CN100403836C - Terminal equipment software/firmware download update method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for downloading and updating software/firmware of terminal equipment, which includes obtaining a cycle time period preset by the user for software/firmware downloading and updating processing; the equipment management server judges that it is triggered to perform software/firmware downloading and updating processing on the terminal equipment Whether the time point of the terminal device is within the preset cycle time period, if yes, perform software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device; otherwise, postpone the software/firmware download update process of the terminal device to a subsequent cycle time period. The invention can reduce the loss of network system resources, especially wireless transmission resources, and improve the stability of equipment management and the service quality of operators.

Description

Terminal equipment software/firmware download update method

technical field

The present invention relates to the device management (DM, Device Management) technology in the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA, Open Mobile Alliance), in particular to a method for downloading and updating terminal device software/firmware.

Background technique

Mobile terminals are an important part of the entire mobile operation service system. With the increasing performance of mobile terminals, various software/firmware running in terminal devices are emerging in an endless stream. For mobile operators and mobile terminal manufacturers, how to effectively manage various software/firmware running on terminal equipment, so as to ensure that terminal equipment can use various software/firmware normally, so that users can get a good user experience , as well as improving service quality and effectively reducing equipment maintenance costs all play an extremely important role.

In the prior art, the software/firmware in the terminal device is generally downloaded and updated based on the OMADM technology, and the DM server sends a request message for obtaining terminal software/firmware information to the terminal device, and the terminal device responds to the request message, After interacting with the user, it feeds back its own software/firmware information to the DM server; the DM server analyzes the software/firmware information fed back by the terminal device, and sends the terminal device a software/firmware data package suitable for installation and use of the terminal device. After the device receives the software/firmware data package, it installs new software/firmware or upgrades the existing software/firmware, and reports the corresponding download update status information to the DM server (such as download update success, failure, or abnormal and other status information), please refer to Figure 1 for the specific processing process, which is a schematic diagram of the processing process for downloading and updating the existing terminal device software/firmware, and the processing process includes:

Step 1, the DM server sends request information for obtaining terminal software/firmware information to the terminal device; (wherein the stage of establishing a connection between the DM server and the terminal device is omitted here);

Step 2, after receiving the request information, the terminal device requests user authorization through the operation interface;

Step 3, the user authorizes and allows the terminal device to feed back its own software/firmware information to the DM server;

Step 4, the terminal device feeds back its own software/firmware information to the DM server;

Step 5, the DM server sends a software/firmware data package suitable for installation and use of the terminal device to the terminal device according to the software/firmware information fed back by the terminal device;

Step 6: The terminal device installs new software/firmware or upgrades existing software/firmware according to the received software/firmware data package, and reports the corresponding download update status information to the DM server.

In the above step 3, if the user does not allow the terminal device to feed back its own software/firmware information to the DM server, the terminal device will feed back the operation cancellation information to the DM server in step 4, and the status code of the operation cancellation information is as follows:

<Status>

<MsgRef>1</MsgRef>

<CmdRef>2</CmdRef>

<CmdID>3</CmdID>

<Cmd>Alert</Cmd>

<Data>214</Data><! -- operation cancel -->

</Status>

After the DM server receives the operation cancellation information fed back by the terminal device, it will terminate the session connection with the terminal device, and the software/firmware download and update process is over.

In the above-mentioned existing terminal device software/firmware download and update process, the processing time of software/firmware download and update has not been well controlled, that is, the DM server may initiate a request to the terminal device at any time to obtain terminal software/firmware information In the process of software/firmware download and update, there may be some objective reasons (such as terminal equipment shutdown or being in a signal blind area, etc.) and subjective reasons (such as user artificial delay and Refusal of software/firmware download and update operations, etc.), resulting in the failure of the software/firmware download and update process to proceed normally, in view of this situation, the DM server may continue to initiate a request for terminal software/firmware information to the terminal device at a later time , so that the terminal device can obtain updated software/firmware information, and perform corresponding software/firmware update and upgrade processing; it is also possible that the DM server will no longer track the terminal device that fails to download and update the software/firmware this time, that is, the terminal device is in Subsequent time will no longer be able to receive the software/firmware data packets required in the software/firmware download and update process; it can be seen that such a software/firmware download and update process will inevitably consume network system resources, especially wireless transmission resources, and increase The management of terminal devices by the DM server is unstable, and the request information sent by the DM server to the terminal device at any time will also bring inconvenience to the user, so this software/firmware download update method between the DM server and the terminal device Reduce the operator's service quality (QoS, Quality Of Service).

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to propose a method for downloading and updating terminal equipment software/firmware to reduce the loss of network system resources, especially wireless transmission resources, and improve equipment management stability and service quality of operators.

In order to solve the above problems, the technical scheme proposed by the present invention is as follows:

A method for downloading and updating terminal equipment software/firmware, comprising steps:

Obtain the cycle time period preset by the user for software/firmware download and update processing;

The device management server judges whether the time point when it is triggered to perform software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device is within the preset period of time, and if so, performs software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device; The software/firmware download update process is deferred to a subsequent cycle time slot.

Preferably, it is obtained that the user distinguishes between different software/firmware types, and respectively corresponds to the preset period of time for software/firmware download and update processing for each type of software/firmware type;

The device management server judges whether the time point when it is triggered to download and update the corresponding type of software/firmware to the terminal device is within the preset cycle time period corresponding to the type of software/firmware, and if so, performs the corresponding type of software/firmware update on the terminal device. Download and update processing; otherwise, the corresponding type of software/firmware download and update processing of the terminal device is postponed to a subsequent cycle time period corresponding to the type of software/firmware.

The method also includes the step of storing the preset period of time on the side of the device management server;

The device management server judges whether the triggered time point is within a preset period of time according to the period of time stored by itself.

The process of storing the preset period of time in the device management server specifically includes:

Store the information of the cycle time period preset by the user in the terminal device;

The terminal device reports the preset cycle time period information to the device management server through interaction with the device management server;

The device management server stores the preset cycle time period information sent by the terminal device.

The process of obtaining the cycle time period preset by the user and storing it in the device management server specifically includes:

The operator on the device management server side obtains the cycle time period information preset by the user through interaction with the operator;

The operator stores the received preset cycle time period information in the device management server.

The method also includes the step of storing the preset period of time on the side of the terminal device;

The device management server requests the terminal device to report the stored preset period time period information at the triggered time point; and

It is judged whether the triggered time point is within the preset period time period according to the preset period time period information reported by the terminal device.

The process of obtaining the user-preset cycle time period and storing it in the terminal device specifically includes:

Obtain the preset cycle time period information set by the user under the prompt of the terminal device interaction interface;

The terminal device stores the preset cycle time period information set by the user.

Wherein the preset cycle time period information is stored in the management tree data storage structure of the terminal device.

An external trigger mechanism triggers the device management server to perform software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device; or an internal trigger mechanism stored in the device management server triggers the device management server to perform software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device.

The process of postponing the download and update processing to a subsequent period of time specifically includes:

The device management server monitors the arrival of the next periodic time period according to the preset periodic time period information; and performs software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device within the next arrived periodic time period.

The process of performing software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device specifically includes:

The device management server sends request information for obtaining terminal software/firmware information to the terminal device;

The terminal device responds to the request information, and feeds back its own software/firmware information to the device management server;

The device management server downloads the corresponding software/firmware data package to the terminal device according to the software/firmware information fed back by the terminal device;

The terminal device installs new software/firmware or upgrades existing software/firmware according to the software/firmware data package downloaded by the device management server; and

Feedback the corresponding download update status information to the device management server.

Correspondingly, the present invention also proposes a method for downloading and updating terminal equipment software/firmware, comprising steps:

Obtain at least one initiation time information set by the user;

The device management server sets different software/firmware download and update tasks corresponding to each initiation time information according to each initiation time information; and

Send the set tasks to the terminal device;

The terminal device monitors each initiation time information; and

When each initiation time is reached, initiate a request to the device management server for the software/firmware download update task corresponding to the initiation time;

The device management server responds to the request initiated by the terminal device, and performs corresponding software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device.

The method further includes the step of storing each set initiation time information in the terminal device respectively.

The process of obtaining each initiation time information set by the user and storing it in the terminal device specifically includes:

Obtain the initiation time information set by the user under the prompt of the terminal device interaction interface;

The terminal device stores the initiation time information set by the user.

Before the device management server sets different download and update tasks respectively according to each initiation time information, a step is further included: the terminal device reports each stored initiation time information to the device management server through interaction with the device management server.

Wherein, the set initiation time information is respectively stored in the management tree data storage structure of the terminal device.

Among them, the device management server includes steps before setting different download and update tasks according to each initiation time information:

The operator on the device management server side obtains each initiation time information set by the user through interaction with the operator;

The operator indicates the received initiation time information to the device management server.

The method also includes the steps of:

modify the set launch time information; and

Report the modified initiation time information to the device management server.

The method also includes the steps of:

The user controls the terminal device to trigger the unreached start time in advance, and initiates a request to the device management server for the software/firmware download and update task at the start time;

The device management server responds to the request initiated by the terminal device, and performs corresponding software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device.

The beneficial effect that the present invention can reach is as follows:

The first solution proposed by the present invention obtains the cycle time period preset by the user for software/firmware download and update processing, so that the DM server can judge the current Whether the time point is within the preset cycle time period, if it is, the software/firmware download and update process is performed on the terminal device; if not, the software/firmware download update process of the terminal device is postponed to a subsequent cycle time period. Therefore, this will reduce the need to achieve software/firmware downloading when the terminal device is in some objective reasons (such as the terminal device is turned off or in a signal blind area, etc.) Successful update requires the number of interactions between the DM server and the terminal device, thereby reducing the loss of network resources, especially wireless transmission resources, and enhancing the success rate of software/firmware download and update, improving the stability of device management and operator quality of service.

Correspondingly, in the second solution proposed by the present invention, by obtaining the initiation time information set by the user, the DM server sets a software/firmware download update task for each initiation time information and sends it to the terminal device; the terminal device monitors the initiation time information, and When each initiation time is reached, a request for a corresponding software/firmware download and update task is initiated to the DM server, and the DM server responds to the request and performs corresponding software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device. In this way, it is also possible to reduce the failure to achieve software/firmware when the terminal device is in some objective reasons (such as the terminal device is turned off or in a signal blind area, etc.) The number of times of interaction between the DM server and the terminal device is required for the success of the download update, and the purpose of reducing the loss of network resources, especially wireless transmission resources, meets the user's requirements for flexible setting of software/firmware download and update methods, and enhances the software /The success rate of firmware download and update improves the stability of device management and the service quality of operators.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the processing process of downloading and updating the existing terminal equipment software/firmware;

Fig. 2 is the main realization principle flow chart of terminal equipment software/firmware download update method of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the processing procedure of the first embodiment of storing the preset cycle time period information to the DM server in the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the processing procedure of the second embodiment of storing the preset cycle time period information to the DM server in the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the software/firmware download and update process in which the periodic time period information is stored on the DM server side in the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the processing process of storing the preset cycle time period information on the terminal device side in the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a DM server managing a terminal device through a DM management tree in the terminal device;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a tree structure of a DM management tree in a terminal device;

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of the processing process in which the periodic time period information is stored on the terminal device side and fails to normally perform software/firmware download and update processing in the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the processing process in which the periodic time period information is stored on the terminal device side to normally perform software/firmware download and update processing in the present invention;

Fig. 11 is a schematic tree structure diagram of the cycle time segment information designed for software/firmware download and update processing by adopting the DM management tree data storage structure in the present invention;

Fig. 12 is a flow chart of the specific implementation principle of another method for downloading and updating terminal device software/firmware according to the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of the processing process in which the user reports the set initiation time information to the DM server through the terminal device in the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of the processing process in which the user reports the set initiation time information to the DM server in an external manner in the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of the processing process of software/firmware download and update processing according to the set initiation time information according to the present invention.

Detailed ways

The main design idea of the present invention is to provide a control mechanism for the processing time of the software/firmware download and update process in the OMADM specification. The control mechanism allows users to customize the time strategy for the software/firmware download and update timing on the terminal device. In order to improve the success rate of software/firmware download and update, reduce the consumption of network resources, especially wireless transmission resources, avoid inconvenience to users caused by software/firmware download and update operations at any time, and improve the stability of device management and the operator's service quality.

The specific embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with each accompanying drawing. Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flow chart of the main realization principle of the terminal device software/firmware download update method of the present invention, and its main realization process is as follows:

Step S10, obtaining the cycle time period preset by the user for software/firmware download and update processing; the preset cycle time period is mainly used to provide a time period control for the software/firmware download update process, wherein the cycle The time period can be set as daily, weekly or monthly. If the cycle is daily, you only need to define a specific time period; if the cycle is weekly, you need to define the day of the week and the specific time period of that day; similarly, if the cycle is monthly, you also need to define each month A specific day and a specific time period.

Step S20, the DM server is triggered to perform software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device, wherein the DM server can be triggered by an external trigger mechanism (such as operator trigger, terminal manufacturer trigger or end user trigger, etc.) to trigger software/firmware download to the terminal device Update processing; it is also possible to store a trigger mechanism in the DM server, and the trigger mechanism stored inside the DM server triggers the software/firmware download update process for the terminal device.

Step S30, the DM server judges whether the triggered time point is within the above preset period of time, if yes, execute step S40; otherwise, execute step S50;

Step S40, the DM server performs software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device;

In step S50, the DM server postpones the software/firmware download and update process of the terminal device to a subsequent period of time. This process realizes that the DM server can monitor the arrival of the next cycle time segment according to the preset cycle time segment information; and perform software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device within the next cycle time segment that arrives.

The process of downloading and updating the software/firmware of the terminal device mentioned above is mainly as follows:

The DM server sends request information for obtaining terminal software/firmware information to the terminal device;

The terminal device responds to the request information, and feeds back its own software/firmware information to the DM server;

The DM server downloads the corresponding software/firmware data package to the terminal device according to the software/firmware information fed back by the terminal device;

The terminal device installs new software/firmware or upgrades existing software/firmware according to the software/firmware data package downloaded by the DM server; and

The corresponding download update status information (such as download update success, failure, or abnormality) is fed back to the DM server (for a more detailed description of the processing process, please refer to the prior art section).

Of course, it is also possible to obtain the user's distinction between different software/firmware types, and the preset cycle time periods for software/firmware download and update processing corresponding to each type of software/firmware type; When downloading and updating a type of software/firmware, it is judged whether the current triggered time point is within the preset cycle time period corresponding to the type of software/firmware, and if so, the corresponding type of software/firmware is downloaded and updated for the terminal device; otherwise, the The download and update process of the corresponding type of software/firmware of the terminal device is postponed to a subsequent cycle time period corresponding to the type of software/firmware.

The preset cycle time period information may be stored on the DM server side or on the terminal device side, which will be described respectively below.

If the preset cycle time period information is stored on the DM server side, then the DM server can directly judge whether the triggered time point is within the preset cycle time period according to the cycle time period information stored by itself.

There are mainly two ways for the user to store the preset cycle time period information in the DM server, please refer to Figure 3, which is the first embodiment of the present invention to store the preset cycle time period information into the DM server Schematic diagram of the process, the main implementation process is as follows:

1. The user initiates the operation of setting the cycle time period by operating the terminal device;

2. The terminal device provides users with an interactive interface for setting operations;

3. The user sets the cycle time period information for software/firmware download and update processing under the prompt of the interactive interface on the terminal device;

4. The terminal device reports the cycle time period information set by the user to the DM server;

5. The DM server stores the periodic time period information reported by the terminal device;

6. The DM server feeds back the setting status information of the cycle time period to the terminal device, such as setting success or failure.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the processing process of storing the preset cycle time period information to the DM server in the present invention, and its main implementation process is as follows:

11. The user initiates the operation of setting the cycle time period to the operator side through the Internet, telephone registration, or the operator's business hall;

12. The operator stores the cycle time period information set by the user for software/firmware download and update processing in the DM server;

13. The DM server synchronizes the set cycle time period information to the terminal device;

14. The terminal device notifies the user of the setting status of the cycle time segment information, such as notifying the user of the success or failure of the cycle time segment information setting.

Based on the above scheme of storing the information of the preset cycle time period in the DM server, if the DM server is triggered to perform software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device each time, the DM server will judge whether the current trigger time point is within the preset time period If not, the DM server will determine a specific download and update opportunity in the next period of time according to the preset time period information and then perform software/firmware download and update processing.

Please refer to Fig. 5, this figure is a schematic diagram of the software/firmware download and update process in which the cycle time period information is stored in the DM server side in the present invention; its process is as follows:

21. The DM server is triggered to download and update the software/firmware of the terminal device;

22. The DM server judges whether the current trigger time point is within the preset cycle time period; (the following only discusses the current trigger time point within the cycle time period)

23. The DM server performs software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device (please refer to the prior art section for the specific download and update processing process);

24. The terminal device reports corresponding download and update status information to the DM server, such as reporting success, failure, or abnormality of the download and update.

The obvious benefit of storing the preset cycle time period information on the DM server side is that it reduces the number of interactions between the DM server and the terminal device during the software/firmware download and update process, and avoids some invalid software/firmware delivery operations , thus reducing the consumption of network resources, especially wireless transmission resources. The disadvantage is that it occupies the relevant resources of the DM server, and the user needs to interact with the DM server in the process of setting the cycle time parameters, or needs to notify the DM server of the set cycle time parameters through an external method.

If the preset cycle time period information is stored on the terminal device side, the DM server will require the terminal device to report the stored preset cycle time period information every time it is triggered to download and update the software/firmware on the terminal device; and Whether the current triggered time point is within the preset period of time is judged according to the information of the preset period of time reported by the terminal device.

Please refer to Figure 6, which is a schematic diagram of the processing process of storing the preset cycle time period information on the terminal device side in the present invention, and its main processing process is as follows:

31. The user initiates the operation of setting the cycle time period by operating the terminal device;

32. The terminal device provides users with an interactive interface for setting operations;

33. The user sets the cycle time period information for software/firmware download and update processing under the prompt of the interactive interface on the terminal device;

34. The terminal device stores the cycle time period information set by the user;

35. The terminal device feeds back the setting status information of the cycle time period to the user, such as information such as setting success or failure.

The storage of the preset cycle time period information in the terminal device may be realized by storing the preset cycle time period information in the management tree data storage structure of the terminal device. Please refer to Figure 7, which is a schematic structural diagram of the DM server managing the terminal device through the DM management tree in the terminal device; it can be seen from the figure that the DM management tree can be considered as a DM server managing the terminal device through the DM protocol. Interface for management. The DM server can achieve the purpose of managing and controlling terminal device resources by operating each node on the management tree.

Please refer to Figure 8, which is a schematic diagram of the tree structure of the DM management tree in the terminal device. As shown in the figure, if the DM server needs to obtain the data under the "Screen Saver" node of the terminal device, it can issue the Get management through the OMA DM protocol The operation command is as follows:

<Get>

<CmdID>4</CmdID>

<Item>

<Target>

<LocURI>./Vendor/Screen saver</LocURI>

</Target>

</Item>

</Get>

The terminal device responds to the Get management operation command and responds to the Result command through the OMA DM protocol to report the operation result:

<Results>

<MsgRef>1</MsgRef><CmdRef>4</CmdRef>

<CmdID>3</CmdID>

<Item>

<Source>

<LocURI>./Vendor/Screen saver</LocURI>

</Source>

<Data>Data content of related nodes</Data>

</Item>

</Results>

It can be seen that all nodes on the DM management tree can be operated and controlled through the OMA DM protocol.

Please refer to FIG. 9, which is a schematic diagram of the processing process in which the periodic time period information is stored on the terminal device side in the present invention and fails to perform software/firmware download and update processing normally. The processing process is as follows:

41. The DM server is triggered to download and update the software/firmware of the terminal device;

42. The DM server requests the terminal device to report the stored preset cycle time period information;

43. The terminal device responds to the receiving request and reports the stored preset cycle time period information;

44. The DM server judges whether the current trigger time point is within the preset cycle time period according to the cycle time period information reported by the terminal device (the following process only discusses the situation that the current trigger time point is not within the cycle time period);

45. The DM server terminates the session connection with the terminal device, that is, as a result of this software/firmware download and update process, the operation of software/firmware update processing on the terminal device needs to be postponed to the next period of time.

Please refer to FIG. 10 , which is a schematic diagram of the processing process in which the periodic time period information is stored on the terminal device side in the present invention to normally perform software/firmware download and update processing. The processing process is as follows:

51. The DM server is triggered to download and update the software/firmware of the terminal device;

52. The DM server requests the terminal device to report the stored preset cycle time period information;

53. The terminal device responds to the receiving request and reports the stored preset cycle time period information;

54. The DM server judges whether the current trigger time point is within the preset cycle time period according to the cycle time period information reported by the terminal device (the following process only discusses the situation that the current trigger time point is within the cycle time period);

55. The DM server performs software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device (please refer to the prior art section for the specific download and update processing process);

56. The terminal device reports corresponding download and update status information to the DM server, such as reporting success, failure, or abnormality of the download and update.

It is convenient and quick to store the preset cycle time period information in the terminal device. In the process of setting the cycle time period parameters for software/firmware download and update processing, there is no need for interaction between the terminal device and the DM server. The disadvantage is that the DM server Every time a download update operation is triggered, the stored cycle time period information must be obtained from the terminal device, thus increasing the interaction steps in the actual operation process, resulting in a certain waste of network resources.

As described above, the OMA DM specification uses the management tree method to describe the entire terminal information. In order to facilitate the management of the terminal device by the DM server, each node on the management tree in the terminal device provides a terminal resource respectively. Uniform Resource Identification (URI, Uniform ResourceIdentify). In the software/firmware download and update process of the terminal device, the preset period of time is important information, so it can be considered to store the information of the period of time in the DM management tree of the terminal device.

Please refer to Fig. 11, which is a tree structure schematic diagram of the cycle time period information designed for software/firmware download and update processing by using the DM management tree data storage structure of the present invention; wherein each node in the tree structure carries The specific explanation of the information is as follows:

<internal node>

tree node Format Minimum access rights one node Get

The internal node is the root node of the period time period setting management tree object, which contains all the period time period settings, and it determines the relative position of its child nodes;

<Timer>

tree node Format Minimum access rights one node Get

This node is the parent node of the cycle time period setting;

<Timer>/<Deployed>

tree node Format Minimum access rights one node Get

This node is the parent node that has deployed cycle time period information;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>

tree node Format Minimum access rights OneOrMore node Get

This node is a placeholder and is also the parent node for setting the period information;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<TimerId>

tree node Format Minimum access rights one Chr Get

This node describes the specific identification of the time period information of each cycle;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<Name>

tree node Format Minimum access rights one Chr Get

This node describes the name of each cycle time segment information;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<Description>

tree node Format Minimum access rights OneOrZero Chr Get

This node describes the detailed description of the time period information of each cycle;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<Time>

tree node Format Minimum access rights one node Get

This node is the parent node for setting cycle time period information;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<Time>/<Start>

tree node Format Minimum access rights one Chr Get

This node describes the start time (specific time) of the cycle time period;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<Time>/<End>

tree node Format Minimum access rights OneOrZero Chr Get

This node describes the termination time (specific time) of the cycle time period;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<Time>/<Repeation>

tree node Format Minimum access rights OneOrZero Chr Get

This node describes the cycle of the cycle time period, and can define the specific time cycle length (in seconds), in days, in weeks, in months, etc.;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<Time>/<Duration>

tree node Format Minimum access rights OneOrMore Chr Get

This node describes the duration of the periodic time period in seconds;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<Time>/<Type>

tree node Format Minimum access rights one Chr Get

This node describes the type of periodic time period, which is divided into One-Time (OT) once and Multiple-Time (MT) multiple times;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<Action>

tree node Format Minimum access rights one Chr Get

This node describes the operations that can be performed by the terminal device within the specified cycle time period;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<SoftId>

tree node Format Minimum access rights OneOrZero Chr Get

This node describes the software/firmware identities that are allowed to download updates during the specified period of time;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<ServerId>

tree node Format Minimum access rights one Chr Get

This node describes the corresponding DM server ID;

<Timer>/<Deployed>/<X>/<Ext>

tree node Format Minimum access rights OneOrZero Chr Get

This node describes the extension node of the cycle time segment;

<Timer>/<Delivered>

tree node Format Minimum access rights OneOrZero Chr Get

This node describes the parent node for which period time period information is not set.

Subsequent all nodes under <Delivered>:

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<TimerId>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<Name>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<Description>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<Time>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<Time>/<Start>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<Time>/<End>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<Time>/<Repeation>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<Time>/<Duration>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<Time>/<Type>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<Action>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<SoftId>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<ServerId>

<Timer>/<Delivered>/<X>/<Ext>

The information description it represents is consistent with the description of each node under the <Deployed> node.

Correspondingly, the present invention also proposes a solution for users to flexibly set software/firmware download and update processing methods, please refer to FIG. 12 , which is a flow chart of the specific implementation principle of another terminal device software/firmware download and update method of the present invention ; Its main implementation process is as follows:

Step S100, obtaining at least one launch time information set by the user (that is, setting multiple launch time mechanisms);

Step S200, the DM server sets different software/firmware download and update tasks corresponding to each initiation time information according to each initiation time information;

Step S300, the DM server sends the set tasks to the terminal device;

Step S400, subsequently, the terminal device monitors each initiation time information at any time;

Step S500, when the terminal device monitors that a certain initiation time arrives, it initiates a request to the DM server for a software/firmware download and update task corresponding to the initiation time;

Step S600, the DM server responds to the request initiated by the terminal device, and performs corresponding software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device (for the process of downloading and updating the software/firmware of the terminal device, please refer to the detailed description in the prior art section).

Therefore, it can be seen from the above scheme that the terminal device can initiate software/firmware download and update processing requests to the DM server at different times by monitoring different initiation times, so it is convenient for users to flexibly set various software/firmware download and update processing according to specific conditions time.

The starting time information set by the user can be stored in the terminal device. The brief implementation process can be that the user sets the starting time information under the prompt of the terminal device interaction interface, and the terminal device stores the starting time information set by the user.

Correspondingly, according to the OMA DM specification, the purpose of storing each set initiation time information in the terminal device can also be realized by storing each set initiation time information in the DM tree data storage structure of the terminal device respectively.

The user can report the set start time information to the DM server through the terminal device or externally. Please refer to FIG. 13 , which is a schematic diagram of the processing process in which the user reports the set start time information to the DM server through the terminal device in the present invention; Its processing is as follows:

61. The user initiates the operation of setting the initiation time to the terminal device by operating the terminal device;

62. The terminal device provides the user with an interactive interface for setting the initiation time operation;

63. The user sets the launch time information under the prompt of the terminal device interaction interface;

64. The terminal device reports the initiation time information set by the user to the DM server;

65. The DM server creates different software/firmware download and update tasks corresponding to each initiation time information according to the received initiation time information;

66. The DM server sends the created tasks to the terminal device;

67. The terminal device feeds back the status information of the receiving task, such as information received correctly or not received;

68. The terminal device displays and notifies the user of each task information sent by the DM server.

Please refer to Figure 14, which is a schematic diagram of the processing process in which the user reports the set initiation time information to the DM server through an external means in the present invention, and its main implementation process is as follows:

71. The user initiates the operation of setting the launch time information to the operator side through external means such as the Internet, telephone registration, or the operator's business hall;

72. The DM server creates different software/firmware download and update processing tasks corresponding to each initiation time information according to each initiation time information set by the user;

73. The DM server sends the created tasks to the terminal device;

74. The terminal device feeds back the status information of the receiving task, such as information received correctly or not received;

75. The terminal device notifies the user of displaying and notifying the information of each task delivered by the DM server.

Please refer to Fig. 15, which is a schematic diagram of the processing process of the present invention to perform software/firmware download and update processing according to each set initiation time information, and its main processing process is as follows:

81. The DM server sends the created task information to the terminal device;

82. The terminal device notifies the user of the display of each task information issued by the DM server;

83. Under the condition that the user agrees to accept the task; execute

84. The terminal device monitors each initiation time at any time, and when a certain initiation time is detected, it will

85. Initiate a task request to the DM server corresponding to the arrival initiation time;

86. The DM server responds to the request sent by the terminal device, and sends the corresponding software/firmware data package to the terminal device;

87. The terminal device installs the software/firmware or updates and installs the existing software/firmware according to the software/firmware data package issued by the DM server; and reports the corresponding download update status information to the DM server, such as reporting download update Information such as success, failure, or an exception occurred.

For the tasks that have been set, the user can modify the initiation time information corresponding to these tasks at any time according to specific needs, and the terminal device should report the initiation time information modified by the user to the DM server in time.

Among them, the user can also control the terminal device to trigger the unreached initiation time in advance to provide DM service

The device initiates a request for the software/firmware download and update task at the time that should be initiated; the DM server responds to the request initiated by the terminal device, and performs corresponding software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device for tasks that have been set but not yet executed. That is, the user can also initiate corresponding task requests to the DM server at any time according to specific needs. For example, the terminal device can provide a flexible operation interface to notify the user of unexecuted tasks, such as setting Display an activity icon, when the user selects the icon, a list of unexecuted tasks can be displayed, and the user can select one of them to initiate a request to execute the task to the DM server at any time, so that the DM server can respond to the request and perform corresponding tasks on the terminal device. Software/firmware download update processing.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof, the present invention also intends to include these modifications and variations.

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1. A method for downloading and updating terminal equipment software/firmware, comprising steps: Obtain the cycle time period preset by the user for software/firmware download and update processing; The device management server judges whether the time point when it is triggered to perform software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device is within the preset period of time, and if so, performs software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device; The software/firmware download update process is deferred to a subsequent cycle time slot. 2. terminal equipment software/firmware download update method as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, Obtaining the user's distinction between different software/firmware types, corresponding to each type of software/firmware type preset cycle time period for software/firmware download and update processing; The device management server judges whether the time point when it is triggered to download and update the corresponding type of software/firmware to the terminal device is within the preset cycle time period corresponding to the type of software/firmware, and if so, performs the corresponding type of software/firmware update on the terminal device. Download and update processing; otherwise, the corresponding type of software/firmware download and update processing of the terminal device is postponed to a subsequent cycle time period corresponding to the type of software/firmware. 3. The method for downloading and updating terminal device software/firmware as claimed in claim 1 or 2, further comprising the step of storing the preset period of time on the device management server side; The device management server judges whether the triggered time point is within the preset period of time according to the period of period stored by itself. 4. The method for downloading and updating terminal device software/firmware according to claim 3, wherein the process of storing the preset period of time in the device management server specifically includes: Store the information of the cycle time period preset by the user in the terminal device; The terminal device reports the preset cycle time period information to the device management server through interaction with the device management server; The device management server stores the preset cycle time period information sent by the terminal device. 5. The method for downloading and updating terminal device software/firmware according to claim 3, wherein the process of obtaining the user-preset cycle time period and storing it in the device management server specifically includes: The operator on the device management server side obtains the cycle time period information preset by the user through interaction with the operator; The operator stores the received preset cycle time period information in the device management server. 6. The method for downloading and updating terminal equipment software/firmware as claimed in claim 1 or 2, further comprising the step of storing the preset period of time on the terminal equipment side; The device management server requests the terminal device to report the stored preset period time period information at the triggered time point; and It is judged whether the triggered time point is within the preset period time period according to the preset period time period information reported by the terminal device. 7. The terminal device software/firmware download and update method according to claim 6, characterized in that, the process of obtaining the user-preset cycle time period and storing it in the terminal device specifically includes: Obtain the preset cycle time period information set by the user under the prompt of the terminal device interaction interface; The terminal device stores the preset cycle time period information set by the user. 8. The method for downloading and updating terminal device software/firmware according to claim 6, characterized in that, the information of the preset cycle time period is stored in the management tree data storage structure of the terminal device. 9. The terminal equipment software/firmware download update method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, is characterized in that, The device management server is triggered by an external trigger mechanism to download and update the software/firmware of the terminal device; or An internal trigger mechanism stored in the device management server triggers the device management server to perform software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device. 10. The terminal device software/firmware download and update method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the process of postponing the download update process to a subsequent period of time specifically includes: The device management server monitors the arrival of the next cycle time segment according to the preset cycle time segment information; and Perform software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device within the next period of time that arrives. 11. The terminal equipment software/firmware download and update method as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that, the process of performing software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal equipment specifically comprises: The device management server sends request information for obtaining terminal software/firmware information to the terminal device; The terminal device responds to the request information, and feeds back its own software/firmware information to the device management server; The device management server downloads the corresponding software/firmware data package to the terminal device according to the software/firmware information fed back by the terminal device; The terminal device installs new software/firmware or upgrades existing software/firmware according to the software/firmware data package downloaded by the device management server; and Feedback the corresponding download update status information to the device management server. 12. A method for downloading and updating terminal equipment software/firmware, comprising the steps of: Obtain at least one initiation time information set by the user; The device management server sets different software/firmware download and update tasks corresponding to each initiation time information according to each initiation time information; and Send the set tasks to the terminal device; The terminal device monitors each initiation time information; and When each initiation time is reached, initiate a request to the device management server for the software/firmware download update task corresponding to the initiation time; The device management server responds to the request initiated by the terminal device, and performs corresponding software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device. 13. The method for downloading and updating terminal equipment software/firmware according to claim 12, further comprising the step of storing each set initiation time information in the terminal equipment respectively. 14. The method for downloading and updating terminal equipment software/firmware as claimed in claim 13, wherein the process of obtaining each initiation time information set by the user and storing it in the terminal equipment specifically includes: Obtain the initiation time information set by the user under the prompt of the terminal device interaction interface; The terminal device stores the initiation time information set by the user. 15. The method for downloading and updating terminal equipment software/firmware as claimed in claim 14, wherein the equipment management server further includes a step before setting different downloading and updating tasks according to each initiation time information: the terminal equipment communicates with the equipment management server The interaction reports the stored initiation time information to the device management server. 16. The method for downloading and updating terminal device software/firmware according to claim 12, 13, 14 or 15, characterized in that, the set initiation time information is stored in the management tree data storage structure of the terminal device respectively. 17. The method for downloading and updating terminal equipment software/firmware as claimed in claim 12, wherein the equipment management server comprises steps before setting different downloading and updating tasks according to each initiation time information: The operator on the device management server side obtains each initiation time information set by the user through interaction with the operator; The operator indicates the received initiation time information to the device management server. 18. The method for downloading and updating terminal equipment software/firmware as claimed in claim 12, 13 or 17, further comprising the steps of: modify the set launch time information; and Report the modified initiation time information to the device management server. 19. The method for downloading and updating terminal equipment software/firmware as claimed in claim 12, 13 or 17, further comprising the steps of: The user controls the terminal device to trigger the unreached start time in advance, and initiates a request to the device management server for the software/firmware download and update task at the start time; The device management server responds to the request initiated by the terminal device, and performs corresponding software/firmware download and update processing on the terminal device.

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