feed back the instruction according to the instruction. Existing software version.

The above two methods can be selected according to actual needs. Regardless of which method is used, When you upgrade a terminal, you can upgrade the location where the data differs according to the difference between the currently running software version and the new software version to be upgraded. You do not need to directly access the entire original software when upgrading the existing terminal. The version is upgraded. The number of times the Flash of the terminal to be upgraded can be erased during the upgrade process can be significantly reduced, thereby reducing the time required for the terminal to be upgraded, improving the terminal upgrade efficiency, shortening the terminal production cycle, and reducing the production cost.

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 can take the form of a hardware embodiment, a software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware. Moreover, the invention can 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.) 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 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 for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. Means for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of the flow chart.

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. Instructions are provided for implementation The steps of a function specified in a block or blocks of a flow or a flow and/or a block diagram of a flow chart.

The above is only an embodiment of the embodiments of the present invention, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can make some improvements and refinements without departing from the principles of the embodiments of the present invention. Retouching should also be considered as the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

In the embodiment of the present invention, the upgrade control device obtains the current software version currently running in the terminal to be upgraded, and compares the current software version with the new software version to be upgraded of the terminal to be upgraded to obtain a comparison result. The upgraded terminal is controlled according to the differentiated comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded. That is, the terminal to be upgraded in the embodiment of the present invention can be selectively upgraded according to the difference between the currently running software version and the new software version to be upgraded in the upgrade process, and does not need to be directly compared to the existing terminal upgrade. The entire original software version is upgraded, so that the number of times the Flash of the terminal to be upgraded can be erased during the upgrade process can be significantly reduced, thereby reducing the time required for the terminal to be upgraded, improving the terminal upgrade efficiency, shortening the terminal production cycle, and reducing the production cost.

Claims

A terminal upgrade method includes:

The upgrade control device obtains the current software version currently running in the terminal to be upgraded;

The upgrade control device compares the current software version with a new software version to be upgraded to obtain a comparison result;

The upgrade control device controls the to-be-upgraded terminal to complete the upgrade according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded.
The method for upgrading a terminal according to claim 1, wherein the comparing, by the upgrade control device, the difference between the current software version and the new software version comprises: comparing the current software version with the new software version according to an address pair The data corresponding to the same address is compared for difference; the comparison result includes: each address where the data has a difference.
The method for upgrading a terminal according to claim 2, wherein the upgrading control device controls the terminal to be upgraded to complete the upgrade according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded, including:

The upgrade control device sends the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded control to the to-be-upgraded terminal;

or,

The upgrade control device extracts data to be upgraded corresponding to each address with different data from the corresponding data to be upgraded according to the comparison result, and sends an update instruction to the terminal to be upgraded to be used in the terminal to be upgraded. The original data of each address with different data is updated to the corresponding data to be upgraded.
The method for upgrading a terminal according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the corresponding data to be upgraded is all data corresponding to the new software version, or data of a new software version corresponding to each address where the data has a difference .
A terminal upgrade method includes:

The terminal to be upgraded provides the current software version currently running to the upgrade control device;

The comparison result obtained by comparing the difference between the current software version and the new software version to be upgraded, and the corresponding data to be upgraded are upgraded according to the upgrade control device.
The method for upgrading a terminal according to claim 5, wherein the comparison result includes each address in which the data is different; and the upgrading of the terminal to be upgraded according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded includes:

The to-be-upgraded terminal receives the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded sent by the upgrade control device, and extracts data to be upgraded corresponding to each address with different data from the corresponding data to be upgraded, and the data is to be upgraded. The original data of each address with a difference is updated to the corresponding data to be upgraded;

or,

The terminal to be upgraded receives the update instruction of the upgrade control device, and updates the original data of each address with different data to the corresponding data to be upgraded.
A terminal upgrade method includes:

The terminal to be upgraded provides the current software version currently running to the upgrade control device;

The upgrade control device compares the current software version with a new software version to be upgraded to obtain a comparison result;

The upgrade control device controls the to-be-upgraded terminal to complete the upgrade according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded.
An upgrade control device includes a version acquisition module, a comparison module, and a control module;

The version obtaining module is configured to obtain a current software version currently running in the terminal to be upgraded;

The comparing module is configured to compare the current software version with a new software version to be upgraded to obtain a comparison result;

The control module is configured to control the location according to the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded The upgrade terminal is mentioned to complete the upgrade.
The upgrade control device according to claim 8, wherein the comparison module comprises a bitwise comparison submodule configured to compare the difference between the current software version and the new software version according to an address corresponding to the same address; The comparison result includes: each address where the data differs.
The upgrade control device according to claim 9, wherein the control module includes a sending submodule configured to send the comparison result and the corresponding data to be upgraded control to the to-be-upgraded terminal;

or,

The control module includes a first extraction sub-module and a first update sub-module, and the first extraction sub-module is configured to extract, according to the comparison result, each address corresponding to the difference in data from the corresponding data to be upgraded. The data to be upgraded, the first update sub-module, configured to send an update instruction to the to-be-upgraded terminal to update original data of each address in the data to be upgraded to a corresponding data to be upgraded.
A terminal includes a version providing module and an upgrade module;

The version providing module is configured to provide a current software version currently running by the terminal to the upgrade control device;

The upgrade module performs the comparison result obtained by comparing the current software version with the new software version to be upgraded by the upgrade control device, and the corresponding data to be upgraded is upgraded.
The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the comparison result includes each address where the data has a difference; the upgrade module includes a receiving submodule, a second extracting submodule, and a second updating submodule, and the receiving submodule, The second extraction sub-module is configured to extract, according to the comparison result, the data difference from the corresponding data to be upgraded, according to the comparison result sent by the upgrade control device and the corresponding data to be upgraded. Number of upgrades corresponding to the address According to the second update submodule, the original data of each address with different data is configured to be updated to corresponding data to be upgraded;

or,

The upgrade module includes an instruction processing submodule configured to receive an update instruction of the upgrade control device, and update original data of each address with different data to be corresponding data to be upgraded.
A terminal upgrade system, including a terminal to be upgraded and an upgrade control device;

The upgrade control device is configured to obtain a current software version currently running in the terminal to be upgraded, and compare the difference between the current software version and the new software version to be upgraded to obtain a comparison result, according to the comparison result and the corresponding upgrade to be upgraded. The data is controlled to complete the upgrade by the terminal to be upgraded;

The terminal to be upgraded is configured to provide a current software version that is currently running to the upgrade control device, and compare the difference between the current software version and the new software version to be upgraded according to the upgrade control device. The result, and the corresponding data to be upgraded, are upgraded.
A first computer storage medium having stored therein computer executable instructions for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 4.
A second computer storage medium having stored therein computer executable instructions for performing the method of claim 5 or 6.
A third computer storage medium having stored therein computer executable instructions for performing the method of claim 7.