ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UPDATING SOFTWARE THEREOF

• US 20120174088A1
• Filed: 09/08/2011
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JUNG, Do-sung, KANG, Yong-jin, SEO, Je-Hwan, HWANG, Tae-don
• Application Number:
  US13/227,588
• Publication Number:
  US 20120174088A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/171
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/654 using techniques specially adapted for alterable solid state memories, e.g. for EEPROM or flash memories
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

Disclosed are an electronic device and a method for updating software thereof. The electronic device includes: a communication unit which includes predetermined software needed for communicating with an exterior; a first storage which stores user information set up in the electronic device; a user input unit; and a controller which updates the software with an update file needed for updating the software and sets up the stored user information again in the communication unit if receiving update instruction for the software through the user input unit.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a communication unit having software that communicates with at least an external device;

a first storage which stores user information related to the external device set up in the electronic device;

a user input unit; and

a controller which updates the software with an update file needed for updating the software and sets up the stored user information again in the communication unit after receiving update instruction for the software through the user input unit.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit comprises a radio frequency (RF) communication module.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the controller controls the first storage to store the user information when the update instruction is input.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the user information comprises identification information of the external electronic device previously paired with the electronic device for the RF communication.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, further comprising an external connector to which the external device storing an update file needed for updating the software is connected,

wherein the controller updates the software with the update file received from the external device.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5, further comprising a second storage,

wherein the controller controls the second storage to store the update file received from the external device.

7. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to receive the update file needed for updating the software from a second external device.

10. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the storing comprises storing the user information when the update instruction is input.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the user information comprises identification information of the external electronic device previously paired with the electronic device for the RF communication.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising receiving an update file needed for updating the software stored in the external device connected to an external connector.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising storing the update file received from the external device in a second storage.

14. The method according to claim 11, further comprising receiving the update file needed for updating the software from a second external device through the communication unit.

8. A method of updating software of an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving update instruction through a user input unit with regard to software involved in a communication unit and needed for communicating with at least an external device;

storing a first storage with user information related to the external device set up in the electronic device;

updating the software with an update file needed for updating the software; and

setting up the stored user information again in the communication unit.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the communication unit comprises a radio frequency (RF) communication module.

15. An electronic device comprising:

a first storage that stores user information related to communication with at least an external device;

a second storage that stores software update information for updating software related to the device;

wherein after updating software, the user information stored in first storage is used to maintain connection with the external device.

16. A method of updating software in an electronic device comprising:

storing user information related to at least an external device connected to the electronic devices in a secondary storage unit other than a main storage unit;

updating software in the main storage unit;

reestablishing connection with the external device using the user information stored in the secondary storage unit.