System and method for automatically updating a program in a computer

• US 20060129520A1
• Filed: 12/07/2005
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lang, Yu-Ming
• Application Number:
  US11/296,787
• Publication Number:
  US 20060129520A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

A method for automatically updating a program in a computer includes the steps of: receiving a new program, and determining whether the new program is compatible with a corresponding old program by comparing a first format description file with a second format description file in a storage of the computer; converting a data format of the new program to a data format which can be compatible with the old program according to a format reference file in the storage; determining whether the new program is compatible with system settings of the computer by comparing a first system settings description file with a second system settings description file in the storage; updating the system settings of the computer to system settings which can be compatible with the new program according to a system settings reference file in the storage; and updating the old program in the storage by the new program. A related system is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A system for automatically updating a program in a computer, the computer comprising a processor and a storage, the program updating system comprising:

a format determining module for determining-whether a new program to be updated is compatible with a corresponding old program in the storage by comparing a first format description file with a second format description file in the storage;

a format converting module for converting a data format of the new program to a corresponding data format which can be compatible with the old program according to a format reference file in the storage;

a system settings determining module for determining whether the new program is compatible with system settings of the computer by comparing a first system settings description file with a second system settings description file in the storage;

a system settings updating module for updating the system settings of the computer to system settings which can be compatible with the new program according to a system settings reference file in the storage; and

a program updating module for updating the old program in the storage by the new program.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a program receiving module for receiving the new program, and storing the new program in the storage.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a calculating module for calculating a value by adding American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) data of the new program.

4. The system according to claim 3, further comprising a program checking module for determining whether the new program is valid by comparing the calculated value with a predetermined value of the new program in the storage.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first format description file describes a data format of the new program.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the second format description file describes a data format of the old program.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first system settings description file stores the system settings which can be compatible with the new program.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the second system settings description file stores the system settings of the computer.

9. A method for automatically updating a program in a computer, comprising the steps of:

receiving a new program, and determining whether the new program is compatible with a corresponding old program by comparing a first format description file with a second format description file in a storage of the computer;

converting a data format of the new program to a data format which can be compatible with the old program according to a data format reference file in the storage, if the new program is not compatible with the old program;

determining whether the new program is compatible with system settings of the computer by comparing a first system settings description file with a second system settings description file in the storage;

updating the system settings of the computer to system settings which can be compatible with the new program according to a system settings reference file in the storage, if the new program is not compatible with the system settings of the computer; and

updating the old program in the storage by the new program.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising a step of receiving the new program, and storing the new program in the storage.

11. The method according to claim 9, further comprising a step of calculating a value by adding American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) data of the new program.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising a step of determining whether the new program is valid by comparing the calculated value with a predetermined value of the new program in the storage.

13. A method for automatically updating a program in a computing system, comprising the steps of:

retrieving an update of a program executable in a computing system;

converting data format of said update so as to be compatible with said program when said data format of said update is not compatible with said program;

updating system settings of said computing system according to said update when said update is not compatible with said system settings; and

updating said program by means of said update.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of verifying validity of said retrieved update before said converting step.