CN1690961A - Client program automatic update system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses auto update system and method for client program. The system comprises an application server, a data server, FTP server and multiple client computers. Application server is used to run program with current version, obtains its version number, and decides whether it is the newest number; if not, update the program. Application server comprises a version number obtain module, a comparison module, a connection module and a program update module. With the system and method of this invention, client program can auto update, which saves user's time to download and setup, and increases work efficiency.

Description

Translated fromChinese

客户端程序自动更新系统及方法Client program automatic update system and method

【技术领域】【Technical field】

本发明是关于一种分布式客户端计算机的程序自动更新系统及方法。The invention relates to a system and method for automatically updating programs of distributed client computers.

【背景技术】【Background technique】

现代企业的竞争越来越激烈，为了保证企业的市场竞争地位，如何提高工作效率已成为企业的一大关注焦点。为实现资源的高度关联与交叉应用，和信息的同步更新，必须保证客户端计算机中程序版本的统一。即每一次程序版本升级时都必须保证每一用户所用的都是最新版本。在传统的客户端程序版本更新时需要人为进行控制，每进行一次更新时就需要IT人员在每台客户端计算机上进行旧版本的删除及新版本的安装，客户端计算机数量较多并且分布范围广时会加大人为工作量，并且经常会漏掉一些计算机程序版本的更新造成新旧不同版本公用，显现系统的不统一，给系统的作业带来一定的困扰。The competition of modern enterprises is becoming more and more fierce. In order to ensure the market competitiveness of enterprises, how to improve work efficiency has become a major focus of attention of enterprises. In order to realize high correlation and cross-application of resources, and synchronous update of information, it is necessary to ensure the unity of the program version in the client computer. That is, every time the program version is upgraded, it must be ensured that each user is using the latest version. In the traditional client program version update, human control is required. Every time an update is performed, IT personnel need to delete the old version and install the new version on each client computer. The number of client computers is large and the distribution range is large. Guangshi will increase the human workload, and often miss the update of some computer program versions, causing the old and new versions to be shared, showing the inconsistency of the system, and bringing certain troubles to the operation of the system.

随着计算机的普及应用，客户端程序的版本更新工作变的更方便、快捷。如中国国家知识产权局公开的名称为“遥控程序下装系统”的专利申请案，其借助按照构成程序的多个模块间的依存关系的顺序配置模块，生成程序数据。然后，从各程序数据地址始端开始比较所生成两个版本的程序数据，提取数据最先不同的地址和该地址以后的数据，生成相差数据。还在中心保持最新程序的全部数据和至少一个相差数据，并且根据终端装置内的程序版本送程序的全部数据或相差数据，终端装置则用收到的数据更新程序。但该专利申请案存在以下缺点：它将同一程序的两个版本的数据进行比较，这样沿长了版本的比较时间。With the popularization and application of computers, the version update work of the client program becomes more convenient and faster. For example, the patent application titled "Remote Control Program Downloading System" published by the State Intellectual Property Office of China generates program data by arranging modules in the order of dependencies among multiple modules constituting a program. Then, the generated two versions of program data are compared from the beginning of each program data address, and the address at which the data differs first and the data after that address are extracted to generate difference data. Also keep all the data and at least one difference data of the latest program in the center, and send all the data or the difference data of the program according to the program version in the terminal device, and the terminal device then updates the program with the received data. But this patent application has the following shortcoming: it compares the data of two versions of the same program, so the comparison time of the versions is long.

为解决上述缺点，需要提供一种客户端程序自动更新系统及方法，特别需要提供一种只需对比版本号就能够自动更新分布式客户端计算机的程序版本的系统及方法，从而提升工作效率。In order to solve the above shortcomings, it is necessary to provide a system and method for automatically updating client programs, especially a system and method for automatically updating program versions of distributed client computers only by comparing version numbers, thereby improving work efficiency.

【发明内容】【Content of invention】

本发明的主要目的在于提供一种客户端程序自动更新系统及方法，其可自动更新分布式客户端程序版本。The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a client program automatic update system and method, which can automatically update distributed client program versions.

本发明提供一种客户端程序自动更新系统。该系统包括：一应用服务器、一数据库服务器、一网络、一FTP服务器、及多个客户端计算机。分布式客户端计算机通过网络与应用服务器相连，数据库服务器存储一数据表，该数据表包括程序最新版本号。FTP服务器通过网络与应用服务器相连，其存储有客户端最新版本的程序，当客户端程序版本与FTP服务器中的最新版本的程序不相符合时，用户可通过客户端计算机下载FTP服务器中的最新版本的程序并将客户端计算机中的当前版本的程序覆盖。其中，网络为一种电子网络，其可以为企业内部网(Intranet)、国际互联网(Internet)或其它类型网络；应用服务器包括多个软件功能模块，其相互协同工作用于当客户端计算机运行程序时，将客户端的当前程序版本号与该程序的最新版本号进行比对，若两版本号不相符合则获取FTP服务器中最新版本程序的数据并将客户端计算机中当前版本更新为最新版本。The invention provides a client program automatic update system. The system includes: an application server, a database server, a network, an FTP server, and multiple client computers. The distributed client computer is connected with the application server through the network, and the database server stores a data table, and the data table includes the latest version number of the program. The FTP server is connected to the application server through the network, and it stores the latest version of the program of the client. When the client program version does not match the latest version of the program in the FTP server, the user can download the latest version of the program in the FTP server through the client computer. version of the program and overwrites the current version of the program on the client computer. Wherein, the network is an electronic network, which can be an intranet (Intranet), the Internet (Internet) or other types of networks; the application server includes a plurality of software function modules, which work together to be used when the client computer runs the program , compare the current program version number of the client with the latest version number of the program, if the two version numbers do not match, obtain the data of the latest version of the program in the FTP server and update the current version in the client computer to the latest version.

本发明还提供一种客户端计算机程序版本更新方法。该方法包括以下步骤：(a)运行当前版本的程序；(b)获取客户端当前运行的程序的版本号；(c)将获取的当前版本号与最新版本号进行比对；(d)判断当前版本号与最新版本号是否相符合；(e)如果两个版本号不一致则连接至FTP服务器；(f)FTP服务器发送最新版本程序的数据；(g)接收FTP服务器发送的最新版本程序的数据，覆盖客户端计算机当前版本的程序以更新当前版本的程序。The invention also provides a client computer program version update method. The method comprises the following steps: (a) running the program of the current version; (b) obtaining the version number of the program currently running on the client; (c) comparing the acquired current version number with the latest version number; (d) judging Whether the current version number is consistent with the latest version number; (e) if the two version numbers are inconsistent, then connect to the FTP server; (f) the FTP server sends the data of the latest version of the program; (g) receives the latest version of the program sent by the FTP server Data, overwrite the current version of the program on the client computer to update the current version of the program.

利用本发明的系统及方法，可自动更新分布式分布的客户程序版本，从而提升工作效率。By using the system and method of the present invention, the distributed version of the client program can be automatically updated, thereby improving work efficiency.

【附图说明】【Description of drawings】

图1是本发明客户端程序自动更新系统的硬件架构图。FIG. 1 is a hardware architecture diagram of the client program automatic update system of the present invention.

图2是本发明客户端程序自动更新系统的应用服务器的模块图。Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the application server of the client program automatic update system of the present invention.

图3是本发明客户端程序自动更新方法的作业流程图。Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the operation of the method for automatically updating the client program of the present invention.

【具体实施方式】【Detailed ways】

如图1所示，是本发明客户端程序自动更新系统的硬件架构图。该系统包括：一应用服务器1、一数据库服务器2、一网络3、一FTP服务器8、及多个客户端计算机5。分布式分布的客户端计算机5通过网络3与应用服务器1相连，数据库服务器2通过一数据库连接(图中未画出)与应用服务器1相连，其存储一数据表，该数据表包括有程序最新版本号。FTP服务器8通过网络3与应用服务器1相连，其存储有最新版本的程序，当客户端当前程序的版本号与FTP服务器8中的最新程序的版本号不相符合时，FTP服务器8将最新版本的程序发送给客户端计算机5并将客户端计算机5中的当前版本的程序覆盖。As shown in FIG. 1 , it is a hardware architecture diagram of the client program automatic update system of the present invention. The system includes: anapplication server 1 , a database server 2 , a network 3 , an FTP server 8 , and multiple client computers 5 . Distributed distributed client computer 5 links to each other withapplication server 1 through network 3, and database server 2 links to each other withapplication server 1 through a database connection (not shown in the figure), and it stores a data table, and this data table includes program latest version number. FTP server 8 links to each other withapplication server 1 through network 3, and it stores the program of latest version, when the version number of client's current program does not match with the version number of the latest program in FTP server 8, FTP server 8 will update the latest version The program is sent to the client computer 5 and the current version of the program in the client computer 5 is overwritten.

其中，网络3为一种电子网络，其可以为企业内部网(Intranet)、国际互联网(Internet)或其它类型网络；客户端计算机5安装有多个程序，用户可根据需求运行相应的程序。应用服务器1包括多个软件功能模块(如图2所示)，其相互协同工作用于当客户端计算机5运行程序时，将客户端计算机5中的当前程序版本号与该程序的最新版本号进行比对，若两版本号不相符合则接收FTP服务器8发送的最新版本程序的数据并将客户端计算机5中当前版本更新为最新版本。Wherein, network 3 is a kind of electronic network, and it can be intranet (Intranet), Internet (Internet) or other types of networks; Client computer 5 is installed with a plurality of programs, and user can run corresponding program according to demand. Theapplication server 1 includes a plurality of software function modules (as shown in Figure 2 ), which cooperate with each other for when the client computer 5 runs the program, the current program version number in the client computer 5 and the latest version number of the program Compare, if the two version numbers do not match, then receive the data of the latest version program sent by the FTP server 8 and update the current version in the client computer 5 to the latest version.

如图2所示，是本发明客户端程序自动更新系统的应用服务器的功能模块图。该应用服务器1包括：一版本号获取模块11、一比对模块12、一连接模块13及一程序更新模块15。其中，版本号获取模块11用于获取客户端计算机5运行程序的当前版本号。比对模块12将获取的当前版本号与数据库服务器2中程序的最新版本号进行比对，并判断两者是否相符合。连接模块13用于当前版本号与最新版本号不一致时自动连接至FTP服务器8。程序更新模块15用于接收FTP服务器8发送的最新版本的程序的数据并更新客户端计算机5的当前版本程序为最新版本。As shown in FIG. 2 , it is a functional block diagram of the application server of the client program automatic update system of the present invention. Theapplication server 1 includes: a versionnumber acquisition module 11 , acomparison module 12 , aconnection module 13 and aprogram update module 15 . Wherein, the versionnumber obtaining module 11 is used to obtain the current version number of the program running on the client computer 5 . Thecomparison module 12 compares the obtained current version number with the latest version number of the program in the database server 2, and judges whether the two are consistent. Theconnection module 13 is used for automatically connecting to the FTP server 8 when the current version number is inconsistent with the latest version number. Theprogram updating module 15 is used for receiving the data of the latest version of the program sent by the FTP server 8 and updating the current version of the program of the client computer 5 to the latest version.

如图3所示，是本发明客户端程序自动更新方法的作业流程图。首先，用户登录系统即运行该系统当前版本的程序(步骤S300)；版本号获取模块11获取客户端计算机5当前运行的程序的版本号(步骤S301)；比对模块12将获取的当前版本号与数据库服务器5中最新版本号进行比对(步骤S302)；判断当前版本号与最新版本号是否相符合(步骤S303)；连接模块13连接至FTP服务器8(步骤S304)；FTP服务器8发送最新版本程序的数据(步骤S305)；程序更新模块13接收FTP服务器8中最新版本程序的数据，覆盖客户端计算机5当前版本的程序以更新当前版本(步骤S306)。As shown in FIG. 3 , it is a flow chart of the operation of the method for automatically updating the client program of the present invention. At first, the program (step S300) of the current edition of this system that the user logs into system promptly runs; Versionnumber acquisition module 11 obtains the version number (step S301) of the program that client computer 5 is currently running; The current version number thatcomparison module 12 will acquire Compare with the latest version number in the database server 5 (step S302); Judge whether the current version number matches the latest version number (step S303);Connection module 13 is connected to FTP server 8 (step S304); FTP server 8 sends the latest The data of the version program (step S305); theprogram update module 13 receives the data of the latest version program in the FTP server 8, and covers the program of the current version of the client computer 5 to update the current version (step S306).

Claims (7)

1. client-side program automatic update system, it comprises a ftp server, a database server and a plurality of client computer, it is characterized in that, this client-side program automatic update system also comprises:

One application server comprises:

One version number's acquisition module is used to obtain the version number of the current version program of client computer operation;

One comparing module is used for the latest edition this shop that the version number that will obtain and database server store and compares;

One link block is used to connect ftp server;

One program updates module is used for receiving the data of ftp server latest edition program to upgrade current version program in the client computer.

2. client-side program automatic update system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein also comprises a database server, is used to store a tables of data that includes latest edition this shop.

3. client-side program automatic update system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein each client computer links to each other with application server by a network.

4. client-side program automatic update system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein stores the program of latest edition in the ftp server.

5. a client-side program automatic update method is characterized in that, this method comprises the steps:

Running client program;

Obtain the program version number of current operation;

The latest edition this shop that stores in current version number and the database server is compared;

Judge whether two version numbers are consistent;

If when program version number and recent program version number are inconsistent in the client, then be connected to ftp server automatically;

Ftp server sends the data of latest edition program;

The data of the latest edition program that the reception ftp server sends are to upgrade client current version program.

6. client-side program automatic update method as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, judges wherein whether consistent step also comprises in two version numbers: if two version number's unanimities then flow process finish.

7. client-side program automatic update method as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, wherein said latest edition this shop is included in the tables of data of database server.

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