Universal Software Image Creation for Multi-Device Compatibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for creating images of electronic products are complex, time-consuming, and prone to hardware compatibility issues due to the need for exclusive images per product line or brand, leading to high repeatability and increased manpower and time in resolving compatibility problems.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that load a software content list for multiple electronic devices, download and compress an operating system, drivers, and software into a common image, which can be decompressed and executed on each device to install the necessary components, reducing the complexity and improving hardware compatibility by avoiding pre-installation and state capture processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If exclusive images are created for each product line or brand, then hardware compatibility is improved, but creating time and storage cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a common image that can be universally applied across multiple product lines and brands. Instead of creating separate exclusive images for each product line, the system develops a single common image that serves multiple electronic devices, thereby reducing creating time and storage costs while maintaining hardware compatibility through universal applicability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the image creation process into two distinct parts: a common image containing shared software components and a product-specific image containing unique components. This segmentation allows the common image to be created once and reused across multiple products, significantly reducing creating time and storage requirements while maintaining compatibility through the product-specific segment.
2Reliability
If exclusive images are created for each product line or brand, then hardware compatibility is improved, but storage cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a common image that can be universally applied across multiple product lines and brands. Instead of creating separate exclusive images for each product line, the system develops a single common image that serves multiple electronic devices, thereby reducing storage costs while maintaining hardware compatibility through universal applicability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges shared software components into a single common image that can be reused across multiple products. By combining the common operating system, drivers, and applications into one reusable image, the system eliminates redundant storage of identical software across different product lines, significantly reducing storage costs while maintaining compatibility.
3Productivity
If a common image is created for multiple electronic devices, then image reuse rate is improved, but hardware compatibility issues arise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image into a common image containing shared software components and a product-specific image containing unique components. This segmentation enables high image reuse rate through the common image while maintaining hardware compatibility by adding product-specific customizations that address device-specific requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by making the common image adaptable to different product lines through product-specific customization. The common image provides the base layer with shared software, while product-specific modifications are applied locally to ensure hardware compatibility for each device type, thereby maintaining both high reuse rate and compatibility.
4Loss of time
If the image capturing process is simplified, then creating time is reduced, but hardware compatibility problems increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image creation process into common image creation and product-specific customization. The common image is created once with simplified processes, and product-specific compatibility is ensured through targeted customization, thereby reducing overall creating time while maintaining hardware compatibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for creating image and a device thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A first software content list of a plurality of electronic devices is loaded. An operating system (OS), a plurality of first drivers and a plurality of first software are downloaded according to the first software content list. The OS, the plurality of first drivers and the plurality of first software are compressed into first image. The first image is decompressed, the first image is executed on each of the plurality of electronic devices, and the OS, at least one of the plurality of first drivers, and at least one of the plurality of first software are installed.