Recording medium, computer program and method for software installation with divided install execution files

• US 8,776,046 B2
• Filed: 02/19/2009
• Issued: 07/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Gotou, Hirotsugu
• Primary Examiner(s): Bullock, Jr., Lewis A
• Assistant Examiner(s): APONTE, FRANCISCO JAVIER
• Application Number:
  US12/388,809
• Publication Number:
  US 20090217261A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,965 Days
• Field of Search: 717101-178, 714/38.13, 714/E11.207, 713/2, 713/100, 726/22, 707/999.203
• US Class Current: 717/175
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

n (where n is a natural number) divided software components divided from software to be installed are individually recorded in n recording mediums. Each of the second to n-th recording mediums from among the n recording mediums includes an install execution file that executes an install processing of a corresponding divided software component, an install assistant file that executes a run determination processing for determining whether or not the install of the divided software component recorded in the first recording medium is executed and when the install is not executed, runs the install execution file, and an autorun setup file that enables the install assistant file to be automatically run on an operating system.

Claims

1. A non-transitory recording medium that is classified into one of first to n-th non-transitory recording mediums, wherein

each of the first to n-th non-transitory recording mediums stores:

one of first to n-th software components that software is sequentially divided into; and

one of first to n-th installation execution files each of which generates an installation process of associated one of the first to n-th software components and executes the installation process,

each of the second to n-th non-transitory recording mediums further stores;

one of second to n-th installation assistant files each of which runs one of the second to n-th installation execution files from one of the second to n-th non-transitory recording mediums; and

one of second to n-th autorun setup files each of which sets one of the second to n-th installation assistant files to be automatically run by an operating system,

each of the second to n-th installation assistant files is integrated with one of the second to n-th installation execution files that is stored in the same non-transitory recording medium as the respective installation assistant files,

if the installation process for the first software component stored in the first recording medium is not completed, an installation is done of one of the second to n-th software components stored in one of the second to n-th non-transitory recording mediums, the installation is done by executing one of installation processes for the second to n-th software components, the installation processes are generated by the second to n-th installation execution files, the second to n-th installation execution files are run by the second to n-th installation assistant files, and the installation assistant files are automatically run by the second to n-th autorun setup files, and

if the installation process for the first software component stored in the first recording medium is completed, an installation is done of one of the second to n-th software components stored in one of the second to n-th non-transitory recording mediums, the installation is done by ending one of a first installation process and a second installation process and executing the other of the first installation process and the second installation process, the first installation process is one of first type of installation processes for the second to n-th software components, the first type of installation processes are generated by the second to n-th installation execution files which have been run by an installation process for the first software component, the second installation process is one of second type of installation processes for the second to n-th software components, the second type of installation processes are generated by the second to n-th installation execution files which have been run by the second to n-th installation assistant files, and the installation assistant files had been automatically run by the second to n-th autorun setup files.

2. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 1, wherein each of the second to n-th installation assistant files is integrated with one of the second to n-th autorun setup files that is stored in the same non-transitory recording medium as the respective installation assistant files.

3. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 1, wherein each of the first to n-th installation execution file is a program file that executes the installation process for each of the first to n-th software components recorded in the same CD-ROM disc, the installation process being described in a machine language.

4. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 1, wherein each of the second to n-th autorun setup files is a setup file for installation in which settings regarding autorun corresponding to one of the second to n-th installation execution files recorded in the same CD-ROM disc are described in a text format.

5. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 1, wherein each of the first to n-th software components includes execution files included in various applications for field device control, dynamic link library (DLL) files, initialize (INI) files, and databases of various field devices.

6. An installation method for installing first to n-th software components that software is sequentially divided into, the first to n-th software components being respectively stored in first to n-th non-transitory recording mediums, the installation method comprising:

a first step of generating an installation process of at least one of the first to n-th software components using one of first to n-th installation execution files stored in the first to n-th non-transitory recording mediums and executing the installation process;

a second step of determining whether or not the installation process of the first software component stored in the first non-transitory recording medium is completed using one of second to n-th installation assistant files stored in the second to n-th non-transitory recording mediums, and each of the second to n-th installation assistant files is integrated with one of the second to n-th installation execution files that is stored in the same non-transitory recording medium as the respective installation assistant files; and

a third step of setting an operating system (OS) to automatically run the second step using one of second to n-th autorun setup files stored in the second to n-th non-transitory recording mediums, wherein

if the installation process for the software component stored in the first recording medium is not completed, an installation is done of one of the second to n-th software components stored in one of the second to n-th non-transitory recording mediums, the installation is done by executing one of installation processes for the second to n-th software components, the installation processes are generated by the second to n-th installation execution files, the second to n-th installation execution files are run by the second to n-th installation assistant files, and the installation assistant files automatically run by the second to n-th autorun setup files, and

if the installation process software component stored in the first recording medium is completed, an installation is done of one of the second to n-th software components stored in one of the second to n-th non-transitory recording mediums, the installation is done by ending one of a first installation process and a second installation process and executing the other of the first installation process and the second installation process, the first installation process is one of first type of installation processes for the second to n-th software components, the first type of installation processes are generated by the second to n-th installation execution files which have been run by an installation process for the first software component, the second installation process is one of second type of installation processes for the second to n-th software components, the second type of installation processes are generated by the second to n-th installation execution files which have been run by the second to n-th installation assistant files, and the installation assistant files had been automatically run by the second to n-th autorun setup files.

7. The installation method according to claim 6, wherein the first step, the second step and the third step are stored in different files from each other.

8. The installation method according to claim 6, wherein each of the first to n-th software components includes execution files included in various applications for field device control, dynamic link library (DLL) files, initialize (INI) files, and databases of various field devices.

9. A non-transitory computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program to be executed by a computer, the computer program installing first to n-th software components that software is sequentially divided into, wherein

the computer program includes:

first to n-th installation execution files each of which generates an installation process of associated one of the first to n-th software components and executes the installation process;

second to n-th installation assistant files each of which runs one of the second to n-th installation execution files; and

second to n-th at run setup files each of which sets one of the second to n-th installation assistant files to be automatically run by an operating system,

each of the second to n-th installation assistant files is integrated with one of the second to n-th installation execution files, respectively,

if the installation process for the first software component is not completed, an installation is done of one of the second to n-th software components, the installation is done by executing one of installation processes for the second to n-th software components, the installation processes are generated by the second to n-th installation execution files, the second to n-th installation execution files are run by the second to n-th installation assistant files, and the installation assistant files are automatically run by the second to n-th autorun setup files, and

if the installation process for the first software component is completed, an installation is done of one of the second to n-th software components, the installation is done by ending one of a first installation process and a second installation process and executing the other of the first installation process and the second installation process, the first installation process is one of first type of installation processes for the second to n-th software components, the first type of installation processes are generated by the second to n-th installation execution files which have been run by an installation process for the first software component, the second installation process is one of second type of installation processes for the second to n-th software components, the second type of installation processes are generated by the second to n-th installation execution files which have been run by the second to n-th installation assistant files, and the installation assistant files had been automatically run by the second to n-th autorun setup files.