SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING SOFTWARE IN A NETWORK DEVICE

• US 20070061800A1
• Filed: 04/22/2006
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHEN, CHIH-HAO, HUANG, CHI-HAN, CHENG, SHU-MIN
• Application Number:
  US11/308,696
• Publication Number:
  US 20070061800A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/170
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57

Abstract

A network device including a software updating module for automatically updating software of the network device so that the software corresponds with that of a server side is provided. The software updating module includes a version file downloading unit for downloading a new version file from the server side, a main checking unit for checking whether the new version file exists, a software downloading unit for downloading new software, and a main updating unit for updating the software of the network device. A method of updating the software using the software updating module is also provided. Compared with a manual updating method, the network device and the software updating method thereof may automatically update the software, which makes them more safe, reliable and simple.

Claims

1. A software updating system for automatically updating software in a network device, the software updating system comprising:

a version file downloading unit for downloading a new version file from a server side;

a main checking unit for checking whether there is new software in the new version file;

a software downloading unit for downloading the new software; and

a main updating unit for updating the software of the network device.

2. The software updating system according to claim 1, wherein the software updating module further comprises a decryption unit for decrypting the new version file.

3. The software updating system according to claim 1, wherein the new software comprises either or both of new-added software and new version software.

4. The software updating system according to claim 3, wherein the main checking unit further comprises:

a new-added software checking unit for checking whether the new version file comprises the new added software, and

a version checking unit for checking whether the new version file comprises the new version software.

5. The software updating system according to claim 1, wherein the software updating module further comprises a verification unit for verifying the validity of the new software.

6. The software updating system according to claim 5, wherein the new software comprises either or both of kernel software and non-kernel software.

7. The software updating system according to claim 6, wherein the software updating module further comprises a kernel software checking unit for checking whether the new software is kernel software.

8. The software updating system according to claim 6, wherein the main updating unit further comprises:

a kernel software updating unit for updating the kernel software; and

a non-kernel updating unit for updating the non-kernel software.

9. A software updating method for updating software of a network device, comprising the steps of:

downloading a new version file from a server side;

checking the new version file to determine whether new software exists;

downloading the new software if the new software exists; and

updating software of the network device.

10. The software updating method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of decrypting the new version file.

11. The software updating method according to claim 9, wherein the new software comprises new-added software and new version software.

12. The software updating method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of checking whether the new version file comprises the new-added software.

13. The software updating method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of checking whether the new version file comprises new version software.

14. The software updating method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of verifying the validity of the new added software.

15. The software updating method according to claim 9, wherein the new software comprises either or both of kernel software and non-kernel software.

16. The software updating method according to claim 15, further comprising the step of checking whether the new software is kernel software.

17. The software updating method according to claim 16, further comprising updating the kernel software if the new software is kernel software.

18. The software updating method according to claim 17, wherein updating the kernel software comprises:

writing the kernel software to a storage device of the network device;

updating kernel software information in an old version file; and

deleting a temporary folder in the network device.

19. The software updating method according to claim 16, further comprising updating the non-kernel software if the new software is non-kernel software.

20. The software updating method according to claim 16, further comprising the steps of:

transferring the non-kernel software to a target folder; and

updating the new version file.