Method, apparatus and system for software management

• US 9,064,098 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2013
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device, Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Qinliang, Wu, Huangwei, Zhu, Yu, Fang, Ping
• Primary Examiner(s): Pwu, Jeffrey
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nipa, Wasika
• Application Number:
  US13/759,487
• Publication Number:
  US 20130152220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 868 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 of a communication device comprising:

receiving by a communication connection of the communication device a software installation command sent by a first control device;

installing software according to the software installation command on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium of the communication device;

generating with the communication device first identification information of the software after the software is installed;

saving first authentication information required in managing the software to the non-transitory computer readable storage medium of the communication device, wherein the first authentication information comprises an identification of the first control device;

receiving by the communication connection of the communication device a software management command for managing the software sent by a second control device, wherein the software management command comprises second authentication information and second identification information of the software, wherein the second authentication information comprises an identification of the second control device, wherein the software management command comprises a software uninstall command, wherein the software uninstall command is received by the second control device in a TR-069 protocol from an Automatic Configuration Server (ACS), wherein the second control device converts the uninstall command in the TR-069 protocol to a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol and adds the second authentication information and the second identification information to the uninstall command;

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

executing with the communication device the software management command when the second authentication information is consistent with the first authentication information and when the second identification information of the software is consistent with the first identification information of the software.

2. The method for software management of the communication device 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 of the communication device 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 of the communication device 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 of the communication device according to claim 1, 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 of the communication device 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 of the communication device 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 Universal Plug and Play (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 the UPnP protocol.

8. The method for software management of the communication device 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 of the communication device according to claim 1, wherein the first control device and the second control device comprise multiple control devices.

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

16. The method for software management of the communication device according to claim 1, wherein the first control device receives the software installation command sent by the ACS through the TR-069 protocol command and converts the software installation command to a software command that is transferred through the UPnP protocol.

17. The method for software management of the communication device according to claim 1, wherein the software is installed by a UPnP device, wherein before the UPnP device installs the software, the UPnP device verifies whether the first control point has a right to execute an install command, and wherein the software installation command comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

20. The method for software management of the communication device according to claim 1, further comprising establishing Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections with the first control device and the second control device, wherein the software installation command is received over the SSL connection with the first control device, wherein the software management command is received over the SSL connection with the second control device, wherein the first control device and the second control device comprise gateways that are communicatively coupled to a UPnP device, wherein the first control device and the second control device are communicatively coupled to the ACS, wherein the first control device and the second control device communicate with the ACS through the TR-069 protocol, wherein the first control device and the second control device communicate with the UPnP device through the UPnP protocol, and wherein the UPnP device sends a software uninstallation success response message to the second control device through the UPnP protocol.

11. A communication device comprising:

a communication connection between the communication device and a first control device that is configured to receive a software installation command sent by the first control device; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to install software according to the software installation command,

wherein the communication device is configured to generate first identification information of the software after the software is installed, and save first authentication information required in managing the software,

wherein the first authentication information comprises an identification of the first control device;

wherein the communication connection is further configured to receive a software management command for managing the software sent by a second control device, wherein the software management command comprises second authentication information and second identification information of the software, wherein the second authentication information comprises an identification of the second control device, wherein the software management command comprises a software uninstall command, wherein the software uninstall command is received by the second control device in a TR-069 protocol from an Automatic Configuration Server (ACS), wherein the second control device converts the uninstall command in the TR-069 protocol to a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol and adds the second authentication information and the second identification information to the uninstall command; and

wherein the communication device is further configured to acquire the 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 when the second identification information of the software is consistent with the first identification information of the software.

12. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the communication device 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 communication device is further configured to generate and save the first authentication information, and wherein the communication device is further configured to send the first authentication information to the first control device.

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

15. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the communication device 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.

18. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the first control device receives the software installation command sent by the ACS through the TR-069 protocol command and converts the software installation command to a software command that is transferred through the UPnP protocol.

19. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the software is installed by a UPnP device, wherein before the UPnP device installs the software, the UPnP device verifies whether the first control point has a right to execute an install command, and wherein the software installation command comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

21. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections are established between the communication device and the first control device and the second control device, wherein the software installation command is received over the SSL connection with the first control device, wherein the software management command is received over the SSL connection with the second control device, wherein the first control device and the second control device comprise gateways that are communicatively coupled to a UPnP device, wherein the first control device and the second control device are communicatively coupled to the ACS, wherein the first control device and the second control device communicate with the ACS through the TR-069 protocol, wherein the first control device and the second control device communicate with the UPnP device through the UPnP protocol, and wherein the UPnP device sends a software uninstallation success response message to the second control device through the UPnP protocol.