Mobile Terminal System Update via Wireless Backup Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile communication terminal update methods rely on professional update servers, are inconvenient for user-to-user system exchanges, and do not ensure hardware compatibility, leading to potential update failures and security risks.
Innovation Solution
A method and system allowing mobile terminals to perform system updates wirelessly between compatible devices without a professional update server, by determining hardware compatibility and transferring system backup files via Bluetooth or WIFI, enabling installation-free updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If OTA update method is used to download update packages from operator servers, then update can be performed wirelessly, but update convenience deteriorates and depends on professional update servers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables mobile terminals to perform self-update by directly transferring system backup files between compatible devices via wireless communication. Users can initiate updates between their own devices without requiring operator intervention or professional update servers, making the update process self-service oriented and more convenient.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a peer-to-peer communication mechanism as an intermediary between the source terminal providing the backup file and the target terminal receiving it. This intermediary approach replaces the traditional operator server intermediary, allowing direct device-to-device updates while maintaining wireless communication capabilities.
2Productivity
If system backup files are transferred between mobile terminals without hardware compatibility check, then update speed increases, but update failure risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs hardware compatibility determination as a preliminary action before transferring the system backup file. The target terminal first checks whether its hardware is compatible with the source terminal's hardware configuration, and only if compatibility is confirmed does it proceed to receive and install the backup file. This preliminary check prevents incompatible updates while maintaining efficient transfer processes for compatible devices.
3Extent of automation
If professional update servers are used for system updates, then update management is centralized, but user independence and security deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the update server dependency from the update process and replaces it with direct peer-to-peer communication between mobile terminals. By taking out the requirement for professional update servers, the system enables users to independently manage their own updates, enhancing user independence and reducing security risks associated with centralized server dependency.
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AI summary
A method, a system, and a terminal for performing a system update between mobile communication terminals. The method includes: determining, by a target mobile terminal, whether hardware is compatible with a source mobile terminal; if the hardware is compatible between both terminals, obtaining, by the target mobile terminal through a wireless network, a system backup file transferred by the source mobile terminal; and performing, by the target mobile terminal, a system update according to the system backup file. A system update can be implemented between mobile phones through a wireless network without depending on an update server or downloading an update file from the update server, thereby reducing the burden of the update server, and facilitating exchange of systems between mobile phone users.