Method and terminal device for complying router management application with router firmware

• US 9,886,259 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2015
• Issued: 02/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Pengfei, Chen, Yong, Xia, Yongfeng, Qu, Heng, Wang, Yidong
• Primary Examiner(s): Chowdhury, Ziaul A
• Application Number:
  US14/729,054
• Publication Number:
  US 20160062760A1
• Time in Patent Office: 979 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0859 by keeping history of different configuration generations or by rolling back to previous configuration versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0873 Checking configuration conflicts between network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0886 Fully automatic configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for complying a router management application with a router firmware. The method includes: obtaining a current version of the router management application and a current version of the router firmware, in which a router is managed by the router management application; determining an object to be upgraded and an object not to be upgraded from the router management application and the router firmware according to the current version of the router management application and the current version of the router firmware, if the router management application is not compatible with the router firmware; obtaining a target version of the object to be upgraded, in which the target version is compatible with the object not to be upgraded; and upgrading the object to be upgraded according to the target version.

Claims

1. A method executed by software instructions on a hardware processor for complying a router management application with a router firmware, comprising:

obtaining a current version of the router management application and a current version of the router firmware, wherein a router is managed by the router management application, and wherein obtaining the current version of the router firmware comprises;

obtaining a user identification of the router,

obtaining a firmware version of the router bound to the user identification from a server, and

determining the firmware version as the current version of the router firmware;

determining a version range of the router management application comprising the current version of the router management application and another distinct version, if the router management application is not compatible with the router firmware;

obtaining a version range of the router firmware comprising at least two distinct versions compatible with the router management application corresponding to a correlation between version ranges of the router management application and version ranges of the router firmware according to the version range of the router management application;

determining the router firmware as the object to be upgraded and determining the router management application as the object not to be upgraded, if a lower limit of the version range of the router firmware is higher than the current version of the router firmware;

determining the router management application as the object to be upgraded and determining the router firmware as the object not to be upgraded, if an upper limit of the version range of the router firmware is lower than the current version of the router firmware;

obtaining a target version of the object to be upgraded, wherein the target version is compatible with the object not to be upgraded; and

upgrading the object to be upgraded according to the target version.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the current version of the router firmware comprises:

obtaining an identification of the router from the router management application; and

obtaining the current version of the router firmware from the router according to the identification of the router.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the object to be upgraded and the object not to be upgraded from the router management application and the router firmware according to the current version of the router management application and the current version of the router firmware comprises:

obtaining a router firmware version compatible with the router management application corresponding to a correlation between versions of the router management application and versions of the router firmware according to the current version of the router management application;

determining the router firmware as the object to be upgraded and determining the router management application as the object not to be upgraded, if the router firmware version is higher than the current version of the router firmware; and

determining the router management application as the object to be upgraded and determining the router firmware as the object not to be upgraded, if the router firmware version is lower than the current version of the router firmware.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the target version of the object to be upgraded comprises:

obtaining versions of the object to be upgraded compatible with the object not to be upgraded;

selecting one version from the versions of the object to be upgraded; and

using the selected version as the target version.

5. A terminal device for complying a router management application with a router firmware, comprising:

a processor;

a memory configured to store instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to;

obtain a current version of the router management application and a current version of the router firmware, wherein a router is managed by the router management application, and wherein obtaining the current version of the router firmware comprises;

obtaining a user identification of the router,

obtaining a firmware version of the router bound to the user identification from a server, and

determining the firmware version as the current version of the router firmware;

determine a version range of the router management application comprising the current version of the router management application and another distinct version, if the router management application is not compatible with the router firmware;

obtain a version range of the router firmware comprising at least two distinct versions compatible with the router management application corresponding to a correlation between version ranges of the router management application and version ranges of the router firmware according to the version range of the router management application;

determine the router firmware as the object to be upgraded and determining the router management application as the object not to be upgraded, if a lower limit of the version range of the router firmware is higher than the current version of the router firmware;

determine the router management application as the object to be upgraded and determining the router firmware as the object not to be upgraded, if an upper limit of the version range of the router firmware is lower than the current version of the router firmware;

obtain a target version of the object to be upgraded, wherein the target version is compatible with the object not to be upgraded; and

upgrade the object to be upgraded according to the target version.

6. The terminal device according to claim 5, wherein obtaining the current version of the router firmware comprises:

obtaining an identification of the router from the router management application; and

obtaining the current version of the router firmware from the router according to the identification of the router.

7. The terminal device according to claim 5, wherein determining the object to be upgraded and the object not to be upgraded from the router management application and the router firmware according to the current version of the router management application and the current version of the router firmware comprises:

obtaining a router firmware version compatible with the router management application corresponding to a correlation between versions of the router management application and versions of the router firmware according to the current version of the router management application;

determining the router firmware as the object to be upgraded and determining the router management application as the object not to be upgraded, if the router firmware version is higher than the current version of the router firmware; and

determining the router management application as the object to be upgraded and determining the router firmware as the object not to be upgraded, if the router firmware version is lower than the current version of the router firmware.

8. The terminal device according to claim 5, wherein obtaining the target version of the object to be upgraded comprises:

obtaining versions of the object to be upgraded compatible with the object not to be upgraded;

selecting one version from the versions of the object to be upgraded; and

using the selected version as the target version.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a terminal device, causes the terminal device to perform a method for complying a router management application with a router firmware, the method comprising:

obtaining a current version of the router management application and a current version of the router firmware, wherein a router is managed by the router management application, and wherein obtaining the current version of the router firmware comprises;

obtaining a user identification of the router,

obtaining a firmware version of the router bound to the user identification from a server, and

determining the firmware version as the current version of the router firmware;

determining a version range of the router management application comprising the current version of the router management application and another distinct version, if the router management application is not compatible with the router firmware;

obtaining a version range of the router firmware comprising at least two distinct versions compatible with the router management application corresponding to a correlation between version ranges of the router management application and version ranges of the router firmware according to the version range of the router management application;

determining the router firmware as the object to be upgraded and determining the router management application as the object not to be upgraded, if a lower limit of the version range of the router firmware is higher than the current version of the router firmware;

determining the router management application as the object to be upgraded and determining the router firmware as the object not to be upgraded, if an upper limit of the version range of the router firmware is lower than the current version of the router firmware;

obtaining a target version of the object to be upgraded, wherein the target version is compatible with the object not to be upgraded; and

upgrading the object to be upgraded according to the target version.