Program upgrade system and method for ota-capable portable device

A program upgrade, program technology, applied in the input/output process of data processing, computer, software engineering design, etc., can solve problems such as version upgrade

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-28
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Such firmware and application software may include software defects that require version upgrades

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[0040] According to one aspect of the present invention, the above and other objects are achieved by a program upgrade method in a network, the network comprising: an upgrade package processor, which generates an upgrade package of a program; and an upgrade package server, which allows a recipient device to Download the update package. The program upgrade method includes: on the upgrade package processor, generating an upgrade package according to the difference between the first version and the second version of the program; on the update package server, notifying more than one recipient device of the update package Publishing; on the recipient device, downloading the upgrade package from the upgrade package server; installing the upgrade package into a non-volatile memory; and merging the upgrade package and the first version in response to an upgrade command to be loaded into volatile memory as a second version.

[0041] According to another aspect of the present invention...

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A system and method for updating a program of a mobile device using an over-the-air programming mechanism is provided and adopted to a network including an upgrade package processor for generating an upgrade package for a program and an upgrade package server allowing a recipient device to download the upgrade package. The program upgrade method of the present invention includes generating, at the upgrade package processor, the upgrade package on the basis of differences between a first and second versions of the program; notifying, at the upgrade package server, at least one recipient device of an issuance of the upgrade package; downloading, at the recipient device, the upgrade package from the upgrade package server; installing the upgrade package in a non-volatile memory; generating the second version of the program by merging the upgrade package and the first version previously installed in the nonvolatile memory; and loading the second version on a volatile memory in response to an upgrade command.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a system upgrade method, and in particular, the present invention relates to a system and method for updating a program (including operating firmware and application programs) of a portable device by utilizing an over-the-air programming mechanism (over-the-air programming mechanism) . Background technique [0002] Electronic devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) contain firmware and application software provided by manufacturers of the electronic devices, telecommunications companies, or third parties. Such firmware and application software may include software defects requiring version upgrades. In order to repair and upgrade the firmware and application software, the user visits a customer service center operated by the manufacturer or the communication company. In the case of over-the-air (OTA) available devices, firmware and software upgrades may be performed through an OTA mechanis...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F15/00
CPCG06F8/68G06F8/658G06F3/123G06F16/23
Inventor 吴成祚
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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