Software update method, software update server, client and software update system

Abstract

The invention discloses a software update method, a software update server, a client and a software update system. The software update method comprises the following steps of acquiring and saving software update information related to specified software; acquiring software installation information, related to the specified software, at the client; determining an update mode of the specified software according to the software update information and the software installation information acquired from the client, wherein the update mode comprises an update program for installing the specified software or an installation program for mounting an update version of the specified software; pushing the update mode and information required by updating to the client. According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, the update information is acquired and saved in advance, the software installation information of the client is acquired in real time and the software update mode is determined according to the software update information and the software installation information, so whether the specified software is required to be updated or not and a software update mode adopted for the software update can be detected accurately in real time.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of computers, in particular to a software update method, a software update server, a client and a software update system. Background technique [0002] Gamers often need to update to the latest version to experience the best effect before playing games. Therefore, the game update technology needs to accurately determine whether a certain game software installed on the client needs to be updated and provide a corresponding update plan. One game update solution is that the client accesses the official website of the game when the game user is running the game and inquires whether an update is required and then prompts the user to update; the other game update solution is that the user configures the client to update the game manually before running the game , the client monitors and prompts the user to update the game when it detects that the game needs to be updated. However, the above-mentioned game update s...

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Problems solved by technology

One game update solution is that the client accesses the official website of the game when the game user is running the game and inquires whether an update is required and then prompts the user to update; the other game update solution is that the user configures the client to update the game manually before running the game , the client monitors and prompts the user to update the game when it detects that the game needs to be updated. However, the above-mentioned game update solution has high cost and poor real-time performance, and cannot be updated in a timely and accurate manner. For example, when the game has not been updated for a long time, from The update program (that is, the update patch) obtained from the official website is no longer valid, and the game needs to be reinstalled by running the installer of the updated version of the software. In this case, the user still needs to go to the official website of the game to download the complete installer and reinstall the game

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