Method, Apparatus and System for Software Management

• US 20130152220A1
• Filed: 02/05/2013
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device, Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Qinliang, Wu, Huangwei, Zhu, Yu, Fang, Ping
• Granted Patent: US 9,064,098 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/12 Protecting executable software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/57 Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2582 through control of the NAT server, e.g. using universal plug and play [UPnP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for software management, relating to the technical field of communications, and allowing software installed on a UPnP device by a service provider to be managed only by that service provider. The method comprises: receiving a software installation command sent by a first control device, installing software according to the software installation command and storing a first authentication information required during management of the software; receiving a software management command sent by a second control device, and acquiring a second authentication information corresponding to the software management command, which command is used in managing the software; when the second authentication information is consistent with the first authentication information, executing the software management command.

Claims

1. A method for software management comprising:

receiving a software installation command sent by a first control device;

installing software according to the software installation command;

saving first authentication information required in managing the software;

receiving a software management command for managing the software sent by a second control device;

acquiring second authentication information corresponding to the software management command; and

executing the software management command when the second authentication information is consistent with the first authentication information.

2. The method for software management according to claim 1, wherein before the first authentication information required in managing the software is saved, the method further comprises acquiring the first authentication information from the software installation command.

3. The method for software management according to claim 1, wherein before the first authentication information required in managing the software is saved, the method further comprises generating the first authentication information, and wherein the method further comprises sending the first authentication information to the first control device.

4. The method for software management according to claim 1, wherein acquiring the second authentication information corresponding to the software management command comprises acquiring the second authentication information from the software management command.

5. The method for software management according to claim 1, wherein the first authentication information comprises an identification of the first control device, wherein installing the software according to the software installation command comprises installing the software according to the software installation command received from the first control device, wherein saving the first authentication information required in managing the software comprises saving the identification of the first control device, wherein acquiring the second authentication information corresponding to the software management command comprises acquiring an identification of the second control device, and wherein executing the software management command when the second authentication information is consistent with the first authentication information comprises executing the software management command when the identification of the first control device is consistent with the identification of the second control device.

6. The method for software management according to claim 5, wherein the identification of the control device comprises one or more of:

a globally unique identification of the control device, a hashed value calculated according to a certificate of the control device, and account information of a user that logs on the control device.

7. The method for software management according to claim 1, wherein the first control device comprises a first control point, wherein receiving the software installation command sent by the first control device comprises receiving the software installation command sent by the first control point through UPnP protocol, wherein the second control device comprises a second control point, and wherein receiving the software management command sent by the second control device comprises receiving the software management command sent by the second control point through UPnP protocol.

8. The method for software management according to claim 1, wherein receiving the software installation command sent by the first control device comprises receiving the software installation command sent by the first control device through Intelligent Grouping and Resource Sharing (IGRS) protocol, and wherein receiving the software management command sent by the second control device comprises receiving the software management command sent by the second control device through the IGRS protocol.

9. The method for software management according to claim 1, wherein the software management command comprises a software update command, a software start command, a software stop command, or a software uninstallation command.

10. The method for software management according to claim 1, wherein the first control device and the second control device comprise one control device.

11. A communication device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a software installation command sent by a first control device; and

a processor configured to install software according to the software installation command and save first authentication information required in managing the software,

wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a software management command for managing the software sent by a second control device, and

wherein the processor is further configured to acquire second authentication information corresponding to the software management command and execute the software management command when the second authentication information is consistent with the first authentication information.

12. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to acquire the first authentication information from the software installation command and save the first authentication information.

13. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to generate and save the first authentication information, and wherein the communication device further comprises a transmitter configured to send the first authentication information to the first control device.

14. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to acquire the second authentication information from the software management command.

15. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the first authentication information comprises an identification of the first control device, and wherein the processor is configured to:

install the software according to the software installation command received from the first control device and save the identification of the first control device;

acquire an identification of the second control device; and

execute the software management command when the identification of the first control device is consistent with the identification of the second control device.

16. A system for software management comprising:

a first control device adapted to send a software installation command to a communication device, instruct the communication device to install software and save first authentication information required in managing the software;

a communication device adapted to receive the software installation command sent by the first control device, install the software according to the software installation command and save the first authentication information required in managing the software; and

a second control device adapted to send a software management command to the communication device and instruct the communication device to manage the software,

wherein the communication device is further adapted to receive a software management command sent by the second control device, acquire second authentication information corresponding to the software management command, and execute the software management command when the second authentication information is consistent with the first authentication information, and

wherein the software management command is used for managing the software.