Method and device for remotely updating application program
First Claim
1. A method for achieving remote updating of application programs in an application environment, the application environment comprising a terminal manager, downloading nodes and terminals, wherein the terminals are communicatively coupled with the terminal manager and the downloading nodes via network, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps:
- when an issuing time point of updating data packets of application programs is reached, the terminal manager sends the updating data packets to a plurality of nodes synchronously;
in response to an initiation of an interaction process between the terminal manager and one of the plurality of terminals, the terminal manager determines whether the terminal is an object for which a remote updating of application programs is executed;
if the terminal is an object for which a remote updating of application programs is executed, the terminal manager designates at least one downloading node for this terminal, and sends an identifier of the updating data packets and the address of the designated downloading node to this terminal; and
when an updating time point of application programs is reached, an application program updating operation is executed on the terminal that has successfully downloaded the updating data packets;
wherein the updating time point is predetermined as one to have the application program initiated at some time point substantially after the issuing time point and after downloading the updating packets,wherein either the terminal manager or the terminals initiates a communication with the other one at a predetermined time interval, as a response, the terminal manager firstly determine whether the terminal in communication is an object for which a remote updating of application programs is to be conducted, and if the terminal is an object to be updated, one or more of the plurality of downloading nodes is designated as the downloading node for this terminal.
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Abstract
The invention relates to computer technology, and in particular, to a method for achieving remote updating of application programs in a distributed application environment as well as a terminal management system for realizing the method. In a method for achieving remote updating of application programs in an application environment, the application environment comprises a terminal manager, downloading nodes and terminals, wherein the terminals are communicatively coupled with the terminal manager and the downloading nodes via network, and the method comprises the following steps: when the issuing time point of updating data packets of application programs is reached, the terminal manager sends the updating data packets to a plurality of nodes synchronously; in response to an initiation of an interaction process between the terminal manager and one of the plurality of terminals, the terminal manager determines whether the terminal is an object for which a remote updating of application programs is executed; if the terminal is an object for which a remote updating of application programs is executed, the terminal manager designates at least one downloading node for this terminal, and sends an identifier of the updating data packets and the address of the designated downloading node to this terminal; and when the updating time point of application programs is reached, an application program updating operation is executed on the terminal that has successfully downloaded the updating data packets.
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1. A method for achieving remote updating of application programs in an application environment, the application environment comprising a terminal manager, downloading nodes and terminals, wherein the terminals are communicatively coupled with the terminal manager and the downloading nodes via network, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps:
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when an issuing time point of updating data packets of application programs is reached, the terminal manager sends the updating data packets to a plurality of nodes synchronously; in response to an initiation of an interaction process between the terminal manager and one of the plurality of terminals, the terminal manager determines whether the terminal is an object for which a remote updating of application programs is executed; if the terminal is an object for which a remote updating of application programs is executed, the terminal manager designates at least one downloading node for this terminal, and sends an identifier of the updating data packets and the address of the designated downloading node to this terminal; and when an updating time point of application programs is reached, an application program updating operation is executed on the terminal that has successfully downloaded the updating data packets; wherein the updating time point is predetermined as one to have the application program initiated at some time point substantially after the issuing time point and after downloading the updating packets, wherein either the terminal manager or the terminals initiates a communication with the other one at a predetermined time interval, as a response, the terminal manager firstly determine whether the terminal in communication is an object for which a remote updating of application programs is to be conducted, and if the terminal is an object to be updated, one or more of the plurality of downloading nodes is designated as the downloading node for this terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A terminal management system adapted to achieve remote updating of application programs, comprising a terminal manager and a plurality of downloading nodes, characterized in that the terminal manager comprises an application program management and job dispatching module and a communication module communicatively coupled to a plurality of terminals via network, and wherein the application program management and job dispatching module is configured to execute the following operations:
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when an issuing time point of updating data packets of application programs is reached, sending the updating data packets synchronously to the plurality of downloading nodes; and in response to an initiation of an interaction process between the communication module and one of the plurality of terminals, designating at least one downloading node for a terminal that is an object for which a remote updating of application programs is executed, and sending an identifier of the updating data packets and the address of the designated downloading node to the terminal via the communication module; wherein an updating time point is predetermined as one to have the application program initiated at some time point substantially after the issuing time point and after downloading the updating packets, wherein either the terminal manager or the terminals initiates a communication with the other one at a predetermined time interval, as a response, the terminal manager firstly determine whether the terminal in communication is an object for which a remote updating of application programs is to be conducted, and if the terminal is an object to be updated, one or more of the plurality of downloading nodes is designated as the downloading node for this terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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