CN101500019A - Method for updating application software of wireless terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for updating application software of wireless terminal equipment includes utilizing air interface of wireless data network to receive update command of application software of server on wireless terminal equipment, setting up wireless network channel to download application software to be updated, utilizing control module to control program code memory module to update application software and restarting updated application software after updating. The application software can be updated at any time when the wireless terminal equipment is started or in the starting process, and the wireless terminal equipment automatically updates the application software, so that the functions of the application software can be flexibly added or revised, and the manual maintenance cost and difficulty can be greatly reduced.

Description

The update method of the application software of wireless terminal device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the update method of software, more specifically, relate to the update method of the application software of wireless terminal device.

Background technology

In the development trend of 21st century global communication service digitsization, actionization, the radio data network development reaches its maturity, more and more Duo wireless terminal device utilize radio data network for the user in action in or under the situation of on-fixed point, carry out valid data information exchange, application category comprise the internet wireless acquisition, save from damage antitheft, the long distance survey is read, vehicle monitoring is sent and Vehicular navigation system etc.

Because wireless terminal device is installed on movably vehicle mostly, simultaneously may be scattered in different places, when therefore upgrading the application software of wireless terminal device, often all must go to the infield of each wireless terminal device to carry out the renewal of application software by the special messenger as if need.This kind mode very expends time in, manpower and money, also can cause user's inconvenience, in addition, for the business vehicle that wireless terminal device is installed, will reduce operating income because of temporary transient shut-down.

Summary of the invention

Purpose of the present invention promptly is to provide a kind of update method of application software of wireless terminal device, making wireless terminal device carry out application software by air interface downloads, do not need labor intensive to operate, save time to reach, the purpose of manpower and money to the scene.

Reach the update method of application software of the wireless terminal device of foregoing invention purpose, be to utilize wireless terminal device to access the ability of radio data network, carry out application software by air interface and download, and carry out the renewal of application software by wireless terminal device automatically.Wherein the mode of this application software download is to build at wireless terminal device to put an information sending and receiving module, it is online to be responsible for setting up the radio data network air interface, reception is from the software upgrading order and the program code to be updated of server, and transmission is upgraded the result to server.This radio data network has the data information transfer function, can carry out the transmission of wireless data data by air interface and wireless terminal device, and can carry out the data information transmission by internet and server.And server is responsible for providing the communication information between software upgrading order setting, transmission and reception and the wireless terminal device, and downloads program code to be updated and carry out software upgrading to wireless terminal device.

After the software upgrading order and program code to be updated of wireless terminal device reception from server, promptly carry out the renewal of application software automatically, its method is to build at wireless terminal device to put a control module and a program code memory modules, this control module is responsible for the program code configuration to be updated that the information sending and receiving module is received and is stored into refresh routine code memory module, and carries out automatic updating steps; This program code memory modules is responsible for store applications original program code and program code to be updated.

The update method of the application software of wireless terminal device proposed by the invention when comparing mutually with other prior art, has more and gets the row advantage ready:

1, the present invention can allow wireless terminal device increase or revise the needed function of user automatically and flexibly newly.

2, the present invention can utilize the limited system resource of wireless terminal device fully, makes the application software function extend to the limit of system, has significantly promoted the use value of wireless terminal device.

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See also following relevant detailed description of the present invention and accompanying drawing thereof, can further understand technology contents of the present invention and purpose effect thereof; Relevant accompanying drawing is:

Fig. 1 is the system architecture diagram of the update method of the application software of enforcement wireless terminal device of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the method flow diagram of the update method of the application software of enforcement wireless terminal device of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the program code memory modules allocation plan of the update method of the application software of enforcement wireless terminal device of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the program code update method schematic diagram of the update method of the application software of enforcement wireless terminal device of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is program code memory modules configuration embodiment one figure of the update method of the application software of enforcement wireless terminal device of the present invention; And

Fig. 6 is program code update method embodiment two figure of the update method of the application software of enforcement wireless terminal device of the present invention.

Embodiment

See also Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the system architecture diagram of the update method of the application software of implementing wireless terminal device of the present invention, and its composition comprises:wireless terminal device 1,server 50 and as thewireless network module 40 of wireless transmission interface.Wherein thiswireless terminal device 1 comprises information sending and receivingmodule 10,control module 20 and program code memory modules 30.Information sending and receivingmodule 10 is responsible for setting up wireless network towireless network module 40, and to carry out wireless data online, the software upgrading order ofreception server 50 and program code to be updated, and transmit and upgrade the result and giveserver 50;Control module 20 is responsible for the program code configuration to be updated that information sending and receivingmodule 10 is received and is stored into refresh routine code memory module; Programcode memory modules 30 is responsible for store applications original program code and program code to be updated.And thiswireless network module 40 has the data information transfer function, can carry out the transmission of wireless data data by air interface andwireless terminal device 1, and can carry out the data information transmission by internet and server 50.Thisserver 50 is responsible for providing the communication information between software upgrading order setting, transmission and reception and thewireless terminal device 1, and downloads program code to be updated and carry out the renewal of software forwireless terminal device 1.

See also shown in the figure two, be the flow chart of the update method of the application software of implementing wireless terminal device of the present invention, its step comprises:

Step 1:server 50 is wanted lastest imformation with application software earlier, is sent towireless terminal device 1 bywireless network module 40;

Step 2: 1 information sending and receivingmodule 10 in the wireless terminal device, receive lastest imformation after,circular control module 20 prepare to be upgraded application software;

Step 3: information sending and receivingmodule 10 sends wireless messages,notification server 50, and wireless terminal device receives more new data in wait, and sets up the wireless network channel;

Step 4:server 50 bywireless network module 40, is done wireless transmission with the package transfer mode with the more new data of application software;

Step 5: information sending and receivingmodule 10 is combined into more new data of application software one by one with the package of receiving, passes tocontrol module 20;

Step 6:control module 20 is according to new data more, and control programcode memory module 30 is carried out the renewal operation of application software;

Step 7: treat that programcode memory modules 30 is finished and upgrade the Application Software Program code,control module 20 restarts the application software after the renewal.

After the software upgrading order and program code to be updated of wireless terminal device reception fromserver 50, promptly carry out the renewal of application software automatically, and carry out automatic updating steps, and programcode memory modules 30, the program code after the renewal of responsible store applications.

As an alternative, whether information sending and receivingmodule 10 can initiatively need to carry out the renewal of application software to server lookup termly/aperiodically.If inquiry is found to carry out the renewal of application software, then begin to carry out above-mentioned step of updating.

See also shown in Figure 3, program code memory modules allocation plan for the update method of the application software of implementing wireless terminal device of the present invention, its configuration mode is that programcode memory modules 30 is cut into n memory block (Bank), each memory block size is a N byte, this n memory block can be divided into a common memory block 0 (Bank 0) and n-1 memory block, from this n-1 memory block, choose m-1 memory block more arbitrarily, form a memory block group.All there are its numbering (IBANK) and program code addressing space (internal address) thereof in each memory block group.This program code addressing space is the value of taking advantage of of m memory block and block size, total m * N byte, whereincommon memory block 0 is addressed in the 0th～(N-1) byte, and program code address N～(m * N-1) memory configurations of byte then is to select index PSBANK to decide according to program code space block to select which memory block group.(n-1, m-1) setting of kind memory block group is available, wherein n 〉=2m and there is IBANK=C in this memory block group.

See also shown in Figure 4, program code update method schematic diagram for the update method of the application software of implementing wireless terminal device of the present invention, at first programcode memory modules 30 is configured to the refresh routinecode memory module 320 that stores thememory modules 310 of original program code and store program code to be updated bycontrol module 20, whereinmemory modules 310 comprises the C (n-1 thatcommon memory block 0 reaches from the program code memory modules, m-1) plant a certain memory block group (being made as the group of IBANK=P) that chooses in the memory block group at this, its program code space block selects index PSBANK to be P, and the refreshroutine code 314 of application software can be stored in the either memory block among the P ofmemory block group 312.

Wherein refresh routinecode memory module 320 comprises and gets rid ofmemory block 0 and the P312 of memory block group n-m memory block in addition,program code 322 to be updated then is stored in the either memory block in the Q of memory block group (group of IBANK=Q) 324 and all the other n-2m+1 memory block, wherein the Q ofmemory block group 324 chooses the memory block group that m-1 memory block formed from n-m memory block of refresh routinecode memory module 320, and the refreshroutine code 326 of application software can be stored in the either memory block among the Q ofmemory block group 324.

Control module 20 is then promptly carried out step of updating after program code to be updated is disposed, and at first chooses the Q of memory block group that is made up of m-1 memory block in refresh routinecode memory module 320

324, and in refresh routinecode memory module 320, choosememory block 328 in remaining n-2m+1 memory block,control module 20 is stored inmemory field 328 with the top n byte ofprogram code 322 to be updated, and all the other bytes ofprogram code 322 to be updated are stored in the Q ofmemory block group 324, after successfully having stored whole program codes to be updated 322, the refreshroutine code 314 of carrying out application software copies tomemory block 328 in theprogram code 322 to be updated thecommon memory block 0 oforiginal program code 310, and select index PSBANK to change to Q the program code space block oforiginal program code 310 by P, restart application software, promptly finish the refresh routine of application software.

See also Fig. 5 and shown in Figure 6, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are respectively the configuration of program code memory modules and the program code update method of the update method of the application software of implementing wireless terminal device of the present invention and implement illustration, present embodiment is that programcode memory modules 80 is cut into 4 memory blocks (Bank), each memory block size is a 32k byte, total C (3,1)=3 kind of memory block group is available, whereinmemory block group 1 710 comprisesmemory block 1,memory block group 2 720 comprisesmemory block 2, andmemory block group 3 730 comprisesmemory block 3.

This programcode memory modules 80 comprises anoriginal program code 810 and a refresh routine code memory module 820.Original program code 810 is stored incommon memory block 0 and thememory block group 1 812, the program code space block selection index PSBANK that isoriginal program code 810 is 1, and wherein application software refreshroutine code 814 is stored in thememory block 1 of memory block group 1812.Refresh routinecode memory module 820 comprises 2 memory blocks,program code 822 wherein to be updated is stored in memory block group 3824 and thememory block 2, and wherein the refreshroutine code 826 of application software is stored in thememory block 3 of memory block group 3824.

Control module 20 is chosen memory block group 3824 in refresh routinecode memory module 820, and in refresh routinecode memory module 820 remaining memory blocks, choosememory block 2, and preceding 32k byte that will thisprogram code 822 to be updated is stored inmemory block 2, all the other bytes of thisprogram code 822 to be updated are stored in thememory block 3 of memory block group 3824, after successfully having stored whole program codes to be updated 822, carry out thecommon memory block 0 that application software refreshroutine code 814 copies to thememory block 2 in theprogram code 822 to be updatedoriginal program code 810, and select index PSBANK to change to 3 the program code space block oforiginal program code 810 by 1, restart application software, promptly finish the application software refresh routine.

But above-listed detailed description is at the specifying an of embodiment of the present invention, and for this embodiment is not in order to limiting claim of the present invention, does not allly break away from the equivalence that skill spirit of the present invention does and implements or change, all should be contained in the claim of the present invention.

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1、一种无线终端设备的应用软件的更新方法，其步骤包括：1. A method for updating application software of a wireless terminal device, the steps comprising:服务器通过无线网络模块将应用软件的待更新信息发送至无线终端设备；The server sends the information to be updated of the application software to the wireless terminal device through the wireless network module;无线终端设备中的信息传收模块，收到更新信息后，通报控制模块，准备更新应用软件；The information transmitting and receiving module in the wireless terminal equipment, after receiving the update information, notifies the control module to prepare to update the application software;信息传收模块发送无线信息，告知服务器无线终端设备在等待接收更新数据，并建立无线网络频道；The information transmitting and receiving module sends wireless information, informs the server that the wireless terminal device is waiting to receive update data, and establishes a wireless network channel;服务器将应用软件更新数据，通过无线网络模块，用封包传递方式做无线传送；The server updates the data of the application software and transmits it wirelessly through the wireless network module by means of packet transmission;信息传收模块将收到的封包，一一组合成应用软件更新数据，传给控制模块；The information transmitting and receiving module combines the received packets into application software update data one by one and transmits them to the control module;控制模块依照更新数据，控制程序代码内存模块，进行应用软件更新作业；The control module controls the program code memory module to update the application software according to the update data;待程序代码内存模块完成更新应用软件程序代码，控制模块重新启动更新后的应用软件。After the program code memory module finishes updating the program code of the application software, the control module restarts the updated application software.2、根据权利要求1所述的无线终端设备的应用软件的更新方法，其特征在于，该信息传收模块会主动向服务器查询是否需要进行应用软件的更新。2. The method for updating the application software of the wireless terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the information transmitting and receiving module actively inquires from the server whether the application software needs to be updated.3、根据权利要求1所述的无线终端设备的应用软件的更新方法，其特征在于，该程序代码内存模块的内存配置方式为：3. The method for updating the application software of the wireless terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the memory configuration method of the program code memory module is:将内存切割为n个内存区块，并将其分为一个共同内存区块0与n-1个内存区块，而每一内存区块大小设为N个字节；Divide the memory into n memory blocks, and divide it into a common memory block 0 and n-1 memory blocks, and set the size of each memory block to N bytes;从该n-1个内存区块中任意选取m-1个内存区块，组成一内存区块群组，可得到C[n-1，m-1]种内存区块群组设定可供选择，其中n≥2m；Randomly select m-1 memory blocks from the n-1 memory blocks to form a memory block group, and C[n-1, m-1] memory block group settings can be obtained. Choose, where n≥2m;将内存区块群组寻址，其程序代码寻址空间共有m×N个字节，其中共同内存区块0被寻址在第0～[N-1]字节，而程序代码地址第N～[m×N-1]字节配置给其它内存区块，每一内存区块群组都设有程序代码空间区块选择指标PSBANK来决定选择哪一个内存区块群组。The memory block group is addressed, and its program code addressing space has a total of m×N bytes, among which the common memory block 0 is addressed at the 0th to [N-1] bytes, and the program code address is at the Nth byte ~[m×N-1] bytes are allocated to other memory blocks, and each memory block group has a program code space block selection indicator PSBANK to determine which memory block group to select.4、根据权利要求3所述的无线终端设备的应用软件的更新方法，其特征在于，该程序代码内存模块储存无线终端设备应用软件的原程序代码与待更新程序代码的方式为：4. The method for updating the application software of the wireless terminal device according to claim 3, wherein the program code memory module stores the original program code of the application software of the wireless terminal device and the program code to be updated in the following manner:将程序代码内存模块配置为一原程序代码模块和一更新程序代码内存模块；configuring the program code memory module as an original program code module and an updated program code memory module;将原程序代码储存在原程序代码模块的共同内存区块0与内存区块群组P内，其中内存区块群组P是从程序代码内存模块配置的C[n-1，m-1]种内存区块群组设定中选取出来的，即原程序代码的程序代码空间区块选择指标PSBANK为P，而原程序代码的应用软件更新程序代码可储存在内存区块群组P中的任一内存区块内；Store the original program code in the common memory block 0 and the memory block group P of the original program code module, wherein the memory block group P is C[n-1, m-1] types configured from the program code memory module Selected in the memory block group setting, that is, the program code space block selection index PSBANK of the original program code is P, and the application software update program code of the original program code can be stored in any memory block group P. In a memory block;将更新程序代码内存模块配置在内存区块0与内存区块群组P以外的n-m个内存区块，从更新程序代码内存模块的n-m个内存区块中选取m-1个内存区块组成内存区块群组Q，待更新程序代码则储存在内存区块群组Q与其余n-2m+1个内存区块中的任一内存区块内，而更新程序代码的应用软件更新程序代码可储存在内存区块群组Q中的任一内存区块内。disposing the update program code memory module in n-m memory blocks other than memory block 0 and memory block group P, and selecting m-1 memory blocks from the n-m memory blocks of the update program code memory module to form a memory Block group Q, the program code to be updated is stored in any memory block in the memory block group Q and the remaining n-2m+1 memory blocks, and the application software update program code for updating the program code can be Stored in any memory block in the memory block group Q.5、根据权利要求4所述的无线终端设备的应用软件的更新方法，其特征在于，该控制模块负责进行应用软件更新，其步骤包括：5. The method for updating the application software of the wireless terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the control module is responsible for updating the application software, and the steps include:将信息传收模块接收到的待更新程序代码配置并储存到更新程序代码内存模块，该控制模块在该更新程序代码内存模块中选取由m-1个内存区块所组成的内存区块群组Q，并在该更新程序代码内存模块中其余的n-2m+1个内存区块中选取内存区块δ；The program code to be updated received by the information transmitting and receiving module is configured and stored in the updating program code memory module, and the control module selects a memory block group composed of m-1 memory blocks in the updating program code memory module Q, and select the memory block δ from the remaining n-2m+1 memory blocks in the update program code memory module;将该待更新程序代码的前N个字节储存在内存区块δ，并将该待更新程序代码的其余字节储存在内存区块群组Q内；storing the first N bytes of the program code to be updated in the memory block δ, and storing the remaining bytes of the program code to be updated in the memory block group Q;执行应用软件更新程序代码，将该待更新程序代码中的内存区块δ复制到原程序代码的共同内存区块0；Execute the application software update program code, copy the memory block δ in the program code to be updated to the common memory block 0 of the original program code;将原程序代码的程序代码空间区块选择指标PSBANK由P更改为Q；Change the program code space block selection indicator PSBANK of the original program code from P to Q;重新启动应用软件。Restart the application software.

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